Quote Originally Posted by Randi View Post
Hi Dan, it's good to se you here again! Glad you check-up showed nothing wrong.

The snow pictures are absolutely wonderful and the dogs seem to enjoy it immensely. What a playground!

Sorry to hear about Cleo. Do you know how old she is? And do you know which dog is after her? Perhaps it's a good idea to find a new home for her - and Pinky. Or even better, for the rough dog/s. I'm glad that Clleo is on the mend, though.

Grainger looks like a sweet pup, but do you really need more? How is he getting along with the others?

Dan, this is the time of year when you need to have blinkers on when you drive to and from work, or you'll end up with many more dogs/cats.

Will the shelter take the new ones you come across? Could you appeal to the readers of Daily Corinthian to adopt some?
As you know, Randi, I generally only keep those animals, which the local animal shelter informs me they may have difficulty adopting out. This does not apply to Cleo. She was originally bought by someone from a breeder for a couple hundred dollars. Cleo's original owner decided that she could not care for the cat, so Cleo went to live with someone else, then someone else. That last someone decided to let Cleo go loose, so that is how I ended up with her -- pregnant and all. All of my dogs get along right well with the cats -- most of them anyway. Cleo is a special case. She freaks out when she sees the dogs, and dogs will ..., well, dogs will be dogs. So no, I cannot get rid of the dogs on account of Cleo. Cleo needs to be owned by someone who has nothing else to do with his/her time but sit around, combing her long, gorgeous hair, and loving on her. She is a very affectionate cat and would spend all of her time in my lap if she could. It would hurt me to let her go, but I would to the right person. I want what is best for the cat.

All of the other animals get along swimmingly. You should see how the cats and dogs all sleep together -- all balled up into one big furry mass. There is Oscar contorting his big ol' body, so as not to squash Tiger. And there is Grace, looking up to watch Cougar as he walks over her like she (Grace) is some sort of rug to be walked on. There is Thumper, slapping at every dog that gets within two feet of him, chasing and being chased by whoever got slapped. Pete, Boots, Princess -- all of them get along so well with the dogs. It is a sight to see. I could never part with them.