Hey Cats,

Boy it sure has been a while.  We've been busy here at the Hotel.  Right off the bat I have some very sad news.  We lost my comrade and confidant Dick on the 6th of December.  And though the dog pictures will be starting up very soon this short post is dedicated to him.

Though I spent most of the time in this blog deriding him, I feel as if I have lost a body part.  Dick came to us as a kitten with an abscess on the side of his head.  He was what we like to call "special."  He'd carefully size up the distance from the floor to the window sill or whatever it was that he was going to jump up onto.  And then he would thrust him self up into the air and slam straight into the wall collapsing not unlike something you would see in a cartoon. Most people that visited the Pet Hotel never got to see Dick.  He was very aloof. We will all miss you Dick.

You should've seen him when you turned the tap on.

  

This is what we cats did most of the day...and night.

Here we are transporting kitty litter to the bed.

This is Dick practicing his Olympic dive moves.

This is Dick trying to decide which way to flee.  He once put his nail right through Ruth's eyelid at three in the morning running from some still undetermined bogey man.

This is me whipping Dick into shape.

Both Dick and Micky, who used to be best of buddies despite appearances are gone now. 

See you around Dick. I wish you were here.  Right now I can't even lift my head off the pillow. 

Hey Cats,

Springing into Spring here.  Check out the dog bidness.

This is Coby.  She's 15.  Here owners said she sleeps all day.  This is not true.  She spent a very busy day here.

This is Hunter.  He's always busy.

Here he is with Macchi.  Double busy.

Here's Macchi ordering a sarsaparilla at the bar.  "Make it a double." 

This is Stella on the left and Brandy making tracks.

A familiar sight at the Hotel is Chloe flying through the air.

See.  That's Bandit behind her by the way or btw as they say on Twitter.

This is Bandit with MiuMiu behind him.

Once again the stick seems like the most bang for your buck here at the Hotel.

This is Vera.  

Koda #1

Koda #2 You can tell the difference because one is a girl.

You ever get one of those itches that you just can't reach on your own?

This is Louie.  He excels at comedy.

Here he is chasing Koda–the male Koda that is.

This is Macchi demonstrating how she gets her hair just right.

Here she is with Dolly playing with one of the sticks we import specially from France.

This is Itty having fun despite wanting us to believe he doesn't do so.

Scooby trying to get his lines right for the Pet Hotel production of "Oliver Twist."  He keeps forgetting to say,

"Please Sir...."

Nalu and Takka just going over their alibi as they head into court.

Nita and Dolly with Macchi's tail on the left.

Sid.  Sid kinda Vicious but not really.  He's 15 and still jumps into the back of a pick-up.  Yeah Baby.

Dolly has Nita, on the right, well in her sights but might just be taken unawares by Nalu hiding behind the tree.

Spa Day

Until next time,

G the Cat

Hey Cats,

Been awhile–seems I start every post like that.  Here is a look at winter moving into spring here at the Hotel.

Bailee trying to figure out just what happened to all of that grass that was here this morning.

Ditto that for Itty.

And then by the next day it was all gone.

Leaving some seriously good water action if that is your thing.  And with these three this turns out to be the case.

And two days later we are back in action with Chloe leading the way.

Chloe and Heli etal checking out the spring smells a.k.a. rotten yucky business.

Heli comes with Gilligan.  

Holly and Chelsea in pursuit of some undetermined thing.

Chelsea was a little blurry in that last one so here she is not so.

Nester sporting a serious look.

After all, he is the resident fire chief and that is serious business.

On a not so serious side, we have Freddie and Whiskey.

They're about anything but seriousness.

Ivy asking, "Do my ears make me look fat?"

Chloe trying to figure out how that poo-picker is standing up all on its own.

Jil  and Lexa feeling the need for speed.

This here's Mack.

Takka strolling in for the kill.

This is Rebel and Riley.

Milo doesn't stroll anywhere.

Ditto that for Babe here.

On a side note, the birds are starting to fly through.  On a practical note, bird-watching with 20 dogs is relatively fruitless, some might say dumb.

Truman dropped in for a visit.

This here's Skuza7 working on better ways to estimate a puddle's depth.

Nothing to it really.

This is Mocha practicing his balance beam act.  Yes he is aware that he is but six inches off the ground and the task will exponentially rise in difficulty as the beam gets raised.

Loki makes a rare appearance for the camera.  Normally he is a bit busy for that kind of nonsense.

Koda making time.

Coba and Dakota playing the age old, "who can bark the loudest" game.  This particular pastime is infinite in its ability to entertain.  

Holly and Lucy.  Try not to mention Holly's ears.

Diesel and Lucy think they are carrying a stick around.  They don't know that they have been secretly selected as the team to pull the Ruth's Pet Hotel float at the Canada Day Parade this year.  Shhhh.

Diesel, Lucy, and Whiskey rallying for position in our March 5K run with Holly, Riley and Nester closing in.  You can't really see Holly but her ears look like extensions to Lucy's in the front there.

This is Brooks.  

This is Hope with a big stick.  

As if you need to be told, this too is Hope with a big stick with Skuza7 moving in to see if she might make that her big stick.

Happy Easter,

Gary the Cat