https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9PDbyPNpBI&feature=youtu.be

WHEN THE PUPPIES WERE ACTUALLY PUPPIES.

She is my mother's oldest corgi. Her name should actually be Small Car, because that is how much her long, loooong list of illnesses and accidents have cost over the decades she has been alive. I feel like at this point she should be getting some kind of frequent flyer rewards at the vet. Despite her unbelievable bad luck (and a fair bit of ( Read more... )

NB 1: They are not confined to these cages. The doors are open and they live in a garage full of hay, toys, food, water, boxes and things to climb on.
NB 2: I did not instigate, approve or in any way endorse the naming of a sentient creature 'Bobbo'.

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I can't really share the stuff I've written about Sam's accident and death, but here's one of the Bibi poems ( Read more... )

K: Dogsitting made me think I might want a dog
Me: Get a corgi!
K: It would be nice to have a pet that actually obeyed commands and did what you told it
Me: ....don't get a corgi.

In their natural environment. They're all surprisingly fast over short distances.

( corgis )

( My propensity for rescuing unfortunate animals despite having entirely inappropriate circumstances is hereditary. )

My feline soulmate turns 3 today. I love Zara so much. She's been with my through my PhD writing, Sam's injury and death, Bibi's rescue, Bibi's illness, roomate changes, my first academic rejections, my first academic publications, and my first real job. She's a quiet, ladylike feline, though she does have her mad-play moments, a real one-person ( Read more... )

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I'm....worried. The past couple of days, Zara has intermittently had a small amount of diarrhea, without blood. I know, I know - most cats do at some point. But we know Bibi is a coronavirus carrier. What if - despite all my precautions - she passed it to Zara, and then Zara gets FIP and dies ( Read more... )