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On Thu 21 Apr 2005 11:01:03p, kitkat wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav om): Cheryl wrote: Rhett plays fetch and I caught it on a short video: http://home.comcast.net/~shambondow/P2050008.MOV OMG! Thanks for posting that. Gave me a great chuckle...and a MUCH needed one at that! Pam Glad you liked it! He's so funny with the fetch game. He'll lay it with anything, though he has his favorites. He'll find ne of his fetch toys and bring it to me and drop it at my feet. :If I'm busy and don't notice, he'll play with it while he lays on :my feet. You can't miss that! Here are a couple of others of him playing. In the first one, I captured him jumping up the wall to get the laser dot. The second one isn't as significant WRT his playing, but I think its funny the way Shamrock looks at the camera as if to say "There they go again Mom!" And, Bonnie is walking down the hall when the kittens are chasing the dot and she flicks her tail at Scarlett when she plays too close. LOL The second one also shows how they tend to "tag team" when they play-hunt. Interesting. To me anyway. http://home.comcast.net/~shambondow/P1230030.MOV http://home.comcast.net/~shambondow/P1230029.MOV -- Cheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields |
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On Thu 21 Apr 2005 09:58:58p, Gail wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:CTY9e.10109$An2.4033 @newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net): I love the pix, Cheryl. Gail Thanks Gail! -- Cheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields |
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Cheryl wrote:
Here are a couple of others of him playing. In the first one, I captured him jumping up the wall to get the laser dot. The second one isn't as significant WRT his playing, but I think its funny the way Shamrock looks at the camera as if to say "There they go again Mom!" And, Bonnie is walking down the hall when the kittens are chasing the dot and she flicks her tail at Scarlett when she plays too close. LOL The second one also shows how they tend to "tag team" when they play-hunt. Interesting. To me anyway. http://home.comcast.net/~shambondow/P1230030.MOV http://home.comcast.net/~shambondow/P1230029.MOV Awesome. They are interesting to me, too. And the look on Shamrock's face IS funny. |
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"CP" ... how many cats do you own right now who were rescued from an animal
shelter? Do you also claim as many such kitties as practical and then find them new homes too? Cat Protector wrote: I have no idea what is the big deal with Bengals. They're beautiful cats but you can find some of the same traits in cats that are awaiting adoption at the local shelter. "Orchid" wrote in message ... On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:48:10 -0700, "Cat Protector" wrote: In what way do they help with the dishes. *sigh* Please note the quotations around 'help'. Bengals love to play in water. Therefore, running water would be a great draw for paws and heads and faces and sometimes entire bodies while the person is trying to do the dishes. They're 'helping'. As for interactive, Bengals aren't the only breed requiring this. Where, exactly, did I say that only Bengals are interactive? Any cat can have any of the traits I discuss -- it's just that Bengals tend to have all of them. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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"Cat Protector". IF you are addressing me (Philip), there is NOTHING I
have posted that suggests I have any intentions of becoming a breeder. So my "logic" is intact and doing well, thank you very much. Regarding the remainder of your response, I have owned cats for most of my 70 yrs and all but the most recent tabby (aged 14) lived into their late teens. So please reframe from making assumptions to fit your convenient preconceptions. Thank you. With SO MANY candidates for adoption available, we can and should be selective. And considering the limitations imposed by a single family detached home, my wife and I can accomodate one or possibly two new indoor cats. We are NOT about to start operating a cattery to suit a political cause. Cat Protector wrote: So seeing cats in a shelter depresses you which is why you are going to a breeder? Does anyone else find something wrong with this logic? Right now shelters are filling up with felines that new homes and need to be adopted into good and loving homes more than ever. It is a shame that you can't open up your heart to a feline that is looking for a special human to give them that castle they have been hoping for. As for the surrendering of animals, it bothers me that some humans will think of every excuse in the book to turn in or dump an animal to a shelter such as they're moving, new baby and any of the other week reasons to return a cat to the shelter. If you are looking for an easy responsibility with cats and not wanting to do much care, maybe you shouldn't be adopting here. A cat is not a novelty item nor are they to be tossed out later when the human simply grows tired of them. Having a cat is a life long commitment not a short term one. I think maybe you really need to rethink things here before adopting a cat. Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message link.net... Have been doing all you suggest. Tours of two local animal shelters is heart wrenching and yet ... we have to live with what we choose. I saw too many cats curled up in their own (clean) litter boxes with that look of resignation on their faces of this being "the end." Not dignified at all. I did see one young Abby that had been "Owner Surrendered." Very nice looking cat until I read why the cat was surrendered. I not a therapist for an hostile feline with a list of "issues." Cat Protector wrote: From what I know about Bengals they are not only energetic cats but also very needy as well. They need to have their human around on a constant basis and can be rather a handful and somewhat difficult to discipline. They kind of remind me of the Japanese Bobtail temperment wise. I have a Bobtail and he is a handful but also is very sweet at times. Of course Icarus also wants to be the dominant cat as well. I really suggest people read up on breeds before getting one. BTW, why don't you adopt a cat from the shelter? So many cats are needing good homes right now due to cat and kitten season. Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message link.net... Has anyone here owned a good Bengal or ... even a Bengal mix? I've met some Bengals at Jean Mills cattery in Covina (CA) and was taken by the handsome markings and their highly active nature. But I'd like to hear from those who have lived with one (or more) about their personalities ... specifically where box training and daily temperment are concerned as a house only cat. Thanks. |
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Orchid wrote:
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:48:10 -0700, "Cat Protector" wrote: In what way do they help with the dishes. *sigh* Please note the quotations around 'help'. Bengals love to play in water. Therefore, running water would be a great draw for paws and heads and faces and sometimes entire bodies while the person is trying to do the dishes. They're 'helping'. As for interactive, Bengals aren't the only breed requiring this. Where, exactly, did I say that only Bengals are interactive? Any cat can have any of the traits I discuss -- it's just that Bengals tend to have all of them. Orchid Cat Protector is having a bad day keeping thoughts cogent today. Would one of those indoor fountains (2-3 gallon recirculating water) be a good thing? We have one of those already! LOL "Interactive" is a word I introduced in my prerequisite of a new cat in our home. A vocabulary makes for an all the more interesting house companion. |
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All 3 of my cats are rescues and cats own you, not the other way around. I
rescued Jade from an abandoned apartment and found Icarus as a stray. Isis I adopted from the Humane Society. I also help promote cat adoptions as well as I have an Internet radio and TV station for cats. You can check it out and see what that is all about. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message link.net... "CP" ... how many cats do you own right now who were rescued from an animal shelter? Do you also claim as many such kitties as practical and then find them new homes too? Cat Protector wrote: I have no idea what is the big deal with Bengals. They're beautiful cats but you can find some of the same traits in cats that are awaiting adoption at the local shelter. "Orchid" wrote in message ... On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:48:10 -0700, "Cat Protector" wrote: In what way do they help with the dishes. *sigh* Please note the quotations around 'help'. Bengals love to play in water. Therefore, running water would be a great draw for paws and heads and faces and sometimes entire bodies while the person is trying to do the dishes. They're 'helping'. As for interactive, Bengals aren't the only breed requiring this. Where, exactly, did I say that only Bengals are interactive? Any cat can have any of the traits I discuss -- it's just that Bengals tend to have all of them. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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I never stated you had intentions in becoming a breeder. But I do have a dim
view on people who make up various excuses as to why they decided to go to a breeder to get a cat because they are too saddened at going to a shelter to see cats that desperately need new homes especially right now due to cat and kitten season. Sure it is a little sad to see all the cats in the shelter because you want to adopt all of them but when you find that one special cat there it is a great feeling when you decide to bring them home. I had that very closeness with Isis. When she saw me, she meowed and rubbed up against the glass as if she had known me all of her life. When I held her it was great and I knew she was going home with me. I never regretted it and seven years later she is still queen of the house and I am her proud human servent. