"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 12/8/2016 1:56 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 08:27:53 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> My tortie is 14 pouinds and the vet said she is only mildy overweight but
>> that she has dense and long muscles. It really depends on the cat.
>
> That is true. My two girls couldn't be more different from each other.
> Annie has a lot of Siamese in her, she is sleek, skinny and small to
> average in size. Lucy is a tabby and is huge for a domestic cat... a
> little overweight too now but not excessively so. I keep meaning to
> weigh her but never get around to it.
>
I weighed my cat yesterday. She's 12.5 lbs. People who come in the
house (when she deigns to let them see her) often ask if she's pregnant.
Nope. She's just a short round cat with stubby legs. She also has
a "primordial pouch", something spayed cats often develop. There's lots
of fur around her nether regions so she looks fatter than she really is.
She's actually a sturdy little gal.

She plays with golf balls all the time. If I had hardwood floors the
noise would be unbearable.

Jill

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LOL I love it))



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On 12/10/2016 10:17 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >
> On 12/8/2016 1:56 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 08:27:53 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My tortie is 14 pouinds and the vet said she is only mildy overweight
>>> but
>>> that she has dense and long muscles. It really depends on the cat.
>>
>> That is true. My two girls couldn't be more different from each other.
>> Annie has a lot of Siamese in her, she is sleek, skinny and small to
>> average in size. Lucy is a tabby and is huge for a domestic cat... a
>> little overweight too now but not excessively so. I keep meaning to
>> weigh her but never get around to it.
>>
> I weighed my cat yesterday. She's 12.5 lbs. People who come in the
> house (when she deigns to let them see her) often ask if she's pregnant.
> Nope. She's just a short round cat with stubby legs. She also has
> a "primordial pouch", something spayed cats often develop. There's lots
> of fur around her nether regions so she looks fatter than she really is.
> She's actually a sturdy little gal.
>
> She plays with golf balls all the time. If I had hardwood floors the
> noise would be unbearable.
>
> Jill
>
> =============
>
> LOL I love it))
>
>
>
She's a fun little cat. We play together with interactive toys like
the fishing pole Nancy sent. I toss the balls and play with her a lot.
But she certainly does keep herself entertained, batting golf balls
and other toys all around the living room. Every day, but also in the
middle of the night. In the morning I notice toys have been shifted
since the time I turned off the light. Sometimes I hear little bells
jingling in the wee hours. She has a toy mouse with a jingle bell on
it's tail. She bats it all over the place.

Interesting thing: that "mouse" is made from a natural bottle/bristle
brush. Someone hot-glued a piece of rope to it for a tail and stuck a
bell on the end. Then they hot glued some felt eyes and ears on it and
called it a cat toy. Ingenious, really! I wish I knew where the heck I
got it. Buffy likes to rub up against it because it's nice and
scratchy. Makes her feel like she's being brushed. She enjoys that,
too. Rolls all around and lets me brush her. She sheds like crazy.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 12/10/2016 10:17 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >
> On 12/8/2016 1:56 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 08:27:53 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My tortie is 14 pouinds and the vet said she is only mildy overweight
>>> but
>>> that she has dense and long muscles. It really depends on the cat.
>>
>> That is true. My two girls couldn't be more different from each other.
>> Annie has a lot of Siamese in her, she is sleek, skinny and small to
>> average in size. Lucy is a tabby and is huge for a domestic cat... a
>> little overweight too now but not excessively so. I keep meaning to
>> weigh her but never get around to it.
>>
> I weighed my cat yesterday. She's 12.5 lbs. People who come in the
> house (when she deigns to let them see her) often ask if she's pregnant.
> Nope. She's just a short round cat with stubby legs. She also has
> a "primordial pouch", something spayed cats often develop. There's lots
> of fur around her nether regions so she looks fatter than she really is.
> She's actually a sturdy little gal.
>
> She plays with golf balls all the time. If I had hardwood floors the
> noise would be unbearable.
>
> Jill
>
> =============
>
> LOL I love it))
>
>
>
She's a fun little cat. We play together with interactive toys like
the fishing pole Nancy sent. I toss the balls and play with her a lot.
But she certainly does keep herself entertained, batting golf balls
and other toys all around the living room. Every day, but also in the
middle of the night. In the morning I notice toys have been shifted
since the time I turned off the light. Sometimes I hear little bells
jingling in the wee hours. She has a toy mouse with a jingle bell on
it's tail. She bats it all over the place.

