en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/836503 Comments by animalartist http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/pet-proof-for-the-holidays/#IDComment113863484 Thanks, Daniela! Though I hardly recognized myself in that photo! Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:07:44 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/pet-proof-for-the-holidays/#IDComment113863484 http://www.thedailytail.com/pictures/pet-advice-meets-art/#IDComment108090168 These are really cool--and reminiscent of post-WWII design styles and colors. And indeed, especially the "improved scenery" message--I'm preparing a number of large interpretive signs plus some small functional ones for a conservation area and NO ONE pays attention to the "clean up after your dog" signs. A good laugh might make the difference! Fri, 5 Nov 2010 23:25:44 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/pictures/pet-advice-meets-art/#IDComment108090168 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/how-i-began-rescuing-wild-cats/#IDComment107252464 What a wonderful story--thank you for finding it! I'd been wondering about the place since I'd seen the videos and also a few articles on social networking sites. Vanity fur is simply cruel. In primitive cultures where fur is necessary and every part of every animal is thankfully, often reverentially, used, the practice makes at least a little sense, but we modern humans don't need to wear animal skins if what Carole saw there is the result of it. Mon, 1 Nov 2010 23:18:20 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/how-i-began-rescuing-wild-cats/#IDComment107252464 http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/safety-tips-on-hiking-with-your-dog/#IDComment107102355 Wonderful article, Daniela--not every dog is like Lassie! I do hope they find the woman who is lost, though if her dog left her I doubt there's much hope. Mon, 1 Nov 2010 02:09:27 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/safety-tips-on-hiking-with-your-dog/#IDComment107102355 http://www.thedailytail.com/videos/should-crows-be-pets/#IDComment106827119 People used to keep crows as pets all the time--for rural kids, they were as common as dogs and cats as pets. It sounds really cool, but they would usually steal a young one from a nest and finish raising it so that it would imprint on the person and their home. They were never kept indoors then as most people didn't keep their pets indoors. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:18:10 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/videos/should-crows-be-pets/#IDComment106827119 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/having-pets-having-babies/#IDComment96593213 In a related idea, I know two couples who tried for years to have their own baby, but only conceived after they adopted pets, one with dogs, and one with cats. That nurturing instinct awakens with our precious animal companions! Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:19:39 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/having-pets-having-babies/#IDComment96593213 http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/place-cat-food-away-from-water/#IDComment96180954 I don't leave food out, so it's not a problem, but I also have a water bowl in almost every room. It's really helped everyone with water consumption, especially the older ones, and helps keep the water clean because I have a few who like to play in it... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:51:01 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/safety-tips/place-cat-food-away-from-water/#IDComment96180954 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-pack-with-a-shared-purpose/#IDComment93879442 That's why I love these events! The effort always seems insurmountable, but once we're all there together I never want it to end--except that I want to get back home to my kitties! I'm glad you had a successful day. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:06:05 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-pack-with-a-shared-purpose/#IDComment93879442 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/pros-cons-of-having-3-big-dogs/#IDComment90782554 Hugging nine cats is hard enough, but I can do two or three at a time! Your three dogs are beautiful, though--I'd be constantly captivated by just looking at them. Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:13:23 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/pros-cons-of-having-3-big-dogs/#IDComment90782554 http://www.thedailytail.com/by-contributors/a-cats-prayer/#IDComment87873647 Just two more lines: "a welcome lap where I can rest, and gaze at the person I love best" Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:29:14 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/by-contributors/a-cats-prayer/#IDComment87873647 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-lump-on-my-dog/#IDComment82748578 Daniela, I'm so glad it was just a fatty tumor! How wonderful of you to record your thoughts at a frightening time like that. Geppetto doesn't have a thing to worry about because he has you and Martin. