Top Ten Reasons Dogs Are Better Dancers Than Cats

A new Top Ten List is posted every Monday.

1. Dogs are used to shaking their rear ends.
2. Cats just don't dance.  Period.
3. Dogs will do just about anything for a treat.
4. Dogs will do just about anything.  Period.
5. Dogs have better rhythm (actually, cats have none).
6. Dogs go for car rides and listen to the radio, hence develop a groove for funky dance steps.
7. Dogs will dance with partners, whereas cats are more solitary creatures.
8. Cats can't watch Dancing with the Stars because they're always on top of the television.
9. Cats get too distracted by disco balls (think laser lights x 1000)
10. Cats don't have time to practice as they sleep 23 hours a day.

 Dancing Dogs Video

My Calico Swirl Mean Girl

Most of my cats are female.  And that means I live in the midst of a feline version of "Mean Girls."  And every pack of Mean Girls needs an alpha - in my case, a Top Cat.

My Top Cat is Lillie-Belle.  My petite muted calico, my girlie-girl Lillie-Belle is Rizzo in Grease, she's Pinky Tuscadero from Happy Days.  She's my little one-eyed tough girl from the wrong side of the tracks, my felonious feline.

Lillie-Belle purrs like a locomotive, cuddles like a cougar.  And she chases down any cat (or small dog) that looks at her funny, or sits where Lillie-Belle wants to sit. Or lays where Lillie-Belle wants to lay.

She will swat another cat from my pillow, or use her mean girl squint to scare another from my lap. 

But Lillie-Belle saves her soft side for me.  It's almost like there are two Lillie-Belle's living here.  One's a mean girl, one's a calico swirl.  I'm just glad that I get the calico swirl, my little pearly girl.  Because frankly, I don't want to be the recipient of her scary mean girl squint.

Pillow Talk With Puck

I've been sharing my pillow with Puck for more than 14 years.  Sharing my sleepy time, my dreamy time, my "I-can't-get-out-of-bed-time."  Puck joined my family when he was 8 weeks old, and even then he didn't have a lot of kitten energy.  He's always been kind of a sleepy time guy.

I never have to go looking for Puck.  Puddin hides.  Opie and Little Mess are free range kitties, they could be anywhere at any given time.  And I never know which drawer or cupboard Darwin will be in.

But Puck .... he's usually on my pillow.  Or near my pillow, or somewhere on the bed.  And as I approach I hear his purr revving up, growing ever louder.

It used to annoy me, that loud purr of Puck's.  I used to complain that I couldn't get any sleep with that buzz saw in my ear.  But now, as Puck grows ever older, and the buzz saw grows slowly softer, I can't imagine falling asleep without it.

It's the best sleep aid there is.



Precious *PRISCILLA* Senior Papillion/Chi Mix Needs Rescue or Adoption

Meet PRISCILLA! PRISCILLA is a precious little beauty, a sweet senior with the face of an angel. PRISCILLA is very gentle and loves to be carried and cuddled, she also makes a fabulous lap warmer. PRISCILLA will make a wonderful constant companion and best friend. Do you have room in your home and heart for PRISCILLA?

Note: PRISCILLA needs a dental, and she also has a small lump on the back of her neck. This special little girl is being kept in ISO where the public cannot see her.

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No.: A1294460
Papillion / Chihuahua MixFemale
12 Years Old
Weight: 11-lbs.
Impound Date: 3/23/12

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER
957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:
Monday (Closed)
Tuesday (8AM - 5PM)
Wednesday (8AM - 5PM)
Thursday (8AM - 5PM)
Friday (8AM - 5PM)
Saturday (8AM - 5PM)
Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

email harborfriends@gmail.com

Top Ten Reasons There Is No Such Thing as an "Easter Kitty"

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday. If you have a suggestion for a Top Ten list, send it to petpurri@gmail.com. If we use your suggestion we'll send you a prize!

1. Easter Kitty would eat the Easter grass in the basket and puke all over the candy.
2. Easter Kitty might deliver Easter candy.  Or he might not. 
3. The Easter chocolate would melt on top of the television set.
4. Easter Kitty would never don festive Easter garments.
5. Easter Kitty would feel compelled to play with colorful Easter basket goodies that would then end up under the refrigerator.
6. Easter Kitty would make mincemeat out of cute little Easter chicks.
7. Creepy staring Easter Kitty would creep out all the children.
8. Easter Kitty might choose to stay under the bed all day.
9. "Easter Kitty" would get confused with less popular "Easter Bitty."
10. Who says there's not an Easter Kitty?

