V created a cat gym in the living room. Noel and Mini Cooper were having a grand time. When we adopted Noel she was so sick and did not know how to play even with the simplest cat toys. Time is a wonderful healer.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Setting the scene: (1) All the cats at the DogDaz Zoo live in the house. We just don’t want to worry about gathering them all up at night and what could happen with the cars, foxes, osprey, etc. (2) Mom had her eye surgery a few Thursday’s ago. The next day was spring warm and sunny, so we had the windows open and the doors screened. Mom was recuperating and mostly sleeping. (Do you sense where this is going?) (3) When Mom is traveling or laid up, the doggies go to Sonya the pet sitter. They were not home.
The scene: V was in the garage in the afternoon and in walked Mini Cooper from the backyard. Mini apparently managed to slide the sliding screen open and V put her back in the house, and that was that.
The panic: But it wasn’t just Mini. Later that day, when Mom went to feed the Zoo, Nine was nowhere to be found!!!! Flash lights, calling, walking the neighborhood. No Nine anywhere. Mom emailed the community and the county website and let them know he was missing (sadly another neighbor’s cat had gone missing the day before).
Saturday: Mom is not allowed to bend down or lift things because they worry about the pressure to her eyes, so she can’t go looking under things for Nine. Though the dogs were supposed to come home Sunday, Mom had Sonya bring them early so that they, especially Sofie, could help her look. Mom talked to all the neighbors and put them on alert. When the dogs got home she started a nose search of neighbors’ yards. Still no Nine.
Everyone was worried as the weather had turned cold and it was raining. Mom did not feel his energy in the yard but knew, with her ‘spidey’ sense, that he was not far. She kept sending Sofie and Louise out to search the yard and call to him in their doggy way.
9 PM Saturday night V hears meowing from the pool area. At first Nine wanted to run, but a nice can of Friskies made him realize he was more hungry than scared and it was time to come home.
Sofie was so happy he returned. Mini wouldn’t let him out of her sight (or the cat bed). He was tired and hungry but no worse for the adventure. He sure knew how to get Mom up and moving before she wanted to be.
– As reported by Noel, the stay at home, I would not leave if you paid me, Christmas Cat
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Purrrrfection!
Happy 9th Birthday, Noel!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Happy Birthday, Mom! You are really old and can’t see anything these days, but we love you anyway.
Louise, Sofie Bear, Noel, Nine, Stella, and Mini Cooper.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Our friends Will, Eko, and Penny, introduced us to this app called What-Dog.net We had great fun figuring out what each animal at the zoo was. Sometimes the app was right on – other times…. well, you be the judge.
At first it thought Louise was a Miniature Schnauzer (that is just so not her). It made me laugh. I do not understand what formula it is using to decide what dog you are (assuming hair or posture), so I tried another pose.
This time it pegged her as a Labrador Retriever, which is much closer since that is what most people thinks she is. Personally, I think she is a plot hound/ lab mix, but who knows.
Sofie was immediately identified as a Shetland Sheepdog. There is no denying the strong resemblance.
Stella was identified for the true princess that she is as a Pekingese.
Nine’s description was exactly on the money: intense and highly intelligent. The ears must make him German.
Noel could purrrfectly be a little American Eskimo Dog, don’t you think. And she definitely is reserved with strangers.
I was rolling on the floor laughing to see that Mini Cooper stumped the machine.
And then there is me. I guess I am a Collie (never really saw myself that way before), but I definitely am independent minded and need to herd others. Oh yeah, I bark a lot too.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Noel and Mini Cooper were sunning in the herb window. First I noticed that Mini was sitting on Nono’s tail. Then when I came back later, Noel had her leg resting up on Mini’s side. If these aren’t the goofiest snugglers.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Mini Cooper loves to chase the fish. We have 3 tanks and she could spend all day looking at them. She loves to watch the fish so much that she ripped the backing off of the kitchen tank to get both a front and back view of her friends. I worry sometimes that the fish will have heart attacks because this giant creature keeps coming at them from every angle. (Can fish have strokes?**) I have even seen her stick her paw into the little slit on the top of the tank that we feed the fish through.
The picture above is how I see Mini Cooper looking through the tank.
The picture below is how I perceive the fish she her.
Ahhhhhhh! Get me out of here!!!!!
** Things I learn on the internet: I asked Google “Can Fish Have Strokes?” What I learned was that anything that has blood flow is able to have a stroke because a stroke is simply a blockage leading to a lack of oxygenated blood reaching any given area of the brain causing necrosis of brain tissue. Fish only have a 2 chambered heart. Stroke is usually seen in creatures with more chambers in the heart due to increased pressure that comes with each chamber. Mammals and birds have 4 chambered hearts, frogs have 3 chambers, and then fish have 2. Sadly, though a simple heart structure, it does appear that fish can have a stroke. I just hope not from Mini Cooper.
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Mini Cooper loves to lie in the middle of the dog beds.
Louise was playing with her ball on the bed and went to get some water in the other room. In that instant, Mini plopped down and went right to sleep. Louise, being the gentle dog she is, went somewhere else and left Mini alone. She really likes Mini Cooper (lucky for Mini).
Have a wonderful Sunday.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I was standing in the kitchen talking to Peanut when I realized that the curtains were awry.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Some cats are just so handsome.
Nine has V trained to give him treats any time of the day or night. Not me, I have strict rules about feeding, but V is a softy. Nine is really pushy to the right people and seems to always get a little kibble on the side. Maybe he does know how handsome he is and uses that to his cat-vantage.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to Dachshund Nola and Sugar for hosting.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Purrrrfection!
Louise was playing with her ball on the bed and went to get some water in the other room. In that instant, Mini plopped down and went right to sleep. Louise, being the gentle dog she is, went somewhere else and left Mini alone. She really likes Mini Cooper (lucky for Mini).
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