tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post9062500261897512485..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Cats, Cozies and Other Tales by KM RockwoodJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55304574062238400272018-09-11T20:15:58.026-04:002018-09-11T20:15:58.026-04:00Vicki--We've always had both cats and dogs, an...Vicki--We've always had both cats and dogs, and they always got along! At one point, we had two German Shepherds, a Rottweiler and four cats. The poor Rottweiler could be enticed to leave his bed to go play with cats, only to find that other cats had taken over while he was gone. He would drape himself around the edge of the bed so as not to disturb them.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42331784010139167662018-09-11T12:31:27.271-04:002018-09-11T12:31:27.271-04:00I adore cats. My last one passed three years ago a...I adore cats. My last one passed three years ago at age 23. She was such a sweet girl. We haven't adopted any since because Handsome wanted dogs, in fact, malti-poos. Champ and Jones are perpetual two-year old and the best dogs. Jones has appeared in my stories. Loverly post!Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71005280781518950692018-09-11T12:22:32.965-04:002018-09-11T12:22:32.965-04:00Kait--brings to mind the saying that "Dogs ha...Kait--brings to mind the saying that "Dogs have masters. Cats have staff." I'm going to go looking for that "Smiling Cat" sign (actually, I have seen it on some gateposts)and paint over it.<br /><br />Jim--pets do make traveling difficult. We have finally found a kennel the dog just loves, and hire people to watch over the cats. But if we're away for any length of time, the cats aren't happy.<br /><br />Grace--I like to think that more civilized places in the world have fewer stray pet problems, but I guess it's fairly universal.<br /><br /><br />Margaret--there's a building boom in our neighborhood (we have just under 7 acres, mostly wooded and hilly) and I don't know how that's going to effect the pet population.<br /> <br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30695552707200916662018-09-11T09:41:50.398-04:002018-09-11T09:41:50.398-04:00Kait, I like your traveling gentlemen story. I swe...Kait, I like your traveling gentlemen story. I swear we have a comparable dog sign. Every stray dog in the area turns up in my yard.<br /><br />Kathleen, your home sounds like cat paradise. You'll always have a full house.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36157699016253532592018-09-11T08:49:34.525-04:002018-09-11T08:49:34.525-04:00Kathleen, you are to be commended for giving a hom...Kathleen, you are to be commended for giving a home to so many animals and taking care of them. My brother-in-law is the same. He has always had a number of cats because of the same reason: they find him. On his walks in the English countryside, he'll find starving cats and will bring them food and eventually take them to a vet. Because they are so well taken care of, they live for years. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86039751583016439142018-09-11T07:07:06.731-04:002018-09-11T07:07:06.731-04:00I rarely read mysteries where animals are primary ...I rarely read mysteries where animals are primary characters, but I agree they allow exposure to a different aspect of a character’s personality. Seamus does not have pets because he travels too much (as does his author), but his son, Paddy, has two cats (Cheech and Chong) and a golden retriever (Atalanta).<br /><br />Love your traveling gentlemen story, Kait.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13468598666357520742018-09-11T06:54:20.601-04:002018-09-11T06:54:20.601-04:00Lovely blog, KM. I remember a time when I thought ...Lovely blog, KM. I remember a time when I thought I could select my cats. HAH. Little did I know. <br /><br />My mother told stories that in the days of the traveling gentlemen homes that could be relied upon to help with food, fresh water, maybe a wash-up and some conversation, were marked with the sign of a smiling cat. Her story stuck with me over the years. Now I think cats are reincarnated traveling gentlemen. They've got our homes marked with smiling cats and they show up when they need us, or when we need them.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.com