I miss Sasha. This is a photograph I took approximately a year ago. I was just sitting on the deck having a beer at night and he decided to keep me company. He was a stubborn cat with a penchant for expressing his opinion. Most of the time he talked, sometimes he pounced at ankles. (He really had a thing for women's ankles...a freaky feline fetish of sorts.)
We adopted him. His previous owner was a French economist. She had rescued him from the streets of Cambodia as a kitten. He was a tough street cat, and had the scars to prove it. Sadly, he died this summer. I wasn't there to see it happen. Our neighbors called me at work, and said that he had been hit by a car. I rushed to meet them at the vet's. Thirty minutes after that phone call, they put him to sleep as I held him one last time.
I don't know how he would have reacted to all this talk about a dog. The kids want a dog. They will walk it. Promises. They will train it. Promises. They will clean up after it. More promises. (I can already smell those empty promises.) Don't get me wrong, I really like dogs. It is their neediness that worries me. It is their lack of independence that complicates matters. Picking up after two kids is not fun. A third kid on a leash with a tail is my midlife nightmare.
The kids really want a dog. But how do I tell them that I really want another cat?
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I agree, dogs are needy. The kids might surprise you and take great care of the dog, so get both a cat and a dog.
A time-share dog is the perfect arrangement. I can ship him to the West Coast for a few months each year. :) I don't know about both a cat and a dog, but I will give it some thought. Gracias.
you can ship him to the midwest for the weekends!! we'd love to share a dog but not have one all the time too.
I have to do some homework on dog breeds...
I have the best compromise! Get a fish!!!
How is that a compromise? A catfish or a dogfish?
You can get a catfish and name him Lafika!!!
oh my! you remembered Lafika... lol She was never trained in any way and that dog was a crazy, happy, insane pet. The first day Jose and Fran sneaked her into the house she pooped in my one of my dress shoes. Good memories.
I remember Lafika too.
When I watch Cesar Milan on cable TV, I realize we did everything wrong. My father treated her like a human. Where was the dog whisperer when we needed him?
I did not realize Sasha had died. I am so sorry....
Lafika was such a cutie - but you are right, she needed discipline. You should get a dog, they are great pets and the kids might surprise you and take care of it. We will help you as well when you are out of town. I vote for a dog - and mutts are the best. Get one from the pound. Eugenia =)
When is Eugenia starting a blog? I want to see pictures of her baby....
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