Your imaginary pet (Harry's Thread)

However, on the way to work today I suddenly dreamed up three imaginary cats that i owned. A grey one called Smokey, a black one called Velvet and a very playful, agile tabby kitten called Nimble.

If you mean the latter, then yes, I had loads of those and their presence may have been the reason why I never imagined a pet.

I remember having a toy elephant who wasn't very elephantine (ie was smaller than most of the teddies) and seemed to involve little effort on the part of the toymaker (ie, take 1 x teddy, give it grey fur and a trunk and different shaped ears) yet kids, suspension of disbelief blah blah blah. The elephant *may* have been called Edward but I don't remeber if I gave it a name or if it was just 'the elephant'. One thing I do remember about it was that it smelled strongly of lavender, with the result that if I smell lavender, even today, I instantly think about the elephant.

that's another thread. I'll just create it.

You know you're not posting to Sinister, right, you twee fucker?

Ha ha, except my dogs, who are rubbish at this kind of thing. They have no clue when I am upset, they're just all "yum yum, salty tears, let me lick them", whereas my cat is more "aw, tell your uncle Linus all about it, you poor thing".

Then he pisses on my coat or something.

first public showing of my pet portraits:

Greenwood Phinney Art Walk
Friday, May 14, 6 -9 pm
Mud Bay Granary, 8532 1st Ave NW

check out the paintings at http://wepaintyourpets.com/.

I'll be there, probably around 8:30. Is it also Saturday this year, or only Friday?

also - congratulations! I love these :) Esp. Harry

thanks, jaq! it's tomorrow also, but i couldn't bring myself to commit to spending the entirety of saturday in a pet food store. paintings will still be up, though.

see you tonight!! <3

aw jaq, thank you for 'esp. harry' <3<3<3

have fun lxy<3<3<3

i wish i could go

me too harbl, wouldn't that be fun and funny!

thx esta, i will.

<3 you guys

estela, my workmate who designed the flag for the african union LOVES harry, it's his favorite! he even remembered harry's name after seeing the pic on my website. :)))

:D

also, i love his flag.

i searched for a "pet" thread to bump with a question about "how's harry?!" with no recollection whatsoever that i had previously bumped this thread. silly.

anyway: estela, how is your fine example of civilized behavior?!

civilised behaviour

he is wonderful as ever but his other knee has apparently developed the same problem as the other one so he has to have that awful surgery and then the whole locked in a pen/slow recuperation/can't be left alone saga is back on, starting later this week i think, i have to see the vet later today. at least it happened at the end of our trip and not before or early on, otherwise i would have had to stay here and i would not have wanted to miss that superb vacation.
i think he's a little bit mad because we woke up at 3 and for him that's the middle of the night so now he's lying on a pillow with a dramatic exhausted look on his face. (it's 5am here now.)

i <3 poor put-upon harry so much

now he's cadging little pieces of toast.

from a willing donor

he accidentally got two dental bones, his most favourite things, this morning via sad, hopeful looks at f. and i when the other was not in the room.
he drooped his tail sadly when f. was leaving for work but as soon as the door had closed he raised it up again and wagged it at me. he would have done the same if it were me leaving and f. staying, he is a disgrace.

surgery on friday:;_;

subtract :

i wish this part was imaginary

oh the little angel ;_;

i bet he'll be happy to see the playpen again

oh i just saw the thread title change<3

i think he will be horrified to see the playpen again. last time i sat in there with him and nonchalantly read a book for a while so he would think it was a new couch and not a punishment cell but he was plainly dubious.

he's licking his lips in the dark ( it's early here but i can't sleep, we're still a bit on californian time, i am posting from under the blankets). he doesn't know he's having a surgery today, the poor little bosthoon.

i am thinking of my little friend

your little friend just attempted a giant leap off the bed in the dark and when i thwarted it and lifted him down he showered me with terrible kisses, he is a wrong'un.

luv

<3 thank you

i do, you know. sorry i was mean in that other thread.

where?

well then, never mind :)

i have to know now.

f. just took harry for a walk and he's nil by mouth so he got no little snack afterwards and now he's giving us these ghastly starving yet optimistic looks, his eyes look huge.

i was catty about your wisjes for southeastbound travellers. :(

do you think harry would perk up if you showed him this picture from damage control? it's been slaying me for a full 30 hours.

http://i.imgur.com/zYPmd.jpg

that little smug one on the left is cut from the same cloth as our harry, i am certain. the sad one on the right is sad indeed, is he not?

how is my friend?

