I know the neighbors' cats, Lola and Basil, are out.
Fascinating creatures, according to both Geoff and Cora. Rumor is that Cora has petted Lola, and that Cora enjoyed the experience far more than the cat did.
Geoff's teaching the baby to like cats! Is overt recruiting allowed? If this keeps up, he's going to have her on Team CatLover in no time.
I suppose there are worse things. ;o)
P. S. I think Cora is growing some kind of baby faux-hawk.
7 comments:
I believe being a CatLover is in the Turner genes!
Aunty Sue
Give in to the Cat Dark SIDE!
The best cat is a dead cat.
The second best is a neighbor cat.
You don't need a cat unless you have a barn.
They make stuff for those faux-hawks. I think we used to have one. It was called a baby brush or something.
Cora is just in that awkward hair stage of too much, too long, too short, not enough. She's still a doll. And I love her to pieces. Even if her daddy perverts her into a cat lover.
Dad
The human relationship with pets is not a recent one. Research suggests that we have had pets as part of the family unit for millions of years. We are predominantly a nurturing being and enjoy the need to care for others. As a result our pets enjoy a high profile within the family unit. This was clearly illustrated during 1994, the year of the family, when the commemorative fifty cent coin actually recognised pets as an integral member of the family unit.
Benefits of owning a pet
With pets playing such a key role in our families, we need to address the benefits of owning a pet from two perspectives. Firstly we need to address how the family pet benefits our children's social development. Secondly, in order for our children to gain maximum benefit from the relationship we need to ensure that we take time and care in choosing a pet which suits the family's lifestyle and environment.
The advantages of children having a relationship with a pet have been well documented:
A pet provides the child with unconditional love.
Pets don't understand peer pressure nor do they care if your child has had a bad day.
Children often refer to their pets as their best friends.
Sadly they can also be the child's first experience of death, but importantly, gives the children an insight into the cycle of life.
Involving your children in the nurturing and care of pets helps develop a love for all living things. Early positive experiences are integral to this process and are learned through observation, family modelling and participation.
All evidence points to the advantages of introducing a pet into the family. However a key stakeholder in this process is the pet, and one should not assume that the advantages listed will miraculously occur with little input from the family unit.
Pets are living, breathing, feeling animals that have both physical and social needs that have to be met.
Gosh but it's fun to shine the laser on the wall for cat lovers.
They have to be one of the esiest creatures to bait.
I like cats too. In a barn, not my house. They were never part of our 'family'. My family was all human. Only a dog was considered a pet. And all animals were creatures for food or beasts of burden. They were treated well and valued as living creatures but not family members.
Who is right? I say who's to say. We both know that those who abuse animals are wrong but even that is open to interpretation. As people become more removed from an agraian existence they have project human traits on to animals. They attribute human emotions, abilities and rights to animals.
I heard just last week that there is a group promoting an amendment giving animals Constitutional Rights. I suppose it will not be long before they have the right to vote,inter marry, eat in restaurants, drive.
I hope Cora doesn't come home one day and say, "Dad, this is my friend, Spot. We're goning to be married."
In A-LAS-Ka we shoooot cats from Air-machines with guns!!! Also, in A-LAS-ka we call airplanes "air-machines!"
S. Palin
Hmmm.
If animals are given the right to vote, things are going to get very difficult for politicians.
How can you pander to the cat lobby without offending the small-but-powerful mouse lobby?
Also, we support free exchange of ideas here at "They are here to replace us," but please, sign your posts.
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