She got up this morning and squeaked. She’s not supposed to squeak, but it seemed about all she could manage. She tried a whisper, but that didn’t work out too well either… more of a frog sound… so she’s pretty quiet this morning, though there seems to be a lot of groaning going on. Serves her right for spending so much time on the phone when she should have been playing with me.
That’s bad enough, but there are strange things going on. My boy… the one who has allowed a cat into his life… he seems to have lost the plot. He’s phoning her up to talk about the thing. He’s even sending her pictures of the fatuous feline!
Once upon a time, he was all mine. There was no doubt about that at all. Now? It just keeps going from bad to worse. He’s started whispering when he phones… but not because he’s lost his voice, oh no… It’s so he doesn’t wake the cat! It’s okay to disturb my dreams with phones ringing at all hours, but Heaven forbid he disturbs the paltry puss!
She says she keeps finding cushions on the floor too. Not even because the moggy has been playing either. You can have epic games with a few cushions…
But no, she suspects he is putting them down on the floor. I wonder why? Maybe it has to do with the fact he’s dragging another chair out for himself ’cause someone is asleep in his?
That just shows you, doesn’t it? He’s been corrupted already… That’s the basic difference between us dogs and them. We’re loyal, eager to please, always ready to play. They’re spiteful, spitty kitties half the time, with more claws and teeth than anyone needs. They just ignore you when you bark talk to them. Then they’re suddenly your best friends and go all gooey and kittenish and fragile and need cuddles. They like to keep you on your toes. We like to keep you on the sofa.
I chase the birds, but only to play. They stalk them and try to catch them. And the fish! I wouldn’t dream of trying to catch fish, though I’ll go and swim with them any time!
This thing prowls around the pond, watching… waiting… and I don’t think it would go down too well if it got its claws out. Mind you, the big sturgeon might give it what for…
So, we’re sort of complete opposites. ‘Cept we’re both furry and black and white. And we’re both animals. With tails… and two-legses to look after.
“The same sun shines on you both,” she says (when she can say anything at all). “You both have you own jobs to do.” I s’ppose she’s right. I can’t be in two places at once, no matter how I try… and she needs me here mostly. I don’t know how she’d manage without me, what with the postman turning up every day and all the things that go bump in the night. 
I wish he’d have got a dog though. Instead.We could have made friends and played together. Can’t see that happening with old Puss in Boots…
A dog would be much more fun. Say, a nice, handsome retriever or a big, noble setter…
Ah well, a girl can dream…
Much love,
Ani
xxx
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Oh Ani poor you! I know these kitties can be selfish… but you have your own love that no one else can give her and your boy. Don’t you worry. You’ll never be replaced xxx
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I’m sort of getting the idea now xxx
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Poor Ani! Aunt Peggy’s cat is no fun AT ALL either. She runs and hides every time we visit. I hope your boy comes to his senses and starts paying more attention where it’s due – where it’s wanted – and where it’s appreciated! (and we all know where that is, don’t we?)
Mom says that’s the way with boys — they always want the critters most who ignore them most (some instinct to chase, or something). Two legs! Can’t understand ’em, can’t live without ’em.
Mom says to tell your Mom she hopes her voice comes back soon. (That squeaking sounds awful! I hope it doesn’t hurt.)
Woof! Tink
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Ah, that’ll be it then, no doubt. Maybe he’ll still send me chicken…;)
Yeah, she’s out of it today… not well at all. She needs more cuddles. xxx
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So that means you need to turn your attention away from that boy and give it all to your poor sick Mom. (that’ll show him! lol)
xx, TINK
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She has it all today, Tink xxx
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You are a good pal, Ani. And I’ll bet she feels better than she would have, thanks to you. What would the 2-legs DO without us?
xx, mgh
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They wouldn’t do much at all 😉 I know she wouldn’t today 😉 xxx
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Well, today she probably needs to be cuddled to sleep anyway – and I know JUST the dog for the job!
Woof! TINK
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Yeah… when she gets back from work… 😉 xxx
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My Mom works at home for now – but she keeps saying she needs to think about getting some kind of outside job to buy my dog food and keep a roof over my head. How much does that stuff cost, anyway? And what’s wrong with being under HER roof?
I don’t get those 2-legs and how much they like that work stuff. I just like to eat, play, cuddle and sleep. Who needs more?
xx, TINK
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My mum wishes she did 🙂 xx
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Note from my Mom to yours – xx, TINK
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Be careful what you wish for Sue!!! It’s a double-edged sword. I often miss being able to leave work and go HOME. (of course, when it’s time to leave home to go to work, it’s not so great – lol)
xx, mgh
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I work all the time I’m home anyway, so it wouldn’t make a great deal of difference 🙂 x
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Me too. We could probably live next door to each other and still meet each other online only. 🙂
xx,
mgh
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I doubt that very much 🙂 xx
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Well, maybe if we both lived where you do. Getting out the door in Cincinnati doesn’t beckon quite as temptingly. 🙂
xx,
mgh
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Here, we’d be chatting over the fence 😉
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The mostly college students in my neck of these apartment-dominated “woods” near a great many campuses here, are way too cool to want to chat over fences.
The only ones willing to talk to me at all live in my building or recognize Tink from his Cheers Bar (and then they talk to him not me!!)
xx,
mgh
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Much the same in a village, I have to say, until you’ve been there several generations. x
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Bummer! I really miss how easy it was to develop community in NYC – unusually welcoming to transplants, despite its reputation.
