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Thursday, January 27, 2011

And The Lion Shall Lay Down With Baron the Lamb

The Lion King is Simba. He rules the Oak Hill with les majesty. Calmly surveying his domain, he has little patience with his underlings like Baron Von Goofus. Simba has the privelege of going anywhere in the house he chooses. Usually, he follows the sun. Sleeping on the bed in the East Room in the morning. Sleeping on the living room couch, in the afternoon sunlight. Sleeping on his mistresses bed at night. Actually, being 13 he sleeps a lot. I learned a lot from him about retirement.
He deigns though to bestir himself though early in the morning. His servants need to get up and feed him. He is very particular on that subject. If somehow his mistress fails to rise early enough, say 5 a.m., he begins whining, pawing and when all else fails a few nips on her ears or nose. He eats well. Only the choicest cuts of salmon for him. Dry catfood? Never!
Simba watches carefully though, when the large clumsy dog is allowed into the house. The dog romps around aimlessly. Knocking things over. Demanding attention from everyone. The dog is definitely quite uncultered.Definitely more trouble than he is worth. Lacks dignity,that’s for sure.
Baron is a very very large GSD. He is quite smart, his master says. His mistress is more skeptical. Baron is restricted to the mud room, the kitchen, and the basement. The reason is because he sheds a lot. General rowdiness may have something to do with it as well. Baron likes to chase small creatures a lot. He is by nature a "herder."

His specialty is squirrels. Unfortunately, cats seem to be close second. This chase impulse seems to overpower all the rules about where he is allowed in the house. When Simba walks across the living room a chase is sure to follow.The name of the game changes though when Simba is on a chair, or the couch, or a counter. Baron approaches the cat quietly, knowing its against the rules to harass. Once he gets withing striking range, Simba pummels him with lefts and rights from his declawed paws. Stunned, the big dog usually drops to the floor and looks up. It's as if to say, "ok, ok, your the boss. I just wanted to lay down here."
It's evening now and Simba is sleeping peacefully. Baron is giving me his "I'm cool with all this," look. He knows it's time to go out to his kennel in the garage. Perhaps, he would like to spend the night inside sleeping by his buddy Simba. Or on the bed in the master bedroom? I think not!

19 comments:

  1. Such as sweet, funny post. And I'm impressed by how well the cat matches the chair. Was that planned?
    ;-)

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  2. Our cat Puddy thinks our dog is stooopid.
    It must be a cat thing.

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  3. Isn't it funny how the cats usually get the mistresses on their side? Your pic of Baron on his rug brings back a lot of memories of my GSD. She used to creep ever forward into the living room from the kitchen where she was supposed to stay while inside. Even when my mom put a rug down for her to lay on between the two rooms, she never failed to extend her paws or nose or both onto the living room carpet. Stubborn girl! I think she took lessons from our cat.

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  4. Fun post! They look like quite a pair to draw from.

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  5. Cute post. I would have a hard time denying Baron anything. He is so handsome and smart, he'd probably be the ruler of the roost if he lived with me.

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  6. That pic with your wife looked like at Pipestone Nat. Mon.Sometimes I think we place the pets over ourselves. I like to spoil mine rotten.

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  7. Well I can tell that everyone in your house follows the rules by the cat...although Baron looks quite happy in the house..I would have a hard time denying him anything..good thing that Simba allows you to stay indoors too:)

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  8. As a owner of 3 cats and 1 dog, this post cracks me up! Both your pets are precious. They sure are a lot of entertainment, aren't they? My cats are currently laying in a streak of sunshine coming thru the window! Have a great afternoon.

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  9. Simba is a beauty and so is Baron! He looks like he'd like the master bedroom for sure.

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  10. Thanks for sharing the story of Simba. I think he has all his servants (and Baron) trained quite well.

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  11. Baron is a very handsome GSD. But, cats are full of attitude! I currently have four wonderful dogs, but still miss my sassy cat that passed away a few yrs ago.

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  12. I like both of your pets. The cat is pure cat and his servants are so lucky to have him. Your dog looks like such a very loyal friend.

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  13. Looking at the first picture, you should read the Jan. 28th Pickles comic strip.

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  14. Your cat king is quite skilled at camouflage too. Great image of feline disdain.

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  15. King Simba is beautiful!!! I guess you really can learn a lot about retirement from a cat. They know how to relax from day one! Haha!

    Poor Baron... having to sleep in the garage. Don't you think you need that big boy sleeping on your bed? Or at least at the end of it??? ;)

    Have a terrific weekend friend!
    xo Catherine

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  16. With a cat and a dog, I'd say you probably have Many stories! :-)

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  17. Simba has one of the sweetest cat faces I've ever seen....seriously.

    This a very cleverly written post. I enjoyed it a lot.

    donna

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  18. "Baron Von Goofus." *LOL!*
    I've heard it said that dogs have owners, cats have staff. Still, y'gotta love 'em both. :)

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