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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
59. A few of mine.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 02:56 PM
Apr 2015

My grandmother had a gray striped tabby. When she fell and broke her hip, she came to live with us and took her cat with her. Up to that point, the cat was rather stand offish and didn't like being pet or held that much. But I remember one night clearly. It was the night of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series and I was staying up late watching the game. All of a sudden, my grandmother's cat came up to me, sat down on my lap, and started purring. I was totally taken aback by all of that because she had never been that affectionate before. But the two of us sat and watched the ballgame....well, actually, I watched the game and she slept on my lap. If you know about Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, you know it ended with a walk off home run by Joe Carter, which was only the second time a World Series had ever ended on a walk-off homerun. As Carter rounded the bases, I looked down at the cat and thought, "You know, baseball history is being made at this very moment and you couldn't care less." From that day on, she was a lot more affectionate towards me and would frequently sit on my lap.

I also had a black and white tuxedo cat. She was born feral, but after she had kittens in our garage, she became a lot more domesticated. But of everyone in my family, she seemed to enjoy me the best. I'd be walking outside, and she would just come running up to me just like you'd expect a dog would. One time I was sitting on the bed, watching TV and eating a bag of potato chips. She jumped up on the bed and ate a stray chip. Noticing it, I began to feed her more of the chips. I never knew a cat would enjoy potato chips of all things. But we just sat there and bonded, eating potato chips like two couch potatoes.

The last one is rather bittersweet. I had a golden retriever who was just the sweetest dog ever. She'd sleep at the foot of my bed and always keep me company. I would be the one to take her for walks, and since we lived only about a half mile from the Chesapeake Bay, I'd take her down to the bay, where I'd throw sticks of driftwood out into the water, and her being the retriever that she was, would run out full force into the bay and bring them back to shore. Dozens of time I would do that and every time she'd enjoy it just as much as the last. Of course, time being what it was, I got older and so did she. Sadly, her hips began giving her problem and her mobility just wasn't what it used to be, and I couldn't take her on the half-mile walks out to the bay any longer. Just after I got my driver's license, and knowing how much she enjoyed going to the beach, I loaded her up into my car and drove her to the beach. There, we had one last opportunity for me to play fetch on the beach. While she couldn't run like she used to, I knew she had to appreciate it. Sadly, she passed just a few weeks later, but I'll never forget our last beach trip.

Hildegard OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #1
OG, I wish I had known her. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #2
Yes she did and she was. OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #4
Dachshunds are really police dogs in disguise. Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #22
them strangers needed bitin'! OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #25
Yep. And they weren't just little nips either! nt Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #28
My Siamese cat, Yum Yum, who loved me unconditionally yet hated everyone else catbyte Mar 2015 #3
I would like to see that oboe. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #7
No, but she was ferocious in attacking the bell, lol. Tiny little teethmarks all around it. catbyte Mar 2015 #10
My late feline niece Morgan 47of74 Mar 2015 #5
Cantankerous pets get into our hearts Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #8
Towards the end of her ninth life, Kwan Yin gave me a solid 45-minute lick fest! KamaAina Mar 2015 #6
KA, that does hurt. A lot. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #9
One of my sweet kitty boys (gone for a few years now) liked to lick my hand... Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #32
This guy, Charles (R.I.P., 1974-1995): The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #11
was a sweet looking boy fizzgig Mar 2015 #29
Charles looks a lot like our Moose. Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #39
He wasn't huge, but substantial; maybe 12-13 lbs. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #44
That's sweet. Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #47
Max, our second German Shepherd trof Mar 2015 #12
I have a dog I named Maximillian Lil Missy Mar 2015 #14
OMG he's adorable. Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #24
He's beautiful, Trof. Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #40
Our black cat Fudgie... mithnanthy Mar 2015 #13
How sweet! Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #41
When I was a kid, we had a dog Nemo cloudbase Mar 2015 #15
What kind of dog was Nemo? n/t Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #42
He was what we called a "Heinz." cloudbase Apr 2015 #52
Dh and I got a puppy MissB Mar 2015 #16
That's odd. I wonder what it was Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #43
Most of the time MissB Apr 2015 #61
My dog, a 65 lb retriever, cat, bunny and turtle were all friends. I have a photo of them all Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #17
Bunny-herding cat -- ha! Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #48
When our first bunny died, our cat herded a stray Californian Rabbit home. He Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #56
Our only dog was a Dalmation we named "Meson." Anyone knowing any physics can figure that one out! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #18
Did she get her name because she was unstable? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #19
Nope! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #20
They are also inherently unstable. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #21
OK. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #23
LB, solid black cat back in Austin Skittles Mar 2015 #26
Wow! Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #49
it was wood Skittles Apr 2015 #55
OMZ, how much time you got?!1 The most recent was a few minutes ago UTUSN Mar 2015 #27
A true watchdog. Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #50
he's cute! nastynaven Mar 2015 #30
He really was, nastynaven. Bertha Venation Apr 2015 #51
i've got a few sweet boys that i miss especially fizzgig Mar 2015 #31
I have so many. Pets who were memorable because they were good, and pets who were horrible. hunter Mar 2015 #33
I miss petting my dog Keisha's tummy shenmue Mar 2015 #34
We had a cat named Clancy who had a habit of vanlassie Mar 2015 #35
I have a million of them... lunamagica Apr 2015 #36
This one used to dance with me on his hind legs. Died suddenly in 2004 sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #37
OMG he looks like a stuffed toy Skittles Apr 2015 #46
Our Emily. murielm99 Apr 2015 #38
hey Bertha Skittles Apr 2015 #45
what a fine looking brood fizzgig Apr 2015 #53
I miss the old guy Skittles Apr 2015 #54
My dog Tessa would always be waiting for me at the foot of the hill coming home from school. bluedigger Apr 2015 #57
Cyan, little light blue parakeet with a huge personality. Xyzse Apr 2015 #58
A few of mine. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #59
For me it's a toss up mythology Apr 2015 #60
My cat was a firefighter IrishEyes Apr 2015 #62
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