Cat, Let's Play!

Dhali really wants to play with Catty!  She says no way!  Well, maybe....

First Dog

I was visiting my parent's and I started looking through their albums for a picture of a dog show I had with my friends when I was 9 or 10.  I didn't find those pictures, but I did find a picture of my very first dog.

It's hard to take a picture of a picture (especially of an old picture!), but that is me being knocked over by Zipper and my Dad sweeping the snow.  I guess he didn't think there wasn't enough snow to need the shovel!

This picture pretty much sums up my relationship with Zipper.  The first day I met her - she knocked me over and I cut my hand open.  But I loved dogs and even though she bit me, knocked me over, jumped on me, wrestled me to the ground and bruised me with her tail - I wasn't going to complain!  I finally had a dog!

  I was 5 and she was 50 lbs of muscle. 

The day we brought her home, I proudly walked up and down our street for an hour hoping that someone would ask me about my new puppy.   No one did, but I was sure they were all impressed that I finally had a dog. 

Unfortunately, she ran away....a lot.  My parent's told me that she ran away one day and they couldn't find her.  Maybe that's true, but they also told me that my pet chickens ran away when we were on vacation.  Years later my Mom accidentally told me that they had arranged for someone to come and "process" the chickens while we were away from home.  "But we didn't eat them!, she said.  Oh, that makes it so much better Mom!  LOL!!

What's A Name?

There was a fun post over at Rescued Insanity today.  I think about names a lot.  My real name is not Catalina - you may have guessed that already!  Catalina is Catty's name.  My real name is unique and I don't like to use it on the internet for various reasons.  My Mom thought she was giving me a unique name that would be easy to pronounce.  It didn't really work out that way.  By the time I was 5 I had a little poem to tell people, so that they would know the proper pronunciation of my name.  Because of my name I learned very quickly to speak up for myself to adults!
The whole point: I think names are very important.  It took about 4 days to pick out Tibby's name.  I wanted something that was easy for people to understand and say, so that when I called to make an appointment the vet wouldn't ask, "How do you spell that again?" 
The funny thing is that people sometimes think Tibby's name is Tippy and that she is a boy.  They think she is a boy even when she is wearing a pink collar, leash and a dress! 
I also wanted something that could be shortened to 2 syllables and ended in a ee sound.  I read somewhere that it is easier for animals to understand words that end in an ee sound. 
So Tibby's name - Tibbit Tilver Tweed.  Tibbit is a palindrome.  There are 11 consonants and 6 vowels.  11 and 6 are important numbers to me (sorry! not gonna tell you why! *wink*).  There are 2 vowels in each name and there are 3 i's and 3 e's.  3 is my super, super favorite number.  Love 3.  Yeah I know.  I'm weird. 
Tibbit, because she is a Tibetan Terrier.  Tibet - Tibbet - Tibbit.  Tilver because she loves silver things and I didn't want to use silver, changed it to Tilver.  I thought about using the Tibetan word for silver or metal, but it's something like Nu' guug. 
Tweed?  I can't remember.  I think when I named Tansy, Tweed was one of the possible names and I liked it.
Ok so now:  Some of my animal's names.
Zipper
Brownberry Nibulius Esquire
Frosty Face
Sylvester
Peaches n' Cream
Rakeeta
Saveeta Saville McTavish
Scruffy
Beethoven Socks
SirSeeWeed
MirSeeWeed
Butter
Honey
Pippa
Lavender
Zela
Ginger
Pixie
Pepper
Dixie
Gatita Rosita Prisca
Tiberon Tigre Tito
Mossflower Rose (Ratty)
Zeba
Decca
Kiwi
Tansy
Catalina Esmeralda Grey
and Tibbit Tilver Tweed

I know there are more names, but I can't remember them.

Petfinder Adopt the Internet Day

Today is Petfinder Adopt the Internet Day.  I love looking at Petfinder.  Not that I'm looking for another dog, but it makes me appreciate my puppy more (somehow) and I love looking at dogs.

So for today:

Tibetans looking for loving homes.

Click the pic to go to their petfinder page.

Daisy is 7 and looking for a home after her owners had kids.

 Fostered in Illinois

This is one that has bothered me for a long time.  Lilbit is 4 years old and deaf.

  She does not play with toys.  ????
Lives in Ohio.

 

Speedy just turned 1.  He lost his home after his owner died.

Sad. 

 Fostered in North Carolina.

 

Bobby McGee  What a pretty boy!
Fostered in Arizona.

 

Misty is 5 1/2 months old.  A little baby!

So cute!
Fostered in Oregon.

Keika has 2 blue eyes!  She is 2 years old and in Alaska.

Good thing or I might be tempted....

There are many more Tibetan Terriers on petfinder.  They get added everyday.  The sad ones are the CA high kill shelter postings.  So sad.

Now this last one isn't a TT, but I really like this little boy.  Not sure why, but here he is.

 

Snowball.  He is an Aussiedoodle.  Australian Shepard x Poodle. 

He was rescued from a puppy mill.  He is very shy.  He hates to be crated - just like Tibby.

 Fostered in Minnesota.

Well, there they are!  Looking for a friend?  Check out Petfinder!

This Puppy Is So CUTE!

Isn't this puppy cute?!?  An Australian Shepard/German Shepard Cross.

So cute!  And she's only $100, plus they refund $25 when she is spayed.

If anyone needs a puppy.........here is her

Pet finder listing

I wish I needed a puppy *sigh*

Giveaway!

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This is a giveaway for either a Kyjen Puzzle Egg Baby Platypus OR a Kong Wubba OR a 3.3 oz bag of Zuke's Natural Purrz cat treats.

Please leave a comment with your choice of prize.  Also, please make sure I can contact you by email if you win.

  

Bonus entry:  Tell me the name of your pet(s)!
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Zuke's are Catty's favorite treats and Tibby loves the egg babies!

Giveaway open for entries from 11-18-10 to 11-25-10