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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOne of our 'next door' cats is here. Big Red.
An orange tabby.
We have two next door dogs and two next door cats.
Simon is a tuxedo cat with a 90 degree bend in his tail.
We are told it happened 'in utero'.
Penney is a mini pincer wannabe.
Chloe is a mini dachshund who is a bit long legged to make the grade.
Next Door Pets are great.
No vet bills.
No litter boxes.
No (well, not much) feeding.
They just come over and hang out.
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One of our 'next door' cats is here. Big Red. (Original Post)
trof
Apr 2014
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My folks often took care of the neighbors' dog while they were away. He got so used to it that...
Gidney N Cloyd
Apr 2014
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)1. How nice for you and them, my dear trof!
Our neighbors' cats just don't do that around here...
Sometimes I see them, prowling around outside, but if I say hello, they get spooked and run off.
Enjoy the kitties and doggies hanging out!
trof
(54,256 posts)2. Penney is a yip-yapper.
We've kept them while our neighbors were away.
Penney has slept in my bed.
With me!
And then barks at me when I get up in the morning.
I think she's brain damaged.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)4. Sounds like she could be...that's too bad.
Maybe she doesn't recognize you when she first wakes up.
Skittles
(153,243 posts)3. my Riff Raff is a peeper
he's spooked by people too but he loves peeping in their windows
shenmue
(38,506 posts)5. Awwww :)
How sweet!
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)6. My folks often took care of the neighbors' dog while they were away. He got so used to it that...
...anytime the neighbors would scold him the little guy would just dart out of the house and over to my parents' place where he figured he'd get better treatment.
MissB
(15,812 posts)7. I have a "do not feed" tag on my orange tabby.
He loves to visit folks. I assume they feed him. He is huge. Friendly guy.