Interesting thing: that "mouse" is made from a natural bottle/bristle
brush. Someone hot-glued a piece of rope to it for a tail and stuck a
bell on the end. Then they hot glued some felt eyes and ears on it and
called it a cat toy. Ingenious, really! I wish I knew where the heck I
got it. Buffy likes to rub up against it because it's nice and
scratchy. Makes her feel like she's being brushed. She enjoys that,
too. Rolls all around and lets me brush her. She sheds like crazy.

Jill

=====================

You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You might
remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it was no
good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field and D at
the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted but she
loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who wanted to
play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually dragging a long
branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)

Oh well, they are all different but worth it


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On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:08:20 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"jmcquown" wrote in message news >
>>
>She's a fun little cat. We play together with interactive toys like
>the fishing pole Nancy sent. I toss the balls and play with her a lot.
> But she certainly does keep herself entertained, batting golf balls
>and other toys all around the living room. Every day, but also in the
>middle of the night. In the morning I notice toys have been shifted
>since the time I turned off the light. Sometimes I hear little bells
>jingling in the wee hours. She has a toy mouse with a jingle bell on
>it's tail. She bats it all over the place.
>
>Interesting thing: that "mouse" is made from a natural bottle/bristle
>brush. Someone hot-glued a piece of rope to it for a tail and stuck a
>bell on the end. Then they hot glued some felt eyes and ears on it and
>called it a cat toy. Ingenious, really! I wish I knew where the heck I
>got it. Buffy likes to rub up against it because it's nice and
>scratchy. Makes her feel like she's being brushed. She enjoys that,
>too. Rolls all around and lets me brush her. She sheds like crazy.
>
>Jill
>
>=====================
>
>You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You might
>remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it was no
>good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field and D at
>the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted but she
>loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who wanted to
>play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually dragging a long
>branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>
>Oh well, they are all different but worth it

My cat du jour has been with me one year tomorrow - it does make you
wonder what their previous lives were like. She seems to know now
this is her forever home and her attitude has changed somewhat, she is
more affectionate and more demanding.

wrote in message news
On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:08:20 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"jmcquown" wrote in message news >
>>
>She's a fun little cat. We play together with interactive toys like
>the fishing pole Nancy sent. I toss the balls and play with her a lot.
> But she certainly does keep herself entertained, batting golf balls
>and other toys all around the living room. Every day, but also in the
>middle of the night. In the morning I notice toys have been shifted
>since the time I turned off the light. Sometimes I hear little bells
>jingling in the wee hours. She has a toy mouse with a jingle bell on
>it's tail. She bats it all over the place.
>
>Interesting thing: that "mouse" is made from a natural bottle/bristle
>brush. Someone hot-glued a piece of rope to it for a tail and stuck a
>bell on the end. Then they hot glued some felt eyes and ears on it and
>called it a cat toy. Ingenious, really! I wish I knew where the heck I
>got it. Buffy likes to rub up against it because it's nice and
>scratchy. Makes her feel like she's being brushed. She enjoys that,
>too. Rolls all around and lets me brush her. She sheds like crazy.
>
>Jill
>
>=====================
>
>You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You might
>remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it was no
>good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field and D at
>the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted but she
>loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who wanted to
>play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually dragging a long
>branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>
>Oh well, they are all different but worth it

My cat du jour has been with me one year tomorrow - it does make you
wonder what their previous lives were like. She seems to know now
this is her forever home and her attitude has changed somewhat, she is
more affectionate and more demanding.

