Since the dog show was just on I'd like to bring up something that has been bothering me for awhile.

[MadrasT]

38. The Persian is a doll.

Just wants a lap to sit in.

I work with a rescue and she was adopted and returned 5 times (due to her Persian-typical litterbox issues).

Finally I said, "screw it, she's staying at my house". I couldn't bear to see her lose her home one more time. She's been with me for several years now and is well over 10 years old.

I made over one room with vinyl floor and easily cleanable furnishings, and after much experimentation, have discovered a litterbox arrangement she find acceptable 95% of the time (plastic tray with a puppy pee pad and a small box of unscented NON clumping clay litter thank you very much, she can't seem to stand stand clumpy gooey clay between her fluffy toes and who could blame her). The times she "misses" it just goes on the vinyl and is easily cleaned.

I, too, am amazed when I see old pictures of persians, and realize what breeders have done to them.

Both the persian and the himmy do like being brushed, so there's that.