Can we legally leave her home alone? (Long, but we need answers)
christmasbaby
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Comments (3)My mind took a little trip with you when you described it. I know it was a special place for you, and I know you were relieved to find it still beautiful and a special place for somebody else. I always was ambivalent about going back to see an old home with memories, for fear of what I'd find. I have anyway, and in some cases it's heartbreaking, and in others I came away like you did. Relieved. The people who bought my house when I married have kept it well tended and loved, and I go by it several times a year on my way south. I detour off the highway to the little village where it stands and drive by it and I see my children sitting in the tree or riding their horse in my mind's eye. Makes me feel like a time traveler....See MoreMy neighbor won't leave me alone (long)
Comments (6)That is a good idea. I'm in zone 5 (can't get my page to update for some reason). Would it give winter privacy too? And how deep of a barrier do you need to install? I run into tree roots all through the area so it might be difficult. I went out into the woods the other day and dug up some weed shrubs (they look similar to privet). I put them around the last area where I cannot fence. I planted lots of little ones that can take a transplant and a couple larger ones for more of an instant privacy. I did this in the rain and it seems like the big ones are going to live. At least it is blocking the trash cans and the trash pile of food. You can step around the little ones but hopefully the hint will be taken. I might trudge back through the poison ivy woods and get a couple more larger ones. I don't want to be mean, I just want a my privacy back. I can take these out at any point but at least I don't have to wait for anything to grow. I would absolutely die if someone was watching me with binoculars. Especially in a swim suit! People have so much nerve....See Morehow long can you leave a cat home alone
Comments (15)I agree that if your cat isn't used to traveling, leave him home. I think the longest I've left my cats for was around a little over a week, maybe 8 or 9 days - I really don't remember. We had neighbors come and check on them every day, and feed them and such. They did fine. I wouldn't make a habit of it though. There was a lady that came into the nursery I work at looking for flea control for her cat and her home. One of the things I recommended was to vacuum every day. She said she couldn't ask her neighbor to do that. Turns out the lady was a flight attendant and was only home 1 or 2 days a week - the neighbor took care of the cat the rest of the time. That, to me, is abuse. That, to me, is her neighbor's cat that just happens to live in her house. Sad. But, that's not what you're doing. Thinking of traveling with cats reminds me of the book, "The Cat Who Went to Paris." I don't remember the author's name, but it was a non-fiction account of his life with his cat, and how they went everywhere together. It's an amusing book that I recommend to cat lovers. Sally...See MoreWe Think We Found Her!
Comments (11)Sabrina is here! She is very anxious and is pacing a lot. She will settle down and rest, near me, but she is scared and hand-shy. She has gone out twice since Leza left her here. The second time, I had to go out and herd her back into the house, with the help of both other dogs and DH. She had been out for 20 minutes or so, and would not come back into the house. We called and went out to her, but she kept backing away if we came within 10 ft. DH remarked that it was funny to watch us herding the herding-dog back in the house. Yep - she is an Australian Shepherd mix. She looks like an Aussie in the body and when I looked them up onine, I saw that they do come in her color. See the link below. I learned more about the "shelter" that she came from. It turns out that the lady with the concentration camp tattoo was the lady who died last summer. She helped out the owner with the dogs. The owner had 150 dogs at one time, but now they have her down to 7 dogs. Two of them are Sabrina's littermates. The rescue people have been giving the lady food for the dogs for three years now. She really neglected some of the health problems - like tumors and cherry eye and ear infections. Sabrina is finishing up her treatment for a yeast infection in her ears. She just got spayed two weeks ago. Toby is a bit interested in Sabrina, but Casey is obsessed. He loves her fluffy fur. He wants to hump her every chance he gets. We have been saying "Unh Unh Unh!" to the poor boy all night. Leza said that one of her dogs tried humping Sabrina a lot the first few days, but she growled at him and he quit. We expect it to take a week or so to let Sabrina settle in. Tomorrow I wil try to take some photos. Thanks for all the support! Here is a link that might be useful: Black Aussie with copper points....See MoreConnie Kru
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