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problem with trying to take a shower here at the zoo is that there are always at least 2 animals that are in the bathroom with me at any time and several lining up outside the door trying to get in. At this point, and now that all the kids are gone, I don’t bother to close the door because it is only going to get scratched up or some animal is going to stand on the other side of it and whimper and bark (and we all know who that would be.) Louise, being the muscular thin haired dog that she is, does not like the cold tile of the floor, so, unless I put my bathrobe or a large towel down, she prefers to wait right outside the door on the carpet. Sofie on the other hand, having 3 layers of fur, loves the cold tile and lies right outside the shower door. Sometimes it is really hard to get out of the shower because she is fast asleep on the bath mat and has me trapped in the stall. I guess they need to know where I am at all times.
I thought that when the kids no longer lived at home, I could finally have the master bathroom back. Even though there are 2 other bathrooms in the house, everyone wants mine (it does have the best shower and the best light, but I really think it is BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIRS!) I have given up trying to keep animals out. My huge soaking bathtub has become a velodrome for cat athletics. Nine and Stella go racing into the bathroom the minute I open the door to chase cat toys around the inside of the tub (it is really great for rolling little cat balls around and it keeps them busy for a long time). Kitty of course, likes to pee on the rug by the sink, and Muffin likes to chew on the plants (he does this first thing in the morning so that he can tick me off and I will go upstairs and feed him). The only one that I have never seen in my bathroom is Noël (but maybe I just don’t see her because my bathroom is all white and she is all white too (just joking)). But really, she does not come in there.
With Sofie’s allergies this season, I am kind of glad that she stays with me when I shower, so that the steam opens up her airways a little (yes, I am always thinking like a Mother). Is it the comfort of being near or is it the soothing sound of the water that relaxes her and puts her to sleep in a matter of moments?
I don’t mind sharing the master bath with the other master in the house, but all these minors are just making me crazy. Oh, did I mention the black Labby Lulu hair that just covers the white tiles any time she enters the room?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Red-tailed Buzzard (Buteo jamaicensis) (by Dave Hamster)
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You need to understand Mom, that it was a totally horrible experience, and all Noël did all week was pick on us, and call us names, and write bad things about us on the blog. Really Mom, please don’t ever leave a cat in charge again. It is just a really demoralizing experience to have to submit to the rude and undoglike behavior of a feline. Next time you decide to go away and want one of the animals to watch over the blog, please hire a Rottweiler or a Malamute or someone who really knows how to keep all those cats in line. Or better yet, leave me in charge. I will show that Noël a thing or two about running the zoo. Really Mom, really! Just ask Lulu! She was so traumatized by the experience that all she did was hide from Noël the whole time you were gone. I am not sure she will ever be the same. Actually, no one will ever be the same again. 
Just look at her. Poor thing, she has lost her marbles. You better never go away again!
What do you mean you are leaving to see Peanut for the weekend and you can’t take us? You are just cruel! Nine, I thought we told you to eat a hole in her suitcase, you stupid cat! What good are those cats anyway?
Just another Dog
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Noël here again. You may be wondering why the last few posts have been so anti-dog. Well Mom left me in charge while she is away on business this week and this is my opportunity to vent. Though we cats have learned to co-exist with those dogs, even tolerate them at times, it is just really hard to understand and accept their very odd animal behavior. I am sure that you can understand. The life of a house cat is so, well, pleasant. And if there wasn’t these yappy smelly balls of energy running around… oh wait, that sounds like I am describing that kitten, Nine, maybe I have to rephrase this …. Nine even loves the dogs and cuddles up to Sofie (meeeeoooowww – how can he?)
Ok, let me start over. When you live in a house with 4 other cats and 2 dogs, it takes a lot of control on my part not to just crawl in a hole to get away from the screaming bunch of them. I would be happy if they all just went away, except for Mommy, I like her. I don’t know if cats were really meant to live in groups. We all are so unique and most of the time would rather be by ourselves than with other animals or even people. Except for some, like Muffin and Nine. Those silly boys love to sit on laps and even lie with other cats. Maybe it is a girl cat thing? Constance Kitty and I would be very happy if we never saw each other, or another animals again. Now baby Stella, I don’t know where she is on that issue yet.
It would be really interesting to be the only animal at the zoo. Life would sure be quiet. But, I wouldn’t get to finish the food that Muffy leaves over… and I wouldn’t have anyone to play with ….. and there probably would be only one litter box instead of 4 (which gives me a super choice)….
OK, they can stay… for now.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Looking Cool 2008
In Muffin’s bed,
not in mine.
2009
Catnapping
2012
My Window Seat
2010
I love me – Noël
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Dogs are stupid! That’s right. You read it here on the blog! Mom should have called this blog CATdaz, not DOGdaz. Have you ever seen what those smelly creatures do? They not only like to eat dinner where we cats go to the bathroom (how gross) but they sniff each other in the rudest places. We cats would never stoop to that!
Then when Mom is not looking, they like to chase after us, when we are just walking along minding our own business, and scare us half to death thinking they are going to kill us. Sometimes, when I am comfy and cozy on the den couch (my new fav spot), the stupid blond one that they call Sooooofie, or something like that, always jumps up and tries to take my spot. The nerve of these flea bags! Since Mom put me in charge this week, I will show those mangy mutts how to be civil while she is gone. There’s a new sheriff in town so watch out! – Yours Truly – Noël
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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problem with trying to take a shower here at the zoo is that there are always at least 2 animals that are in the bathroom with me at any time and several lining up outside the door trying to get in. At this point, and now that all the kids are gone, I don’t bother to close the door because it is only going to get scratched up or some animal is going to stand on the other side of it and whimper and bark (and we all know who that would be.) Louise, being the muscular thin haired dog that she is, does not like the cold tile of the floor, so, unless I put my bathrobe or a large towel down, she prefers to wait right outside the door on the carpet. Sofie on the other hand, having 3 layers of fur, loves the cold tile and lies right outside the shower door. Sometimes it is really hard to get out of the shower because she is fast asleep on the bath mat and has me trapped in the stall. I guess they need to know where I am at all times.
I thought that when the kids no longer lived at home, I could finally have the master bathroom back. Even though there are 2 other bathrooms in the house, everyone wants mine (it does have the best shower and the best light, but I really think it is BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIRS!) I have given up trying to keep animals out. My huge soaking bathtub has become a velodrome for cat athletics. Nine and Stella go racing into the bathroom the minute I open the door to chase cat toys around the inside of the tub (it is really great for rolling little cat balls around and it keeps them busy for a long time). Kitty of course, likes to pee on the rug by the sink, and Muffin likes to chew on the plants (he does this first thing in the morning so that he can tick me off and I will go upstairs and feed him). The only one that I have never seen in my bathroom is Noël (but maybe I just don’t see her because my bathroom is all white and she is all white too (just joking)). But really, she does not come in there.
DogDaz Zoo 