Posted on 06/26/2005 3:28:55 PM PDT by FairOpinion
This photo supplied by 24/7 Media shows Norfolk terrier Eleanor, right, playing with her new kitty friend, Lil' Joey at the Pet Set doggie day care in Long Beach, Calif., on May 16, 2003. The day care, run by Eleanor's owner, offers overnight stays and dog and cat babysitting during the day for owners who work long hours. The photo by Suzanne Mapes is from a new book, 'Cats 24/7,' by Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen. The cat photos in the book are selected from thousands submitted last fall from animal lovers and American photojournalists. The book and a companion dog book, reflecting the diversity of cat and dog life across America, contain more than 500 photos each. (AP Photo/ 24/7 Media, Suzanne Mapes)
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What does Deimos mean in human? :o) (Is it Latin or Greek or something?)
Bump to show the missus.
That kitty trusts that dog with its life.
To translate from Greek to human [;-)], Deimos mean "panic" or "terror." Deimos and Phobos ("fear") were the sons of Ares/Mars, the god of war (and also the names of the moons of Mars). There is a kitten named Phobos, too - he was adopted by my next-door neighbors. (Yes, they're rescue kitties, and in all probability Phobos is Deimos's brother.)
I had a cat and a dog, where they trusted each other so much, the cat used to sleep next to the dog in the winter, and she had her kittens in the dog's sleeping area, and the dog wouldn't go in there to lie down, so as not to hurt the kittens. That's how we found out where they were.
Great pictures!
May 9, 2005—
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? The mother of these tiger cubs couldn't produce enough milk, so zookeepers in Hefei, China, enlisted this dog. She began work when the cubs were one day old, on May 2, when this picture was taken. This isn't the first time a dog has played wet nurse to tigers at the Hefei zoo, which organized a similar arrangement with another dog last year. It may not even be the oddest recent example of cross-species suckling. As of February, India's Namatia Ghosh, 46, was still breastfeeding the pet monkey her husband found orphaned several years ago. "He is my son," she told BBC News. Not to be outdone, Hlah Htay, 40, helped a Burmese zoo feed two tiger cubs in April, according to the AFP news service. The cubs had been separated from their aggressive mother.
Tigers are born toothless. In the wild they nurse for about six months but begin eating meat after six to eight weeks, when the mother begins sharing her kills.
Andra and Michael
Awwwwwwwwwwwww... Deimos is a cutie, Sling And Arrows!
Jack.
How adorable, thanks for posting the picture.
I am sure they were very happy and enriched your life and each other.
It's nice to see such true friendships.
Read post 48 about my two pals, they are both gone now too.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1431170/posts?page=48#48
Love these pics...Thanks for the ping!
They were a hoot together. We lived near woods and they used to go play. My neighbor called one day, laughing so hard she could barely speak. She'd had company and I had gone on the porch calling "Andra! Michael!" I kept calling them and my neighbor said her company commiserated "Listen to that poor woman calling her children"! The next thing she saw was the dog bounding along with the cat running beside her. My friend said the look on her visitors face was priceless.
Thanks! He's a snugglebunny, too - he's laying on my chest and purring right this minute.
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