Tigger earns himself a name

Most of my cats have last names (Ozy and Millie Undefoot, Avery and
Mudpie Smallcat, Fleagor Bigcat, etc.) but Tigger has been with me for
a couple of years now without one. Saturday he earned one: Tigger
Guardcat.

I heard hissing and growling coming from the mud room and saw that
Tigger was crouched down at the cat flap, making absolutely sure that
whatever was trying to come in would have to go through him to do it,
and that was likely to be difficult and deadly.

I assumed he was stopping Mooch (the feral who lives under my
workshop), but when I got to the door and looked out, Mooch was just
out there, looking more like he was watching the workshop - as were
several otehr cats - than like he had just been chased off. About
that time a raccoon run out from under the workshop and took off for
the north fence. Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.

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Brave boy!!

"Ted Davis" wrote in message
...
Most of my cats have last names (Ozy and Millie Undefoot, Avery and
Mudpie Smallcat, Fleagor Bigcat, etc.) but Tigger has been with me for
a couple of years now without one. Saturday he earned one: Tigger
Guardcat.

I heard hissing and growling coming from the mud room and saw that
Tigger was crouched down at the cat flap, making absolutely sure that
whatever was trying to come in would have to go through him to do it,
and that was likely to be difficult and deadly.

I assumed he was stopping Mooch (the feral who lives under my
workshop), but when I got to the door and looked out, Mooch was just
out there, looking more like he was watching the workshop - as were
several otehr cats - than like he had just been chased off. About
that time a raccoon run out from under the workshop and took off for
the north fence. Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.

--
T.E.D. )
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On Mon, 22 May 2006 15:43:43 -0500, Karen wrote:

Brave boy!!

"Ted Davis" wrote in message
...
Most of my cats have last names (Ozy and Millie Undefoot, Avery and
Mudpie Smallcat, Fleagor Bigcat, etc.) but Tigger has been with me for
a couple of years now without one. Saturday he earned one: Tigger
Guardcat.

I heard hissing and growling coming from the mud room and saw that
Tigger was crouched down at the cat flap, making absolutely sure that
whatever was trying to come in would have to go through him to do it,
and that was likely to be difficult and deadly.

I assumed he was stopping Mooch (the feral who lives under my
workshop), but when I got to the door and looked out, Mooch was just
out there, looking more like he was watching the workshop - as were
several otehr cats - than like he had just been chased off. About
that time a raccoon run out from under the workshop and took off for
the north fence. Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.

--
T.E.D. )
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igger Stoutheart. From the song" Give me some men, who are
stouthearted men who will fight for the rights they adore..." That is
one stouthearted pussycat. MLB

On Mon, 22 May 2006 21:51:45 +0000, mlbriggs
wrote:

igger Stoutheart. From the song" Give me some men, who are
stouthearted men who will fight for the rights they adore..." That is
one stouthearted pussycat. MLB

I like that. He is now Tigger Stoutheart. However, it was a last
quarter, not new, moon. (Now, how many people are going to get that
reference?)

--
T.E.D. )

Ted Davis wrote in
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Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.


Woohoo! I hope he got treats as well as kudos.

Chak

--
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
--Jeannette Rankin

On Mon, 22 May 2006 19:24:34 -0500, Ted Davis wrote:

On Mon, 22 May 2006 21:51:45 +0000, mlbriggs
wrote:

igger Stoutheart. From the song" Give me some men, who are
stouthearted men who will fight for the rights they adore..." That is
one stouthearted pussycat. MLB

I like that. He is now Tigger Stoutheart. However, it was a last
quarter, not new, moon. (Now, how many people are going to get that
reference?)


In memory, I can still hear Nelson Eddy sing that song. MLB

On 23 May 2006 00:32:40 GMT, Chakolate
wrote:

Ted Davis wrote in
:

Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.


Woohoo! I hope he got treats as well as kudos.

No treats - he's an eighteen-pound cat on a ten-pound cat frame, in
short, he's seriously obese. He was that way when I took him in.

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Ted Davis wrote:

I like that. He is now Tigger Stoutheart.

What a fine name for a brave cat!

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and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

On Wed, 24 May 2006 08:06:40 +0300, Marina
wrote:

Ted Davis wrote:

I like that. He is now Tigger Stoutheart.

What a fine name for a brave cat!

It all went to his head: he now spends all night cuddled up with me in
bed while the coons, and probably possums come in and help themselves
to the cat food. This problem started when I accidentally left the
back door open over night last Saturday.

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Ted Davis wrote:

Most of my cats have last names (Ozy and Millie Undefoot, Avery and
Mudpie Smallcat, Fleagor Bigcat, etc.) but Tigger has been with me for
a couple of years now without one. Saturday he earned one: Tigger
Guardcat.

I heard hissing and growling coming from the mud room and saw that
Tigger was crouched down at the cat flap, making absolutely sure that
whatever was trying to come in would have to go through him to do it,
and that was likely to be difficult and deadly.

I assumed he was stopping Mooch (the feral who lives under my
workshop), but when I got to the door and looked out, Mooch was just
out there, looking more like he was watching the workshop - as were
several otehr cats - than like he had just been chased off. About
that time a raccoon run out from under the workshop and took off for
the north fence. Tigger had driven off an adult raccoon that the
other cats had simply ignored.


How brave he is!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek who is not so brave