The Twitterverse has proven to be a wonderful space for fur, feather and fin kids of all kinds. They’re a delight whenever they appear in a timeline, with tweets that run the gamut from informative to playful, majestic to cute, smart to goofball!

From time to time, I pick up these highly regarded trinkets and bookmark them for a rainy day. It’s the height of Summer here in the tropics but it did rain a little this morning so today’s that rainy day!

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  1. {{{Michelle}}} A lovely – heartwarming – twitter roundup. Thank you. Skritches to Ms. Loula. Healing Energy & moar {{{HUGS}}} to you.

    • As you can see by the dates on some of these, I’ve been collecting them for a while. There was certainly enough for an entire Furkids episode and I really didn’t want to carry last year’s tweets any further into a new year. It also made Sunday a little easier for me after a very busy Catmas and New Year period that started back on December 13. I’m looking forward to going to bed before midnight this week though I fear late nights have become a habit! ?
      Happy first Sunday of the year.
      Moar hugs ???Barb???
      and scritches to
      ??Charlie ? Cloud ? Freddie ? Bobbie ? Murf ? Rennie ??

      • “Releasing” the tweets you’ve saved all year sounds like a very good New Year’s tradition to have. *Bless* you for all the work you did, and the joy you gave us, with the Catmus to New Year posts. You deserve a rest. At whatever time of the day or night you take it. moar {{{HUGS}}}

  2. I wonder if the doggie even knew there was a bird on the patio, or whether the bark was just to screw with the cats?

    I also enjoyed the cat creating its own version of a sweater!

    • I don’t think that dog had any idea what they were looking at because after they skedaddled, he went up to the window for a quick look-see. I think the bird had probably gone by then.
      Yeah, who knew cats and sheep could be BFFs! ?

      • To be fair, a couple of years before I gave up and became agnostic I came home from church on Christmas Eve to find Sparky perched on top of the back of a stuff chair. Measuring the distance between it and the Christmas Stockings, one of which he knew contained something for him. He was so focused on his spot, that shelf with the pegs on which the stockings were hung and the Christmas tree beyond (I guess trying to decide what colliding with it might mean) he didn’t hear me come in. I called out his name as I hung my coat in the closet by the front door and was surprised. Even if he’d been outside in the back yard of the townhouse (there was a pet door in the patio window doors) he’d have heard and come running. That’s how intensely he was focused on getting at that stocking – he hadn’t been happy when instead of giving him that chewbone I put it in his stocking for Christmas morning! Anyway, as I walked into the greatroom (living/dining combo room) and saw what was taking place I was amused for a second, then realized the impending disaster – thirty pounds of cocker spaniel crashing into the side of the tree (probably halfway or higher up) was more than enough to knock it over. I saw him rock back on his haunches preparing to make the jump and had no choice but to grab him from behind.

        If you think those cats were startled Sparky’s reaction was even more huge! At least it only took him a second or two to realize it was his ole dad instead of an intruder in the house, or the situation would have made for a Christmas Eve (it had been a midnight service) or more accurately wee hours Christmas morning trip to the ER for me. Well, I wanted to sleep without worrying so I went ahead and got his bone out of the stocking, and while he was distracted with it took the stocking into the kitchen and put it (since it had other treats in it) and my own into a cabinet. Not as adorable a story as his mentor Corky and his present under the tree years earlier (long before Sparky was born) but just as memorable.

        • That’s a wonderful Christmas story, D! I’m glad you arrived home in time to save the tree. He was probably looking at it and thinking about it most of the time you were out! I would’ve given him an early Christmas present too to soothe him after his almighty fright. Hugs to you and please give Sparky a cuddle too.

          • Sparky crossed the Rainbow Bridge to be with his mentor Corky (my first spaniel) in 2005. I simply didn’t have the heart to get another doggie for years afterwards. By the time I thought it would be nice to have a companion again I was already planning to leave the farm in WV and transfer to another state which would mean downsizing from a house to an apartment. It had been a long, long time since I’d lived that way and I didn’t know that it’s easier now to find pet friendly (at least for small dogs) apartments. Of course, it wasn’t all that long after moving to NC that I wound up on medical leave and got forced into early retirement on disability. So now it would be irresponsible of me to take on the expense of owning a companion animal. But I do enjoy looking around the room and seeing pictures of my “boys.” So many wonderful memories.

  3. Michelle, thank you! I love these. I think my fave was either the kitten on the playground slide or the chicken chasing the dog chasing the chicken. Loved all the bird ones too. Some interesting birds I haven’t seen before. Thank you thank you thank you! And Happy New Year!

  4. ? ? ? ✨ ? ? ? Happy New Year, Carol! ? ? ? ✨ ? ? ?

    I love it too when animals of different species become friends and playmates – not only are they not racist, they’re not speciest either! The kitty on the slide turned up on my timeline less than an hour before this was due to post and I just had to include it!

    I like to include birds whenever I can (which is often I’m glad to say). Many of my Twitter followers are bird watchers and photographers or have birdy pets at home. The home birdy buddies are usually parrots but not all. Quite a few are chickens who are very definitely pets and not kept purely for their egg-laying ability. The latter is an extra in the eyes of their fond hoomins. @HeatherThomasAF loves to dress up her chickens and they seem very happy to model the bonnets and clothes she gives them! I think it’s their way of reciprocating her affection for them.

  5. Michelle, these were great, thanks so much for sharing them! I loved the cat and the sheep, and the chicken and the dog, shit, I loved them all! And the dog startling the crap out of the cats was a hoot! A wonderful collection!

    • I never remember all the tweets I save so it’s a lot of fun for me to rediscover them in my bookmarks folder! Then I wonder how I’m going to group them but this time they just seemed to group themselves. I’m delighted you enjoy them as much as I do!

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