===================

Yes) It takes some a wee bit longer than others but they all come to
realise they are in their 'forever home' )

This one took a bit longer because she had never really had one before, but
we got there in the end


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We'd already started to limit how much food Cocoa has
sitting in a dish when I started this thread. She was doing
okay with that.

But that evening Ron forgot to check her dish and she was
left overnight with very little to eat.

In the morning, it looked like a rat had it's way with a
plastic wrapped piece of coffee cake. She's never done anything
like that, ever. If I didn't know what a hunter she was, I'd
suspect a rodent.

She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
but we won't let it happen again.

nancy

"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

We'd already started to limit how much food Cocoa has
sitting in a dish when I started this thread. She was doing
okay with that.

But that evening Ron forgot to check her dish and she was
left overnight with very little to eat.

In the morning, it looked like a rat had it's way with a
plastic wrapped piece of coffee cake. She's never done anything
like that, ever. If I didn't know what a hunter she was, I'd
suspect a rodent.

She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
but we won't let it happen again.

nancy

===================

Awwwwwwww bless but you can't blame her))

Do you know if cats have problems with onions? I know dogs do.

We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and forgot
it.

The farm cats had a feast LOL

I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.


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On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:40:17 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>We'd already started to limit how much food Cocoa has
>sitting in a dish when I started this thread. She was doing
>okay with that.
>
>But that evening Ron forgot to check her dish and she was
>left overnight with very little to eat.
>
>In the morning, it looked like a rat had it's way with a
>plastic wrapped piece of coffee cake. She's never done anything
>like that, ever. If I didn't know what a hunter she was, I'd
>suspect a rodent.
>
>She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
>street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
>but we won't let it happen again.
>
>nancy

Hard to credit a cat liking coffee cake but you're right, a street
technique!

On 12/11/2016 4:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You
> might remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it
> was no good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the
> field and D at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is
> exhausted but she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog
> Bonnie who wanted to play all the time. l have a photo where she is
> actually dragging a long branch in the hope that I would throw it for
> her)

I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated. Thank you for
taking her in.

Jill

On 12/11/2016 10:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> Do you know if cats have problems with onions? I know dogs do.
>
In large quantities, yes. Also lillies (flowers). I had to inform the
florist (my SO sometimes likes to send flowers and it nearly always
includes tasty-looking lillies) not to use them. She was unaware of the
toxicity.

> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and
> forgot it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL
>
LOL I'm sure they did!

> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.
>
Digestive upset, possibly. Unless it was a pot of onion soup (meaning
lots and lots of onions), they'll probably be okay. Next time don't
forget the soup!

Jill

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...

> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You might
> remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it was no
> good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field and D
> at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted but
> she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who wanted
> to play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually dragging a
> long branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>
> Oh well, they are all different but worth it

My previous dog didn't care for toys at all, and would chase something once
in a great while if thrown, but not bring it back. This dog loves toys and
is constantly after me to do the tug of war, throwing etc. I think maybe
it's something they learn very young, since both were older rescues.

Cheri

"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 12/11/2016 4:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You
> might remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it
> was no good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the
> field and D at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is
> exhausted but she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog
> Bonnie who wanted to play all the time. l have a photo where she is
> actually dragging a long branch in the hope that I would throw it for
> her)

I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated. Thank you for
taking her in.

Jill

===

You are very kind but I can assure you, it is a pleasure)

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"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 12/11/2016 10:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> Do you know if cats have problems with onions? I know dogs do.
>
In large quantities, yes. Also lillies (flowers). I had to inform the
florist (my SO sometimes likes to send flowers and it nearly always
includes tasty-looking lillies) not to use them. She was unaware of the
toxicity.

> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and
> forgot it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL
>
LOL I'm sure they did!

> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.
>
Digestive upset, possibly. Unless it was a pot of onion soup (meaning
lots and lots of onions), they'll probably be okay. Next time don't
forget the soup!

