Archive for the ‘Barnie’ Category

The other night Quincy claimed a box on the banister as his very own. And OK, I am not the superbest housekeeper – a few days later the box is still there, waiting for recycling.

Or another cat…

This is the scene I discovered

Quincy’s nose wrinkles up when he is really concentrating. And he is really concentrating.

And so it goes.

The other night, I happened upon this scene

Quincy was feeling quite satisfied with himself for having scored a box to sit in. Nevermind that it was precariously perched and the cats don’t normally just ‘hang out’ on the banister.

But then the specialness of the box became secondary to this…

High above the descending stairs, a teensy tiny spider

Barnie surveys the scene

Quincy has a solution

Teamwork!

Continued…

Barnie has the last laugh

Quincy is a mix of innocent curiosity and naughtiness. He spends his days sleeping and his nights and early mornings getting in all sorts of trouble.

A peek at a typical Quincy Day

Just minding his own business. Or is he?

Just a regular morning. Or is it?

Look closely...

When bored of the Invisi-cat Shield, there is always the Invisi-cat Couch.

Note: the black fabric is *supposed* to be attached to the underside of the couch. :-/

Bengals are known for their love of water. We fill up a sink or tub for him to play in, but of course the pet water dish is the most fun of all.

Every morning I find water, toys and 'stuff' in the dog water. I wonder why.

Let’s take a closer look. Apparently, the water tastes better if you give it a good swish or two.

Oh, how the kitties love their cat climber. It is a gym on a pole.

This cheap cat climber was the best investment ever. Hours of fun. And...

Since the cats run full tilt at this thing many times a day, I didn’t even look up as I was eating breakfast. But then I heard crashing and thrashing.

...apparently a way to get up on the teeny tiny valance rod, walk across, and lose your balance.

This makes for a very tired kitty.

Yep. All in a day's work.

Barnie was the originator of the Invisi-Cat Shield, but he seems to have outgrown it. He made good use of it in his day. He was an expert at slithering in the shield, ready and waiting for his next victim.

Quincy has now inherited the Invisi-Cat Shield, and he utilizes it just about daily. He takes the job very seriously. He still has a few things to learn, though.

The first thing would be how to enter the shield. I have yet to catch him with the camera – but he uses both front paws, his face, a back paw and his tail to rumple up the shield and find an entry port. Barnie wins finesse points here.

Quincy also needs to learn that Barnie might not be the best attack subject, being a cat and being wise to the ways of the shield and all, but… he tries.

(sorry for the photo quality on some of these – cell phone photos!)

Meanwhile, Barnie ignores Invisi-Cat Quincy and hops up to the windowsill above.

Finished surveying the outside world, Barnie hops down from the sill and walks right past Invisi-Cat Quincy.

Apparently another cat is too smart for this. Dogs are better subjects.

One annoying and cute thing the dogs do is crowd in the bathroom when I am getting ready to leave. It was OK with one dog, a little cozy with two, and now with three plus an Invisi-Cat, it is pretty crowded. It did make it a little easier for Quincy to pick his victims, though.

If you have been to this blog before, you have probably read about my pet’s sleeping arrangements. Pet bed “ownership” changes daily, but if the cats – Quincy or Barnie – are in a bed, then that is their bed for as long as they wish. Or is it?

Still some learning to do

Burro the foster Greyhound has been fairly oblivious to the cat-bed-ownership rules, even though things were clearly explained early on. So imagine Barnie’s surprise when Burro plopped down almost on top of him the other day.

The nerve!

Some time later…

I am getting ready for the big PetFinder.com Adopt the Internet party happening tomorrow. I pre-blogged about this event on About.com and K9Cuisine, and now preparing posts for tomorrow, the big day celebrating 15 years and 17 million pet adoptions.

No surprise, I am writing about a few of my pets for the March 15 event. As I was going through photos, I found these of Barnie. I didn’t adopt him from a shelter or find him on PetFinder. It was about this time of year in 2009 that he appeared out of nowhere. He had apparently been using our barn as home base for who-knows-how-long.

Here is a look at Barnie, then and now

From his humble beginnings as a barn cat:

Then: Matted and messy, hair falling out.

Now: The good life - sunshine and a comfy bed.

Then: Adopt the kitteh, please!

Then: Sporting a serious hair cut

Barnie loves his housemates

Now: Barnie - friend to all.

Good to have friends to play with.

And friends to... surprise you.

♥ Barnie

The party is on!

click for more info!

More to come on About.com and K9Cuisine tomorrow!

Burro the foster Greyhound has been with us just over a week. Oh, the strides she has made!

This girl was afraid of her own shadow, one of those squat-and-pee types. Now she is bounding around, stealing toys and TV remotes, and giving Argos a little run for his money in the backyard.

She stands and waits to be petted, or wriggles in between Sophie and Argos – no more of that fearful squatting. Today she greeted me with a play bow! (giant step forward)

Despite these humongous positive strides, Burro still has a thing to learn about Sleeping Arrangements. Today’s lesson was a continuation of an earlier discussion with Quincy.

Barnie is not as much of a stickler as Quincy, but he does love a comfy bed.

The big picture…

Hmmm! This reminds me of Quincy.

Any comfy bed will do. Oh look! This one is heated, too.