QI Inventory??

So sorry to hear about Steve, Denise. What a horrible thing to happen - for both of you. Mine are indoor cats, too. . In message , Denise in NH writes

Wonderful stories, Alice. . In message , AliceW writes

Which cat?

-georg

Oh, Paulette....I'd love a Peacock! Imagine a bird *that* big....!

-Irene

They are VERY easy keepers ! Oh, and I already have the fabrics for a peacock wallhanging, just waiting for the right pattern (or drawing) Paulette in WV

Wow, a lot of QI's on this group. I also have 2 dogs, Babbs (Bichon, 11 years old) and Babe (chow/shepherd mix, 3 years old). They both lay around me while I sew.

Denny

One of you lovely ladies had tremendous experience with birds. I need to speak with you (probably off list so as not to bore everyone) about 2 African Greys I got from an elderly man. His wife passed, I agreed to take both birds, but they are NOT friendly at all. One (which we named Omar) is mean as a snake and will lunge at the cage most of the time when you try to feed him. I have had them for nearly 5 months and am not making much headway.

Thanks, Paulette in WV

Kate, mine do not really scream. For whatever reason, they call a bit at certain times of the day and at certain times of the year, but everyone wonders why they are not quite as loud. Lucky me I guess (or maybe it is because I have only 1 male and 2 females) Paulette in WV

That's probably why - he has no competition! The ones at Leeds scream at each other in the spring. VERY LOUDLY! Here are some white ones for you:

Well, currently we have:

Deanna: 11 year old Beagle-mix from the SPCA - *my* dog (whines and mopes whenever she can't find me, follows me wherever she can).

Nugget: 11yo DSH kitty. Belongs to DH, but "allows" me to pet him when he's in the mood; does NOT like the kids or the dog

Shadow: 10yo DSH kitty. *was* my cat, but since his brother passed away, SHadow has adopted out DS and they sleep together every night. Shadow gets along fine with the kids, NUgget, and Deanna. He's somewhat snotty though and rarely allows DH to pet him.

Larisa

Hi Pami -- I think you're talking about my cat? No, he has gorgeous copper yellow eyes...I'll upload a front shot if you want to see (Other Quilty Things album). He is a pretty cat for having been born in a barn. :-)

Nancy in NS

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:26:11 -0500, Kate G. wrote (in article ):

I've got 3 QI's--all feline, Kropotkin (the only boy), Maggie Belle, and Katie Mae. I'll have to take some pics and post them sometime.

Maureen

Midnight - 3 year old black lab female Jethro - 5 year old lab/chow mix - He looks like a black lab and has a purple tongue.

Two dog QI's and two catty QI's:

Chewie, short for Chewbacca, is 12 and is a full blooded brown Lhasa Apso and looks just like his namesake from Star Wars. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him as an 8-week old pup. I call him my heart dog. He is so loving -- just a big lump of love. Unfortunately, he has an enlarged heart and takes a pill every day to take some of the pressure off of it. About five years ago, the vet estimated that he had about two years to live. He's done very well and lasted much longer, but I'm worried about him. This week he seems lethargic and a little confused. A couple of weeks ago he seemed to lose his hearing all of a sudden. He is strictly a house dog -- goes out to do his business and then comes back to sit on the step until we open the door. He used to hear me coming toward the door to let him in, but now he doesn't even hear me open the door. I tap him with the door gently and it startles him and he comes back in. I go home from work at lunch time to let the dogs out (the pill Chewie takes makes him have to pee pretty often). Yesterday, I opened the front door and Chewie was sleeping on the upholstered bench in front of the bay window. He didn't hear me come in, but he did hear Cricket, the other dog, yapping at me. He woke up real startled like and looked very confused. He would not go out at first, but I coaxed him out. I hope he isn't going down hill.

Cricket is my little flibberdeegibbit. She's a blonde Lhasa mix that I fell in love with at the animal shelter where I volunteer. We were using her for pet therapy at the local hospice, and she was such a tiny little doll. Chewie was three and I thought he needed a companion, so I took her home, much to my husband's dismay. He quickly saw how good she was for Chewie though and fell for her silly little face, too. Cricket is 9 years old now, but you would never know it. She still looks and acts like a young dog. She's very loving, but not nearly as smart as Chewie (don't tell her I said that).

Both dogs like to lie on quilts while I am hand quilting. If they are not on the quilt, then either Cookie or Heidi is. Cookie is a black and white tuxedo cat that came to my DH's apartment as a tiny kitten (while we were dating, but not married yet). She would not come inside, so he built her a little place outside with some sawhorses and a tarp. He fed her out there for a month or so, but she would always run if he tried to touch her. One night he left his patio door open a little bit and she came in. She decided she liked it there and wouldn't leave! Cookie and Heidi are both 15. Heidi is a tortie and was bought at a pet store by my son for his then girlfriend who lived in Chicago (big mistake). He took her to Chicago and the girlfriend loved the kitty, but a few months later, she had to move to Washington, D.C. for a job and could not take Heidi (then called Ellie) with her, so my son took her to his apartment (he was now living in Chicago) where he lived with three other young fellows. Well, one of them was allergic to Heidi, so my son tried to find a home for her. He found one home, but they brought her back after a week, saying that their landlord wouldn't let them have her. My son was desperate by this time, and called me for advice -- he thought his only option was to take her to the pound. I said, "I'll be right there," and off I went to pick up this poor little unwanted kitty who has turned out to be the sweetest of cats and the best QI ever.

I fell in love again this past Saturday with a little Jack Russell/Boston Terrier mix puppy that we were using for pet therapy. He is the runt of a littler of 9. I keep thinking about trying to talk my DH into "just one more," but I don't think he will go for it. This one is so tiny though that he wouldn't take up much room.

I also have a black lab mix granddog named Hayley, but she lives in Colorado. I've enjoyed hearing about all your QI's. Seems like quilters are all animal lovers for the most part.

Happy Quilting! Gloworm in Dayton

Kate G. wrote:

a new rawhide bone...

Lovely reading, Gloworm! Jack Russell's are never 'tiny' >g< Their personality has them convinced that they are Great Danes, and they take up a lot of room !!! . In message , gloworm writes

I think they are a sub-set: they breed true, so I don't think they can be albino.

Leeds also has black swans:

Cappy - That's funny about the stick.....haven't actually tested the theory with her yet! She is very persistent though.....and will retrieve til she's foaming at the mouth!

Gotta love those labs..... Laurie G.

Claudia, My DD#1 was the same -- and now she is a DVM :-) Sometimes these kids really do know what they want to be when they grow up.

Anne > She wants to be a vet (has wanted to since forever; right

Maybe the black swans are ex-pat Aussies.

Black swan is the symbol for Western Australia