Jill

===========

Phew that is a relief, thanks)



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"Cheri" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...

> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You might
> remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it was no
> good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field and D
> at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted but
> she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who wanted
> to play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually dragging a
> long branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>
> Oh well, they are all different but worth it

My previous dog didn't care for toys at all, and would chase something once
in a great while if thrown, but not bring it back. This dog loves toys and
is constantly after me to do the tug of war, throwing etc. I think maybe
it's something they learn very young, since both were older rescues.

Cheri
==================

Yes I think so. All our dogs have been older rescues until this one. We
might be able to keep her much longer than we were the others)

I used to love playing with Bonnie. She was hilariously funny) No
matter, Poppy has her own attractions


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On 12/11/2016 10:12 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:40:17 -0500, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
>> street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
>> but we won't let it happen again.

> Hard to credit a cat liking coffee cake but you're right, a street
> technique!

She loved cake, muffins, crackers. Anything like that.

Naturally we don't feed her much of that at all, maybe a
pinch now and again.

nancy

On 12/11/2016 10:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

> She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
> street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
> but we won't let it happen again.

> Awwwwwwww bless but you can't blame her))

No, we were negligent.

> Do you know if cats have problems with onions? I know dogs do.

They do. And avocados and etc etc etc. They have some fussy
digestive system.
>
> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and
> forgot it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL

Yikes!
>
> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.

I hope they are okay. You'd think they'd have better sense than
eating poison but no. I'm hoping onion wasn't the main
ingredient. What are you going to do. Besides making sure
the little thieves can't get to your soup next time. Heh.

nancy

Ophelia wrote:
>
> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and forgot
> it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL
>
> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.

LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
Didn't put a lid on that soup?

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated. Thank you for
> taking her in.

Wondering now if Ophy has any dogmeat recipes lined up.

On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:

> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.

So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>
> > LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>
> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>
> nancy

Only the dumbass dogs that YOU haven't trained properly.

On 12/11/2016 12:14 PM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>>
>> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?

> Only the dumbass dogs that YOU haven't trained properly.

? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
something that's bad for them.

The fastest flip flop in history.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> On 12/11/2016 12:14 PM, Gary wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >>
> >> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
> >>
> >>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
> >>
> >> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>
> > Only the dumbass dogs that YOU haven't trained properly.
>
> ? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
> something that's bad for them.
>
> The fastest flip flop in history.

LOL! Ok...you kind of win there.
I've never had any animal - dog, cat or ferret eat any forbidden
food/plant here. They seem to know.

On 12/11/2016 12:24 PM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> ? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
>> something that's bad for them.
>>
>> The fastest flip flop in history.
>
> LOL! Ok...you win there.

> I've never had any animal - dog, cat or ferret eat any forbidden
> food/plant here. They seem to know.

Dogs will eat chocolate without a question. A friend of
mine told me her parents' dog died after it ate a whole
bowl of kisses. She said At least it died happy.

She really had no idea dogs weren't supposed to eat
chocolate. Seems the dog didn't, either.

nancy

Gary wrote:
>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated.
>> Thank you for taking her in.
>
>Wondering now if Ophy has any dogmeat recipes lined up.

Double ground Gary Burgers. hehe

"Nancy Young" wrote in message news
On 12/11/2016 10:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

> She does love cake, and she reverted to her living on the
> street mode where you eat what you can find. It was funny
> but we won't let it happen again.

> Awwwwwwww bless but you can't blame her))

No, we were negligent.

> Do you know if cats have problems with onions? I know dogs do.

They do. And avocados and etc etc etc. They have some fussy
digestive system.
>
> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and
> forgot it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL

Yikes!
>
> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.

I hope they are okay. You'd think they'd have better sense than
eating poison but no. I'm hoping onion wasn't the main
ingredient. What are you going to do. Besides making sure
the little thieves can't get to your soup next time. Heh.

nancy

===============

Oh trust me, I'll never do that again I was a big pot with a lid!!!! I
thought the lid would keep it safe.

