What would your job be in Pettalkville ?

[Jasper's Mom]

If you picked Hawaii, it would have to be on another island, maybe the Big Island since it has cool mountains, snow on the peaks in winter, mid range weather areas and hot areas too. And we could have beaches with pets and their owners only. Dogs allowed only off leash. It has lots of open space for new homes and businesses. Oahu, my island, is way too crowded.

I want to be the planner of huge cat playgrounds attached to every home with them. (Handymen or women will do the actual work.) Geared to the size of your cat family or what you want your cat family to be. Raised walkways, tunnels, snuggle holes, hanging and moving toys of all sorts, and a grassy area to lay in. Alterations can be made for birds, reptiles, or even opened bottomed ones for ducks. These are for their temporary play time while we are all at work. On the side I will be the spokesman for ducks and geese. Dogs will no longer have to guard the town because we'll have a geese patrol. To avoid the meetings of four and two leggeds, there will be a double fenced grassy perimiter around the town for them to travel in while they watch for intruders. Their honking will activate special cameras attached to poles in the area. No anti-animal invaders ever.

We need a special town only tv channel showing personal interviews and stories by townspeople. With an events schedule.

What about an adoption center, bringing in unwanted animals from areas where uncaring caretakers discard them. And we still need an outreach group to go out to the outside, educating people, helping animals to find homes. We can't totally go away and leave the lost ones behind?

[Jasper's Mom]

I was talking about this town with my youngest son, Chris, and he said he would come too and invent a pet global positioning devise so that any pets accidentally lost could be immediately honed in on and brought home.

At the same time he would develop an electronic devise that will be attached to a collar or a leg (in the case of birds) and it would enable us to understand, in any language, what our pet says to us, and they be able to understand what we say.

Can he come too?

[TheAntiPam]

By all means, bring your kids, and bring your grandparents. A school program for learning the care and respect of animals - Perfect! A nursing home with lots of seniors that have love to give our pets, and that have decades of experience with caring for pets...sounds like just what Pettalkville can use!

Of course, seniors that are healthy and live at home can be part of any pet projects! And working along side our youngsters will give the kids and the pets so many hours of love and care!

We need folks of all ages for Pet TLC!

[AdoreMyDogs]

Spencer, I was at Big Sur, CA about 5 years ago...we camped there! Cliffs were high, we had to be careful when climbing down to get to the ocean beach. Then once down there the sand was scattered with Jade stone and hundreds of Elephant seals. Very natural and untouched. I bet Pettalkville would fit right in

[Pam]

Genia you are too much!! I think I'd like to be the official tummy rub person!

[jackiesdaisy1935]

I think my vote would be for Hawaii, been there, done that and I didn't want to leave.
How about Lanai or Molokai, Jaspers Mom is right, Honolulu is too crowded.

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[Logan]

This is beginning to sound like a great place. I'm ready to go, with all my girls and one boy in tow! But, Kay Ann, I like the amusement park idea, but you need to remember....some of us love dogs and cats. No cat dunking! I'm sure you were just kidding...you need to meet some of these wonderful cats and you would change your attitude about them, I'm sure. This community will be one that accepts all pets, cats included!!

And the "society page" is a great idea! Lilly and Honey would be glad to sponser the first "social". We would of course open our swimming pool (we can dream) to everyone to swim to their hearts content! And the cats would be welcome too with lots of fish and milk for them.

[Sudilar]

WOW, this place is really sounding good. I REALLY want to live in a place like that. Yes, and of course, we will have to take in the rest of those in the "outside" world who need to be rescued!! This IS Heaven on Earth!!

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[Karen]

Originally posted by Logan:
This is beginning to sound like a great place. I'm ready to go, with all my girls and one boy in tow! But, Kay Ann, I like the amusement park idea, but you need to remember....some of us love dogs and cats. No cat dunking!

I think cat dunking would be fine - we'd just choose Maine Coons, or other "wierd" cats who LOVE water, and try to jump in the shower with their people at any opportunity!

And for cats, there'd be "dog dunking" but the dogs in question would be Chessies, or Labs, and other "water" dogs!

[bugmom]

can we change the name from Pettalkville to Petaquawville located in the picturesque Pataquaw Valley? (thats near lake whoabegone for those who listen to public radio) that way it would fit in with the story i started this weekend?! The story should be fit for consumption by the end of this week - at least a draft of volume I. it was a good weekend for writing.....

[ilovehounds]

I would also like to be the photographer, I LOVE taking pictures.

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~~ My House Is Not A Home Without A Hound ~~

[AiredaleLover]

I would be the veteranarian. O

[thelmalu99]

I'm jumping in a little late here, but Charlie, Yertle and myself would love to come and live in Pettalkville too. Can I bring my mom and her turtle, Lilly?
I'd like to volunteer my services to the adoption center or the outreach group that Jasper's Mom described.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where everyone cares about and loves nature and all living creatures? At least when I'm here at Pet Talk with all of you I feel closer to that world.

[roopooroo]

With all them loose dogs running around?

[Logan]

I know one Maine Coon cat that wouldn't be too interested in the "Cat Dunking", MIMI!!! She isn't too fond of that water, unless she has a nice clean bowl to drink from. Maybe "Cat Bathing", elective bathing, would be a better idea!