The indoor stick

Hershey eventually likes to take the indoor toys outside, a fate from which they never return. In this case it’s not so much a banishment as it is a return.


The indoor stick had languished in the toy basket for months with nary a sniff. Then a few weeks ago they got interested in it again.  Now apparently it’s of no further indoor use.

The indoor stick

Graham’s Story: The New Toy

A few years back, when Hershey was the only dog, we discovered an exciting new toy.  One day at one of the dog parks we went to there was suddenly a commotion at the fence, and Hershey was right in the middle of it.  While often “commotion at the dog park” is a synonym for “unexpected trip to the vet” it was not the case that day.

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Graham’s Story: The New Toy

Caturday: The Cattery Pt 2

Read Part One here!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s me laughing at the naive and foolishness of my Past Self. He thought he could build, stain, and cover a structure the size of Imelda Marcos’ closet (her handkerchief closet, but still) in 48 hours!

Having chosen the “wing it” method of construction I found myself discovering on the fly things I would need to get the job done, or even started.  To save you the hassle of discovering all this on your own let me give you a run down of the things you will need.

To build a cattery you will need:

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Caturday: The Cattery Pt 2