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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2006Pet Shop Next to the Motel in Davenport
Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. The first time we went in there were 4 kittens in a big cage with a ladder and a large upper platform. Three of them were grey and they all had little white mittens but one of them also had a white spot on the top of its head like a little diamond. The fourth was an adorable grey tabby. They were rolling around, climbing up and down from the bottom platform to the top, playing together like kittens do :) But the one with the white diamond sat down and meowed at us. Oh how sweet! The next time we visited (after the art show) someone had bought the kitten with the white diamond on her head. The woman working in the shop said yes, she was sold over the weekend. I guess its cuteness and little meowed pleas had been heard and I'm happy about that :) The remaining three kittens were too busy eating to pay us any attention. I'll be the first to say I probably wouldn't purchase a cat (or a dog) from a pet shop. But this was a small, privately owned shop (the owner had his huge Goffin Cockatoo, Rae, in the shop with a big NOT FOR SALE! sign). The animals appeared to be healthy, happy and well-cared for. The puppies were all in spacious kennels with pals to play with. The cages were clean. Up towards the front was a large glass enclosure with four young ferrets and those critters really like attention! Places like this (as well as shelters, etc.) are dangerous for critter-lovers like John and me. Jill >Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next door, just >a short walk, was a pet shop. The first time we went in there were 4 [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >Jill I theoretically oppose pet shops, too, but damned if I don't stop dead in front of every single one, and squeal at the critters in the window. Actually, I learned a great life lesson once, watching puppies in a pet store window. There were two sets of puppies, separated by a glass partition, a couple of Yorkies, and a couple of lovely little bulldog pups. The Yorkies were bouncing off the walls, and the bulldogs were *not*-- but lying down and watching them, wide-eyed. I could almost swear I could hear them saying, "Dude! What's all the stress about?? You gotta chill!" Some people are terriers, and some are bulldogs. I'm a terrier, but I swear to God, from that day, I decided I wanted to be a bulldog. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >> Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next >> door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. (snipped self) >> Places like this (as well as shelters, etc.) are dangerous for >> critter-lovers like John and me. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > in front of every single one, and squeal at the critters in the > window. These were actually very well cared for; it wasn't a puppy and kitten mill type of place, you know? > Actually, I learned a great life lesson once, watching puppies in a > pet store window. There were two sets of puppies, separated by a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > could almost swear I could hear them saying, "Dude! What's all the > stress about?? You gotta chill!" LOL! Yes, they were probably doing that with Yorkie's next door! There were no Yorkies. If this place had any Jack Russell's they'd have been bouncing off the walls. I love those dogs but come on, they never quit. I was surprised they were able to train the Jack Russell on 'Frazier' :) Some people are terriers, and some are bulldogs. I'm a terrier, but I > swear to God, from that day, I decided I wanted to be a bulldog. > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > > Make Levees, Not War >>> Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next >>> door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > I > was surprised they were able to train the Jack Russell on 'Frazier' :) Kayla is well behaved and well socialized with other dogs. With the exception of the Jack Russell next door. She seems to think he's a squirrel. Jo >>>> Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next >>>> door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Jo It was a couple of years ago now at the Davenport show when I was walking back from the porta-potties (gotta love those outdoor comodes!) when I spotted a couple with two Jack Russell pups. They'd just bought them and the pups were running wild, digging at the walnuts that fell from the trees in the part where the art show was. The couple were so excited, "Oh! Let's go to the pet shop down the street and get collars and tags and toys for them!" They had no idea they were about to engage in a HUGE endeavour of bounciness with these small dogs. Honestly, they are the bounciest dogs ever, ever! Sproing! Sproing! And *two* of them! EEEEK! Jill >>> Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next >>> door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >bouncing off the walls. I love those dogs but come on, they never quit. I >was surprised they were able to train the Jack Russell on 'Frazier' :) That dog, Moose, apparently *was* a wild child, and the job was like occupational therapy for him. He *hadn't* been a good "pet" dog-- he was such a chewer and gnawer that he ruined his teeth. The focus of the training and the intense one-to-one relationship with his trainer, were what he needed to settle him down. I think Moose passed away earlier this year, at a ripe old dog age. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>>> Our motel was on a frontage road off Hwy. 61 in Davenport. Next >>>> door, just a short walk, was a pet shop. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War I heard that about Moose; they had to train him to stop going after the sandwiches offered to the cast on the set. The trainer did a very good job with him ;) I saw some outtakes where "Eddie" went a little crazy. It was funny to watch. Jack Russell's aren't exactly known for being calm. John calls them dogs plugged into a wall socket LOL Jill >Jack Russell's aren't exactly known for being calm. John >calls them dogs plugged into a wall socket LOL One joke name I have heard for them is "Jack Russell Terrorists".  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > I theoretically oppose pet shops, too, but damned if I don't stop dead > in front of every single one, and squeal at the critters in the > window. Here, they don't sell cats and dogs in pet shops. I think it must be illegal to keep animals over a certain size in cages in pet shops, since they do sell smaller animals, like guinea pigs and birds. > Some people are terriers, and some are bulldogs. I'm a terrier, but I > swear to God, from that day, I decided I wanted to be a bulldog. Heh, I must be a bulldog. Nah, I'm a cat. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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