Funny Human Day and Bridge

 It's about time I got another turn.  In case you've forgotten what I look like, I'm Percy, the handsomest dude on the Funny Farm.  I'm happy to announce that today is Funny Human Day ...

**Excuse me once second, please.  Cotton, it is too Funny Human Day!  How do I know?  Because I just made it up, that's how!**

Where was I?  Oh, yes, I have a special video to prove how easy it is to fool humans. Furries, you can't do this same trick, but you can hide their glasses under the couch, move the bath mat into the kitchen, drag the food lady's purse into a different room than she left it - You know, things we can handle with out opposable thumbs.

Now enjoy a little crazy grandma fun. We can't picture Jan doing anything like this. What about your human?  Jan would be afraid someone would think she's gone gaga. Really?


If the video doesn't play, click here.

 Graphic by KC of the CB

Sweet Yuki of the Kazoku Neko blog has gone to the bridge after a health battle with her kidneys.  We send a pawhugs to her sad family.

 Graphic by Ann of Zoolatry.

Our Rainbow Friends is a brand new blog where -- You get the idea.  Each month they will publish those submitted that were lost the previous month. 

The following information is from Amber DaWeenie's 2/3/12 post: Our Rainbow Friends will be accepting notices of January 2012 losses until the end of February. The post will be published the first week of March. Thereafter, the deadline for submissions will be the 10th of the following month with the post being released by the 15th of the month.

If the blog gets some more volunteers, others from 2011 or so might be added too. 

Sam, Jan and Champis

Oops!  I just went from no photo to 3 of the same photo of my handsome face.  Wonder why Blogger can't count?  I can.

Oh, sorry, I'm Sam.  And before I post the next photo - which I hope to only see one copy of - I want you to know it was not my fault.  I had nothing to do with it.  Jan has been known to call me Brick Butt, Stone Head, or a few other choice names that mean I am a very large dog of rock solid bone and muscle when I collide with something (usually her) but this is not a black eye and I did not cause it.  We got that straight?  I am totally, completely and entirely freaking INNOCENT!

Now, this is what Jan's eye looked like for most of a week. Icky.  Ugly.  And hard to see through.  So if she wrote anything strange or unintelligible to you, she was probably trying to hold a compress on her right eye with her left hand while she typed blindly. (It's hard to see with a compress over one eye and a hand over the other - or so she claims.)

She can see what mischief we're getting into now, so we assume her eye is better.  Sigh.  It was such fun to be able to get away with things for a week. 

We have a really fun video for any of you who haven't yet met Champis, the sheep-herding rabbit. He (she?) is ambitious and keeps those sheep moving.  Enjoy!


If the video doesn't play, click here.


We recently ran across a blog requesting donations to help their animals using a paypal account. What struck us was it was set up for $1 donations only.  A year or two ago we used to see a lot of private and non-profit sites asking folks or furries to donate just $1.  Thankfully, we haven't run across this practice for a while, but if it still exists, we urge you to not participate.  We're not knocking the sites or questioning their legitimacy.  What we do question is their sanity.. It is not a cost effective donation.

Yes, you read that correctly.  Paypal charges a fee in these transactions, approximately 3% plus 30 cents for each transaction.  That means the person or group you donate that lone dollar to receives only - lets see, multiply by .... - I think it's 67 cents on each dollar.  Paypal receives a third of your donation!  And if there are any other fees, such as Over The Border -  No matter how you slice it, that is an expensive one dollar donation!

Please note:  DO NOT PANIC! We are ONLY talking about a SINGLE dollar, a ONE dollar donation. You know, $1.00.  We are not even remotely referring to anything over $1 where the 30 cents + 3% becomes more reasonable.  

