All this talk of retrieving dogs reminds me of my retrieving cat, Sadye. In her early years (she lived to 19) I would throw crumpled paper (i.e. cigarette pack) across the room and she would bring it back to me. This would go on for several rounds until my other cat, Clyde, got tired of it all, and would grab the paper and shred it into little bits!! That would put an end to our play.
Both Clyde and Sadye were persians - Clyde a silver, Sadye a blue. After they had gone on to their reward, I said I would never have another cat (don't we all say that?). Well...after a year, I went to the ASPCA to see if I could find a SHORT haired cat - I swore off persians after twenty years of cat hair everywhere.
Of course you can guess what happened next. There, just waiting for me was this 5 year old, forlorn looking but beautiful red persian. I couldn't resist. Now, at the age of 17, Chad got his first lion cut last week. At first he looked like a real freak to me, but now I have gotten used to it even if he hasn't (he spends a lot of time chasing his funny looking tail). But at least I won't have to spend this spring fighting with him to get the mats out.
That trip to the ASPCA that day proved to be a great decision on my part. Chad has been a great companion for over 12 years now. At times he is quite annoying, but so what, so am I. LOL!
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