La versión español está después de la versión inglés.
TODAY, 1 JULY, is the eighth birthday of Moose and Dudo. They were born 11 days before we arrived in Spain and taken to a shelter along with their mother and three littermates. The littermates were tabbys and were adopted quickly, while Dudo and Moose remained at the shelter for 10 more months until I saw a video online and told San Geraldo they were the ones. They spoke only Spanish at the time, but are now fluent in English, as well. And Dudo has completed a course in surveillance at the National Intelligence Centre (if we can believe him). I’m so glad they waited for us. We got the two smart cats in that litter.
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HOY, 1 DE JULIO, es el octavo cumpleaños de Moose y Dudo. Nacieron 11 días antes de que llegáramos a España y fueron llevados a un refugio junto con su madre y tres compañeras de camada. Las compañeras de la camada eran gatas atigradas y fueron adoptadas rápidamente, mientras que Dudo y Moose permanecieron en el refugio durante 10 meses más hasta que vi un video en línea y le dije a San Geraldo que ellos fueron para nosotros. En ese momento solo hablaban español, pero ahora también dominan el inglés. Y Dudo ha completado un curso bilingüe en vigilancia espía del Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (si podemos creerlo). Estoy muy contento de que nos hayan esperado. Tenemos a los gatos más inteligentes en esa camada.
Leyendo y discutiendo los libros de San Geraldo — íntegramente en inglés.
Dudo detecta un bicho.
Aparentemente, tenemos que pagar por la clase de espía avanzada si queremos que sepa qué hacer después de que se detecte.
Happy Birthday, may you have many more years of fun together.
David,
Thanks. They’re now 48 in human years. Dudo is still very immature.
LOL too funny, smart cats indeed. Happy Birthday to both of them.
Larrymuffin,
Just another day for them… since they’re always the center of the universe.
awwwwwwwwwwwww, feliz cumpleanos los gatos!
Anne Marie,
They say gracias!
Happy birthday to youse, Moose and Dudo! (Note correct usage of the Brooklyn second person plural…) A handsomer pair of guys I can’t imagine, except possibly your two human dads!
A. Marie,
Y’all are so kahnd!
Happy Birthday to your fur babies. Perhaps they were just holding out for the right human parents and they certainly got those!
Cheapchick,
Whatever the reason, I’m glad we saved each other.
I’m shocked the tabbies went and they stayed for so long. I thought tabby cats were common.
Adam,
One of the names for ours is Domestic European. So I think they’re even more common than tabbys.
Happy Birthday to Moose and Dudo! They will rule the world some day.
Debra,
What? They don’t already rule the world?
Obviously they are two ‘bookworms’!!
You four were meant to be together…..happy it all worked out.
Happy Birthday Moose and Dudo…….you have done a great job!
Jim,
They are sweethearts. Quirky sweethearts.
Such pretty kitties, and obvious geniuses. I can see it in their eyes. I like that you write in English and Spanish. I’m always trying to improve my Spanish.
Love,
Janie
Janie Junebug,
Writing here In Spanish every day helps improve mine, too. But I know mine can be quite entertaining.
Happy day to D&M! Do you ever sing “Soft Kitty” to them?
Walt the Fourth,
Nope. And I don’t know why but that song really gets on my nerves.
Again, I will say, “They’re delicioso!”
And the punums on those two? Oy!
Bob:
And they grow more and more affectionate all the time.
Belated many happy returns, Boys! They’re as lucky to have you as you to have them – the difference being that they don’t know it…….or do they?
Ray,
You know, I think they DO know it.