We are still horribly "uncomfortable" with a paypal donate button on our blog because of the number of accounts they have shut down over it, so we have made our own contribution graphic.    If one clicks on the mailbox, the magic email address will open.  :)

A Smile, Tear and Challenge

Hey, Rusty here with today's post.  Jan's rushing me so if I type anything in catspeak, just ask for a translation. I have a smile, a tear and a challenge for you today.  And if you think you don't need the challenge, remember our tea kettle meltdown last week.  Things happen when you're not paying attention.  Well, at least when Jan's not paying attention.

We enjoy Maru in a box videos.  This one had us laughing.  Maru didn't like his Kamakura house.  But then it was placed on his favorite chair.  And ... watch what happens. Yep, he's a typical cat.


If the video doesn't play, click here.

Graphic by KC of the CB

This is Ah Wong of A Desperate, Reluctant Housewife blog.  He was originally called "Orange."  He appeared out of nowhere on December 6, 2011 and ran into the house.  He had mange and serious health problems.  He was given a name, a home and medical care, but he died on January 22nd.  He was once someone's pet (neutered), then he was homeless, and then he was loved.  RIP, Ah Wong.


Last summer, as Hurricane Irene approached New York City and several coastal neighborhoods were evacuated, many pet owners were confronted with the issue of what to do with their pets. As a pet owner, do you have a plan for your pet if there is an emergency?

The Ad Council and the New York City Office of Emergency Management’s (OEM) Ready New York are campaigning to encourage individuals (including pet owners!) and families to Resolve to be Ready in 2012. Test yourself with Ready New York’s latest online tool, the Readiness Challenge, which takes users through a real-life emergency situation that forces them to make quick decisions at every turn. Once users have completed the scenarios, they can refer to various Ready New York resources to create an emergency plan.

We have been wanting to post on the NYC Readiness Challenge for a while but since we're not posting daily, we get a backlog and it keeps getting bumped from the list.  We don't live in NYC, however, it's a short but thought-provoking challenge, no matter where you live.  Check it out.

In an emergency, your furries depend on you, so be prepared.

Cyndi Reports

Hey, Cyndi here.  We'd all like to thank you for your words of comfort on the demise of our non-whistling whistling tea kettle.  We are still in shock and have decided to hold off on replacing it until we have recovered from the shock.  It's just too soon to think about bringing another one into our home.  :(

We had planned a different post for today, but life happens and plans get changed, so today we'll just pass on some snippets.

The CB was going to hold an auction for Baker's medical needs but he passed away Friday, so the auction will be held in his memory to help his littermates and other kitties Mary Anne of Feral Cat Behavior is helping.  Jan redecorated the auction blog and made this graphic for any who would like to put in a post or their blog sidebar.  Stop by Furriends of the CB Auction to check out the items available.  Marg is the auctioneer, so if you would like to donate an item(s), her contact information is in the sidebar of the auction blog.

Last night we read the news that sweet Maggie was helped to the bridge Saturday.  We are sad for Mitch and their humans.  You can visit and leave a message on their blog Maggie and Mitch the Airedales. 

 graphic by ML of CB

We were also sad to learn Sarge Charlie passed away.  He and his wife Bee have been an inspiration to us with their positive outlook throughout his long battle with cancer.

Our friend Amber DaWeenie gave us the Pawsome Blogger Award on her and her Odder Brother Max's birthday. How neat, we got a present on their birthday.  Since we already passed it on to 3 bloggers a week ago, we will just say thank you, Amber. 

Melting Pot and Paws

Hey, Cameron here.  Yep, we're still here, despite Jan trying to kill us all.  Yes, we know it wasn't really all her fault, but we are fortunate we're still alive. Here, this is what happened.

We were all lying around snoozing prior to bedtime Thursday night while Jan used the computer, when eyes began to open and heads began to pop up as we furries started to panic.   Sniff, sniff, what's burning? Are we all going to die?  We can't see through the smoke.

**Note from Cotton - There was no smoke!  Cameron got a bit disoriented since he had tucked himself into a white sheet to take a nap. He's just being dramatic.**

Jan jumped to her feet, not knowing where to check first, then headed for the most logical source - the kitchen.  Did she leave something on the stove?

