Jaxon ~ The Maltese Pup!

Born in New Brunswick on February 28th in 2007, Jaxon was raised by a breeder of Maltese. Chosen by a family native to Prince Edward Island, they chose him from a litter of six pups because he was a ball of fluff, calmer and according to the kids, cuter than his siblings. He is a fully grown, five year old dog today that has quite a bit going for him! 

He believes himself to be the biggest, baddest, toughest pint-sized pooch in the neighborhood! Very protective of his family and what he considers his personal territory, Jaxon will take on all comers; no matter what the breed or how much they tower over him with a deep and threatening WHOFF. He came fully equipt with a big bark in a small body wrapping... One of Jaxon's favorite games is to scare the birds away from the front windows, like a cat would. Could such a little dog have kangaroo in his genealogy?

Maybe, since he has a gift for leaping and reaching things you would not expect a dog his size to reach, so one never knows about such things. 

Maltese are tiny dogs unless they are vacuumed out, then you see them for what they are ~~ rugs on paws!  

Here are some pic's of Maltese:

Tea Cup Maltese Puppy. And you wondered about the name!

This Maltese pup is tiny as compared with other dogs. Tiny body, HUGE attitude! 

Makes him or her a wonderful pet.

Some Maltese are show dogs and it seems the breed lends itself well to being vacuumed and brushed out to reach four times their size, as in these pictures:

Definitely an 'Awww' picture here! Or is it, 'Oh, P-l-e-a-s-e already!' And are those ears or pigtails?! It truly is a wonder they don't trip, know what I mean?

Maybe if they're moving this fast, it doesn't matter.

Royal Maltese Puppy

I wonder if Prince William and Princess Kate have a Royal Maltese yet? I know they chose a male, black Cocker Spaniel whose name, as of February 3rd, 2012, has not been issued to the world. After all, he is a 'private' Royal pet and they deserve some privacy. It has been given out that the Duke and Duchess chose him from a litter the Duchess's mother, Carole Middleton, breeds. This new dog replaces the Duke William's, Widgeon; a black lab who passed from this life about two years ago.

The Duke and Duchess, Prince William and Princess Kate.

Prince William's dog, Widgeon 

Now this is a beautiful Labrador. You have to love those intense, brown eyes and recognize the intelligence behind them. 

I hope he's in Dog Heaven where he belongs. 

Maybe he was the reason the Royal Couple decided on another black dog...

Current Royal couples' black Cocker Spaniel. 

You have to admit, the little Maltese is a dog fit for Royalty! Just 'look' at this girl!! She positively shines and she's white to match Kate's dress!

Jaxon, for his lot in life, is one lucky dog to be the favored of this family and he is mightily aware of it. Stop by their house and you'll get a barking to! I am hoping for a picture of Jaxon soon to add to this blog about him. 

Enjoy!

Catspaw

Barn Cats And a Yellow Lab

I might have told you this before but we live on a small dairy that is also a registered cat colony and there is one dog, a yellow lab who also calls it home. Its not immediately obvious that its a cat colony because most of the cats wander across the road into the bush and the dairy itself is fairly large. Many of the cats have been spayed and neutered but there are a few who refuse to be caught, so every spring a certain amount of kittens are to be expected. For those females who will allow it, the owner's wife takes care of her and the litter but there are some that are feral and are content, it seems, to remain that way. Its a job to even find the little ones when they are of age to be fixed and traps have to be set for them as they are not all people-friendly.

One of Rory's buddies

The barn cats follow him everywhere

Rory, the yellow lab doesn't like anyone to notice the fact that he likes the cats. They are always around his feet and follow him wherever he goes. He gets very embarrassed when its he's being watched with his little buddies. Its funny to watch him almost trip over them when the larger kittens are walking in and through his legs because he's so careful not to step on them. 


Rory is a big lovable mooch but he's also terrified of thunder and will mow you down if you're in the room with him; strangely, he won't hurt the cats.


Catspaw

A Readers Narration

A visitor to my blog told me this story and I wanted to share it with you, verbatim:

Quote: “I don't really have much of a story, we had a white color mini poodle who died then we got three cats from the SPCA . :) We got a Maine-Coon that was about 10 years old, she seemed lonely. :)
So we got a Tux Boy that was only about 1 year old but he was too much energy for the Maine-Coon :)
And then we got a several month old ginger Tabby to play with the Tux as he is very high energy. :)
Our Tux cat is like a dog, he is smart and he nods his head at you to say hello. :) He always gives you a double head nod as a way to say hi. :) It's funny, as he's like a person since people often nod too. :)” End Quote

I decided to see if I could find some pictures of a Maine-Coon and a Tux Boy, here's what I came up with. A Tux is a Tuxedo cat and I didn't realize it but I believe Molly and Boo were Tux's! Go figure, the things you learn huh! 

Pictures of Maine Coons

Pictures of Tuxedo cats

Picture of Boo, the baby I lost just last year was definitely a Tux Cat!

Molly, Tux Cat!

Catspaw

Witnessing the Humanity of Animals Can Put Us to Shame As People

 Does anyone fully understand what motivates an animal to do this? 

Can we say the same about our own humanity? 

 February 2010, cat accepts and nurses squirrel.

March 2010 cat nurses her litter and seven orphaned pups, all born the same day.

September 2010 cat adopts a baby squirrel that had fallen from its nest.

 

Pomeranian who had a 2-week-old puppy of her own adopts four abandoned, motherless kittens.

Gorilla has loved cuddling and nurturing kittens since 1984, she became especially enamored with a tiny orange kitten. She does a deep purr and is so gentle with a  loving looking in her eyes. Kittens are very calm around her because she has a very strong motherly instinct, even toward a kitten.

How can anyone justify the claim that animals have no moral sensibilities and are simply dumb creatures for us to use and abuse as we see fit? Are we not supposed to be the more 'intelligent' species? I give it to you, my readers, to answer.

Catspaw

Reference    http://www.globalanimal.org/2011/01/27/unusual-animal-families-photos/27740/