My wife and I had, at the time, suspected our Abyssinian (Sheba) understood more than she let on, and one day in the bathroom my wife spotted a particularly large daddy long legs.  She screamed of course! ;-)  So I came running to the rescue, as did Sheba. 

After clearing away the nasty spider we expressed to Sheba that maybe she could earn her keep by checking the corners of the bathroom for spiders.  My wife and I chuckled and went on with what we were doing.  Sheba, however, took her new duties seriously and from that day onward regularly checked at least one corner in the bathroom when she came in. 

Having since moved to a place with even more spiders, we asked Sheba to also check the kitchen for spiders.  This too she has been doing regularly... first a close-up look under the toe kick, then a tentative wave of the paw (I'm guessing this is to check for spider webs that she couldn't see).

It's quite amusing to watch, and we try to remember to thank her for checking.

There have been many, many, many other instances where we believe she understands us... her timing for meows when we ask her a question are a dead give-away!!

Unless you've been living in a cave or under a rock lately, you may have noticed how big this oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is.

What may not be apparent is the damage this is causing to sea creatures throughout this area, and in the long term... hell, who knows.  And that damage will ultimately affect land dwelling animals too.

They are having to shell out hundreds of millions to fix this unprecedented disaster, which is already hurting them in the pocket.  So lets put the boot in just a little bit more and hurt their revenue too!

So, please, for the sake of the trillions of mammals, fish, birds, insects and invertebrates affected (or going to be affected) by this toxic pollution, please, please, show your disgust and NOT support this company by buying their products!

This is the clearest message we can give from this side of the world!

           Boycott BP

We unexpectedly received an update about Ben this morning!  His new people are taking great care of him, and he has grown tremendously - now weighs in at 26KG!!

You can see part of the doggy bed he had in my previous post about Ben... as a puppy he fitted in it quite well.  Now, however, he has his own two-seater couch!!