Oh well, virtual chatting fills in the gaps nicely.
xx,
mgh
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The rural village has a differnt mentality to the city village 🙂 xx
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They’re both so cute. 🙂
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But only one of them is a dog 😉 x
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I empathize with you Ani. I’m allergic, so I have an excuse not to have one, but it seems that everyone on the internet finds them adorable. We had an outdoor cat for a long while, and there was no need to bother with a litter box or anything of that sort, so it was tolerable. Dogs rule. Don’t you ever forget that!
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Dogs rule…yes 🙂 Cats just beahve as if they do 😉 x
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The small beast says thank you xx
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Fun and light hearted. Hope you get your voice back quickly.
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So o I, if only to have words with the dog 😉
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Don’t you worry, Ani, nothing can replace the love of a dog. We humans like to have other animals around sometimes, but a dog is… Well, special. There’s no other word for it. Your boy knows that, I’m sure.
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He must do, I think… he made her read my post out to him 😉
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Dear Ani I am sorry that you feel so sad about the cat… You will always be loved, and the good two legs that we have have enough love to go around!! All will be well , Love Ruby xxx
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It’s just so disappointing, Ruby.. cat! Whatever next? xxx
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Squirrels?? 😦
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NO!! Actually, he has those too 😉 xx
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What is there depths he will not sink to? I am shocked, the squirrels are of no interest to me but all my dog friends hate them . Be strong Ani rise above it all you are bigger than all of this .Xxxx ❤
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I’ve yet to see one… but she says it is better if I don’t 😉 xx
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As I say I have been trained to ignore then but all my friends go wild when they see them. !
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I think if I went down there, the squirrels would play in peace… there’s a cat, after all 😉 xx
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🙂 you are a wise dog my friend!
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🙂 x
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Give it time Ani. All of us in this household have had to put up with the cats. There’s only one now, so it’s easier, but HE likes to sleep in the middle of my dog bed and his beds are too small for me. The best thing to do is ignore the cat. They don’t go away, but it’s less stressful. Hugs, Angel
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Thanks, Angel. This oe lives five miles away…but even so, it’s in the way 😉 xx
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Oh Ani, I am sorry that your Boy is so taken with that ‘spitty kitty!’ They are definitely not as cuddly as we are, but he will soon find that out!
Please give your human mummy a few get well licks from me too, I am sorry she is not well. Love Roxy xxx 🐾🐾🐾
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She says she hopes you are feeling better too! xx
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Thank you xx
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Ani hope your Mom stop squeaking. Give her cuddles till she feels better. Your boy has enough love for you and a Kitty
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I’m cuddling away 😉
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Poor Ani. It’s time you learn to share. Has the kitty attacked you or taken your toys? You two c.a.n. be friends. Just give it time. I have to admit, the kitty is pretty–not as gorgeous as you, of course. ❤
I understand about "a nice, handsome retriever or a big, noble setter…" Sigh.. 😛
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The cat lives five miles away…and it can stay there…away from my stuff. Bad enough that she’s stolen his heart 😦 xx
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Ahh Ani, unfortunately one cannot choose one’s relatives. One just has to make the best of it.
Hope your person gets over her squeaks and snuffles soon.
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So do I…they said it might snow tomorrow and she HAS to come out to play if it does 🙂
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It is written! 😀
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It still hasn’t snowed though 😦
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Bugger! … Our white stuff from before Christmas is still on the ground, and our daily temperature highs are still below freezing. (this is extremely unusual for the Lower Mainland, the snow only lasts a day or three before it melts away completely)
Maybe If I huff-and-puff I can blow some east across Canada and the Atlantic and into your backyard … stranger things have happened. 😀
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Give it a try. The dog will be eternally grateful 🙂
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** takes a deep breff, and …** 😀
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ah, ani. they will have enough room in their hearts for both of you. they are very loving people.
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Hugs to you, Beth xxx
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Poor Ani. Doesn’t he know anything about loyalty! To think he replaced you with a kitty. Yes, of course, a handsome dog would have been perfect. I think you need to have a long talk with him. 🙂 Love and Hugs, Ani.
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I think I do too… unfortunately, now I have to wait until he comes to see me… 😦
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The high road is a lonely one, Ani. 😉
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Yeah…but cats can climb higher than me 😉
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I’m with you Ani. ❤
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Thank you ❤
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Ani, dogs do rule! Sorry you didn’t get a doggie playmate! Cats are too snickery and stuck-up! But, she looks kinda cute in the pic! You’ve got to give her that! 🐶
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She can look as cute as she likes… as long as she stays at hers and doesn’t come to mine 😉 x
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One of my two-legs is allergic to cats, so if it all gets too much then you can come and live with me, Ani 😀 The cold storage box thing in the kitchen always has cheese in it. However, I’m not sure your two-legs would be happy with you packing your bags and coming to live in Wales. I think she needs looking after and you’re perfect for doing that.
Lots of tail wags.
Toby
xx
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She says Wales sounds fine…and if our boy goes any gooier looking at the cat, she’ll come too 😉 xx
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Sorry to hear about that, Ani. You know, some cats are cool, though. When I was a boy, I had one called Pippin. It thought it was a dog and used to go for walks with me around the garden and the field that surrounded our house.
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She says she’s had good cats too. I say the only good cat is one that doesn’t come within my five mile exclusion zone… 😉
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Let’s hope he does then. 😀
I’ll get some more tennis balls.
xx
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I have one o two I can contribute 😉 x
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Aw i sympathises with you Ani. When I got took home by my two leggeds they had two cats. One was an old lady and she was okay. The other one. well……a ginger tom called Tommy who loved to tease me so I couldn’t gets my pee done in the garden. But its only me now and I rule the sofa. much paw love, Dante Dog. xxx
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I bet you miss them now though xxx
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I does a bit xxx
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