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Today is the 14th birthday of Dudo and Moose. They are stand-offish, affectionate, stubborn, cooperative, good eaters, picky eaters, clean, messy, trusting, suspicious, gentle, snippy, intelligent, slow-witted, calm, neurotic, inconsistent creatures of habit. I suppose I just described cats in general.
Dudo and Moose moved in with us when they were 10 months old, after we had lived in Seville ten months. They were born on the street and lived in a small cage in a shelter until I found a video clip of them online and fell in love. The photo above has me down on the floor to get a shot of the boys on their first day with us.
To paraphrase Bill Dana (American comedian, actor, and screenwriter): We were told the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Ours had us trained in two days.
Hoy es el 14º cumpleaños de Dudo y Moose. Son distantes, cariñosos, testarudos, cooperativos, comen bien, comen mal, limpios, desordenados, confiados, desconfiados, gentiles, insistentes, inteligentes, torpes, tranquilos, neuróticos y criaturas de hábitos inconsistentes. Supongo que acabo de describir a los gatos en general.
Dudo y Moose se mudaron con nosotros cuando tenían 10 meses, después de que viviéramos diez meses en Sevilla. Nacieron en la calle y vivieron en una pequeña jaula en un refugio hasta que encontré un video de ellos en línea y me enamoré. En la foto de arriba estoy en el suelo para tomar una foto de los chicos en su primer día con nosotros.
Parafraseando a Bill Dana (comediante, actor y guionista estadounidense): Nos dijeron que el proceso de entrenamiento con gatos era difícil. No lo es. El nuestro nos entrenó en dos días.
• Día 2
• Día 7. Ya estábamos reordenando los muebles.
• Día 12
• Día 12
• Día 48. Moose. Ir al veterinario, ver el vecindario, y disfrutar de las vistas.
• Día 48. Dudo. Ir al veterinario, ver el barrio, y construir un muro.
• Día 4.808
• Día 4.808
Happy, happy birthday to Dudo and Moose!🎉🎉🎉❤️ You and SG have given them such a wonderful life.
Robin:
We think we’ve done alright by them!
MANY happy returns to you both, D & M, you heart-stealers, you. What an easy life you must have, just being the gifted entertainers that you naturally are. Wishing you both a whole lotta future birthdays – we know you’ll keep us smiling.
Raybeard:
We do love these guys and love serving them.
Happy birthday boys! What a great life you have.
Boud:
Thanks. Sometimes I think they know it.
Congratulations to the boys for having adopted two great humans and trained them well.
Will,
And we’ve never even been to obedience school.
Happy Birthday to the Boys, you have helped them have a wonderful life.
David,
It’s satisfying to know the difference we made and they’ve made a difference for us, too.
A scientific lesson in cat behaviour, indeed – and fab photos! Jx
Jon,
Our cats in the States were so different from these two who are so different from each other. Still, they’re all cats.
It’s like they always knew they’d be living in swell digs with you and SG. I imagine the moment they stepped into your home they asked you, “What took you so long?”
May they continue to live healthy and happy lives for a very long time.
Mary, Servant of Maurice
Mary, Servant of Maurice,
Yours has a touch of evil!
Slightly more than a touch.
Happy Happy Birthday to The Boys!!
The four of you are made for each other!
Bob,
Yes, we are. Manic.
Dudo and Moose are two lucky felines to be parented by you and San G. Happy Birthday to the boys.
Shirley,
Thanks. It’s a match made in… well, somewhere.
Happy Birthday to the boys!!
Happy you found each other!
In spite of/because of the nature of cats, I miss having one.
Jim,
You guys made a great animal family.
Happy Birthday to those two sweet boys!!
Kelly,
I gave them both birthday kisses. Moose was fine. Dudo thought I had lost my mind.
A little off topic but my old dog Zelda I never had to train her to potty right. She had one accident in the house, due to a medical problem as an adult
Adam
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Adam,
Amazing for a dog. Cats mostly know immediately what to do.
Happy Birthday, Dudo and Moose! Long may you reign! Keep the help in line.
Debra,
We’ve both been written up a couple of times. But who will they find to work for this money?
Happy Birthday to Moose & Dudo! We know you’re the real kings of the castle in which you live!
And Scoot, it was very good of you & SG to adopt a bonded pair — not many people do. I also emailed you a fun clip of NYC this weekend, so check your spam box…
Tundra Bunny:
They had been in the shelter together for 10 months. We couldn’t imagine separating them. We did the same with two brothers we adopted in San Diego. They were 4 months old and in the same cage.
Happy birthday! What beautiful cats.
Danielle:
Thanks! They are beauties.
Happy birthday, boys! Tasha says, “Woof!”
Walt the Fourth:
Thanks! Does Tasha really?
Happy Birthday to the ones in charge! They ” fell on their feet”when you adopted them. I had cats for many years and they were all so different in personality….not just cats!
Frances
Frances:
All our cats have been so different and so inconsistent.
Oh, I missed this yesterday! I love those boys 🙂
Judy C:
I’m sure they’d love you, too. Moose is right now yowling in the kitchen because he thinks we’re late on a round of treats.
Those 2 cats are too clever for words. Same here with our Teeter, they know how to get us to do what they want.
larrymuffin:
So, Teeter already has you both trained? They are so manipulative.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY 💜
Anonymous(not even an alias?):
Many thanks!