Local Huntsville artist Tracey Allyn Greene is having a Pet Portrait Giveaway in memory of her cat Bronte, who passed away last year. The winner of the Giveaway wins a 16×20 custom pet portrait oil painting. The proceeds benefit local cat charity Forgotten Felines. You can see more details and how to enter, here.
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On Thursday, when I went to Petsmart to scoop and feed the cats (and drop off Fagen and Steely Dan), I managed to remember to bring my camera along. So I shot pictures of the cats in the adoption center to share!
Akaisha – see her Petfinder posting here.
This is Buddy – he’s a huge sweetheart who doesn’t particularly care for other cats. But good news – Buddy was adopted Friday night! Yay!
Sweet Daphne. She really really REALLY enjoyed drinking out of the faucet! You can read her Petfinder posting here.
I let Dinah out of her cage and petted her for a few minutes. Then I turned around to scoop her litter box and WHOOSH! she was gone. Turns out she’d jumped up on top of the cages, and did some exploring. I thought I was going to have a problem getting her down, but I called to her, and she immediately came to the edge and let me lift her down. She’s a sweet girl. Read her Petfinder posting here.
Sweet little Hobbs. He got adopted Friday night, too! Yay!
One of these cuties is Peaches, and one is Valencia (or, to be honest, both pictures may be of the same cat!) You can read Peaches’ Petfinder posting here, and Valencia’s here.
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Drum and Ouiser sure do enjoy a good fight!
Ouiser ultimately got the upper hand, and Drum ran for his life!
Feb 07, 2010 | | Magnolias, Permanent Residents, Rumba and Samba
Finished your Christmas shopping yet? Are you STUMPED trying to come up with the perfect gift for one of those hard to buy for relatives or friends? Do you kinda wanna punch them in the nose when they shrug and say “Oh, just get me any ol’ thing!”?
LOOK NO FURTHER.
In these cold and gray days of winter, all anyone wants to do is bundle up in front of the fire and not move ’til Spring, am I right?
But unfortunately, there are things like “jobs” that are even more unfortunately not located near fires where you can bundle up and keep warm.
What is a cold person to do? What oh what?
I HAVE THE SOLUTION FOR YOU!
The ACME Portable FURnace is here to save the day! You just take this super-warm little ball of fluff, put it on your shoulder, and although it has a head that is stuffed with marshmallow fluff, it SENSES where the warmth is needed the most, and it will settle there!
NO difficult and messy settings, no annoying electric cords! You put the ACME Portable FURnace on, and forget it’s there!
You can place it on your shoulder for easy kissing access, or you can place it on the back of your neck for maximum warmth! A little rub between the FURnace’s shoulder blades turns on the vibrating massage function!
You’re taking phone calls! You’re filling out reports! You’re even attending meetings! AND NO ONE KNOWS IT’S THERE, KEEPING YOU WARM! If you weren’t so toasty and warm, you’d hardly know it was there yourself! It runs so smoothly it purrs!
SET IT AND FORGET IT!
The ACME Portable FURnace recharges itself AS YOU USE IT! Give it a bowl of food and some water, empty it occasionally in the nearest litter box, let it stretch its legs while YOU sleep, and it’s ready to go again the next morning!
OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY!
Call 1-800-FLUF-HED and place your order today! Act now, and for a short time only, you can get TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! One can keep you warm while the other one is off whining about how hungry it is despite the fact that it JUST ATE!
Don’t delay! Order now for Christmas delivery!
Disclaimer: ACME Portable FURnaces are guaranteed to be as adorable as the one pictured above, but may not be as well-behaved; some FURnaces occasionally emit fountains of vomit down your back with no warning and for no particular reason; FURnaces are sometimes known to walk through their own feces and track it all over the place, leading one to sniff and say “Does it smell like butt in here to you?; FURnaces need to have their claws trimmed regularly or may shred your clothing in an attempt to keep their claws sharp; wearing loose clothing is unadvised, as the FURnace may take it as an invitation to go exploring and then pop its head out the front of your shirt to see what’s going on; FURnaces may regard hair as an attractive snack; FURnaces sometimes sneeze and get snot all over the nearest surface (which could be the back of your head); FURnaces will sometimes develop the habit of sitting an inch from your face in the middle of the night and howling “MAO? MAO? MAO?” until your brains leak out your ears; FURnaces are self-cleaning and may interrupt important meetings making smacking noises as they loudly clean their nether regions; though self-cleaning, FURnaces might need the occasional bath (see above regarding walking through their own feces) – use gentle shampoo and the warmest and fluffiest of towels when bathing the FURnace; do not shake the FURnace; do not let the FURnace get cold; speak kindly and gently to the FURnace; do not yell or scream at, shake, fold, spindle or mutilate the FURnace.
Dec 09, 2009 | | Cookies, Rumba and Samba
