The Feline Fans

The OSU scarf works equally well for cats though it really is a little too big. The photos of the cats were much easier to take; they didn't enjoy the experience but at least they held still.

Pepper went first - not thrilled but she sat and posed for me:



Then I scooped up Kirby and forced her to comply - got this picture just as she was plotting her escape off the counter:



Beanie made no effort to hide his disgust at the exercise, trying to ignore me and pretend I wasn't right there in his face with a camera. He was not purring and he was not happy.





I didn't dare try to put the scarf on poor old Lucy for fear she'd launch into a fatal wheezing spell. Just didn't have the heart to do it.

Oh, and one last picture of a blind old OSU fan:



Kelly, I know if you'd have been here you would have jumped right in and had fun doing this ... there's no telling where else this scarf might show up in the future!

New Ohio State Fans - The Canines

I came across the Ohio State pet scarf that Kelly had bought some time ago, still in its packaging. Of course I knew what I needed to do ....

Pixie thought it was a big game - chewing, twisting, turning and finally pulling it off to run around the yard with the scarf in her mouth. Bad puppy.

Tyson behaved himself - though he didn't enjoy the process, he made sure to show me his best side with a nice smile. He's our only compliant child.

And Tango, well, she was so focused on playing ball that she didn't even realize that I had tied a scarf around her neck. The biggest challenge was to get her to sit still and stop staring at the ball at my feet. I finally got her to look up so I could take her picture, though the results weren't too terrific.

Kelly, I hope you appreciate these new Buckeye fans! You know how hard this was to do by myself! Now wait until you see the feline photos - they were actually easier to take than the dogs, if you can believe that!

They Don't Feed Me Any More ...

Or at least that's what the casual observer would think. Chris has stopped the morning routine of wet cat food (one small can, split between 4 cats - it wasn't much) and Kirby has just gone berserk looking for food. Evidently the dry cat food is no longer acceptable - the wet cat food treat (even though it lasted only a few months) was enough to spoil her. She meows incessantly in the kitchen, trolling for people food, jumping on the counters and has even lowered herself to munching on the dog food.

The other night she was making such a nuisance of herself while we were eating dinner that Chris gave in to her begging and gave her some ravioli - and she ate it! She also enjoyed some spaghetti sauce the other evening. She's really gone nuts in her old age!