Gussy-Wuss

Well, since THAT CAT has commanded so much attention over the past few days we decided to let him post a video....and then let that be an end to it.....OUR BLOG!!

Here he is showin off his claws and fangs....

Pffft....easily amused, hehehe!

Only one week to go until Rosie & Petey's wedding!

Hmmmm....

Wow, thanks for all the comments and advice on the situation with Gus. I felt what alot of you said before I read it but was led to believe that I was overreacting by my M.I.L....."that's just what cats do Nicky" she said.

Anyway, part of the problem has been solved. Last night as we set off to walk the dogs, Gus was sitting outside this woman's kitchen window. We put the dogs away, went back over and called him and he came running over to us. Took him indoors, brushed him, fed him etc and he settled down to sleep quite happy. Without having a confrontation we have what we wanted, I think the other neighbour (the one who told us where he was) has maybe said something to her about how unhappy I was with the whole catnapping thing....and yesterday's post now seems a tad over dramatic!

Thing is, he WAS sitting outside her house.....obviously waiting for her to come back, perfectly free to come home but choosing not to. So, we're feeding only water and dry kibble (we've tried BARF with him but he's not interested) which is what we've always fed him, he gets no tinned meat and no milk (we knew about the lactose thing) and has never known any different, it's what he's used to.....until now. This woman we know has been giving him milk, I suspect she has given him tinned meat too....of course, he's had a taste and wants more. I haven't seen her yet, she was out at work all day yesterday.....but Craig saw her going into her house this morning. He also saw Gus trying to get in with her and her not letting him......HE WANTS TO LIVE WITH HER NOW!! And to make matters worse, the dogs are more excited than ever to see him, he's been away so long.....we're going to have to do a refresher on how to behave around the cat....and stop the chase instinct and pack mentality triggering WW3 every time Gus is around....and maybe a nice tin of sardines once a week to keep him interested!

Anyway, thanks for all the advice....we'll take some of it and keep you posted. Maybe i'll put a card through her door saying thankyou for looking after the cat during the storms but please don't put anymore food out for him!

In the meantime, here are some random videos of how we spent yesterday (since we can't post photos) sorry if they make the page slow-loading....

Dinnertime.

Rosie licks her lips after dinner!

Rosie plays with the cat....

Snoop and Rosie enjoy a game of tag at the park....Alfie gets bossy! (Pardon the noise level, it was pretty windy!)

Hometime.

That's all for now....we're off to begin the mammoth task of visiting you....bear with us, it's gonna take a while!

What would you do?

Nicky here....Beagles' Mum. So you know we have a cat right? Gus. Well he's been missing for a few days now....about a week infact, since the thunderstorms.

He's a real outdoor cat, especially in good weather, he's always out and about in the area, usually sunning himself in our neighbour's garden across the road. Everyone knows him, everyone stops to pet him, he's so friendly and I swear he can talk because everyone seems to know his name! He runs to greet everyone who passes and waits around for us to return if we go out.

Last night when despite my calls, he yet again failed to come in for food I went across to ask the neighbour if he'd seen him.....and it seems that another of our neighbours has....nabbed him!

Apparently she found him sleeping in her greenhouse and has taken him in. She knows whose cat he is but didn't mention that she had him to us (only to this other neighbour, who also, strangely did not think it worth mentioning...even though we see him and exchange "hi"s on a daily basis) she has been feeding him and giving him milk (I have never given him milk so goodness knows what it will do to a 10 year old cat to suddenly start giving him milk).

WHO DOES THIS?? Especially when she knows who the cat belongs to and we just live across the road? I haven't approached the woman about this yet as it was quite late to knock on someone's door last night and i'm not sure how to handle this.....I feel that she has just helped herself to one of our pets, a member of our family.....maybe i'll tell her to come over and take her pick of the Beagles too.

I've always though of Gus as a free agent, he comes and goes as he pleases but always came back to us despite not getting on with the dogs....we always make sure he can get into the house.

Here's my dilemma: Is he happier with this new woman? If he is then that's great but I suspect that she is holding him against his will- as I mentioned, he's always outdoors....milling around the neighbourhood....strange then that no-one has seen him for days!

