Comments on: Good dog! http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/02/16/good-dog/ Are you with me? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:32:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jamie http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/02/16/good-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jamie Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:36:10 +0000 http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/02/16/good-dog/#comment-92 Silver herds more "actively" than that, I'm afraid. She lowers her head and circles, nudges forward, etc. Even a border collie has a bit of trouble out-staring a cat. :-) The upshot of this is that Taxi takes a healthy swipe at Silver's snout every so often. I think it kind of humiliates Taxi that her claws are blunted by SoftPaws. I don't toss and turn either. Maybe that's why Taxi chooses me and not the much warmer person in the bed! Silver herds more “actively” than that, I’m afraid. She lowers her head and circles, nudges forward, etc. Even a border collie has a bit of trouble out-staring a cat. :-)

The upshot of this is that Taxi takes a healthy swipe at Silver’s snout every so often. I think it kind of humiliates Taxi that her claws are blunted by SoftPaws.

I don’t toss and turn either. Maybe that’s why Taxi chooses me and not the much warmer person in the bed!

]]> By: Amy http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/02/16/good-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Amy Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:15:28 +0000 http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/02/16/good-dog/#comment-88 So how does Silver herd the cat? Does she hypnotize her? I think I could actually deal with that; it would be sort of fascinating to see my cats be hypnotized...though I bet Maisy, the small queenly cat, would resist. She's used to getting others to do <em>her</em> bidding, and we all do. This morning, I watched the (very thirsty) German shepherd wait patiently for Maisy to finish drinking the water I was pouring into the dogs' bowl—not the only way Maisy will drink, but her favorite way—before drinking the rest of it herself. Maisy is the queen. The rest of us serve at her pleasure. And she sleeps on the backs of my legs all night, too, btw—like Taxi sleeping on you. As far as I know, once she's settled there, she stays put till I get up—I've woken up in the middle of the night often enough and found her in the same spot, so I'm pretty sure she just plunks herself down and stays. I don't toss and turn, so I make useful nighttime furniture. Tim was the same way, actually, and sometimes I'd wake up with him on the backs of my knees and Sophie a little higher up. They stop doing it in the summer, though... So how does Silver herd the cat? Does she hypnotize her? I think I could actually deal with that; it would be sort of fascinating to see my cats be hypnotized…though I bet Maisy, the small queenly cat, would resist. She’s used to getting others to do her bidding, and we all do. This morning, I watched the (very thirsty) German shepherd wait patiently for Maisy to finish drinking the water I was pouring into the dogs’ bowl—not the only way Maisy will drink, but her favorite way—before drinking the rest of it herself. Maisy is the queen. The rest of us serve at her pleasure.

And she sleeps on the backs of my legs all night, too, btw—like Taxi sleeping on you. As far as I know, once she’s settled there, she stays put till I get up—I’ve woken up in the middle of the night often enough and found her in the same spot, so I’m pretty sure she just plunks herself down and stays. I don’t toss and turn, so I make useful nighttime furniture. Tim was the same way, actually, and sometimes I’d wake up with him on the backs of my knees and Sophie a little higher up. They stop doing it in the summer, though…

]]> By: Jamie http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/02/16/good-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Jamie Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:04:39 +0000 http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/02/16/good-dog/#comment-87 When we first got our girl Silver, we were told she was a mutt--a cross between an Australian shepherd and a border collie. But since then, I've had several breeders tell me she's purebred border collie. (The uninitiated tend to see "Aussie" whenever they see a herding dog that's ticked.) Sometimes she gets excited and herds the cat a little, but it's nothing that Taxi can't handle. Our furry kids are all pals. I know where you're coming from re: purebreds. Silver and Cairo were sort of a weird attitude adjustment for me. Both are rescues, but Silver turns out to be a purebred and Cairo is something that breeders *ought* to breed for. A Chinese retriever, if you will. When we first got our girl Silver, we were told she was a mutt–a cross between an Australian shepherd and a border collie. But since then, I’ve had several breeders tell me she’s purebred border collie. (The uninitiated tend to see “Aussie” whenever they see a herding dog that’s ticked.)

Sometimes she gets excited and herds the cat a little, but it’s nothing that Taxi can’t handle. Our furry kids are all pals.

I know where you’re coming from re: purebreds. Silver and Cairo were sort of a weird attitude adjustment for me. Both are rescues, but Silver turns out to be a purebred and Cairo is something that breeders *ought* to breed for. A Chinese retriever, if you will.

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