Libs/Dems... we love our pets

Chiquita has the "whatsup" look, while Jasper has the "I'm just about the climb the drapes" look about him.

Nailed it! You’re very perceptive, Wine.

I try.

Two different colored eyes? Beautiful cat!

She was supposed to be a purebred, but I'm thinking something else got in there....

Oh what a handsome man!! I am a sucker for doggies! Before I was a "cat mom", I had several dogs!

I need your dog in my kitchen. He's a cutie.

Bacco looks awesome! So cute!

Lovin Bacco! I love his snarky lips, he knows you want him to smile, however, this is all you're going to get right now!

Very handsome!

That sweet face!

It's difficult to rent with a dog. Easier with a cat.

I live in a condo complex where nearly 60% of the units are being rented out, but it's one of the few in town where pet ownership is accepted. This makes it a very popular place, and if any unit opens, it's gone within a day. What blows me away is that quite often, the smallest units have the most pets. Three dogs in a tiny one-bedroom is a bit bonkers.

I love animals, especially cats, and I've had a cat in the past. Some people around here, though, you wonder about.

Upstairs there was a couple in a one-bedroom unit with two dogs, both large. One was a seeing-eye dog (the Mrs was mostly blind and could only see through a very narrow "tunnel"), and, of course it was a beautiful, well-trained animal. The other was a large English bulldog they got as a puppy, but it was never trained properly, probably because Mr was working long hours at his factory job, and Mrs couldn't see what it was up to. Anyway, it was up to Mrs to take the dogs out for walks, first one, then the other. The seeing-eye dog was no problem, but on two occasions I saw the bulldog bolt at something or other, and poor Mrs wound up getting dragged behind him, holding onto the leash for dear life.

When I moved here in 2016, Mr was driving a fairly new Dodge Ram pickup, but after they got the bulldog, he sold it and got a new one with an extended cab seating six--and all the bells and whistles beside. I complimented him on it, and he explained that the extended cab was needed for the dogs. I thought to myself, man, that's a lot of dough to blow to accommodate a dog that drags your wife around, but I kept my peace.

Then they suddenly got saddled with the care of a niece (4) and nephew (15): Mr's brother and sister-in-law got thrown in prison for extended sentences (drug-dealing). The extended cab proved to be needed after all, but now there was a couple, two kids, and two large dogs in a one-bedroom. They lived like that for three years.

When they moved out, I discovered that the unit was actually owned by Mrs' elderly parents, and they had been renting it out to their blind daughter at a steep discount. I met them, so I learned that Mr and Mrs had bought a house, and the elderly parents were having the old unit renovated before selling it. I led gradually into the topic of the dogs, and commented that I had twice seen their daughter getting dragged. They both did a classic eyeroll, "Yeah, we've seen it too, can't figure it out--and she's so defensive about it, you can't say anything bad about it, even though it's uncontrollable and has chewed up practically all their furniture..."

I think everyone has a tale or two about people who are just a little too nuts about their pets.

Rosie looks like an awesome dog! 😀

Yup, I know, I am very cute! (just chilling on his perch looking out back)

Did your cat enjoy some Tofu Moon Pie last night? I like the tongue....

@More wine, less whine Tofu moon pie is just for Mr. Monster, who can afford to eat a regular amount of calories.

@More wine, less whine

I’ve got coyotes living right outside my back yard. This is why our cats are strictly indoor only

@Springsteen’s Girlfriend Yes, but it’s been a long time. If you board up in the Wayback machine, there was a lovely crazy old lady that lived near Yelm back in the 70s. She owned fucktons of animals and many, many wolves. She took some animals to schools for “science”. Not really. But as a kid I got to go to her house and it was pretty fucking remarkable. Wouldn’t be allowed now. But neither would the dead babies that were in jars at the middle school. Oh, how times change!

@TotsNPears A friend of mine has a property on the west slope (Colorado?) He was telling me has a mountain lion there and they meet regularly on his walks. They don't interact as it's wild and they keep their distance, but respect each other. I love nature.

"All cats are grey in the dark" is the saying, I like them.

You did a good deed, the rescue people say older animals are difficult to rehome. But we don't all want kittens shredding the curtains!

@More wine, less whine He's big, but when he's had his annual "number 5" trim, he looks much smaller.

I am partly nocturnal, yes.

@cath beautiful Cath🥰

Love Maine Coons. If I ever get another cat, that's the kind of beast I'll get.

Stately, and spoiled rotten, they are lovely. 💙