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Wondering what the canine equivalent of social media would be….

If you need to find out more about barking dogs (and how to quieten them), read this.

I wonder what they’d say? Perhaps along the lines of a diary…

Monday:

• Day – Walk. Yippee! Sniffed 5 dogs, 3 males, 2 females. Enemies = 1. New playmates = 2. Home. Left alone ALL day. Snack: pot plant, watering system.
• Night: Mum home – dinner. Yippee! Kids home – snacks – 2 choc chip bics (yes I know I’m not allowed). Crept onto bed when family asleep.

Tuesday:

• Day – Walk. Yippee! Sniffed 2 dogs, both female. All friends. (Note to self – need to get out more, meet new friends. Try escaping over backyard fence today.) Home – snacks – rawhide chew, treat ball. Prefer watering system but digging hole in lawn to bury treat ball = fun.
• Night – dad found chewed newspaper – not happy. Outside all night.

Or perhaps more of a social commentary:

• Three new dogs passed fence today, one wearing bling collar (Xmas wish list – I don’t think so).
• Family gardening, dug up my fav old bone. Need to redig their new plants to replace fav old bone in preferred hiding spot.
• Missed my walk today. Need to bark, bark, bark. Didn’t they hear me? Bark, bark, bark.

Cats of course would have their say / blog (cat-a-log) too:

• Sleep interrupted (!) but for very good reason – feeding time. Yum! Back to sleep.
• Dreaming of the great outdoors. Doors shut. Windows shut. The modern cat’s life  (sigh).
• Gazing at the food bowl, willing it to refill.
• Swatting dad’s newspaper as he reads it. Maybe he’ll feed me. Snooze on lap. Shed hair copiously.
• Find prime spot on bed prior to families entry. Refuse to budge. Bite. Sleep in prime spot on bed – ALL night.

If pets could blog, what do you think they’d say?

More reading:

Leo Blog (cat-a-log) – for one year Dr Jo’s Maine Coon kitten kept a blog.

Pet Problems Solved – Dr Jo’s website with lots of pet info.

Read “A Modern Dog’s Life” by Dr Paul McGreevy for a unique insight into how dogs view our and their world.

Ok so this morning I decided to make a few simple changes to my website. Six hours later and I’m still changing it! Ok I did a radio segment in the middle but that still approx 4 hours of fiddling.
Some of you are probably technology whizzes. Not me. All I’m trying to do is share info. I have:
- website
- blog (this is it)
- twitter
- facebook page
- you tube page
- probably others I’ve forgotten about!!
In am attempt to link these up, I think I am now repeating myself. Did I say I’m repeating myself. Sorry everone who had to read my posts about teaching Chilli to speak six times!

Ah communication! Life must be easier when you are a dog. Just sniff the rear end, allow your rear end to be sniffed and move on. Canine communication rules.

Leo Righetti

Check out Leo’s Blog (Cat-a-log).

Leo the lion, a young Maine Coon cat observes life through the eyes of a precious pussycat.