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Let's see your pet!

First picture is Bertie, second is Helen, they are my goats! I have 11 sheep but didn't fancy chasing them round the field with a camera! The last picture is of my guinea pig, Squeak. Timba, my dog decided that she wanted to have her photo posted again - so... And in reply to johnday, she has a lovely temperament and she is big, weighs in quite heavy, judging by when she stands on my foot!
 

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After looking at everyone else's posts, it dawned on me I hadn't shown any of my true buddies.

I'll starty out with the dogs.
First one is 110# of solid Malamute, Una, she's my big girl.
Next is Spike, my Border Collie, removed him from the home of a crack dealer.
Third is Suzie, my 16 year old Black Lab, doing what she does best.
 

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This is Ernie, Lhasa Apso/Poodle? He's our latest rescue.
Second is Tommy, out enjoying the sun.
Third is Lucky, a rescue that came to us pregnant. She gave us two kittens.

Those aren't even a good start on the cats. At last count we've got 16 of them, everyone a rescue. May be 17 soon. We've got a young black male hanging out. He spends his nights out in the barn with the guys.
 

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Here are a couple photos. Misha is on the loveseat wondering when she gets to open a gift. Crapweasel is on the tile begging.
 

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"Crapweasel"? Bob - I suspect the lovely Mrs_B does not approve of that name! On the other hand, I think it is highly appropriate!
 
That is the name I gave it, that is the name I call it, that is the name it comes to when I call it. My daugther is not allowed to use the name so she calls it the same name that the lovely Mrs_B calls it. I prefer not to mention that name as it evokes thoughts of evil and demons. So it is Crapweasel. And I'm sticking to that!
 
Mith said:
Cant you get Misha to eat it?
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She found out that he tastes funny and she keeps spitting him out :eek:
 

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you all know I love cats. This is munchkin, doing what she now does alot, choosing my desk as her place.
 

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Ah ha! I knew that there would be some cat lovers on here! I have a question for you guys in particular. Is it cruel to have a 'barn cat'? One that is supposed to kill the mice, moles etc. and live outdoors; like in my barn? I had two Shelties for nearly 15 years and up until the last year or so they kept my yard clear of those darned moles. They were allowed a run of about 12 acres or so within an Invisible Fence, and they kept basically all of the moles out. I don't really want to get another Sheltie for this purpose because my "girls", as I called them, kept my lawn looking like the face of the moon. I don't know which is worse, the moles, or what's left behind after my dogs got the moles.

Any ideas if a cat would be good for taking over this job? I tried keeping a cat once before, but the damned thing kept trying to get into my house. It was never allowed there, but it still tried. It ruined several thousand dollars worth of doors and door frames before it lost it's happy home. Would all cats be that bad about wanting to go inside with me? That would never be an option, so I'd just have to opt for no cat if that is the way most are.
 
Dargo, If you have moles then you have grubs in your soil. Rather than getting a cat, why not get GrubX or a similar product and treat your lawn? Get rid of the grubs and you will get rid of the food the moles eat. You'll also eliminate a lot of pesky non-beneficial beetles the the grubs turn into.
 
Hey Bob. Is there room for 2 crapweasels in this world? Thanks to you, that's what I'm starting to call Ernie. He seems to like it though!:yum::tiphat::beer:
 
Dargo,

As long as the cat can get in out of the weather, they are good to go. We have outside and inside and both. Some cats dont come in at all, some in all the time and one that is both.........he is our longest living with 13.5 years with us.

All of our outdoor cats have caught mice and moles. The only trouble I had was they would not eat them, but would bring them up to the patio for us to dispose of.

I also second getting rid of the grubs, that will work also.
 
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ddrane2115 that cat is waiting to pounce on a mouse!!
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That is one spoiled cat, thanks to me babying her as I do. Had her quite a while, she was a orphan, bit the hell out of me when I did catch her. I tossed her in a garbage can to get her off me, she never did bite again. She is my shadow for sure.
 
If you let a cat outside, put a BELL on its collar and make sure it is FIXED.

Feral cats are a huge problem in many states. They are great predators and will destroy the natual phesant, quail and woodcock (timberdoodle) populations in an area. In fact Wisconsin we debating a "cat" season a couple years ago because there are no natural predators to feral cats in the US.

We had a timberdoodle nest in the yard and it was destroyed by a cat, the bird was killed and eggs crushed but uneaten (a racoon would have eaten the eggs). Several pheasants have been found in what appeared to be an "explosion" of feathers. One of our neighbors allowed their housecats to breed wildly and left them outside. The damn things became feral and have terrorized the area ever since. Several neighbors set traps, others shot them. Some still exist. But their numbers are reduced. Don't bring in cats and then create a new problem. Be responsible.
 
Cat loves heights!!
 

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I have to second most of what Bob said. I of course don't support killing any animal, but that is personal. Fixed and a bell would be needed for outside cats.
 
Pigtails,

We have the same refrig ornament, sometimes it is black and white, sometimes gray.........depending on who gets there first.
 
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We have the same refrig ornament, sometimes it is black and white, sometimes gray.........depending on who gets there first.
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They are not dumb animals, they know where all the good food and :drink: are kept.
 
My wife is a member of an organization here called A Voice For Animals. One thing they do is-they go around to farms with lots of barn cats and they trap the kittens. They have volunteer vets who fix the kittens and they either take them back to the farm or send 'em to New York. Something about New York laws that they can't breed cats or something but they'll take all the kittens they can send. Puppies also, but no adults.
Hutch
 
My wife is a volunteer at Alley Cats Advocate here in Louisville. They do basically the same thing, to over a hundred cats a month. It is a big operation with lots of volunteers. It is pretty cool what they do
 
Danny, usually the cats caught here in Bowling Green are transported to Louisville for fixin' before sending them off to NY. Hutch
 
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