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Skriven 2015-05-30 00:18:04 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 27543 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: calicos  was: weathering
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Hi Nancy,

>> hadn't realized that before.. but thinking about what you mentioned, it
>> was interesting when I realized all the calico cats I'd ever known were
>> indeed female :)

> Calicos are white with splotches of dark, including some splotches of
> the tortoiseshell colorings.

Yes exactly the coloring of Lulu and Lola.. Sprinkle had no white at all.  If
Lulu didn't have white sox she'd probably have been all tortoise. Lola looks
like a classic calico.

>  We once took care of a male cat that was
> white with some splotches of dark, but no torty splotches...

More black and white or gray tiger and white? trying to picture the boy :)

>he'd been
> named Potential, since there had been some potential that as he grew out
> of kittenhood, he might have become a calico..  Male calicos are very
> rare...

Yes, I know that now.. didn't really before.. hehe.. But that is such a neat
name.. knowing his "potential" (vbg) I think I've seen the kind of colorings
you're talking about, but never had a boy kitty colored like that so I'm not
sure.  Fred's coloring was so neat when I think about it, a gray tiger but with
amost a tinge of orange to the gray.. I don't know how to describe the color he
was Lol..."enriched gray" ?? hehe There was definitely orange in there or very
reddish brown.

>> haha yes, indeed. Dogs do that as well, and it's funny when they do.
>> Like Toby deciding my son was his.. He'd bug me when he wasn't feeling
>> well because I was the "house mom" but most times he'd never leave my
>> son for a moment.  Now my two other dogs won't leave me alone for a
>> second (g).

> You mentioned that they were starting to follow Matt around now that
> Toby's gone... doesn't that give you a little relief...?  ;)

Eh.. a moment here and there LOL.. they hang out with Matt when I'm busy. They
still sleep with us, not him...When he plays with Indie and his ball they are
both right there with him ...Sophie does NOT play though, she watches.  Life is
too serious to her.  I mean what would we do if someone invaded our home and
she was goofing off, you know? :)

She is the ultimate guard dog even though she's literally half the size of
Indie. She's got muscles in her legs that blow us away for Jumping.. at the
throat?? eew.. Anyway really, she doesn't play at all.. I have to force her to
goof off sometimes by rubbing her belly or talking to her with stupid baby-dog
talk.  She's probably laughing at me inside the whole time (g). Indie though is
the classic Lab goof.. happy to chase a ball into eternity and beyond haha

Today I got a moment of depression  for a moment.. well that and had a moment
to remember Toby.. I was working on my garden earthboxes.. Indie and Sophie
were outside watching me.. and my neighbor's little one's were yelling to me
from inside their screen door (the kids are maybe 5 and 3 or younger that were
at the door).. the conversation started out really funny:

Kids: Hi neighbor! Hi neighbor! I am your neighbor!

Me:  Yes, Hi Neighbor! I'm your neighbor too!

Kids: NO, _I_ am the neighbor!  and where's you nice big Black Dog? We like
him!

:)  I told them Toby got very sick and left it at that.  They then went into
something else :)  hehe like, "We have a baby over here" Lol.. too funny :)

:)

Take care,
Janis

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