It was actually Cream of Chicken and Mushroom soup. It had an onion, a
couple of leeks and chopped carrot.

Well, they seem to running around now and looking for more careless humans
to leave things around that they can get into ...



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"Gary" wrote in message ...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> We are on the farm and last night I put a pot of soup out to cool and
> forgot
> it.
>
> The farm cats had a feast LOL
>
> I am just concerned that it might have hurt them.

LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
Didn't put a lid on that soup?
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Of course I did! I heavy one too!!!

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"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:

> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.

So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?

nancy
=============

Whoa they would eat them all if they were allowed!!

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"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

On 12/11/2016 12:24 PM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> ? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
>> something that's bad for them.
>>
>> The fastest flip flop in history.
>
> LOL! Ok...you win there.

> I've never had any animal - dog, cat or ferret eat any forbidden
> food/plant here. They seem to know.

Dogs will eat chocolate without a question. A friend of
mine told me her parents' dog died after it ate a whole
bowl of kisses. She said At least it died happy.

She really had no idea dogs weren't supposed to eat
chocolate. Seems the dog didn't, either.

nancy

========

Oh dear (



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"Gary" wrote in message ...

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated. Thank you for
> taking her in.

Wondering now if Ophy has any dogmeat recipes lined up.

=================

No I don't Any tiny thing can upset her and she gets diarrheal! For her
daily diet now I cook chicken and rice and I give her vitamins etc to keep
her energy up.

She isn't the easiest dog I've had ...



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Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> >jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated.
> >> Thank you for taking her in.
> >
> >Wondering now if Ophy has any dogmeat recipes lined up.
>
> Double ground Gary Burgers. hehe

lol. That would probably poison even humans eheh

I'm baking 4 chicken thighs right now with an experimental honey bourbon
bbq sauce. Cold mixed, the bourbon is a bit dominant but I'm guessing it
will be perfect once cooked and mixed with the chicken juices. Just an
experiment this time.

Ophelia wrote:
>
> She isn't the easiest dog I've had ...

But you saved her. Good for you!

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> She isn't the easiest dog I've had ...

But you saved her. Good for you!
========

She is worth it You know what ... they always are)



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On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 12:24:13 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> On 12/11/2016 12:14 PM, Gary wrote:
>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>> >>
>> >> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>>
>> > Only the dumbass dogs that YOU haven't trained properly.
>>
>> ? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
>> something that's bad for them.
>>
>> The fastest flip flop in history.
>
>LOL! Ok...you kind of win there.
>I've never had any animal - dog, cat or ferret eat any forbidden
>food/plant here. They seem to know.

One of my cats always wants some chocolate when I eat some, naturally
she doesnt get any though. She also loves plain cooked cauliflower...
so you never know what they'll like.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You
>> might remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it
>> was no good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field
>> and D at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted
>> but she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who
>> wanted to play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually
>> dragging a long branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>>
>> Oh well, they are all different but worth it
>
> My previous dog didn't care for toys at all, and would chase something
> once
> in a great while if thrown, but not bring it back. This dog loves toys and
> is constantly after me to do the tug of war, throwing etc. I think maybe
> it's something they learn very young, since both were older rescues.
>
> Cheri
> ==================
>
> Yes I think so. All our dogs have been older rescues until this one. We
> might be able to keep her much longer than we were the others)
>
> I used to love playing with Bonnie. She was hilariously funny) No
> matter, Poppy has her own attractions

Yes, different personalities, but amazing how much we come to love all of
them and their quirks. Truth be told, they probably notice our quirks too
but are good enough to keep it to themselves. ;-)

