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Costuming the Canines

Tess — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:21:11 +0000

I really didn’t used to do this kind of thing, this putting clothes on the animals. I made fun of it, and still do, generally.

But Bruiser actually needs to wear sweaters and stuff, because his fur is as short as the rest of him, so he’s always shivering. So it’s off to Petco for something, and of course it’s all cutesy, and then the holidays come… and I snicker semi-evilly, and we end up with something like this:

Kassie’s pretty stoic about it, but Sammy just wants it gone. Now, if given a preference:

But Bruiser actually loves it. And I’d heard that from other small dog people and shook my head at them. If I pull out some tee shirt he knows is his he can’t wait to ram his head in and lifts his paws for the armholes. In fact, he was NOT happy that the other dogs got into his act and made off with the goods…

Luckily he’s cute and Santa forgave him anyway. Hope everyone’s Holidays were merry!

Bruiser has two mommies

Tess — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:53:05 +0000

Sammy & Kassie follow/are followed by the puppy. Everywhere. He’s also picking up Sam’s vocabulary. She has a vast and impressive range of socializations and soon I’ll have not one but TWO dogs following me around going “Wrrororoooow! Rooow. Mmmumpfh!”

(Translation: Gotta go out! Seriously. Maaaaa! C’mon!” )

Lishe’s Big Mouth

Tess — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:39:14 +0000

Poor Kassie is terrified of the cats; she seems not to understand their relative sizes. What she understands all too well is their claws, which, particularly in our less stable cats, tend to come out randomly.

Best to keep your head down, don’t make eye contact, and hope they go away. Lishe looks like she belongs on a Halloween decoration, but really it’s just that she’s always, ALWAYS yammering, yowling and generally carrying on like a fishmonger’s wife.