Oh yay!!

yay t, that is a lovely dog<3

now i am nervous.gif that the rescue people won't think i'm fit enough to be her mother.

that's just plain wrong, of course you are!

I know I am but i wonder if I will be judged for my apartment? (It sucks)

*sigh*

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/198054_560213017338779_1423470448_n.jpg

that face is a face that my favorite coworker makes all the time

woof

thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening harry

late this afternoon i had to take harry to the vet to get a shot and doctor mark said (to harry i hope) "hello monster!" and then he cuddled him and told him, "you're so gorgeous" and then he gave him his shot and admired his stoicism and then when i was paying the bill some people who harry had rushed over and kissed in the waiting room also said he was gorgeous and they asked me what his name was and when i told them they were impressed and said he was 100% harry-ish and then i took him outside and bundled him into the car before he could poop on doctor mark's garden which i could tell he was considering doing.

hello monster!

a lovable monster!

if i ever meet estela i hope i remember to say 'hello monster!'

that pic of harry you sent is sorta horror movie-ish

it's a disgrace, i love it.

our neighbours moved and there was a farewell love note for harry in the letter box from their cheerful baby girl. she only recently learned to walk and she would stagger past our front window and when she saw harry she would squeal really loudly and if we saw her on the street he would give her a little lick on the hand and he would be patient when she awkwardly clutched him, they were bona fide buddies. she most likely didn't write the note and harry certainly couldn't read it but it was still <3.

awww

Chancer imo

he is an angel.

he is, by chance, an angel.

best beloved bosthoon

he's staying with these great people who always look after him when we go away, it is reported he has been roughing it up with their little dogs, sleeping in their bed, eating their salmon, and being feted by everyone in their street. yesterday was their annual burns day celebration and today it's australia day so he's also keeping busy attending parties.

lol, he is a bbb.

I am worried about poor Harry's origami ear tbh and hope he is milking it for treats and sympathy like nobody's business.

did it occur to anyone that george w. bush was trying to paint harry but, as usual, couldn't get it right

tijiji

thanks jaq, harry's ear is almost fully recovered but he still has to wear a bucket on his head so he won't scratch it. but he is in high spirits.

that proud bush with his artless bichon painting photo is lol, it reminded me of occupational therapy at rehab which i had not thought about for years. the whole room couldn't believe we were doing irl occupational therapy, it was a new kind of low for people with considerable experience in lows. cynicism, merriment and ugly leather goods abounded.

13 years old today and still cavorting with his tail held high, the little champ<3

awww, my little friend!

<3

❤

we have another dog staying with us for christmas, an affable and slightly dim shitzu who doesn't eat very fast, and i have seen rat cunning in harry that i didn't know he had, he is swift and stealthy and shameless❤️

resident rascal <3

i don't think i've ever previously prized shamelessness and disgracefulness so much

our most darling harry is 15 years old today, a little deaf but cheerful and spry <3

which means a special meatball must be baked and also:

very happy australian birthday wishes to jaq<3

happiest of days to all of our cheerful and spry ones! <3

omg <3

oh happy harry birthday!

happy birthday you mischievous devil! <3

saw this thread over yonder, thought it was going to be about henry

i mean harry! of course

haha aw <3

we lost our beautiful harry early yesterday morning, very suddenly. he took ill so we took him to the emergency room where he was diagnosed with internal beeding from a large tumor on his liver and spleen. he had to be euthanised immediately as he was in pain and failing very quickly. he'd shown no symptoms at all, he was cheerful, eating well, walking 3-4 times with enthusiasm. his death was very peaceful. our grief is indescribable. he was a wonderful little dog and we are very grateful to have had him for so long. rip little man.

I'm so sorry to hear that <3 he was a little champion of dog pictures on the internet

thank you deems, he really was a wee corker

oh i'm so sorry <3

aw estela i'm sorry. i know he had a long and happy life with you though.

I am so very sorry, e. He was the best little rotter.

thank you mookie and harbly and tza. this is so painful, we can hardly bear it. but we know we were very lucky to have him for 15 years, and it was our great pleasure to give him a lovely life. he was a delight.

he was far and away the best quadruped ever to say hi to me on the internet, that's for sure

i'm so sorry. i wish i could have flopped his ears and given all of you a hug

<3