My puppy's new talents

[isaakios]

Snowpup's most recently discovered talent is being able to find spiders-- on the ceiling, hanging from the ceiling, or crawling on the wall.  His little puppy eyes are geared to movement, I suppose.  This is one reason I don't like living in an old house-- I see at least one spider a week.  I used to be afraid of them, now they're mostly angering

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[canonjohn]

The building where I live has lots of spiders, especially in the summer and fall. I don't especially like them, but I try to avoid killing them unless they are getting too close to where I am. Nothing dangerous, just the run of the mill brown spiders that seem to be abundant here. I used to be very afraid of spiders and any kind of creepy-crawlies. God must have had a purpose in creating them...that odl balance of nature thing.

I'm jealous of the puppy.....would love to have one, but the brotherhood here is not of one mind about dogs (or cats)...so it would not work very well.

Good luck with the work.
Christ is risen!
John

[it_gurl]

PUPPY!!!!!!

I like spiders. I have a rule in the house, which I announced when we moved in and I periodically repeat for newcomers.

Anything other than spiders in the house get killed. Spiders in the house cannot spin webs where I can see them and must attempt to hide when seen. Webs will be removed. Spiders not attempting to hide will be evicted. Spiders landing on humans will be executed.

Works well for us. When we moved in there were a ton of mosquitoes around the house and tons of marks on the walls where the previous tenants had squished spiders and not cleaned them up - don't ask.

After we moved in and I told the spiders it was cool to stay if they followed the rules, the mosquitoes have all but disappeared. Every once in a while (twice a month, maybe) we have to evict a spider, but generally the follow the rules and eat the mosquitoes ^_^

I love that userpic...

[isaakios]

Your rule sounds fair. You're a very nurturing person, I think-- very kind and patient. I like to try to remind myself that spiders are "useful" for getting rid of other unwanted guests but some of them just look so... creepy. When they hang down and almost touch me I have been known to freak the hell out.

Re: I love that userpic...

[it_gurl]

That's my Kickapoo ^_^

hanging down and almost touching you would constitute the death penalty.

I think spiders look really cool, but I'm weird. Try setting rules for the spiders and announcing them, you know, out loud.

I'm strange, I know, but it really seems to work. If you're consistent with the repercussions of breaking the rules, they will follow the rule. Not unlike children ;)

Of course, I'm also the person who just asked the Faeries to give me back my make-up bag...

They did, btw :D

[isaakios]

You're a good mom... for faeries and spiders! =^) And for Kickapoos!