Kitty Toys

My kitchen door's security gate is covered with a plastic mesh, which means I can open the door and the cats can see out, but they can't go outside.

If you look carefully in the picture below you'll see Minx at the top of the gate, and you'll see a bunch of ribbons? They have a bell tied to them and Diva and Minx love climbing the gate and batting at the bell "spider"!

A Kitty Toybox

My feline furbabies are indoor cats, which means they do not go outside unless they're in a travel box or on a leash. For this reason I am always looking for new ways to keep them entertained and stimulated.
Buying cat toys on the web (or in a shop) can cost you an arm and a leg, so if I can I make my own. A while ago I saw a toy on the internet that was literally a box with holes in, and here is my version.
It was a cake box and its not completely opaque. My son cut holes in the sides and in the lid that are big enough for the cats to get a whole leg into, and I now put a catnip-smelling toy into the box.
Because they can see it, the challenge is to get to it and get it out.
Diva, Turk and Greebo are the most successful with this toy, Magic is not at all interested and Minx can't work out how to get to it through the holes.

The Pup's Name!!

When our puppy from the South African Guide-Dog Association arrives shortly before Christmas this year, we will officially named "Volt"!!

SAGA is happy with the name too so the hunt for a name is over!

I will be blogging about this puppy raising adventure and all it entails, and you can look for the #SAGuideDogAssociation as well as #SAGApupVolt hash tags on Twitter in future.

click on the puppy to make a donation to SAGA

The SAGA Pup's Name

I sent my three favourite names from the long list of ideas through to the South African Guide-Dog Association:

• Viking
• Urchin
• UV

But Viking may already be taken by one of his litter mates and they're not terribly keen on Urchin or UV...
We went back to wracking our brains and last night my husband suddenly had a brain wave with "Volt" as a potential moniker for our puppy!
I rather like it so I'm waiting now to hear from SAGA about what they think.

click on the puppy to make a donation to SAGA

You Know Its Hot When...

Even my son's recently acquired bearded dragon- Spike- takes to chilling in his water dish!
Doesn't it make you wish you were a lizard!!?!?

chiiiillin', chiiiillin'...