AwwIf It Fits, I Sits: 10 Adorable Photos of Cats in Flower Pots

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Purred: Wed Feb 9, '11 6:47am PST


	Wanna share a laugh? Post it here! Quoted from the Cairn Rescue USA group: "THE FOUR TYPES OF DOG VOMIT Posted by: Andréa (I only think of this 'cause Rico threw up while Lynette and Jana were here last week. Trust HIM to do that in front of 'company'.) THE FOUR TYPES OF DOG VOMIT YELLOW URKA-GURKAS -- Dog runs around the house and hides under furniture while making a prolonged 'uuuurka-guuurka, uuurka-guuurka' noise. (this noise is the only thing guaranteed to wake up a true dog lover who is hungover from a post-dog-show celebration at 3:30 a.m.). After mad scrambling to capture the dog and drag her outside, the episode ends with an ndelible ten-yard line of slimy yellow froth from the living-room rug to the back door. BLAP DISEASE -- Dog exercises hard and a) eats large mouthfuls of snow (Winter BLAP Disease), or b) drinks a bucket of water (Summer BLAP Disease). Within two minutes of returning inside, the dog spews out large amounts of clear slimy liquid while making a distinctive 'BLAP' sound and sharp percussive noises as it hits the linoleum. GARKS -- Dog suddenly clears her throat with loud and dramatic 'gggaark, gggaark,' noises, generally followed by prolonged 'iiikssss' and then loud, satisfied, smacking noises. There is nothing on the rug. DON'T investigate; you DON'T want to know. RALFS -- Apropos of nothing, the dog strolls into the dining room and waits 'til the innocent dinner guests are all watching her. Then with a single, deep, gut-wrenching 'raaaalfff', she disgorges the entire week's contents of her stomach on the dining room rug. VARIATION: then she eats it. In all the above events, the dog is entirely healthy and indeed deeply pleased with herself."

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Purred: Wed Feb 9, '11 6:49am PST


	HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR PUPPY 1. Remove film from box and load camera. 2. Remove film box from puppy's mouth and throw in garbage. 3. Remove puppy from garbage and brush coffee grounds from muzzle. 4. Choose a suitable background for photo. 5. Mount and focus camera. 6. Go find puppy and take dirty sock from mouth. 7. Place pup in pre-focused spot and return to camera. 8. Forget about spot and crawl after pup on knees. 9. Focus with one hand and fend off pup with the other. 10. Get tissue and clean nose print from lens. 11. Take flash cube from pup's mouth and discard. 12. Throw out cat and put peroxide on scratch on pup's nose. 13. Put ashtray and magazines back on coffee table. 14. Try to get cute expression by squeaking toy over head. 15. Replace your glasses on your face and fish camera from under sofa. 16. Jump up in time to grab pup by scruff and say "no, outside". 17. Call spouse to clean up mess. 18. Fix double martini. 19. Sit back in Lazy Boy and resolve to teach pup 'sit-stay' first thing tomorrow. 20. Tell yourself that pictures are overrated anyway! -Author Unknown

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Purred: Wed Feb 9, '11 6:51am PST


	Saw this cutie on the Cairn Rescue Mentoring group, ain't it the truth!!! "OT: How to prepare for a puppy Posted by: Charlene How to prepare for a puppy - 12 Easy Steps 1. Pour cold apple juice on the carpet in several places and walk around barefoot in the dark. 2. Wear a sock to work that has had the toes shredded by a blender. 3. Immediately upon waking, stand outside in the rain and dark saying, "Be a good puppy, go potty now - hurry up - come on, lets go!" 4. Cover all your best suits with dog hair. Dark suits must use white hair and light suits must use dark hair. Also float some hair in your first cup of coffee in the morning. 5. Play "catch" with a wet tennis ball. 6. Run out in the snow in your bare feet to close the gate. 7. Tip over a basket of clean laundry, scatter clothing all over the floor. 8. Leave your underwear on the living room floor, because that's where the dog will drag it anyway. (Especially when you have company.) 9. Jump out of your chair shortly before the end of your favorite TV program and run to the door shouting, "No no! Do that OUTSIDE!" Miss the end of the program. 10. Put chocolate pudding on the carpet in the morning, and don't try to clean it up until you return from work that evening. 11. Gouge the leg of the dinning room table several times with a screwdriver - it's going to get chewed on anyway. 12. Take a warm and cuddly blanket out of the dryer and immediately wrap it around yourself. This is the feeling you will get when your puppy falls asleep on your lap." Edited by author Wed Feb 9, '11 6:52am PST

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Purred: Wed Feb 9, '11 6:56am PST