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:07:52 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-lump-on-my-dog/#IDComment82748578 http://www.thedailytail.com/by-daniela/pop-art-cats-fiona-kelly-bubi-boo/#IDComment81224942 Daniela, I LOVE PhotoShop's filters! Just to add life to a dull layout or provide something very different to a customer, I've posterized and ink-outlined and saturated and spattered many an image. I have a favorite that I'm turning into a tote bag imprint. Right now, with all these black cats, I can hardly pass it up when I want to play. I also enjoy actually creating a painted pop art image, but don't get as much time for that. I'm from Andy Warhol's home town and grew up seeing his work all over the place so it was an early influence, and both his work and derivatives are still very popular. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:24:45 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/by-daniela/pop-art-cats-fiona-kelly-bubi-boo/#IDComment81224942 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/happy-fathers-day-bread-nose/#IDComment81224199 Really sweet memory--animals really are family! I think your dogs might liven up Costco. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:16:03 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/happy-fathers-day-bread-nose/#IDComment81224199 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-dog-afraid-of-the-storm/#IDComment79403860 Mimi, supermom of the Big Four, was TERRIFIED of thunderstorms, probably because she was out in so many. I took her in at the end of July during a two-week period of frequent storms, and the second night she was here she awoke me--very difficult to do--by rattling the door on her cage. She was standing right by the door waving her tail back and forth, and when I opened the cage door to pet her she took off for my bedroom leaving her five day old kittens sleeping, tucking herself into the four-inch high crawl space under my dresser--"You take care of the kids, I'll take care of myself!" She used to simply disappear at the slightest sound of thunder, but she's a little braver now and it takes a real storm to get her to go into hiding, though she'll kind of hang out near me if she's not sure. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:30:02 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/a-dog-afraid-of-the-storm/#IDComment79403860 http://www.thedailytail.com/reviews/the-best-cat-litter/#IDComment76595297 With nine cats I LOVE clumping litter for their sake. Even with plenty of boxes scooping was always a chore and I was always concerned if they were walking around on pee because none have ever liked more than two inches of litter, and they tend to dig. Yesterday's News is really wonderful, and it's what I used for the kittens because there's no way they can accidentally ingest it like clay or scoopable or any other substance because the litter pieces are too big. My other favorite is wood pellets that my local Agway sells for $4.00 for 50 lbs.--smells great, absorbs liquids and it's also recycled from sawdust and wood chips. World's Best doesn't really work here because of a damp basement, and my cats don't like it on their paws. I had also been concerned about corn waste for another reason--commercially grown corn is sprayed with so many chemicals, most notably ethoxyquin, that residue is left in the corn even after it's processed (this isn't so much a worry with locally grown corn from smaller farmers). I never got an answer as to where the corn came from, but it was assumed that it came from commercial processors after the corn was processed for animal feed. Ethoxyquin was one of the first reasons I quit feeding any cat food with corn in the mix back in the mid 90s. I guess we all need to look into this. Sat, 22 May 2010 00:57:27 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/reviews/the-best-cat-litter/#IDComment76595297 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/puppy-in-disguise/#IDComment72117681 I attended college in a very small town where my first black cat rescued me. He went everywhere with me, even to classes sometimes, greeting people along the way, running up and down trees as I walked more slowly than him, hopping onto my shoulder when he got tired. He liked it best when we walked with our friend in a wheelchair because he could curl up in my friend's lap--or trot along in the chair's shadow on a hot day! He would have you know he did not think he was a dog, nor was he acting like a dog! Mon, 3 May 2010 18:29:11 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/puppy-in-disguise/#IDComment72117681 http://www.thedailytail.com/news/welcome-brad-pit-bull-and-angelina-collie/#IDComment71816560 Cool! Great artwork! I can't wait to see more. Sun, 2 May 2010 11:28:12 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/news/welcome-brad-pit-bull-and-angelina-collie/#IDComment71816560 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/cassady-a-dog-with-a-short-wish-list/#IDComment71770740 Thank you for sharing a beautiful, simple story. Sun, 2 May 2010 03:00:24 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/nonfiction/cassady-a-dog-with-a-short-wish-list/#IDComment71770740 http://www.thedailytail.com/pictures/cats-the-best-ipad-stands/#IDComment71319657 If there is heat involved you can usually get a cat to do almost anything! Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:15:22 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/pictures/cats-the-best-ipad-stands/#IDComment71319657 http://www.thedailytail.com/quotes/cat-quote-never-try/#IDComment68516421 I've noticed that most authors I like are at least animal people if not indeed cat people. Perhaps I'll start choosing reading material by checking out the author's animal companion profile. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:07:46 +0000 http://www.thedailytail.com/quotes/cat-quote-never-try/#IDComment68516421