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Old 17-11-2011, 17:26
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Just make sure the dogs don't eat the tropical fish.
Or my hamster..
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:26
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Didn't you have it in cat carrier basket?
oh yes = just made the fundamental error of checking it was ok.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:27
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I hope you don't have any nice furniture.

Puppies and young dogs tend to chew stuff when they get bored.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:28
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Where do I begin - I suffered weeks of a feline wrapping itself around my legs when it wanted feeding - an endless rash of wanting affection when I loathed it - unwanted gestures of fake love when I wanted it dead - and 2 trips to the vet on the tube that left me with barely 10% of my original skin.
Wooooow, not a cat person then.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:30
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Wooooow, not a cat person then.
I'm not hugely against the theory of cats - it's the reality that causes problems
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:30
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I hope you don't have any nice furniture.

Puppies and young dogs tend to chew stuff when they get bored.
I know. My wife found that out last week. She takes her slippers to put on at work and one of her shoes got chewed up.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:37
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I know. My wife found that out last week. She takes her slippers to put on at work and one of her shoes got chewed up.
I'd be asking why the employer was taking dogs into work and allowing them to run wild chewing up people's possessions.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:38
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I got bugger all in summer but will this time as they're wife's millionaire employers and say they'd rather pay me than kennels.
You could go into business looking after other peeps pets while they`re on holiday......thought about doing it myself. google it, you`d be amazed the number of peeps that do it for a living......just a thought. Hope all goes well and don`t spend it all at once.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:39
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Does he like dogs? Just wondered as he hates all other cats.
Actually he is not too bad with dogs, as long as they are not after attention from me. He will happily sleep next to a dog, just not a cat.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:40
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I'd be asking why the employer was taking dogs into work and allowing them to run wild chewing up people's possessions.
Wife works at their house as a housekeeper/child-minder.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:41
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Actually he is not too bad with dogs, as long as they are not after attention from me. He will happily sleep next to a dog, just not a cat.
Very odd. Must think he's a dog then.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:43
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Does your wifre have an accent?

Just wondering.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:43
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You could go into business looking after other peeps pets while they`re on holiday......thought about doing it myself. google it, you`d be amazed the number of peeps that do it for a living......just a thought. Hope all goes well and don`t spend it all at once.
I know the owners of the Staffie are good friends but just was surprised that they didn't even offer anything for the 5 weeks I had her. They re-imbursed me for the extra food I bought when what they gave me ran out. If it had been me I'd have offered something as kennels are about £12 a night, at least, so around £100 a week.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:43
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Does your wifre have an accent?

Just wondering.
Well she's Filipino. Not an English accent no.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:44
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But at least dogs don't pretend to be something else
What? Do cats dress up as badgers or something?
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:46
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What? Do cats dress up as badgers or something?
I can take the usual level of forum banter - but I can't believe someone is actually dissing badgers. The stripes speak for themselves - come on - this argument is just black and white
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:46
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Well she's Filipino. Not an English accent no.
I know she's Filipino. I mean when she speaks English is her Filipino accent strong?
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:47
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What? Do cats dress up as badgers or something?
I think they mean cats have moods and can like or dislike you at the drop of a hat. Dogs tend to be more consistant.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:49
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I know she's Filipino. I mean when she speaks English is her Filipino accent strong?
Quite strong yes. The 6 year-old she picks up from school and looks after until 7pm can understand her perfectly but her friend can't. She asked the other girl what vegetables she liked when she had tea there once and she whispered to her friend "I can't understand what your nanny is saying sometimes"
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:49
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Not sure if I've bitten off more than I can chew as my mum will be here for Xmas but have agreed to have wife's employers two Dachshunds during Christmas and New Year! Will get well paid but they're still puppies so playful, mischievous and a bit of a handful. We had a long-haired sausage dog but these are short-haired and sisters. They gave me first chance otherwise they'd put them in kennels. Luckily wife says they're house-trained now.

Still, get to go in the park at least twice a day again.
Hello Chris. Being as they are SAUSAGE dogs, if they get on your nerves you can wrap them in bacon and put 'em in the roasting tin with your turkey for your Christmas dinner.

(obviously, I'm only joking)

I'd be asking why the employer was taking dogs into work and allowing them to run wild chewing up people's possessions.
The boss at one place I used to work brought her Alsation dog to the office every day and it used to shit on the carpet in her office. She used to make one of us employees clean it up but after I started working there and she told me to I said "it's not in my job description" all the other girls followed my example.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:52
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Our sausage dog Scamp was 17 when he died in 1995. He was even randier than me, always shagging people's legs and coats that were hung up. Even tried to shag the cat but he scratched him every time yet he never learnt and did it again. We never had him done but should have!
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:53
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Quite strong yes. The 6 year-old she picks up from school and looks after until 7pm can understand her perfectly but her friend can't. She asked the other girl what vegetables she liked when she had tea there once and she whispered to her friend "I can't understand what your nanny is saying sometimes"
You'd think her accent would have faded quite a bit after almost 20 years.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:54
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We looked after our neighbour's dog a while ago while they were having an extension done (it was just one afternoon while they were out)
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:54
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She's not Filipino, but why am I having images of Consuela?

No. Meester Chris not here. You go now.
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Old 17-11-2011, 17:55
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You'd think her accent would have faded quite a bit after almost 20 years.
My mum is from Malaysia, she moved over here in the 70's, but still has an accent. My fiancée has trouble understanding her at times.
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