He Was Tied to a Trash Can
This morning I went for a run in the park.
The park has a lovely wooded area, a giant hill where kids go sledding in the wintertime and a big field lined with benches and trash cans. It’s a perfect place to run or walk your dog. Which many folks do.
As I was approaching the wooded area I saw a beautiful golden retriever. He was lying in the shade smiling at me as I approached.
It was strange because he was all alone.
I looked around and there was no one in sight. The first thing I thought was that maybe he had run away. But as I got closer I realized his leash was tied to the trash can.
He looked happy. He certainly wasn’t malnourished, and he even had his toy tennis ball which he promptly showed me hoping to play.
I called out thinking maybe his owner stepped into the woods or something. But why would they leave their dog?
He had tags on. Now it’s really strange. I wasn’t sure what to do. I began to look at my phone thinking I should call someone but the thought of this poor animal being caged up at the animal shelter was too unpleasant.
I was just trying to read his tags when I see a man running towards us.
He looked at me like I was hurting the dog or something.
Seriously?
You leave your dog tied up to a trash can. Then run out of his sight and you’re looking at me like I did something wrong. I explained that I was concerned.
I mean c’mon. You hear stories about missing dogs, kittens found in plastic bags. Stories too gruesome to repeat…
He thanked me as he untied his dog explaining that the dog doesn’t like to run. Then why the f*ck did you bring your dog???
Anyway, I hope the fear of my possibly stealing his dog will make him think twice next time. I could have been long gone with his dog had I wanted to take him.
And he never would have seen his dog again.
Anyway, this has nothing to do with health & wellness. Except to remind you NEVER to leave your dog tied up alone in a park.
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I was feeling a little silly the other day and decided to call myself the crazy cat lady. Why does “the crazy cat lady” have to have a negative connotation? I think it’s funny.
And entertaining…
One of the things I have been learning about is how to be entertaining to engage your followers. Some of the great copywriting gurus call it infotainment or conversational copywriting.
Choose a topic you enjoy talking about. Or an interest many of your followers may have. Pets, for example. Even if you don’t have a pet, the adorable critters can be hard to resist. Did you know the two most popular Facebook posts, that get the most likes and shares are kittens and bacon?
I don’t care for bacon. Pigs are way too cute. But kittens? Now we’re talking.
Use your imagination and have a little fun with it.
Here’s the post I wrote:
Cool Cat Names – Just for fun!
I drew a caricature of myself and called myself “the Crazy Cat Lady”
I put together a quick list of cool cat names for you to pick from. For entertainment and to help you. If you are looking for a name for a new kitty in your life, feel free to use one of mine. Most of them are or have been names of pets I have had throughout my life. Others, I just thought were cool.
Please use these FREE cat names at will and in honor of my beloved pets. But also use your imagination. Special characters from books or places you’ve been (Haleakala was named after the volcano in Hawaii) will evoke positive memories and connections with your beloved kitty.
Without further ado, here they are…
Not the best picture. I found it in the attic and had to scan it to the computer. My daughter used it for a school project.
Cool Cat Names
Tsavo – pronounced Sah-voe (after the ferocious man eating lions of Tsavo in Africa)
Haleakala – pronounced Holly-a-ka-la (like the volcano)
Dino – like the pet dinosaur from the Flintstones. Everyone in the neighborhood loved Dino!
Pebbles – I had Dino when I found her at Letchworth State Park – stayed with the theme
Keetsa – it means cat in some Slavic language. She was the first cat I can remember.
Poncho – coolest dog name ever but works for a cat
Zoe – pronounced zoe-ee. Second coolest dog name ever and a perfect kitty princess name
Simba – c’mon
Mufasa – c’mon again – the King?
Crimson – it’s just cool
Lucky – who doesn’t want to be? They only get 9 lives
Olivia – it worked for the pig
Babe – speaking of pigs
Mittens – common – but still rocks
Hercules – I’m pretty sure my brother named this cool cat we had
Everest – this has to be a male. I’m picturing a strong, large grey and white cat
Smokey – even better for a grey and white cat. I loved my Mokers…
Pumpkin – orange tabby – duh
Lincoln – we call him Linky or the Linx for short
Suzy – dumbest cat name ever – but man was she cute
Suzy was A little siamese kitten I found in a field. I searched in the pouring rain through tall wet grass, to find this hungry starving kitten. I begged my dad to keep her. He finally said yes. Three days later, someone stole her. Expensive kitties don’t last on the east side. 🙁
True story. I once named a cat after a guy I had a crush on. His nickname was Bee because he was always buzzing. Seriously? This straight laced, straight A student, good girl, cross-country runner had a crush on a stoner? Yep.
My sister named one of our cats after a character from an S.E. Hinton book. Two-Bit. They were brothers. Bee and Two-Bit. My dad called Bee, Beeski. We were practically Polish being Ukrainian and all. I have a picture of the two of them sitting on my dad’s lap. My dad loved his cats. These two boys were big husky east side kitties.
Tsavo, probably the most original cat name I’ve come up with is an interesting story. To me anyway. I used to call this sweet black cat my ferocious lion. He did like to bite.
I adopted him shortly after returning from my first trip to Chicago. While in Chicago, we went to the Field Museum of Science where the ferocious man eating “Lions of Tsavo” were on display.
I first heard of these ferocious beasts after watching the movie “The Ghost and the Darkness” starring Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas. Two hot actors fighting man eating lions. I could watch it over and over again. It’s based on a true story about an English engineer (played by Val Kilmer) who is building a bridge in Africa. Workers from all over came by train to work and support their families.
Each night, after the sun went down and the workers slept after a hard day of labor, two lions snuck into the camp and attacked the workers. The employees were scared for their lives and began to leave.
Not having enough workers, the bridge construction was behind schedule and in jeopardy of losing its funding. And the engineer was about to lose his job. He was a hunter and decided to solve the problem himself. After a few attempts, he realized that the lions were sneaky and smart (as most cats are). He then hired an expert hunter (played by Michael Douglas) to help him kill the ferocious beasts.
I won’t spoil the end since I highly recommend watching this movie. Not just for the hot sweaty hunter scenes. But because of the drive, determination and success achieved by this real life engineer. He was sent to build a bridge. Hunting lions was not in the job description. Yet he did what he had to do by physically fighting man eating lions to accomplish his goal.
There will always be obstacles. In business. In relationships. And in life. You must persevere and conquer the obstacles to succeed.