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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST CHRISTMAS LETTER HERE!!!!

Praise for Garfield's First Christmas Mewsletter ....

Please tell Garfield that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed Kostro Dec 2005

CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS HERE

One cat is company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover. Four or more cats is a complete coup!o

Shona Steele (Australia)

5 GOOD REASONS FOR HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED

DID YOU KNOW...

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'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci

'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'

'Of course, every cat is really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca, essayist

 

A morning kiss, a discreet
  touch of his nose landing
  somewhere on the middle
  of my face.
  Because his long white
  whiskers tickled,
  I began every day laughing.



  JANET F FAURE

'Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.'

'In the middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence.'

Roseanne Anderson


 

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'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ... A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves - that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras

"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker

Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06

Garfield

Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's tribute pages

GARFIELD and those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...

LETTER FROM GARFIELD is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE SECRET LIFE OF CATS

by Pauline Dewberry

http://www.yessy.com/lauradumm

It’s often said that our pets, in particular cats, have a whole secret life that we know nothing about. We see what our cats do when we’re at home with them and they remain in the house, but if they are outdoor going cats, you have no idea what they get up to or where they go.

 

Biggles used to sit on the gatepost at the bottom of the back garden each morning and each afternoon at certain times, because a man would walk by with his dog. The dog was elderly – like his owner – and the two of them would take their time as they walked slowly up the alleyway behind all the gardens en route to the local park.

The old man would stop and have a chat with Biggles and they’d pass a few minutes of idle pleasantries while the dog sniffed at various things of interest and perhaps he’d walk a few yards ahead so that he could spend longer sniffing something else that took his fancy.

This little interlude took place twice a day for many months – unknown to me and I would have been none the wiser had I not been working in my back garden one afternoon, when the old man and his dog came by.

He saw me and asked where my big old ginger cat was, as he hadn’t seen him for a few days. Unable to help the tears that readily came, I told him that Biggles had been run over the previous Saturday.

Tears welled in his eyes as he told me how much he looked forward to seeing Biggles – or ‘Ginge’, as he called him, not knowing his name – each time he walked his dog past our back garden. He said Biggles would always be there, in the same spot, each day, twice a day no matter what the weather conditions were like, and a look of recognition would light his face as the man neared.

While the man stroked and petted Biggles, he, in his turn, would pirouette daintily on the gatepost so that all parts of his body were accessible to the old man’s big warm hands.

Biggles purred and dribbled and would push his head into those big old hands, while the dog would amble along, sniffing this and that, leaving them to their mutual adoration of each other.

For a little while, there was a vacancy on the gatepost but one morning I chanced to look out the window and I saw Billy sitting there. Soon the old man came along and he stopped to chat with Billy, and stroke and pet him. Billy preened and purred and arched his back in pure delight. The old man continued on his way happier for having had his daily dose of feline friendship.

Billy filled the gatepost vacancy and continued Biggles’ job, interacting with the old man twice a day for several months. Wherever he was in the house, at the appointed times, he would get up and go out into the garden to sit and wait on the gatepost for his new friend.

One Friday, I realised that Billy hadn’t been outside to keep his appointments, and I wondered why. A few days later I bumped into the man when I was at my local shops. I asked how he was and where his dog was, and this time, tears came to his eyes.

He said that on the previous Friday, he’d come down stairs in the morning to find his old dog has passed away in the night. Billy, having the psychic ability that most of our pets have, knew this and didn’t go out. 

I saw the old man a few times after that, but then I heard that he, too, had passed away not long after his beloved companion had died. I know that first Biggles, and then Billy, both made a huge impact on his life. And through them I met a lovely old man (and his dog) who was a great joy to speak to on the few occasions I did see him.

It’s easy to think our pets just interact with us and therefore, it is a surprise when we find out that they have their own social engagements diary with dates marked in which don’t actually concern us. Never underestimate your cat or dog’s ability to affect the life of someone else in a way that we could never begin to imagine.  Cats instinctively know when someone is lonely, sad, or upset, and respond in their own way which lifts our mood.

That old man lived with his dog and he loved his dog, but he looked forward to seeing Biggles, and then Billy twice a day because they liked to see him and spend time with him. We all need to feel valued and loved – and sometimes we need to take a lesson from our pets to put that into perspective.

 

Pauline Dewberry

 

  

 

We're in the News!! 

 
Dear Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT MEAL!!!!  I immediately walked away!  So I'm so on your half on this Ollie!

Love, Timber (USA)

To read Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click here:

Top 10 Cats’ Names in 2007
  • Molly
  • Felix
  • Smudge
  • Sooty
  • Tigger
  • Charlie
  • Alfie
  • Oscar
  • Millie
  • Misty

 

DID YOU KNOW ... putting your cat's name on his collar is asking for trouble?

 

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Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!! I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)

 

A Cat's Prayer'

Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.

Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.

Lisa Malone

 

PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER 2005 MEWSLETTER Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter.  I look forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.  There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which are finished in a few minutes.  Your Mewsletter is more of a digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over again.  I appreciate very much the work that you put into it, and the contributions of all your feline staff.  Thanks to Ricky, I may even take up yoga. 

All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline 

EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT? Find out why it happens here

 

Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from dead mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot odors.

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For a wonderful website where animal writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to: www.iawia.net

The fantastic logo is by Jill Carpenter

 

MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*

is a website about a very special cat with a very special problem. This  heart-warming site is temporarily off line while Mollie and his siblings relocate from California to Pennsylvania. Don't worry folks - they'll be back soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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