Animals strike curious poses
- Bat Macdui
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Re: Animals strike curious poses (aka pet pics 2017)
Tizzie was less highly strung and more imperious. And shouty. Very shouty. I miss her.
Maybe I should try and source a more quiet cat (that will upset Pix less) via the means of colour coded temperament selection.
Maybe I should try and source a more quiet cat (that will upset Pix less) via the means of colour coded temperament selection.
- Princess Morripov
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I would also like to know if hair length plays a part. Flora is very shouty and stroppy and moody with her long coat but TMac is very quiet and loyal with his short hair. Or that could be a M/F thing.
- baargain
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I can't believe how different my two are. They're sisters - Dregs is mostly black and is very patient, likes all people and going out. Charlie Eyebrows is mostly white, hates going out for longer than a five minute stroll and is terrified of almost everything. I think Charlie has shit eyesight to add to the mix.
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I think our visiting cats are sisters. The black and white is friendly on her own terms but doesn't really appreciate being picked up. The other one, will let you carry it around like a baby and demand attention if you dare stop smooving it. It isn't bothered by noise or balls or socks being chucked very close to it. It is the loveliest cat ever
- Turtle Bean
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Oh please do. A vet once said to me that ginger cats were especially sweet natured and mine definitely was.
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Based on a sample of three, I hypothesise that black cats are good with highly strung young ladies such as tortoiseshells. Patient, tolerant, easy going. The three of them have distinctly different personalities but what they have in common is how much crap they tolerate from her.
Our local ginger, Billy, is a bit Roy Cropper. He gets very upset if everything in his world isn't just so. I consider him to patrol the area with a clipboard.
Our local ginger, Billy, is a bit Roy Cropper. He gets very upset if everything in his world isn't just so. I consider him to patrol the area with a clipboard.
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- indigo
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All the lovely cats! Stinky Min is my favourite-not-cat-of-mine.
How are all your cats with fireworks and stuff? Ours will run a mile from visitors but do not twitch a whisker when all hell is breaking loose outside. Really weird.
How are all your cats with fireworks and stuff? Ours will run a mile from visitors but do not twitch a whisker when all hell is breaking loose outside. Really weird.
- Tabitha
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It's totally random with mine, Dot is usually terrified of fireworks but sometimes doesn't mind. The only noisy things she consistently goes batshit about is the bins being emptied and anyone daring to rustle a carrier bag. Steve doesn't care about anything like that.
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Mine don't bother at all with fireworks. Eric is terrified of the hoover and they both scatter when visitors come round.
BRING ON THE TRUMPETS!
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Darnell, our brave alpha male, is utterly terrified and goes to hide behind the washing machine until he's very sure it's safe. Moo runs upstairs but seems to believe that upstairs is a magic safe place in itself and once he's there he's just lolling about the place as usual, belly up. Bruce got clingy and needed to sit on my lap but was ok as long as he was with us.
Joy, who is terrified of post, foil, and parcels, barely flinched. She just sat on the coffee table observing her brothers fleeing.
Joy, who is terrified of post, foil, and parcels, barely flinched. She just sat on the coffee table observing her brothers fleeing.
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- Princess Morripov
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Mine used to both leg it out the cat flap when the doorbell went and then come in shortly afterwards to say hello. They are fine now that we don't have a doorbell and people just knock. They don't care about fireworks. The hoover is obviously v. alarming.
- Bat Macdui
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Pix used to fuss about fireworks but less so now. I think this is partially because where we live now has fewer near displays. And also I suspect her of being a bit deaf these days. Cleaning perturbs rather than upsets her. The Sainsbury's Delivery Person is a Thing of Horror, though.
I think I might get an easy going black male cat to help her along in life.
I think I might get an easy going black male cat to help her along in life.
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I have a selection I can post to you.
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- Bat Macdui
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Please send Moo. Thanking You.
- Bat Macdui
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Though I couldn't be the reason he was separated from Bruce. Pls send both.
Then you can get three new ones.
Then you can get three new ones.
- Bat Macdui
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Do they have hi vis vests? They would need PPE round my way, it's very dark.
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Moo has a yellow collar but he is currently going naked, what with it being the holidays. Bruce lost his red collar a while back and I feel it would be presumptuous of me to get him a new one with my phone number on it, although Mr G has suggested this.
It is a lot easier when they have their collars on as they are then colour coded.
I can maybe put some fairy lights on them.
It is a lot easier when they have their collars on as they are then colour coded.
I can maybe put some fairy lights on them.
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- Bat Macdui
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Get them some of those solar powered jobs, perhaps the ones in the shape of glowing butterflies.
- Turtle Bean
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I want more cats.
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Colour coded cats!
Ziggy doesn't give a shit about fireworks because he's completely deaf.
Ziggy doesn't give a shit about fireworks because he's completely deaf.