Island Cats Swag

Hey, it's me, Rusty, with some exciting news.

You might remember the Island Cats recently held a giveaway for some of the swag their mom brought home from BlogPaws.  We were very excited when we were notified we had won. 

Friday the package arrived.  There were a couple of toys, some yummy kibble samples, some treats, a bottle of pet medication and something for Jan.  Yep, she gets the bottle of odor eliminator.  Not for her personally, for the house.  Don't know why the house would need it, unless it's because Jan's been sweating so heavily.  Our litterbox certainly doesn't have any odor!  Maybe it's the dogs' feet?

Jan opened the box on the washing machine in the kitchen.  Micah has been living on the dryer, so he was first on the scene.

And Cameron was second.  This is a first for both of them.  Usually Percy and / or I are first on the scene to investigate incoming packages. The contents smelled so appealing, Cameron rubbed his scent on the box to claim it.

The usually reticent Cameron tries hard to chew into a sample kibble pack. 

Micah does a double take as Percy arrives on the scene. Although Percy seldom tries to bully him any more, Micah goes into high alert state. Cameron is too busy trying to grab some nibbles to notice.

Cyndi shows up and totally ignores the guys and the box of goodies.  Instead she poses for the camera and waits for Jan to open a package to share among us.

Where was I during this?  I was helping Jan take pictures so we could get a taste of the goodies sooner.

Thank you for sharing your swag with us, Wally, Ernie & Zoey.  And thanks to their lady with the yellow hair who mailed the package.  

PS -  Quinn won our recent FURminator giveaway and she posted about it yesterday.  Her mom must be very happy she likes her new brush since Quinn is long-haired.  You can read her post here.

Merci's coat was so thick this year Jan couldn't even get a rake through it.  But Saturday she finally managed to "FURminate" Merci.  You should have seen the handfuls of hair blowing around the backyard pen.

Dancing with the Dogs

It's time for another Sunday Smile and we know you will smile when you watch this video. It has music with a good beat, dancing - and dogs. Very talented dogs.


Here are 2 humans and 2 dogs dancing..  It won them 2013 Best in Show Performance at Crufts.


If the video doesn't play, click here.


Mary Ray is a dog trainer in the UK.And evidently quite a good one. If you would like to see more of Mary and her dogs perform at Crufts, here she is with a Glenn Miller swing routine. The first video was heelwork.  We think this one is freestyle.

They all seem to be having a fun time.  The enthusiasm and rapt attention directed to the human, reminds us of Caroline and Rookie.  (Rookie went to the bridge a couple years or so ago.)


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You can learn more about Mary and her dogs at MaryRay.co.uk.

BC Column and I Ate Daddy's GPS

This week's Blogville Chronicle published Thursday.  It includes a fun interview with Mayoress Madi.  We interviewed her once for Mousebreath and we had a lot of laughs.

We hope to launch our new Meet & Greet column at the BC within the next week or two.  Please volunteer to be featured or send us blog feature suggestions.  We would welcome a suggestion with some information about a particular blog..

We can only succeed at this with your help. We are behind in everything.  Jan says there is only so much time in each day and she needs to concentrate on things that will help keep us together. So we resigned as tech support from the Tabby Cat Club and from doing the blog designs for the Furriends of the CB Auction and also the CB VSquillion blog.  But with your help and support, we can do the Meet & Greet column.  Any write-up about a pet blog doesn't have to be long, just tell us a little about it.

Opening this up to reader participation means there will be a greater variety of blogs to do a short piece on because we only know a limited number of bloggers. 

You can leave a comment or email us at jansfunnyfarm AT gmail DOT com.

And to brighten your day.

Hmmm, can't read the sign here.  It says, "I ate my Daddy's GPS and now he is lost."  Bella is from dogshaming.com.

Cats of Herman's Hideaway

This week we interviewed the kitties from Herman's Hideaway.  They're a special needs group with a special mom who takes in FeLV positive cats so they can have a home.  The blog is named for Herman, Karen Jo's first cat.  Herman, Emma and Austin have all gone to the bridge but at this time Spyro, Oja, Rocio, Bambino and Jose share the home.

Their interview, Herman's Hideaway … A Legacy of Love, is posted exclusively on Mousebreath, the ezine for cats by cats.