I feel that if he is happier where he is now that he should stay.....(my daughter, whose cat he is, does not agree, she is furious!) but I am quite angry at this woman, it looks as though she isn't giving him the choice.....he's a cat who needs the outdoors and i'm sad to think of him cooped up, having to use a litter box for the first time in his life and not having any freedom, not interacting with every passing Tom, Dick or Harry.....and he's not getting any younger.....what if he gets sick....will she take him to the vet or just decide she doesn't want the hassle and he's our cat again? I need to go and speak to her today....but before I do i'd like to know.....

if you were me....what would you do?

SkyWatch Friday and Lots More Collages!

It seems ages since we posted to SkyWatch Friday....we have alot of catching up to do! Here are some skies from the last couple of weeks.

To join in or see other skies from around the world visit SkyWatch Friday.

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Rosie and Petey's photo appeared in Yelp-O magazine after they eloped last week, don't they make a lovely couple?

The famous duo are being hounded by the pupperazzi both here and across the pond as speculation about Rosie's expanding belly continues. They are rumoured to have retreated to a romantic hideaway in an undisclosed location until the media frenzy calms. Even Gus looked mildly interested for a nano second....he's hoping she's moved out for good :o)

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Oooh, look at all the flowers....at the beach....

....at Brodie....

...even our backyard jungle has a few splashes of colour that aren't dandelions!

Errrmm, 'scuse us, but whose blog is this anyway?? Sky, flowers, a CAT....where are all the photos of US? Geez, she takes enough of them! Oh....here they are :D

We've been on lots of lovely walks that we haven't had a chance to post.

Findhorn....

Roseisle....

Did a spot of modelling....

We even had a playfight (all for the camera, you understand!)

Haha....look at fattie getting some air!

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More modelling, this time for Sue's Blue Bandana day. Snoop is absent because, a) We could only find three blue things and, b) He was asleep....and you know what they say about sleeping dogs....don't put bandanas on them! Rosie is wearing the bandana Petey sent her, Alfie has Mum's hat on (hehe Alf!) and Gabbi borrowed sis's pretty scarf.

Sue wants lots of people to snap their doggies wearing something blue around their necks (sorry about the hat...I tried tying it round his neck but HE turned blue!) so why not join in the fun? Find some blue neckgear, take the photo and email it to Sue, she'll post all the pics on her blog on June 10th.

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And lastly, don't forget about Pruett & Daphne's contest. They have lots of really cute and funny entries (including us!). You can vote once a day for your three favourite pictures, just hit the button below to go straight there!

Tip - the poll is in their sidebar towards the bottom of the page.

Camera Critters: Reflecting

Today the tide was way out on the beach and the reflections of the dogs on the wet sand were pretty :o)

Can you guess whose is whose?

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Our brand new friend Asta has given us an award! It is the Kreativ Blogger Award for which we thank her very much!

We met Fashion-Asta through Petey....so Rosie not only gets a very handsome boyfriend....we get to meet all his lovely friends too, isn't that cool?

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Here are some videos we took....as always, Rosie and Snoop are noisy so if you don't want to wake everyone, turn the volume down! Gus the angry cat makes a guest appearance in the first!

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Remember to get your Red Snooter shots in to us by midnight (GMT) on 23rd March, voting will be open from 24th-31st March, click on Alfie's picture for further details.

Get your own Digital Red Nose and join in the fun!

Eric Square Dog has done a fun Red Nose post too....well, red nose, red eyes, even red raisins! He's also doing a giveaway....all you need to do is leave a comment on his post....so what are you waiting for?!

Wordless Wednesday

Cody says....

'Scuse the danglies folks, but we're playing "Cody says"!!

How's this, Cody?

This??

Even Gus is playing!

The Cold Walk

Okay, so we haven't posted for a couple of days........nothing much has happened!

Saturday was the turning on of the Christmas lights here in Forres.....I didn't think it worthy of blogging.........bah Humbug! Our tree is a large twig which someone has thrown a string of lights at and put a fence around, if they put as much effort into it as they do the fireworks display we'd be laughing! In Brisbane however, they have a singing Christmas tree....SO COOL!

Sunday was St Andrew's Day....I did attempt to get a patriotic photo of the dogs holding flags....they refused to cooperate....maybe I should swap them for a Border Collie!

The scene this morning was grim.......

Kitty prints

Look, quit snapping and let me in for my grub!

Hmm, will the old tank make it or not?

No idea what those two have spotted!

Thought this tree looked pretty....and Christmassy!

Gabbi tries to blend in....

The boys are looking a bit yellow!

Boing....we met Chester briefly.

A patch of blue in the sky made the sea look gorgeous.

Last of the sun peeking through the trees.