cats: Top 10 tips to stay safe around dogs and cats - 10/18/09 06:44 PM
Most of the time when I go with Clients to show a property, the MLS listing sheet has warned me ahead of time:
Dogs in back yard!
Indoor cats. Please don't let them out!
Mommy dog with puppies in garage.
Dogs in master bedroom (probably on pillows)
Protective mom cat
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cats: What do these have in common? - 08/21/09 12:54 AM
What do the following all have in common:
urine
feces
vomit
pet odors
rotting garbage
sweat
skunk
Answer:
I'm pretty sure we can all agree that they, uh, stink.
Recently I received an email from my mom -- I get several from her each week -- about an odor product
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cats: Mission Valley condos, San Diego CA: Kitty cat facts you might not know - 08/16/09 11:23 PM
Many of the Mission Valley condos allow pets, but usually no more than two, and they typically don't allow exotic pets or illegal pets. Additionally, if you have an aquarium, they sometimes are restricted in condominium if they are more than ten gallons.
Pets of the feline persuasion are quite
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cats: Top 10 ways to get some sleep when you have a cat in the house - 07/28/09 02:23 PM
When we first got Zoey the Cool Cat (picture at right), she had a tendency to keep me up at night since I'm a fairly light sleeper.
Fortunately, my marketing guru keeps the same hours as Zoey the Cool Cat, hours punctuated by cat naps here and there, but my
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cats: WWW (Wordless Wednesday with Words): Upside down with love - 07/22/09 10:39 AM
My marketing guru and I take a lot of pictures of Zoey the Cool Cat since we don't have to pay for film or developing costs. Probably 90% of them are simply pictures that may or may not get used for anything. Occasionally, though, we get a picture that has
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cats: Tips for buying pets in California - 06/01/09 10:54 PM
Many pet stores have agreements with animal shelters to put a certain number of animal shelter pets up for adoption each week.
Some pet stores also have contracts with various breeders.
And if you desire a thoroughbred, especially of a rare breed, you can always go directly to the breeder
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cats: Foto Friday: "Cat fight" and "Friends forever" - 05/29/09 03:40 PM
My mom likes to send me emails rubbing it in my nose whenever she goes out to eat at Famous Dave's Barbecue in Vista, California.
She does it because Famous Dave's is my favorite barbecue, and because it is 45 miles from me but only 2.3 miles from her --
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cats: SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): Prejudice declined - 05/24/09 01:28 PM
It's hard to believe that the week is already gone. I've been so busy that my most recent blog post is from last Sunday. Looks like I have some work to do today.
Let's start off my blogging work today with an "SST (Speechless Sunday with Text)" post.
As some
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cats: SST (Speechless Sunday with Text): Cat mommy and her window kitty - 05/17/09 12:42 PM
Zoey the Cool Cat is upset (doesn't look like it, though, does it?) that I did a blog entry earlier this week about doggy butts.
Well, inspite of her spending a lot of time cleaning her butt in preparation for me doing a blog entry about her butt, it ain't
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cats: The hobo and the cat - 05/09/09 11:45 PM
I just did a blog entry on a dog, which I guess Zoey the Cool Cat saw, because now she's wanting me to do a blog entry on cats. Ah, well, what can I do?
Since I've worked at Borders Books and Music for over 30 years, I'm quite familiar
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cats: Twenty of Zoey the Cool Cat's favorite quotes - 04/26/09 11:04 PM
The book I'm reading right now is title "Planet Cat: A Cat-alog," compiled by Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, and Arden Moore. It's 405 pages packed full of everything you wanted to know -- and some things you don't want to know -- about our furry feline friends.
For those of
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cats: Cats and the weather - 04/18/09 09:53 PM
Zoey the Cool Cat (picture at left) often wonders why she can't go outside more often. I do take her out to the back patio sometimes so she can sit on my lap and dream about catching some of the hummingbirds.
I tell her that The Weather Channel forecasts rain,
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cats: Official kitty cat greeter at a property showing - 04/16/09 10:24 AM
I really love previewing properties for my Clients because I can take a little more time than I might take if someone is with me wanting to scoot on through the first property and get to the second one. The scooting problem can be exascerbated if the Clients have a
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cats: San Diego County pet events - 02/12/09 01:29 PM
There are many events throughout San Diego County for pets, especially if you're wanting to adopt one. Here's some of them:
Third Annual Cupids and Canines Dog Adoption at Dunk 'n' Dogs Dog Wash, 3056 Clairemont Mesa Dr, Bay Park, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15. There
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cats: Handing out business cards at the cat show - 01/27/09 07:53 PM
Along with simply wanting to go to the San Diego Cat Fanciers CFA All-Breed Cat Show this past Sunday, my marketing guru and I had ulterior motives.
Anytime we have the opportunity to stop by booths, tables, desks, chairs, or whatever, it's an opportunity to leave a business card. I
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cats: San Diego Cat Fanciers CFA All-Breed Show, Jan. 24-25 - 01/23/09 06:45 PM
The San Diego Cat Fanciers CFAAll-Breed show is this weekend, from 10:00 a.m. to5:00 p.m. on January 24 and January 25 at the Exhibit Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar.
Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for children, seniors, and military (Isn't that discrimination? President Obama? Help!
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cats: How I as a Realtor can learn from Zoey the Cool Cat - 01/17/09 05:50 PM
Notwithstanding the fact that I've had cats all my life, I stilI don't speak Cat. So I really like trying to figure out what Zoey the Cool Cat might be saying through her various meows and actions.
A couple of weeks ago, Parade magazine ran an article by Cesar Millan
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cats: Give your Clients their own space to get them to stay longer - 01/12/09 05:25 PM
If you haven't been in a cave for the past few months, you might have seen the commercials from the ASPCA starring Sara McLachlin and many beautiful dogs and cats.
There's one little kitty that looks very much like Zoey the Cool Cat (she stars at the end of each
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cats: Psycho kitty, or how ActiveRain addiction affects cats (picture included) - 01/10/09 08:59 AM
I love trying to get good pictures of Zoey the Cool Cat.
At the top of my list, though, are some good pictures of her yawning.
Because of the digital camera delay between pushing the "take the picture now, dammit" button and when the camera actually decides to take the
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cats: PBS programs for dog and cat lovers - 01/04/09 07:06 PM
Hey, dog and cat lovers.
My mom emailed me yesterday about a PBS program that she saw on January 2. I found out that it aired again at 4:00 this morning, so I set my alarm to get up and watch it -- I don't TiVo. Some of my readers might
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