After a bad shin splint forced me to cancel hitting Dupont with my friends, I was inspired by the photo of a lovely shelter dog (who has since been adopted) and me in my mom’s article “Help Wanted: Dogs” (about working dogs) in the March/April issue of Yes Mag, the Science Magazine for Adventurous Minds…
Category: Toby
The downside of catsitting
After falling for a beautiful squeaky kitty 1/3 Toby’s size, you have to give her back to her mom and watch your cat look in all her hiding spots wondering where the little one went. He spent the past few days trying to play with Bella while she ran away (she was a little shy…
Toby Gets Nipped!
Narcissistic Kitty
Yes, the caption on the book does say “Parlez-vous Doggish?” I guess Toby was trying to educate himself when he got distracted by the handsome kitty in the mirror. Let’s hope this ends better than the myth…
Faceoff
Toby met the roomba. Not his favorite cleaning apparatus. He seemed less scared when above it, but still kept a watchful eye the entire time it was cleaning. Maybe someday he’ll be one of those cats who tries to ride the roomba.
Daily Dose of Cute
I have no idea why he was lying in the sink. Normally he just hangs out in the tub when it’s dry and sits on the toliet seat when the tub is in use. By the way, expect to see Toby fairly regularly. He’s cute, even if he is trying to eat my Rome dvds…
Five Confessions
I have a few confessions: 1. I used to be scared of cats. My friend Ted remembers me asking why his cat was making a weird noise and sounding like a motor. He had to explain that she was purring. 2. As a result of #1, I used to be in favor of declawing. In…
Daily Dose of Cute
“But it’s cold out there!” Meet my Toby. He burrowed himself into the sheets while I was watching tv and I had to grab my camera to take a photo of him. I promise one of his full glory soon.