	Quoted from the Cairn Rescue USA group: "The Doggy Dictionary Posted by: Andréa LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go. DOG BED: Any soft, clean surface, such as the white bed- spread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room. DROOL: What to do when your persons have food and you don't. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor or, better yet, on their laps. SNIFF: A social custom to use when you greet other dogs until your person makes you stop. GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread. BICYCLES: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards; the person then swerves and falls into the bushes, and you complete the exercise by prancing away. DEAFNESS: A malady which affects a dog when its person wants it in and the dog wants to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down. THUNDER: A signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, peeing on the rug, rolling your eyes wildly and following at their heels. WASTEBASKET: A dog toy filled with paper, envelopes, and old candy wrappers. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house for your person to play with by putting back in the wastebasket when they come home. SOFAS: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean. BATH: A process by which the humans drench the floor, walls and themselves. You can help by shaking vigorously and fre- quently. LEAN: Every good dog's response to the command "sit!" -- especially if your person is dressed for an evening out. Incredibly effective before black-tie events. BUMP: The best way to get your human's attention when they are drinking a fresh cup of coffee or tea. GOOSE BUMP: A last-resort maneuver used when the Regular Bump doesn't get the attention you require. Especially effective when combined with The Sniff (see above). LOVE: A feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. To show your love, wag your tail and gaze adoringly. If you're lucky, a human will love you in return."

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I'm all over the- place...

Purred: Thu Feb 10, '11 9:22am PST


	Yep, mom said she can relate to it all...

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Luvin Life

Purred: Wed Mar 2, '11 4:51am PST


	Mom got a good laugh reading all of that....

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Purred: Sat Feb 4, '12 11:12am PST


	THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL! From the online vet newsletter PetMD/FullyVetted QUOTE "They Ate What?" November 14, 2011 Every year Veterinary Practice News holds a contest called "They Ate What?" in which veterinarians and clinic staff send in X-rays and case descriptions of the craziest things their patients have swallowed. The contest is a fun way to share offbeat incidents from the trenches of veterinary practice, but the stories do serve as a reminder that our pets need to be protected from the consequences of their dietary indiscretions. Here are a few highlights from the 2011 "They Ate What?" contest. Grand Prize Winner: Vanessa Hawksin, DVM, Bayshore Animal Hospital, Warrenton, OR A dog came into the clinic because of hind leg lameness. The doctor ordered radiographs to look for musculoskeletal abnormalities, and found nine handballs in the dog’s stomach instead. (I assume these were unrelated to the dog’s lameness.) Runners Up: Lisa Anne Attanasi, DVM, Eaglewood Cliffs Veterinary, Eaglewood Cliffs, NJ Wailen, a 12-year-old beagle, presumably was brought into the clinic with symptoms of gastrointestinal distress. His veterinarian ordered abdominal X-rays, which revealed a hodgepodge of foreign "stuff" in his stomach. During surgery, the doctor removed shoe laces, mulch, a knee high stocking, a plastic plant, plastic ties, and the bristles of a car snow-cleaning brush. Jenny Yanson, practice manager, Suburbia North Animal Hospital Tinkerbell, a 6-month-old bulldog, ate a metal slip collar, became ill, and was brought into her veterinarian’s office. X-rays revealed that this was not her first offense. Two slip collars were surgically removed from her stomach. And a few of my favorites from the Honorable Mentions: Melissa Seavey, Healthy Paws Veterinary Center, Westborough, MA Ten baby bottle nipples were removed from the stomach of a 4-month-old golden retriever. Stephen Crosby, CVT, VTS, New Haven Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine, New Haven, CT An owner was feeding peanut butter off a spoon to her Alaskan malamute, who managed to gulp down the treat while it was still attached to the spoon. X-rays showed that the dog had previously also eaten a piece of a collar and a toy. Caitlin Fickett, Alaska Veterinary Clinic, Anchorage, AK A dog came in for vomiting and eating grass. X-rays revealed a foreign body in the stomach. The next morning, an additional X-ray better showed the object — a hard plastic dinosaur. Patti Klein Manke, DVM, Woodstock Veterinary Clinic, Woodstock, NY Prince Edward, a 9-year-old bulldog, ate his owner’s false teeth after finding them in a bowl of ice cream. The teeth were returned to the owner. (Hopefully they were cleaned well before being put back into duty!) For more cases, reprints of the X-rays, and other photographs, visit the Veterinary Practice News website. Anybody have a story to beat these? Dr. Jennifer Coates"

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aka Abbykins!!

Purred: Mon Feb 6, '12 8:01am PST


	Yes, I can relate. I swallowed a few odd things as a young pup!

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Purred: Sat Apr 7, '12 5:28pm PST


	For those who missed this on Facebook! When training your puppy, keep on hand a tightly rolled newspaper secured with rubber bands. And when your puppy misbehaves take the newspaper and hit yourself on the head three times and say: "I should have been watching my puppy!" "I should have been watching my puppy!" "I should have been watching my puppy!"

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