"Murphy was an optimist!"
From the mouths of babes May 24, 2012 12:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Of Being Dad, Pets, TommyTommy: "We need a kitten."
Me: "No we don’t."
Tommy: "I’ll take good care of it."
Me: "When you have your own place to live, you can have a kitten."
Cathy: "If you clean the litter box for our cat every day for one month, you can have a kitten."
Tommy: "Yea!"
Me: "Make it six months."
Cathy: "One month."
Me: "I don’t want another cat!"
12 days later, Tommy: "12 days and I’ve cleaned the litter box every day."
I think I have roughly 18 days to build Tommy a small apartment near Amy’s clubhouse.
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Wednesday April 26, 2012 1:49 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Gray, Of Being Dad, Pets, TommyI cannot improve upon Cathy’s Pulitzer Prize worthy post. Do read!
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RIP Gray April 25, 2012 3:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Gray, PetsExactly how many animals can I bury in my yard before I have to get licensed as a pet cemetery?
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Dogboarding March 28, 2011 4:36 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Pets, Publishing, VideoSo wrong, yet so right.
Dogboarding from DANIELS on Vimeo.
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Because mouse guts go with bacon March 21, 2010 10:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Bahamut, Daily Life, Family, Of Being Dad, PetsMy morning duty today is to cook bacon and clean mouse guts off a large stick that up until this week I would have called sterile. See, the pet shop didn’t have any small rats. Only very large "small" rats so we decided to buy two large mice instead. Either the snake didn’t see or smell the second rotting mouse or he just wasn’t that hungry. And we forgot to check on it. So a couple of days later, the lump of gooey fur became my problem. I have to go flip the bacon now and find a toothbrush I want to forever sacrifice. Enjoy brunch!
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Updating the score January 12, 2010 9:58 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, PetsVisitor: Mrs. Frisby – 2
Home: Me – 1
Game over. I win.
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Dear Dharma and Evan… December 17, 2009 7:26 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Dharma, Evan, Family, Of Being Dad, PetsDharma, I know you are a dog and I recognize that your brain may have a short circuit or two so let spell this out for you. Pooping in the walking path is not allowed! You are very funny and obviously have figured my gait out perfectly because your landmines are batting 1000. See if your doggie mind can read my human mind because the mental image I have right now is of a cold, outdoor kennel. Molly knows where to poop in this yard. Follow her!
Evan, I know you are four years old…four and a half to be fair…and the antique, crank out windows in this house have a particularly rewarding feeling to their almost steampunk mechanical opening action. However, when the temperatures at night are dropping to -1.6°C*, sleeping with the window open is inadvisable and does not lend to a friendly electric bill. If this behavior continues, I will have to increase your rent to offset the cost of heating this house. Oh, and you may catch a cold.
*Temperature conversion provided by Onlineconversion.com.
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Today’s Cat Kill October 22, 2009 7:22 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Gray, PetsWe belled our cat. It worked! While she had her bells, nothing died. Then she got the collar off. Today’s offering–a field mouse.
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Can you breed a dog with a cat? August 20, 2009 1:05 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Dharma, Family, PetsI only ask whether or not you can breed a dog with a cat because my dog swears she is on the wrong side of the door.
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My Cat Hunts in the Fire Swamp! August 20, 2009 6:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Gray, Of Being Dad, PetsThere was a R.O.U.S. on the stoop this morning. She’s either been to the Fire Swamp or Oak Ridge. Apparently the massive amount of rain we are experiencing has made hunting mice easier for the cat.
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Filed Under: Things I Never Expected To Do August 6, 2009 1:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Dharma, Family, Molly, Of Being Dad, PetsI just rubbed a half a tube of Neosporin onto one of my dogs because the other dog won’t quit licking her wounds. Next step: petroleum jelly and if that fails, the Collar of Shame!
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Today’s Kill August 5, 2009 12:58 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Gray, Of Being Dad, Pets, Philosophy, PoetryA cat is a cat is a cat.
I don’t have to like that.
She gives me gifts
I’d prefer not to have.
Extinguished life.
Birds, mice, chipmunks and bats.
My bloodstain stoop
Her trophy case.
Today she stood proudly over a wren.
I think that’s what I buried.
(At least it wasn’t a rabbit ht Meredith)
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House Committee Hearing Tomorrow! Your pets are in danger! April 22, 2009 1:01 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, PetsI almost let this one slip by. Contact your representative today if you love your pets.
Anyone with pet fish, birds, reptiles, or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Any company selling product or services for pet fish, birds, reptiles or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Would you be impacted by "The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act"?
- Virtually all fish in an aquarium are not native to the United States
- Most pet birds are species not native to the US
- Most reptiles kept as pets are not native to the US
- Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and ferrets are not native to the US
I think this comment from Facebook sums it up well:
Mandy Kilpatrick at 12:25am April 19
It’s really backwards. They need to work on this. I’m all for protecting native wildlife and plants from harmful imported critters…but every area will have different problem animals. The problem critter that might thrive in Florida more than likely won’t be a problem in Minnesota. This is a ridiculous way of facing the problem. Needs work. Write your reps!
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How to become an outdoor cat March 3, 2009 3:25 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Pets, Two PawsBecoming an outdoor cat is simple. Just sit on your master’s desk and when he disturbs your slumber by moving the computer mouse, draw blood by attacking his hand. Nooo! Don’t go to the "trying to save you from the mouse" defense!
Oh, whichever crazy cat person talked me into not declawing that cat, you were wrong.
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Dog Days February 5, 2009 8:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Dharma, Family, Molly, PetsI’ve heard of dog days of summer but for my two German Shepherds, a cold morning with frozen ground seems to be most desirable. They love this weather! They romp and roll and chase and pounce. I enjoy seeing them play.
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