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Cheeps and Bleats: Trick: How to land a home on the farm
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Sunday, January 20, 2013. Trick: How to land a home on the farm. I was born on a neighboring farm (the Tricks). When I was about four months old, it became obvious that there wasn't room for another male cat on the farm. So I went wandering. The downside was that it had dogs. It also had a reputation. Stories around my birthplace told of male cats who got trapped in cages, went on a car ride, and woke up back at the farm with key parts of their anatomy missing. Our barn ca...
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Cheeps and Bleats: March 2013
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Monday, March 18, 2013. It’s been a long, boring winter. Dewey Kitty, the indoor/outdoor cat keeps running inside to warm his paws by the fire. The farm mistress comes to the barn and does chores, but she’s spends no time in the garden and little time with the horses or working the dogs on sheep. I so miss pouncing the dogs as they circle around the sheep. But new play toys arrived this week. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beth's menagerie includes a flock of Katahdin sheep, ...
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Cheeps and Bleats: June 2013
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Monday, June 3, 2013. Llambert the Llama: I blame it on the grain! I know I wasn't supposed to follow the grain, but it smelled oh so sweet with just a hint of molasses. And, hey, she's lured me into the barn before. It's usually so that she can do unpleasant things - like shots - to the sheep. How was I supposed to know that's what she planned for me? Well, she didn't do the shooting; a tall man did. The next thing I know I was getting sleepy. Chink, chink, chink. We Are ...
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Cheeps and Bleats: Dewey: Finally! Mom is paying attention to me
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Mom is paying attention to me. Sometimes it's hard to compete with Border collies. Oh, I try. I cuddle and sit pretty. I'll even fall over on command and ring a bell when I want to go outside. Yet, sometimes I feel that Mom favors those dogs. A few days ago, when the cold weather blew in, things changed. She started doing things for me. First, she re-arranged the furniture. I love that because it gives me new places to explore and perch. We Ar...
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Cheeps and Bleats: Louie: My Story: At the Shelter, Part 2
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Thursday, February 14, 2013. Louie: My Story: At the Shelter, Part 2. A few days later, the blonde lady returns to the shelter, points at me, and says, "I'm here to adopt Gus.". Picking me up, she says, "Your days were numbered. We'll just watch you around the Border collies.". After placing me in a plastic box, she fills out some paperwork with the woman who feeds me at the shelter. By the way," the shelter worker tells the lady. "His real name is Louie.". Llambert the Ll...
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Cheeps and Bleats: Lambert: The Big Hairy Uncle
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Monday, January 28, 2013. Lambert: The Big Hairy Uncle. When I first arrived on the farm, I had six ewes to watch. I learned their names. I learned their personalities. I learned which ones would butt-push me away from the feeder. About the time I had it all figured out, things changed. Within an hour, there were two creatures that looked just like their mom - only shorter, skinnier and wetter. Some of them were pretty funny. Some were whiny. A few, independent. The Egg My...
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Cheeps and Bleats: Louie: My Story: My New Home
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Friday, February 15, 2013. Louie: My Story: My New Home. Because I'd grown up in a home without dogs and cats, it took me some time to adjust to my new home. Luckily, the upstairs is mostly a dog-free zone. But it's not a Dewey Kitty-free zone. It took some time to adjust to an 8-week-old terrorist kitten. At times, he wanted to snuggle with me. I learned to like that. But mostly, when not napping, he wanted to eat my food, chase my tail, pounce on me, and wrestle. The far...
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Cheeps and Bleats: February 2013
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Mom is paying attention to me. Sometimes it's hard to compete with Border collies. Oh, I try. I cuddle and sit pretty. I'll even fall over on command and ring a bell when I want to go outside. Yet, sometimes I feel that Mom favors those dogs. A few days ago, when the cold weather blew in, things changed. She started doing things for me. First, she re-arranged the furniture. I love that because it gives me new places to explore and perch. But m...
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Cheeps and Bleats: Llambert the Llama: I blame it on the grain!
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Animal Tales from an Ohio farm. Monday, June 3, 2013. Llambert the Llama: I blame it on the grain! I know I wasn't supposed to follow the grain, but it smelled oh so sweet with just a hint of molasses. And, hey, she's lured me into the barn before. It's usually so that she can do unpleasant things - like shots - to the sheep. How was I supposed to know that's what she planned for me? Well, she didn't do the shooting; a tall man did. The next thing I know I was getting sleepy. Chink, chink, chink. Ninety ...
