Good to know. I was hoping simple commands would help us out! We’ve only had her just over a week, and even in that short time we’ve gotten better at handling her. I’m looking forward to tiring her little puppy brain out!
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The "what's On Your Mind?" Thread -2021
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i hate fireworks and wish that they would ban them from residential areas
Shes so young; she’ll learn! Puppies are more work than kittens. Its just going to take some time but then you’ll have her companionship and love for years! I miss that dog-bond a lot.
Found someone to lend me a cat trap but ended up buying one anyway. The one lent to me required you to get in front of the cage to open the door to let the cat out. If I did this Lola would come straight for me with teeth and claws. I spent $58 on a Havahart trap where the open and close mechanism is a one step on the top of the cage so I can at least keep a few feet distance between us and don’t have to crouch down to let her out.
I don't think he trusts all humans. I have quite a few that come on the deck for cat food and they eat while I am sanding there.
I think they sense I am not a threat. Baby boy trusts you.
He does the same to my neighbor who is barely outside so yes, they do wind up trusting humans and not just one person. Which is extremely alarming. He approached the neighbor mentioned above as well as the neighbor on other side of my house who doesn't even live there but acquired the house when his sister died in January. We have to remember that trusting humans can be dangerous for raccoons. There is a lot of misinformation and fear (I was there at one time) that some people could wind up hurting them out of fear. So this is a behaviour that we really need to discourage. That's why if I see them come I go inside the house. I don't stand there and talk to them or anything. Our local Wildlife Rescue would have a cow if they knew that this baby raccoon was so trusting of humans.
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I bet you’ll get more use out of the trap than just for Lola. Someone will have need of it.
yes, I had that thought as well. We always have someone on Next Door searching for their lost cat and it will be nice to be able to lend. And the only way I will ever be able to get Lola to the Vet is with a trap.
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I guess I’m lucky with my cats because they will go into a carrier, but I really need to get a bigger carrier for them. Athena is over 14 pounds and Bubbles was right at 11 but I’m sure she has lost some weight being outside
Treasure got hit with a firecracker. I took him to animal emergency. Hoping it's not bad but he doesn't look well. I despise fireworks. I always have. Please, prayers and good thoughts. We pulled Tourmaline through that way, hopefully we can with Treasure too.
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Oh no! I’m sorry that happened to your fur baby! Hopefully he will get better soon! Thoughts and prayers for you all
Why does something always happen to the cats under my watch? 9 cats disappeared over a year ago, Tourmaline and now Treasure. 
SIGH...Hek is under the bed. She'll be out when the noise stops.
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I wish my cat was under my bed instead of hiding outside somewhere. I miss cuddling with her every night. We thought we had her caught last night but she got away once again!
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My cat came out for a night time snack at 2:30 this morning. We thought we had her in a live trap but she went under our barn instead. So now we have a new plan to catch her. The score is now Bubbles the cat 1000 fur mommy and daddy zilch
All 5 cats are in the garage in their usual hideouts and perches. They all came to us early summer, previous years, and this isn't their first rodeo with fireworks. Our new pup isn't so keen on them, though. She has been nervous and flighty.
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No sign of Sopdet. House is almost on fire and 911 won't answer. Lot of good they are.
Sopdet almost got hit by a car. And the bushes in the back yard are now on fire. The same bushes that the cats run and hide in. So much for me being caretaker. Every cat under my watch had some tragedy happen to them.
Sopdet almost got hit by a car. And the bushes in the back yard are now on fire. The same bushes that the cats run and hide in. So much for me being caretaker. Every cat under my watch had some tragedy happen to them.
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Well the raccoon babies are back although there are still fireworks going. So hopefully Sopdet and the ferals from the other colonies are ok. At least Treasure is in Animal hospital so he's at the moment out of this mess.No sign of Sopdet. House is almost on fire and 911 won't answer. Lot of good they are.
Sopdet almost got hit by a car. And the bushes in the back yard are now on fire. The same bushes that the cats run and hide in. So much for me being caretaker. Every cat under my watch had some tragedy happen to them.
No sign of Sopdet. House is almost on fire and 911 won't answer. Lot of good they are.
Sopdet almost got hit by a car. And the bushes in the back yard are now on fire. The same bushes that the cats run and hide in. So much for me being caretaker. Every cat under my watch had some tragedy happen to them.
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