W I D A D - spend time with my boys (2)


I might be spending  time with my boys:

 





This is Romy and Raj.






Romy is a pit/husky/lab mix; a bi-eyed handsome devil who has the sweetest temperament ever.

DH found him on Craig's list right after Beulah died. I thought it was too soon as I hadn't had time to grieve her death yet, but DH wanted a dog in the house for when we were out. He was originally named Romeo by his previous owner, and he grew up with a Blue Heeler named Juliet (go figure). We didn't take her because she didn't play well with cats, so she went to a no-kill shelter to find a new home from there. When we got him home, we decided to not call him Romeo, so we renamed him Romy. I wanted to all him Romer (not Roamer), but I didn't win that one.

So, he came to live with us and our three cats. We have been a happy family for I think five years now. that would make him 6+ years old, and Raj about 10 or 11 or, uh, maybe even 12.

Raj is often a needy cat who wants out when he's in, or wants in when he's out - and lets us know about it with the loudest complaints!

But sometimes he's chill  as you see here when he's on he patio on a warm Summer day. My boys are besties who each give Purnima a wide berth because when she wants to play she scratches them. The poor girl can't retract her claws and she doesn't understand why she is the pariah of the family.

Until next time..


EXIT
Pursued by a bear.

The Winter's Tale  Act 3, Sc. iii









Comments

  1. Elephant's ChildSeptember 20, 2016 at 10:39:00 PM PDT

    I grew up with dogs (German Shepherds) and cats. The cats always ruled the roost.
    Love your boys.

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  2. Kim@stuffcould....September 21, 2016 at 11:18:00 AM PDT

    I like that you rescued your Romy! I have a high maintenance grandcat, he talks all the time. I think he is so cute but drives my daughter a little crazy lol

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  3. WebsterSeptember 23, 2016 at 7:13:00 PM PDT

    E.C. My first dog was a Shepherd/Malamute mix and he was a runaway who adopted us! Hee showed up on my brother's friends font porch one niight, but they coullldn't keep him, so they brought him here and he made his rounds through the house and then curled up next to my Mom.

    Kim, all of our pets have been rescued from one place or another. Both Romy and Raj are high maintenance, but each in his own way.

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  4. AmiSeptember 24, 2016 at 9:11:00 AM PDT

    Nothing like the love of an animal to add to your life. They do have feelings, they don't ask you for much in return for their unconditional love and they bring so much joy.

    I like to shop at yard sales and Goodwill.. so it made perfect sense to me to get a secondhand dog, too. We had her 16 years and I still miss her five years later.

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    1. WebsterSeptember 25, 2016 at 11:33:00 PM PDT

      Ami (Susan),
      You are so right. Ahouse w/o animals is no home. Perhaps it is time for you to get another??? Or start small with a goldfish.

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