A cat, a street dog, an occasional butterfly

[Kristoff]

Here are the other folks at home.


Cesur, male, currently 8 years old


Dost, male, age unknown + my preschooler Dost is a street dog that adopted us and several of our neighbors


Again my preschooler and a scarce swallotail. The butterfly doesn't live with us but has returned to lay her eggs on my parsley

 

[Yvonne G]

Your daughter is so cute! Love the last picture.

 

[Pearly]

You have got some beauty there! She reminds me of my daughter just few yrs ago... Ahhh! Goes way too fast! Love the yawning kitty too here is mine, 8 yrs old, Maxi, but most often called baby boy, or bad boy

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice photos, thanks for sharing.
Love the swallowtail, particularly!

 

[wellington]

Great pics. Glad you guys take care of the dog. Your daughter and the butterfly is a really cool pic. She is a cutie with a great smile.

 

[Kristoff]

Your daughter is so cute! Love the last picture.

Thank you, Yvonne!

 

[Kristoff]

You have got some beauty there! She reminds me of my daughter just few yrs ago... Ahhh! Goes way too fast! Love the yawning kitty tooView attachment 186307 here is mine, 8 yrs old, Maxi, but most often called baby boy, or bad boy

Thank you, @Pearly! Maxi is gorgeous. What breed?

 

[Kristoff]

Nice photos, thanks for sharing.
Love the swallowtail, particularly!

Thank you, Adam! The swallowtails decided to lay eggs on my parsley, so we pick up some caterpillars to feed them and then watch the transformation

 

[Kristoff]

Great pics. Glad you guys take care of the dog. Your daughter and the butterfly is a really cool pic. She is a cutie with a great smile.

Thank you, @wellington! There are lots of street cats and dogs in Turkey, unfortunately. This one is a real treasure.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

Tomorrow afternoon, our, "big city" of Portland, Oregon will be conducting a "Strut your Mutt" parade which will end at one of our "dog friendly" parks. Typical, dog friendly means no children equipment for kids to play on. The #1 rule for these, "doggie parks" is that you clean up after your dog when they are finished with their business. The city supplies bags and "labels on cans that say, no garbage dog waste only." These parks are good for dog socializing and exercise they may not get at home.
I won't be able to have Ava in the Mutt parade because the pretty girl is a purebred Doberman, not a mix. she was raised by cats so our cats groom and love on her, and she loves them for doing so… and she can always find heat…

 

[Kristoff]

Tomorrow afternoon, our, "big city" of Portland, Oregon will be conducting a "Strut your Mutt" parade which will end at one of our "dog friendly" parks. Typical, dog friendly means no children equipment for kids to play on. The #1 rule for these, "doggie parks" is that you clean up after your dog when they are finished with their business. The city supplies bags and "labels on cans that say, no garbage dog waste only." These parks are good for dog socializing and exercise they may not get at home.
I won't be able to have Ava in the Mutt parade because the pretty girl is a purebred Doberman, not a mix. View attachment 186386View attachment 186387 she was raised by cats so our cats groom and love on her, and she loves them for doing so…View attachment 186388 and she can always find heat…View attachment 186389

Ava is beautiful! And she's so lucky to get all the cat love she may or may not want

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Ken, the strut your mutt sounds awesome!

Sorry Muttley..we aren't close enough to go. LOL

 

[Pearly]

Thank you, @Pearly! Maxi is gorgeous. What breed?

Maine Coon (pure, with papers) some spoiled brats bought him as a small kitten for 850$ (he can go to shows but can't breed or whatever) and after few months realized that "there is white hair all over"... Duh!!!! I've been dealing with animal hair my entire life, to me it's worth it so I paid them 75$ rehoming fee and brought my baby boy home at 1 yr of age. He follows my like a dog! I never get any privacy bcs od my 3 young kids, not even in the bathroom bcs Maxi follows me there

 

[Kristoff]

Maine Coon (pure, with papers) some spoiled brats bought him as a small kitten for 850$ (he can go to shows but can't breed or whatever) and after few months realized that "there is white hair all over"... Duh!!!! I've been dealing with animal hair my entire life, to me it's worth it so I paid them 75$ rehoming fee and brought my baby boy home at 1 yr of age. He follows my like a dog! I never get any privacy bcs od my 3 young kids, not even in the bathroom bcs Maxi follows me there

What? A Maine Coon sheds?! Who could've predicted that...ROFL

I've always wanted a big boy like that!

We got Cesur when a woman found him as a tiny baby in the street and posted his picture to try to find him a home. You see, he was so...ugly that we thought if we don't adopt him, nobody else would. (He turned into a beautiful cat later on, different story - and, yes, there's cat fur all over the place. Always part of the deal, right?)

 

[Pearly]

What? A Maine Coon sheds?! Who could've predicted that...ROFL

I've always wanted a big boy like that!

We got Cesur when a woman found him as a tiny baby in the street and posted his picture to try to find him a home. You see, he was so...ugly that we thought if we don't adopt him, nobody else would. (He turned into a beautiful cat later on, different story - and, yes, there's cat fur all over the place. Always part of the deal, right?)

Haha! Right?! Your babies feline and human are gorgeous!!!! here is Toffi, my old lady tortoiseshell kitty girl. Also a rescue. Found her as homeless scared little kitten, fed her and... She never left, no one claimed her so after few months we took her in for the shots and to get her spayed and she became an indoor kitty

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning, TFO! What a beautiful world out there!

 

[Pearly]

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Good morning, TFO! What a beautiful world out there!

Omg!!!!! Love it love it love it!!!!!!!

 

[Kristoff]

Who doesn't want to be a tortoise? (One of "our" street cats)

 

[saginawhxc]

and she can always find heat…View attachment 186389

Oh my goodness! I have a Dobe and a wood stove also. I swear that dog is never more than a couple of feet from the stove while it is burning. Sometimes I'm afraid he is going to boil his brains on that stove.