Sunday, December 6, 2009

In the Way

Sol

Sol has developed the bad habit of laying right in front of the doggie door. Needless to say, this doesn't go over very well with the cat.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Rare

Benjamin & Cupid

You can file this one under things that rarely happen around here.

While Cupid the cat gets along great with the pugs, she doesn't usually cuddle with her subjects. So when she even considered laying down next to Benny, her least favorite of all the pugs, on my desk yesterday, I almost fell out of my chair.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

A Conversation with Pugs

Talking to the pugs about G-Ma’s visit this weekend.

A Conversation with Pugs from obp on Vimeo.

Cupid also wanted to get in on the action so here is a short clip of her.

Cupid the Cat from obp on Vimeo.

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Um…Ladies

Sol & Luna

There is a doggie door just to your left. Feel free to use it any time.

The girls are also nicely framing one of the best things we have ever bought - a top entrance litter box for the cat. Why so much excitement over a litter box? Well, when the boys were puppies they picked up the nasty habit of fishing in the litter box. It was disgusting and keeping them out of the litter box while giving the cat free access to the litter box became a real pain. Then I discovered a top entrance litter box at Petsmart one day. It is essentially like a plastic storage container with a hole cut in the top. With a $30 price tag, we passed on buying the box the first time we saw it and tried to make our own. The sturdiness of the lid was a big issue after we cut a hole in it and since I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize the cat’s litter box experience, we shelled out the $30 bucks for the real thing and it has absolutely been a perfect solution to our problem.

Lucky for us, the cat isn’t too picky about her litter box design.

And speaking of the cat, she is probably the one that uses the doggie door the most!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty Food

Benjamin gazing at the cat's food bowl

Cupid the cat has the honor of eating on the counter of the little bar section of the kitchen. She gets this distinction because she is the only four legged creature in the house that does not devour her meal in less than 5 minutes. Instead, she likes to savor her meal and come back and nibble on it throughout the day. I think her main reason for doing this is that it drives Benjamin crazy! Benny will be walking by the bar stools and he will suddenly catch a whiff of the tasty cat morsels and he immediately does an about face. He will stand there gazing upward and whine at the cat’s food all the while trying to will it to come to him.

Sometimes, I will catch the cat sitting off in the distance watching and listening to Benny throw his tantrum. I think it is a highlight of her day. She wakes up early, prowls around the pool deck in the screen enclosure, toys with some geckos, eats a little bit of her breakfast and then waits for the pug with the red harness to throw a tantrum over her food. I think it is a bit of kitty prank. It’s sorta like every day is April Fools day for her.

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Sunday, February 15, 2009