Tag Archives: pets

Walkies!

September 29, 2021 Rivergirl 18 Comments

Yes, it finally happened.

Lord Dudley Mountcatten…. walked. In the harness. On the leash. Of his own accord.

Be still my heart.

After weeks of useless excursions when all he did was glance at me in disdain…. the other day he suited up and hit the door running.

Well, strolling is more accurate but I’ll take it. No fuss, no fight. He walked across the lawn, around the barn and woodshed, climbed the front stone wall, got tangled up in the bird bath and even lead me over to the apple trees.

Which he found quite fascinating.

I was happy to let him sit in the crook of the tree sniffing and scratching the bark, but then before I could react….

Bam!

The little devil was scrambling up the tree with me still holding the leash. He wouldn’t come down, so I had to go up, and it wasn’t pretty.

Ever try to wrangle a leashed and harnessed cat out of a tree? It’s not a smooth process and I don’t recommend it.

Upon retrieval, his Lordship was exhausted and happily plopped in the shade. I, on the other hand, examined my scratched arms, broken nail and twig infested hair.

And if that wasn’t bad enough? This morning I woke up with a wicked brown tail moth rash on my neck.

Needless to say we will be giving the apple trees a wide berth from now on.

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Apple graveyard

September 26, 2021 Rivergirl 39 Comments

After my husband cut the wood and dragged off the small branches from his apple tree butchering….

We were left with a veritable apple graveyard.

I filled buckets and totes and gave a large box to our friend but there were still hundreds on the ground.

I love to bake and will occasionally dehydrate but I’m not a canner. Which means we had too many apples. I tried to gift them to our neighbors but they all have trees loaded with fruit this year as well.

Enter our town’s Facebook page.

I was immediately flooded with messages and let 3 women come over and harvest the bounty. They all filled big buckets but there was still more on the ground.

Perfect! The porcine owner showed up with her kids, buckets, totes, bags and a wagon. She totally cleared out the area and I thought how nice… their pet piggy will be happily munching on sweet treats. I asked her to send me a picture of the cutie and sadly realized that little piggy won’t be happy for long.

*gulp*

I thanked her, but declined the offer. Come on, if you name him? You shouldn’t eat him.

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Natural born killer…. almost.

September 21, 2021 Rivergirl 29 Comments

We had a little excitement here at Casa River the last time I took Dudley for a stroll. While rounding the corner of the garage his Lordship pounced… and came up with a mouse.

I hadn’t seen or heard it…. but His Royal Highness was on it like white on rice.

And yes, it was a violent attack.

Problem is, once the instinct to chase and catch faded…..

He had absolutely no idea what to do next… looking to me for guidance.

And while I normally save all captured creatures… we’ve been having a slight mouse issue. Winter’s coming and I’m sorry, but I don’t want the little devils nesting in my warm car or house…. so I instructed Lord Dudley Mountcatten to finish it.

The poor thing was mortally wounded and dragging his little back feet anyway.

In typical I will enjoy torturing you by tossing you into the air cat fashion, Mickey was flying to and fro.

But finally, the deed was done.

Live mice? Fun toys.

Dead, non moving no matter how much you bat at them, mice?

Kinda boring.

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Because his Lordship rules.

September 19, 2021 Rivergirl 25 Comments

It’s not much of a stretch to say this house is run solely for the comfort and convenience of the cat.

When his Lordship wants to look out the window?

His Lordship looks out the window.

Even if his parents are trying to stop the sunlight fading their furniture.

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So he’s a little inexperienced….

September 18, 2021 Rivergirl 16 Comments

Lord Dudley Mountcatten saw a chipmunk disappear into the backyard rock wall the other day and was stone cold focused on catching it.

He paced, he stalked, he cackled, he dove head first into crevices.

And after half an hour of me standing patiently beside him with the leash?

He caught a dried up day lily leaf.

I’m so proud.

🥴

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He doesn’t seem to understand the concept.

September 16, 2021 Rivergirl 35 Comments

Cats are clever creatures. So can someone please explain why Lord Dudley Mountcatten doesn’t get on board with walkies?

He’s wise to the notion that the appearance of the harness means he gets to go outside….

But once there?

Walking is not high on the agenda.

We have a vast yard for his Lordship to explore with numerous flying and scurrying creatures to meet… but no.

If we get 20 steps out of him per outing, we consider it a win.

🥴

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This is not a trend I want to encourage.

September 13, 2021 Rivergirl 8 Comments

Halloween is coming and the holiday themed products are popping up everywhere. While most of them are harmless, I did run across one that made me shiver.

Uh….. what?

I’m not sure eating their owner’s body parts is the type of behavior we should be encouraging in our cats.

Lord Dudley is already pissed we strap him into a harness…. I don’t need him getting any ideas.

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Random River drivel.

September 11, 2021 Rivergirl 9 Comments

Lord Dudley Mountcatten sleeps in some odd positions.

I look, and think he must be uncomfortable… but the wee beast sleeps like that 19 hours a day so I must be mistaken.

Have you ever tried a recipe and had your hopes for decadent dessert deliciousness dashed?

That’s what happened when I found a recipe for caramel banana upside down cake. I painstakingly followed the directions… and while it looked and smelled wonderful?

It was a banana topped brick. I swear I could have used it as a doorstop… or to bash in someone’s head. The husband and I took one bite a piece and heaved it in the trash.

Tres disappointing.