Dogs

A Very Merry Metabirthday

Not That Mike The Other Mike4 Comments

Before I tear into my birthday feast, I want to point out that tomorrow will be the one-day anniversary of my birthday, which is traditionally observed with a plate of hot dogs. And then the day after that will be the one-day anniversary of the one-day anniversary…

A dog stands up behind a table on which is a hamburger with a candle in it and three cooked sausages. The dog is wearing a hat that says "happy birthday"
You’ll want to stock up the freezer for that one.

Happy birthday, by Lee Cannon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Why the Long Face?

Not That Mike The Other Mike2 Comments

So my human has this contraption, a big round drum with a hose coming out the top, and whenever there’s dirt on the ground he just waves the hose at it and poof, it’s gone. And so I get curious about this thing and I stick my nose in to get a better look, and…

The face of a Collie dog resting its nose on the armrest of a chair. Due to a trick of photography the dog's nose looks extremely long.
Now I can smell things in the next county.

Piper, by EDrost88, licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Links: Catzilla!!!

Not That Mike The Other Mike12 Comments
A digitally altered photograph depicts a cat towering over city skyscrapers and the people below. The cat's mouth is open wide.

AIEEEEEEEEE!

A World Where Cats Don’t Just Rule Homes, They Rule Everything

Bored Panda, via NTMTOM

Um, there’s no actual work involved, right?

Air Force promotes ‘Pizza Cat’ to ‘Senior Meowster Sergeant’

Task and Purpose, via NTMTOM

It had better be “Pennywise.”

Kitten Rescued from Storm Drain Gets an Apt New Name and a Foster Home

People, via NTMTOM

And finally: So What Are You in For?

Reader A9 takes us to a sleepover at a dog shelter.

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Doxies Dig the Garden

Not That Mike The Other Mike3 Comments
The face of a brown dachshund dog with a garden of green plants in the background

The three dachshunds have a lovely back garden that was planted just for them. But they will graciously let you sit on the patio furniture, if you ask nicely.

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