Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Snowshoe's "pride" does not live outdoors so she is just bringing in the "catch of the day" to show off and get some encouragement. Our Morris loved to catch hognose snakes out in the open and pester them for hours at a time. Hognose snakes are non-poisonous and turn up side down and play possum when accosted. After giving the snake a good clubbing with a large paw, he would retire to the shade and let the snake turn upright and start on its way, then he would dash over and whack it again. Thus starting the cycle over again. Don R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:16 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Dearest of companions > Well Jim, > Snowshoe is just being a good pack member. She is sharing and possibly > trying to teach you to hunt. Plus, your mouse population should be > decreasing. > > I would praise her, but try to modify the behavior to drop the mouse > outside. Catch her with the mouse still in her mouth, pick her up, take > her outside and reward her there. I was mostly lucky with my cats, they > left dead offerings at the front door, although there was a time when my > current cat would bring us ground squirrels. So much fun to catch them > again, and again, and again. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim > Hemenway > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:35 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Dearest of companions > > Well, and since we're a bit off topic here, perhaps you cat people can > help me. > > Our cat, Snowshoes, (I wanted to name her Bigfoot but was outvoted) > http://www.hemenway.com/Snowshoes.jpg > > ...brings at least one live mouse into our home every week and presents > them to us as some sort of offering. She drops the mouse and then sits > at our feet meowing and seemingly expecting one of us to catch, (and > eat?) the mouse.... we can't. > > Bells don't work as she manages to destroy them all... and I've fastened > > them quite securely. Her collar and rabies/leukemia tag always remain > but she somehow manages to remove either the clapper or other needed > parts. > > Any new ideas? > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > >>My calico cat of 18 years is on an IV now and is not expected to come > >>back from the vet as a sure thing. > >>Kidney failure. > >>She who slept on half my face for 18 years. My first cat. Certainly a > >>bonding thing. > > > > > > Our last cat, not our present one, lived until she was 17. All kinds > of > > problems as Mark describes. > > > > At last, she use all her strength to jump up into Simon's, my oldest > > son's, lap. He petted her and then looked at me: "Pappa, I think Isis > > died." She did. > > > > Present cat is 9 years old. These pets, these pets. > > > > Daniel > > > > > >>But Alistair was here first. > >> > >>Slides the cat was my favorite photo subject and companion for just > more > >>than a third my life and I'm 52. > >>She normally weight 8 pounds. I realize what this sounds like to cat > non lovers. > >> > >>MY dog will miss her. Dog's best friend is his cat. > >> > >> > >>Did you hear this one going around? : > >> > >> Man is a dog's idea of what God should be. > >> > >>I'd say: > >> > >> A Cat is a dog's idea of what God should be. > >> > >>Lets not underappreciate them day by day. > >> > >> > >> > >>Mark Rabiner > >>And Squirrels. > >>Portland, Oregon USA > >>http://www.rabinergroup.com > >>-- > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html