Wordless Wednesday

In bed with Powell and Mimi

Once again I am blogging from the bedroom and am joined by Powell, as well as Mimi (Powell's a Vizsla, Mimi's a Dachshund). While Powell has been by my side constantly and has always slept with me from the first night I pet-sat him (which actually was only a few weeks ago), Mimi has gone from somewhat keeping her distance from me to following me around almost as much as her 'brother' does.

In fact, here is a picture I took of them about 15 minutes ago. Mimi was lying down with her head under the covers with Powell, but she awoke while I was taking the picture- though I think the result turned out adorable. And yes, that is Powell curled up under the blanket behind her. :)

 

And thanks everyone for the well-wishes. I feel a bit better today (at least my nose isn't really running anymore), but I still feel lethargic and out of it which is also due to the fact that I'm still not really sleeping through the night. Well, I'm hoping that tonight will be different.

 

I hope everyone else also has a great night and a restful sleep!

Wordless Wednesday!

I have seen 'Wordless Wednesdays' on quite a few pet blogs and thought that it was a great idea, so I have decided to do it on mine as well! This one is obviously not wordless, but here is a picture of Muffin the Guinea Pig hiding amongst stuffed animals that I took a few years ago (It's still my favorite pic of her!).

Also on an off-topic note, my blog is in a New Blogger Alert post on Pet Blogs United. You can check it out if you like by clicking on the link (though I'm sure that's how some of you found me too). :) 

Baby

I just returned from a 2-day trip to Wildwood, New Jersey, and I've been sleeping for basically the entire day. My boyfriend, Bryan had to go to work so we had to wake up at 7:30 this morning (and I am NOT the best morning person).

Right now I am in bed watching TV with Baby the cat. Well, actually I WAS, but then Sookie chased her off the bed. Really she is just being playful, but Baby (along with pretty much all the other cats) gets very annoyed with her and tries to find escape under the bed. She actually stays under the bed quite a lot throughout the day because she is still very nervous of animals (especially our cat, Miracle who for some reason really doesn't like her) as well as people she doesn't know. Well, that's not very surprising considering the fact that she had been living outside as a stray in a neighbor's yard for years. At first, we had just been feeding her as we were reluctant about taking in another cat after having three already. Then Hurricane Sandy hit, and there was no was no way we could keep her outside in such harsh and dangerous weather, so she has been living with us ever since.

Anyhow, here is a video that I shot of her about a month ago. It's not much, just her lying on her back and looking cute. :)

Sherbet's up to no good again...

Sherbet the kitten has been misbehaving yet again. This morning I picked him up, and he bit and clawed my hands, arms, and face! I know that he is really playing and he's not actually being aggressive, probably thinking that I'm just another cat, but he definitely needs to learn that, that behavior is unacceptable. Of course, it would also be helpful if my brother got his claws trimmed every other week (I don't think he has had them trimmed for a few weeks now).

This is how my face looked right after he scratched it up:

I also captured him a few days ago once again being his usual mischievous self. He is trying to play with Muffin the Guinea Pig, who is in her cage. Muffin doesn't fear him, though she probably also knows that he can't get to her while the cage bars are separating them. I also apologize for the poor quality, I was using my crappy phone camera (BTW: The black cat curled up on the chair is Cedric).


Getting ready...

 

Almost...

 

LEAP!



 

 

 

 

It's funny because in the last picture it looks like Muffin is trying to get to Sherbet just as much as he is trying to get to her!

 

I'll finish this post off with a demonic-looking pic of all three animals. :)

 



RIP little froggy

This morning one of our little frogs passed away. Well, technically they are my brother's- he received them as part of an elementary school project over 10 years ago. My sister and I also received frogs from the same project, but ours didn't live anywhere near as long as my brother's have. In fact, mine died only within about a year of taking them home! Nothing was done differently with my brother's that wasn't done with mine and my sister's, I guess he just got some very healthy ones.

I took this video a few years ago of the frogs. And one of the little frogs in the background, not the fat one that is standing, is the one that passed. RIP little buddy!

Some cute pictures

Here are some cute pictures of the furbabies that I found on my sister's Facebook page...


Sookie lookin' pretty after just being groomed (she looks nothing like this now and is way overdue for another grooming).

 



What happened to your ears, Sookie??

 

Sookie and the cats gathering for food.

 

Sookie being a meanie and stealing food from Stray the cat. Stray certainly doesn't seem happy about it...

 

Stray must have had a hard day when this was taken.
 

Baby on her Scooby Doo pillow.
 

Sherbet curiously looking at the camera.
 

Sookie's chunky belly! It might be about time to put her on a diet.

On the job

So right now I am doing some overnight pet sitting. I've been here since last night, and the 'parents' will be back tomorrow. The one dog has been by my side pretty much since I arrived here; sometimes if I am going into another room, he will press his body against me and whine loudly as if he is trying to prevent me from going. He appears to have separation anxiety issues and doesn't want to be left alone, poor guy.

Here is a photo that I took of him about 15 minutes ago laying down in bed next to me (he's still cuddled up with me as I type).

There is also a little Dachshund who is adorable, though I haven't taken a photo of her yet. I'm coming back here to pet sit again later this month, so I'll most likely take one of her then.

Anyhow, I'm going to sign off now and watch a Netflix movie on my tablet with Powell (the dog in the photo). Have a good night, everyone!

Sherbet- continued

In my previous post, I had mentioned that I had not captured a recent video of Sherbet. So I had decided on that very day- well, yesterday- that I would create one. In the video, he is curiously looking at my hairless Chinese Crested, Sookie while hiding behind a vacuum.

Often when Sookie approaches him and tries to play with him, he gets a bit nervous and hisses with his back arched up and tries to hit her with his paw, then hides. However, when she walks away he will attempt to bravely sneak up on her. It's weird, I know.