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Raccoony's Patent
Application |
| January 2009 |
| Warmth was the
essential cat commodity durign the long
cold winter. So she invented a 2-cat
warmer using radiant heat from an
electric oil filled radiator. |
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Springtime cats |
| March 2009 |
| Bobcat had strange
stirrings that made him sniff the girl
cats...it was his first ever spring and
he loved it! |
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Dusty followed
Verne |
| March 2009 |
| Dusty loved Verne and
liked to hang out in the greenhouse
watching him work. |
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Bobcat's first
fight injury |
| March 2009 |
| Bobcat got bit because
he wouldn't stop wrestling with Dusty.
$80 to the vet and a week on oral
antibiotics for the little cat pest... |
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Raccoony gave
Bobcat his first gopher |
| December, 2008 |
| Bobcat discovers the
fun & games of an indoor gopher chase.
Then he tasted the yummy fresh meat. He
was sold on fresh gopher. Good job
Raccoon Girl! |
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Cougar died,
Bobcat was adopted, Raccoony raised him |
| December, 2008 |
The magnificent cat
Cougar died at age 2 this past summer. A
great hunter, but he strayed from
gophers to harvesting bunnies from
someone's farm. After Cougar killed &
ate 6 rabbits the farmer killed Cougar.
One can't blame him--when a sheep dog
kills sheep they kill the dog.
Cougar will always be remembered as a
great spirit, a loyal friend.
With the loss of our pack leader I
adopted Bobcat from a Craigslist ad. The
mexican family that found him were
wonderfully loving, generous.
Immediately I knew Bobcat was an Angel.
Raccoony raised him, then fell in love
with the young boy. |
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Raccoony turned
1-year old |
| June, 2008 |
| Happy birthday to the
youngest of the cat Angels. |
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Half pound gopher |
| June, 2008 |
| Cougar battles a world
record size gopher to the finish. Call
Guinness! |
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Generous with his
spare gophers |
| June, 2008 |
| Cougar let Raccoony
have one when he was too full to eat.
That made her cat day. |
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Valedictorian
Cougar |
| June, 2008 |
| High School provided
Cougar the intellectual framework he
needed to master cat-human language, to
develop athletic skills to out run the
fox, and the cunning to steal prey out
from under the beak of the hawk. |
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Verne's cat pack |
| May, 2008 |
| After Rusty left his
old body behind his presence continued
to warm us like a fire on a cold
evening. Cougar stepped into his mighty
paws to become the new alpha male as the
girl cats came to accept him. |
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Raccoony loves the
Dalai Lama |
| March, 2008 |
All the cats were
upset that China would not let Tibet be
free. Raccoony made this collage of
photos from the news to send to the
Dalai Lama. That way she hoped he'd know
that the cats were with him. Little
Raccoony printed this picture to mail
with her cat allowance (cash$) to:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Thekchen Choeling P.O. McLeod Ganj
Dharamsala H.P. 176219
India
Verne had to put $.90 postage on the
envelope for her. |
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Raccoony leaves
Cougar in the dust |
| July, 2007 |
| Kitten energy
seemed boundless. Cougar had to rest
up. |
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Cougar begins kung
fu training for Raccoony |
| July, 2007 |
| Cougar enjoyed play
fighting with the new kitten.
Raccoony gets whooped. |
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New kitten
Raccoony |
| July, 2007 |
| She looked like a
raccoon. Now Dustball wouldn't be
the only girl in the pack. |
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Jailed Paris
Hilton interviewed by Dustball |
| June, 2007 |
| Paris shares her
spiritual insights. Dustball let's
her tell it all. |
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Cougar at 10
months |
| March, 2007 |
| The youngest cat
was the new alpha male. A tough but
sweet little kitten. |
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Dustball 2007 |
| March, 2007 |
| Her favorite song
is Don't worry baby by the Beach
Boys. With cat lyrics. |
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Cougar's first
pheasant |
| January, 2007 |
| The young one bags
a big one! Kitten discovers gourmet
eating. |
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Cat Models |
| February, 2007 |
| Which cat was the
best model? It was a toss up. |
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Employee of the
month |
| October, 2006 |
| For excellence in
cat modeling, Cougar was awarded
"Employee of the month" |
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Face of an angel |
| October, 2006 |
| Cougar was no
ordinary cat, he was an Angel |
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Dustball finally
had a playmate |
| September, 2006 |
| Her first year was
lonely, now she had a kitten to play
with |
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Rusty liked pizza |
| September, 2006 |
| Three cats living
together, a happy group of felines |
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Evil foxtail weeds
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| August, 2006 |
| The foxtails were
sharp, one stuck in Dustball's eye |
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Why cats get
"fixed" |
| August, 2006 |
| Cougar was too much
fun, he needed to see the vet to,
uh, get "fixed." |
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Rusty's future
looked bright |
| August, 2006 |
| Sleeping on the
deck at night allowed Rusty to watch the
stars, he felt the deep stillness of
the country. The sun rose to warm his
fur and he felt peace. He felt
gratitude. |
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God gave Verne
another Angel |
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obviously an Angel. Verne was
grateful and said "Thank you Father
for this cat Angel" several times
every day. |
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God asks Rusty to
stay on earth to protect Cougar |
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home to Heaven but when GOd asked
him to protect his cat Angel Cougar
Rusty said "Yes, Father" |
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Cougar & the full
moon |
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| Cougar goes bonkers
playing in the light of the summer full
moon. |
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Cougar learns the
ropes |
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quickly. |
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| Dust
Ball's kid brother |
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| They divide up the
office territory. Who gets to warm
Verne's chair... |
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| Dusty's
Toys |
| June, 2006 |
| In the middle of
the night she calls my name. "Peep!
Peep!" another toy... |
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Rusty's Retirement |
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| He still had to
work as Night Watch Cat, and train
the next lead cat... |
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| Dusty
learns cactus packing |
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| She loved bubble
wrap but kept falling asleep on the
wrapping paper. |
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| Dusty meets her first snake |
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| She'd never met a gopher snake
before. Had Rusty ever seen a snake she
wondered? |
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Rusty bitten by Possum |
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| Another $288 in emergency vet care.
The old Rust Bucket had yet another
drainage tube, and wears the funnel
on his head till it heals. |
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