Oh, you bet she did!  She worked on the computer while waiting for water to boil for a cup of hot chocolate.  We think she waited a bit long to check on it cause this is what she found.

Yep, that used to be a tea kettle. A brand new tea kettle.

Actually, this is what is left of Jan's Christmas gift tea kettle.  Jan's new stainless steel  whistling tea kettle.

Does this look like it whistled?  Nope, not a screech or a peep. This whistling tea kettle croaked without so much as a whimper.  And because Jan had only used it a couple of times while she was standing by the stove, she didn't realize the whistle didn't work.

The non-whistling whistling tea kettle had no offspring so it leaves nothing of value behind, just an empty mug and an unused hot chocolate packet on the kitchen table. Sadly, it died far too young.  There will be no funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, you can send cards and donations to the Melted Tea Kettle Revival Fund we've set up in its memory.

** Note from Cotton - I think Cameron means the Melted Tea Kettle Replacement Fund.  He's still a bit rattled from the other night.**


We were very happy we stopped by Rumpydog's blog last night.  He had posted an interview with our PAWS cat shelter volunteer friend, Kevin, aka Meowmeowmans. Stop by Rumpy's to read A Visit with a Shelter Volunteer Pt 1

Part 2 will be posted today and it will be an interview with a PAWS volunteer who works with shelter dogs..  Meowmeowmans' blog is Animal Shelter Volunteer Life.

Well, this was supposed to auto post at 12:30 AM.  Guess Blogger is related to Jan and doesn't remember to read the calendar either.  Aha!  We found the problem.  They have a DIFFERENT calendar!  Their week ends on Sunday instead of Saturday.  This might be why some others have been complaining Blogger doesn't auto post under the new dashboard. 

The Three Droolateers

Hey, Merci, Sam and Buddy, the 3 Droolateers (not Muskateeers - we're non-violent and refuse to carry muskets), for today's tasty post.  Or is that today's tasting post?  Whichever, we're all here.

We were thrilled to be able to volunteer to taste test Canidae's TidNips dog treats.  Jan claims she can't afford to buy us treats, so we're very happy to taste test anything so we don't wither away.

But Jan is more particular.  Does she really expect us to read labels before we beg for something?  Well, we don't.  She does.

The Meatylicious ingredients:  chicken, turkey, potato, lamb, brown rice,oats, salmon, carrots, peas, molasses, potato starch, cranberries, salt, natural smoke flavor, garlic powder, sodium bisulfate, falx seed, sorbic acid, citric acid, mixed tocopherols and rosemary.  The Lamblicious has lamb as the first ingredient. No corn or wheat.  

We didn't know what they were made of.  They smelled good! Jan sat on a back step, opened the package, and this is what she looked up to see.

Yep, Sam had sidled closer and was sticking his tongue out at Jan.

**Sam:  I was not sticking my tongue out at Jan.  I was tasting the scent, preparing to drool but preferring to consume.**

Yeah, sure, if you say so, Sam.  We all did get to consume.  What do we have to say about the TidNips?

Mmmm, mnffff, nom nom, gulp, burp - do we get seconds?

When we went to Canidae.com to get a link to TidNips, we noticed the three Tidnip Dog Flavors and also the Chicken & Rice for Cats have a limited time Buy One/Get One Free offer.  Be sure to read the instructions because if you want to request a BO/GOF coupon for BOTH a cat and a dog package, they must be requested at the same time. Just check both boxes.

Canidae has a commitment to support the local independent stores, so their products are not sold at big chains like Walmart, Petsmart and Petco. You can use the store locator to find where their products are sold near you.

Canidae also has the Responsible pet Ownership blog, which we've been following for a while now.  They cover a variety of dog-related subjects in their posts.

Canidae provided the dog treats for this review but we were not paid or told what to type. Drooling was strictly our own idea/reaction.