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19/10/2024

"As part of one of the largest ever research projects into domestic cat behaviour, the Horizon team - aided by the Royal Veterinary College and Lincoln and Bristol Universities - tracked dozens of cats over several 24-hour periods using specially-designed collar GPS devices and tiny "cat cams"."

Not only is this article insightful, it is also very cute! I loved looking at the record of each cat's journeys 😻

Meet Ginger, Chip, Sooty, Orlando, Hermie, Phoebe, Deebee, Kato, Coco and Rosie. They are 10 of the 50 cats studied in the village of Shamley Green, Surrey, for Horizon's programme The Secret Life of the Cat.

21/08/2024

Ah this is lovely. I didn't know about this. 🥰

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/friendly-horses-paralympics-868658?fbclid=IwY2xjawEygltleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfRTk07XjWT1GX3FIGgHY6TMJSEiMkZ453vA3CoLjMxq_HcqQvTfXX3o3g_aem_g37MlC36Ut_RbYqMurRhEQ

Discover the role of friendly horses at the Paris Paralympics. Learn how these companion horses help keep competitors calm and safe in the arena

10/04/2024

My tiny charges are doing well 🥰 🐱 Mummy p***y cat is now happy with me getting closer to check her babies are ok. I spent the past couple of days gently showing her that I was no threat but she wasn't happy until now. Her babies may be tiny but they are clearly hungry and with 6 mouths to feed my visit means food so that helps! She was actually pleased to see me today, enjoyed a nice stroke and ate peacefully whilst I admired her adorable offspring. Another photo will follow soon!

09/01/2024

Ah le télé-travail! 🙄

03/01/2024

Introverted people and their dogs 😆

02/01/2024

Happy New Year! Bonne année!

"L'air du paradis est celui qui souffle entre les oreilles d'un cheval." - proverbe arabe

This photo is from one of my last rides on my horse Jigolo before he retired. We had trodden this path many a time but his ears always pointed forward and each time felt like the first time for us both. May your path through 2024 bring you many simple happy moments like those 💝

23/12/2023

La maman de cette beauté est une de mes meilleures copines 💖 Hier j'ai entendu un reportage sur les cadeaux de Noël que nous offrons à nos animaux. Je n'ai pas de chien en ce moment mais j'ai toujours adoré offrir quelque-chose à mes chiens, surtout parce ce qu'ils ont toujours l'air d'apprécier (pas comme mes chats 😆). J'ai pris des belles pommes pour mes chevaux et je lui offrirai une friandise ou un jouet selon les conseils de sa maman 🤩

20/12/2023

15/12/2023

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Duo parfait ☃️🐶

13/12/2023

I've loved Thelwell cartoons since I was a child 💝

'Not to be opened until Christmas'
Christmas greetings from Thelwell

11/12/2023

✍🏼 crédit Simon's Cat

09/12/2023

Did you know that in France you can make arrangements for your pets if you can no longer handle your own affairs?

Many of us pet owners worry about what would happen to our beloved pets in our old age, or if we have an accident or get sick. It is possible in France to specify who will look after your pets and how if you can no longer make those decisions yourself. This is planned for when you still have the mental capacity to make those decisions. Not only does it give you peace of mind but it secures the best future for your pets.

It can be part of a wider document or specific to your pets. Here is a link to an article about how to do it:

https://helpingyouinfrance.com/2023/12/09/lasting-powers-of-attorney-in-france/

07/12/2023

This week I am looking after two gorgeous p***y cats called Mackerel and Herring 🐱 The theme for the cats' names is obvious and made me think just now about our own choice of theme for naming our cats with a big smile...

My husband already had a cat called Ratafia, which is a type of liqueur, when a friend asked whether we would like a kitten. We were delighted, although Ratafia was not amused, and when we talked about names we decided to continue with the alcohol theme and named the kitten Whiskey.

Then we gave Tequila a home after he was abandoned as a kitten.

After that, Armagnac arrived, also as a kitten who had been found on the roadside at only a few days old.

We thought nothing of our choice of theme until a few years later when our little girl was at school and started talking about pets. The fact that 'Armagnac' was one of the first long words she could pronounce correctly, and then write, really did make us feel somewhat embarrassed by our choice of theme😳. We never did have the courage to ask the teacher what she thought of this🤣

The first picture is a rare one of nearly all the cats who are sunning themselves with the dog 😍And the second picture is the fierce creature Armagnac showing the dog who is the boss when she was still a kitten!

06/12/2023

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05/12/2023

🤣🤣🤣

Jean

03/12/2023

Trop mignon 🥰

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01/12/2023

I am not interested in all the business about who should or should not have said what or who tweeted whatever and whatnot, but I am interested in views on how parents and guardians deal with a child approaching an unfamiliar dog.

When my daughter Maya was a toddler, I felt it was important for her to learn that dogs can be unpredictable, even the best trained of them. She was used to dogs but, just like people, they are all different and can react in various ways. Not all dogs are that familiar with children and they can often get anxious around them. Also, some dogs really aren't in to being petted. So I taught her not to just approach dogs to pet them but to ask the owner first if it was okay for her to do so. It seems to me to be a matter of respect and courtesy as well as one of safety. As for safety, no parent would not educate their child about road safety and just let them charge across a road however they fancy.

We travel often with another girl of the same age. When she was younger, she had no dog education and a couple of times she went straight up to dogs excitedly with her hands flapping about. I explained to her why this was not a good idea and that she should always ask the owner first. It was not a complicated thing for her to understand and she stopped doing that but still enjoys petting dogs we meet on our travels when everybody is okay with it.

Thoughts?

A viral tweet about an interaction between a young kid and a dog owner is dividing the internet.

30/11/2023

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