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message hlink.net... "Cat Protector". IF you are addressing me (Philip), there is NOTHING I have posted that suggests I have any intentions of becoming a breeder. So my "logic" is intact and doing well, thank you very much. Regarding the remainder of your response, I have owned cats for most of my 70 yrs and all but the most recent tabby (aged 14) lived into their late teens. So please reframe from making assumptions to fit your convenient preconceptions. Thank you. With SO MANY candidates for adoption available, we can and should be selective. And considering the limitations imposed by a single family detached home, my wife and I can accomodate one or possibly two new indoor cats. We are NOT about to start operating a cattery to suit a political cause. Cat Protector wrote: So seeing cats in a shelter depresses you which is why you are going to a breeder? Does anyone else find something wrong with this logic? Right now shelters are filling up with felines that new homes and need to be adopted into good and loving homes more than ever. It is a shame that you can't open up your heart to a feline that is looking for a special human to give them that castle they have been hoping for. As for the surrendering of animals, it bothers me that some humans will think of every excuse in the book to turn in or dump an animal to a shelter such as they're moving, new baby and any of the other week reasons to return a cat to the shelter. If you are looking for an easy responsibility with cats and not wanting to do much care, maybe you shouldn't be adopting here. A cat is not a novelty item nor are they to be tossed out later when the human simply grows tired of them. Having a cat is a life long commitment not a short term one. I think maybe you really need to rethink things here before adopting a cat. Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message link.net... Have been doing all you suggest. Tours of two local animal shelters is heart wrenching and yet ... we have to live with what we choose. I saw too many cats curled up in their own (clean) litter boxes with that look of resignation on their faces of this being "the end." Not dignified at all. I did see one young Abby that had been "Owner Surrendered." Very nice looking cat until I read why the cat was surrendered. I not a therapist for an hostile feline with a list of "issues." Cat Protector wrote: From what I know about Bengals they are not only energetic cats but also very needy as well. They need to have their human around on a constant basis and can be rather a handful and somewhat difficult to discipline. They kind of remind me of the Japanese Bobtail temperment wise. I have a Bobtail and he is a handful but also is very sweet at times. Of course Icarus also wants to be the dominant cat as well. I really suggest people read up on breeds before getting one. BTW, why don't you adopt a cat from the shelter? So many cats are needing good homes right now due to cat and kitten season. Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of Your Computer Needs! www.panthertekit.com "Philip" wrote in message link.net... Has anyone here owned a good Bengal or ... even a Bengal mix? I've met some Bengals at Jean Mills cattery in Covina (CA) and was taken by the handsome markings and their highly active nature. But I'd like to hear from those who have lived with one (or more) about their personalities ... specifically where box training and daily temperment are concerned as a house only cat. Thanks. |
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Dear CP: You've made my point and I wish you well.
Cat Protector wrote: All 3 of my cats are rescues and cats own you, not the other way around. I rescued Jade from an abandoned apartment and found Icarus as a stray. Isis I adopted from the Humane Society. I also help promote cat adoptions as well as I have an Internet radio and TV station for cats. You can check it out and see what that is all about. "Philip" wrote in message link.net... "CP" ... how many cats do you own right now who were rescued from an animal shelter? Do you also claim as many such kitties as practical and then find them new homes too? Cat Protector wrote: I have no idea what is the big deal with Bengals. They're beautiful cats but you can find some of the same traits in cats that are awaiting adoption at the local shelter. "Orchid" wrote in message ... On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:48:10 -0700, "Cat Protector" wrote: In what way do they help with the dishes. *sigh* Please note the quotations around 'help'. Bengals love to play in water. Therefore, running water would be a great draw for paws and heads and faces and sometimes entire bodies while the person is trying to do the dishes. They're 'helping'. As for interactive, Bengals aren't the only breed requiring this. Where, exactly, did I say that only Bengals are interactive? Any cat can have any of the traits I discuss -- it's just that Bengals tend to have all of them. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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Philip wrote: "Cat Protector". IF you are addressing me (Philip), there is NOTHING I have posted that suggests I have any intentions of becoming a breeder. So my "logic" is intact and doing well, thank you very much. Regarding the remainder of your response, I have owned cats for most of my 70 yrs and all but the most recent tabby (aged 14) lived into their late teens. So please reframe from making assumptions to fit your convenient preconceptions. Thank you. Philip, do a quick google search on CP's past posting history. You'll find he doesn't have preconceptions. In fact, he doesn't have conceptions at all. He's got a good heart but most of the time he doesn't comprehend what's been written. Sherry |
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