Cheri

"Cheri" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> You are very lucky. My dog doesn't know how to play with toys. You
>> might remember I bought stuff to tempt her (I posted pics here) but it
>> was no good. She will play one game ... I stand at one end of the field
>> and D at the the other. She runs madly between us until she is exhausted
>> but she loves it. She is such a change from my previous dog Bonnie who
>> wanted to play all the time. l have a photo where she is actually
>> dragging a long branch in the hope that I would throw it for her)
>>
>> Oh well, they are all different but worth it
>
> My previous dog didn't care for toys at all, and would chase something
> once
> in a great while if thrown, but not bring it back. This dog loves toys and
> is constantly after me to do the tug of war, throwing etc. I think maybe
> it's something they learn very young, since both were older rescues.
>
> Cheri
> ==================
>
> Yes I think so. All our dogs have been older rescues until this one. We
> might be able to keep her much longer than we were the others)
>
> I used to love playing with Bonnie. She was hilariously funny) No
> matter, Poppy has her own attractions

Yes, different personalities, but amazing how much we come to love all of
them and their quirks. Truth be told, they probably notice our quirks too
but are good enough to keep it to themselves. ;-)

Cheri

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LOL I am sure you are right)))



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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>
>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>
> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>
> nancy

We had a dog that loved grapes and ate them off the vine during season, he
had a preference for Tokays, never hurt him at all. In the old days, we
shared chocolate candy etc. with our various dogs and no problem for them at
all either. The point is though, if there's a chance with what's known these
days, no reason to let them have that stuff.

Cheri

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> On 12/11/2016 12:14 PM, Gary wrote:
>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>> >>
>> >> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>>
>> > Only the dumbass dogs that YOU haven't trained properly.
>>
>> ? So you're saying they're naturally dumb enough to eat
>> something that's bad for them.
>>
>> The fastest flip flop in history.
>
> LOL! Ok...you kind of win there.
> I've never had any animal - dog, cat or ferret eat any forbidden
> food/plant here. They seem to know

Obviously, Ollie knew that the grapes weren't going to hurt him because he
ate a ton of them.

Cheri

"Cheri" wrote in message news

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>
>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>
> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>
> nancy

We had a dog that loved grapes and ate them off the vine during season, he
had a preference for Tokays, never hurt him at all. In the old days, we
shared chocolate candy etc. with our various dogs and no problem for them at
all either. The point is though, if there's a chance with what's known these
days, no reason to let them have that stuff.

Cheri

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I know what you mean. In the old days, our dogs had bones, cooked or not...
not now ...

I don't know whether to give them to her or not. Now, after reading all the
warnings, I am afraid to allow her to have them

How about you??

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/11/2016 12:01 PM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>> LOL! Animals aren't stupid...they know what's good or not.
>>
>> So you're saying dogs won't eat chocolate or onions or grapes?
>>
>> nancy
>
> We had a dog that loved grapes and ate them off the vine during season, he
> had a preference for Tokays, never hurt him at all. In the old days, we
> shared chocolate candy etc. with our various dogs and no problem for them
> at
> all either. The point is though, if there's a chance with what's known
> these
> days, no reason to let them have that stuff.
>
> Cheri
>
> ================
>
> I know what you mean. In the old days, our dogs had bones, cooked or
> not... not now ...
>
> I don't know whether to give them to her or not. Now, after reading all
> the warnings, I am afraid to allow her to have them
>
> How about you??

I don't give this dog bones but occasionally add some bone powder to her
food. My other dog did have a beef bone now and then, but she would usually
bury it instead of eating it. She did love turkey necks.

Cheri

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I remember. Your poor dog was obviously mistreated. Thank you for
>> taking her in.
>
> Wondering now if Ophy has any dogmeat recipes lined up.
>
> =================
>
> No I don't Any tiny thing can upset her and she gets diarrheal! For
> her daily diet now I cook chicken and rice and I give her vitamins etc to
> keep her energy up.
>
> She isn't the easiest dog I've had ...

I make my dogs food too. Different meat and veggies with an occasional bit
of rice added, package them up and freeze them in individual servings. I
don't go to that much trouble for myself, but she is very healthy and happy.
;-)

Cheri