Tag Archives: Cody Shoo Bear

Separated at birth?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by polloplayer

Congrats to Pekingese Malachy, the little “stump of a dog” who “wobbled” away with top honors at Westminster this year. Someone compared him to an “alien footstool”, but I just see Cody the Shoo Bear when I look at him. … Continue reading →

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Pets on Prozac

Posted on January 22, 2011 by polloplayer

My cats do very, very bad things. Yes, I know, cats are inherently evil, (Angie sent me this link as proof: http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php) so short of smothering sleeping infants there’s hardly anything a cat can do that would surprise anyone. Maybe that’s why they … Continue reading →

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Quality time.

Posted on May 21, 2010 by polloplayer

He wasn’t here for very long, but it was oh so nice to have Daniel at home! He headed back to the city today to move into his dorm for summer school, where he will be learning Greek (not the oops-our-country-is-broke … Continue reading →

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Why Cody is a bird’s best friend.

Posted on January 4, 2010 by polloplayer

People often tell us about their fine “mousers”, cats that keep their owners’ (or, rather staff’s) yards impeccably clear of riff-raff like gophers and mice. We tell them about Cody, who will wait for hours on end bent over a … Continue reading →

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Rude Awakening.

Posted on October 11, 2009 by polloplayer

So I know it’s not a news flash to say that we have a somewhat animalcentric household, which is a smarty-pants way of saying that they – the dogs, the cats, the bird and the chickens –  have enslaved us. … Continue reading →

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Never, never, never, never give up.

Posted on August 20, 2009 by polloplayer

Someone told Cody that the chickens would come home to roost, so he headed up a tree in front of the house yesterday morning to wait for them.

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Oh, but before I go…

Posted on July 20, 2009 by polloplayer

Wanted you all to see that Cody (aka Shoo Bear, Shoo Shoobie the Shoob, Shoobington) still has not given up. My brother and sister-in-law gave me this lovely egg basket a while back  for my birthday. Guess who claimed it… … Continue reading →

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I told you I’d be back.

Posted on July 7, 2009 by polloplayer
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I’ll be back.

Posted on June 21, 2009 by polloplayer
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