I am having fun looking back. This is 2015. Phone cameras have come a long way since then, or maybe I have just gotten better at taking pictures (this is really grainy, sorry). Have a great Black and White Sunday.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Is a cat’s temperament determined by color? I have been reading some interesting studies. Mini Cooper says she is never ‘naughty!’ Does your color match your temperament?
http://messybeast.com/colour-tempment.htm
| Colour |
Character Attributes |
| “-” indicates no info |
Persian (Longhair) |
British Shorthair |
Moggies (mixed breed) |
| Black |
loyal, suspicious of strangers |
good-natured |
stubborn, friendly, sociable |
| White |
calm, peaceful |
streetwise and friendly |
timid |
| Red (Ginger) |
polite |
– |
shifty, unpredictable, unfriendly, laid back but with fiery tempers |
| Cream |
even-tempered |
– |
– |
| Blue (Grey) |
gentle |
quiet, affectionate
Possibly inherited from interbreeding with Korats and Russian Blues |
Calm, peaceable |
| Blue-Cream (DiluteTortie) |
– |
lively |
Mischievous. |
| Tortoiseshell |
maternal |
quick-witted |
Naughty, hot-tempered, temperamental |
| Calico (Tortie & White) |
calm, sweet-natured |
– |
Naughty, lively |
| Black & White Bi-Colour |
placid |
even-tempered, friendly |
wanderers. |
| Tabby |
equable |
good-natured |
Languid, home-loving, good pets. |
| Spotted |
– |
affable |
– |
| Black Smoke |
relaxed |
good natured (inherited from Persians) |
– |
| Pewter/Shaded Silver |
very affectionate and sweet natured |
– |
– |
| Cameo |
languorous |
– |
– |
| Colourpoint/Himalayan |
gentle, spirited but not demonstrative
This colour originated in Siamese cats. |
– |
– |
| Chocolate/Lilac |
outgoing, inquisitive
These colours were introduced from Himalayans i.e. trace back to Siamese. |
– |
– |
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Charles is such a silly little man. He has become quite a presence at the Zoo.
Never having had such a small dog before (he is about 15 lbs), I am learning all about demanding balls of fur who think they own you. I won’t say that he totally suffers from Small Dog Syndrome, which is a combination of behaviors from whining and jumping up on people, being a diva, demanding food, but he does take some behaviors to the next level for me. There are things that a small dog does that we would never tolerate in a larger breed, such as the constant food begging. The problem around the Zoo is that Mom (me) is not the only person in the house, which means that the rules are not consistent, especially when it comes to Lil’ man. Everyone thinks he is just so cute, or they want to shut him up, so they slip him food, which only makes it worse.
A good thing with Charles is that he does not want to be carried everywhere like many little dog divas do (thank goodness). He actually is not a lap dog which is why we are his 5th home, because he would bite people. Personally, I think he has arthritis. Previous owners may have picked him up quickly because he is little and people do that and then he would snap at them because it hurts or maybe children played with him to rough, which also hurts.
At the Zoo, we try to respect who they are, not who they are supposed to be. We are still figuring him out, that’s fur sure.
Just another DogDaz morning at the Zoo ❤
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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy, and if it were merely challenging that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” – E.B. White
I know exactly what White meant when he said this. In the beauty of the autumn days, it is almost impossible to concentrate on the tasks at hand and not just want to grab a leash, some water, and a day pack and head out into the woods or along the river. It is on days like this, when the air is crisp and cool but not yet cold, when the sky is bluer than blue and the clouds hang in the distance like fluffs of cotton that were placed there just for my observation, that I am forced, by my thirst for connection to mother earth and all her creations, that I stop saving the world and just bask in the gift of the day.
Anticipation of the colors that will come in the next few weeks from the changing season brings me great happiness. The reds, yellows, and oranges of the changing Maples, Oaks, Elms, and SweetGum. On our walks, the acorns and large nuts are falling in large numbers on our heads. I kept thinking that the Squirrels were aiming for us, but I realized it was just… fall. Are you familiar with the ‘GumBalls’ that drop from the SweetGum? They are prickly and roll underfoot. On many a walk, because I tend to be looking everywhere else but down at my feet, I have ended up flat on the ground after stepping on one of those silly balls. I always laugh when that happens, because the dogs come to me as to say, “Mom, Mom, are you Ok? What are you doing down here?”
What an incredible opportunity the change of the seasons provides us in understanding the cycle of life and the importance of change. The having to say goodbye to things, like butterflies and hummingbirds, that will make their way to Mexico or Panama, or some other nice warm southern spot to winter and reproduce, and say hello to the wild swans and the geese, coming down from the Yukon or somewhere in Canada to winter on my Chesapeake Bay.
Fall for me is the time to take stock of myself, my world, and my place in it. It is a time to regroup and prepare for the ‘going in’ of winter. To clear my slate, with humans and with nature, for any wrongs I have transgressed in the previous months, and to start fresh for a whole new year. Today I will enjoy the world – tomorrow I will get back to saving it.
(Originally posted DogDaz 9.26.12 Today I Will Savor The World with updates)
Happy Autumn Equinox 2019
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Sofie, aka Soda Pop, So So, Sofie Bear
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I am having fun looking back. This is 2015. Phone cameras have come a long way since then, or maybe I have just gotten better at taking pictures (this is really grainy, sorry). Have a great Black and White Sunday.
Anticipation of the colors that will come in the next few weeks from the changing season brings me great happiness. The reds, yellows, and oranges of the changing Maples, Oaks, Elms, and SweetGum. On our walks, the acorns and large nuts are falling in large numbers on our heads. I kept thinking that the Squirrels were aiming for us, but I realized it was just… fall. Are you familiar with the ‘GumBalls’ that drop from the SweetGum? They are prickly and roll underfoot. On many a walk, because I tend to be looking everywhere else but down at my feet, I have ended up flat on the ground after stepping on one of those silly balls. I always laugh when that happens, because the dogs come to me as to say, “Mom, Mom, are you Ok? What are you doing down here?”
Sofie, aka Soda Pop, So So, Sofie Bear