The Small World of Sneaky Squirrel

Sneaky Squirrel loves cars and he loves car rides.  Or at least he acts likes he does.  If he was in human form, he would be one of those guys who goes to car shows.  Sneaky Squirrel stops at my car every time we walk past it, lifting his little head to get a whiff.  A whiff of what, I don’t know.  Old car smell perhaps.

And Sneaky Squirrel can’t jump.  When we go for drives, he can’t jump into the car like other littles.  I have to pick him up and put him on the seat.  Whereas Kumquat, whose legs are much shorter, effortlessly leaps up onto the seat - little Squirrel, with his thin legs, can’t jump.

Once we are en route, Squirrel has no desire to look out the car window.  Kumquat and the other littles love to press their wet noses against the glass.  But Squirrel stares at me.  He never takes his eyes off me.  Whatever is out there, whatever the great big world has to offer, Squirrel wants none of it.  He only has eyes for me.

Either he’s still afraid of the big bad world, or he just loves me that much. 

I like to think he just loves me that much.

Doesn't Everyone Have Cats in Their Drawers?

Cat-proofing a home is not easy.  I'm not talking about cat-proofing a home for the safety of the cat, e.g. as one baby-proofs by covering electrical outlets with those funky plastic things.  I'm talking about cat-proofing a home to protect a home from cats ... the kind of cats that can open absolutely anything. 

Cats that open dresser drawers in the middle of the night.  Cats that pry open bathroom cabinets with a clever twist of a polydactyl paw.  Or cats that can somehow slide open a heavy closet door.

And before you know it, every pair of unmentionables has been slept on by a fat tabby, every sock has been snuggled by a sassy snowshoe, and a lint brush has become a fashion accessory.

How do you cat-proof a home?  You can put latches on every cupboard and locks on every door.  Or you can adopt dumb cats. Or you can just accept the fact that life as you once knew it is over.  There are worse things in the world finding than a happy cat in your underwear drawer.

Like not finding a happy cat in your underwear drawer.

 

*MISSY * Special Needs Senior Shih Tzu at Harbor Shelter

Meet Miss MISSY! MISSY is a little marvel, a sprightly Super Senior with oodles of charm and personality. MISSY loves everyone she meets, gives lots of sweet kisses, and craves attention. MISSY is a girl-on-the-go, and right now she wants to go home with a family. Are you MISSY"s family?

Note: Missy is currently in ISO with a skin condition, which the medical staff believes to be a yeast infection. They have done a skin scraping which did not show anything. She also has cloudy eyes. Missy will need follow-up medical care. For further information please contact the shelter's medical staff at 310-548-2632.

Update 3/31/12: MISSY is out of ISO and out in the main kennels. She is getting medicated baths and doing great!

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No.: A1292078

Shih Tzu

10 Years Old

Spayed Female

Weight: 11-lbs.

Impound Date: 3/14/12.

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER
957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:
Monday (Closed)
Tuesday (8AM - 5PM)
Wednesday (8AM - 5PM)
Thursday (8AM - 5PM)
Friday (8AM - 5PM)
Saturday (8AM - 5PM)
Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/22565618

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Top Ten Reasons My Tortie "Twink" Should be Mitt's V.P.

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday. If you have a suggestion for a Top Ten list, send it to petpurri@gmail.com. If we use your suggestion we'll send you a prize!

1. Next to Twink, Mitt looks pretty darn normal.
2. "We're Smitten With Mitten and Kitten" - campaign slogans just don't get any cuter.
3. Awesome "bi" duo - Mitt is bi-coastal, Twink is bi-polar.
4. It's the perfect ticket - a wussy and a pussy.
5. Increased possibility of winning endorsements from Keyboard Kitty and Spaghetti Cat.
6. It Mitt gets caught in a cat house, it will be embarrassing but for all the wrong reasons.
7. Dogs are still too angry and won't accept the nomination if asked.
8. Twink will make fewer verbal gaffes than the current V.P.
9. Twink will easily stay out of trouble since she sleeps 23 hours a day.
10. Twink wouldn't be caught dead in a sweater vest.