A Dog Man Gets a Cat

Slate ^ | August 4, 2006 | Jon Katz

[libstripper]

Before Mother, I was never much drawn to cats. They seemed slithery and remote. I have a farm, and cats didn't appear to be useful.

I am partial to working dogs—especially border collies and Labradors—that can herd sheep, fetch sticks, hike with me, cuddle on the sofa, and swim in nearby streams. I didn't really get having an animal you couldn't herd sheep or take a walk with.

Then the rats came. They invaded my farm last summer, especially the big barns. They were fat—at first, I mistook one for a rabbit—arrogant, and fearless. The farmers told me there was nothing much to be done: Rats, naturally drawn to farms, were smart, hardy, and tough to get rid of, especially with other animals around.

[Lady Jag]

Are your guys computer geeks? I think Sam stays trim because she shuns the computer. She shuns it, claiming I spend more time with it than her.

These are models:

She's shunning me now because I spent the day with three dogs and she wasn't invited.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[SHARI BABY]

a high production animal breeder. no concerns for health, accomodations ect. very cruel. hope that helps
there is a big market out there for pure bred animals & quantity is over quality w/ these places. the animals & humans suffer when they are purchased, heartbreak when the animals get sick & cost too much to fix or just can't be fixed & ends up suffering or euthanized.
and the money spent helps these places to keep pumping out these poor little creatures