Hello World,
Alberto here. The female human has evidently attempted to mock us on this Howl-o-ween holiday the humans celebrate. We are not amused.
She has attempted to apologize but I’m not buying it.
Your Friend,
Are We Being Mocked?
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Walk Through the Web Wednesday 10/26
Hello World, Alberto Here,
I have officially ended my blogging strike. The humans heard me loud and clear as regards my distaste for the ridiculous dinosaur costume they tried to make me wear. At The Trive of Five we have a “no costume” policy that is now enforced after this recent debacle.
As a result of this strange holiday the humans seem to enjoy, I decided to devote this Wednesday to their ridiculous celebration.
I also wanted to point out that this feline is an equality opportunity blog writer and today I have featured a blog by mice as well as dog posts.
Enjoy.
The Great Halloween Indignity – Feline Opines
My first listing will be a bit of shameless self-promotion as I am featuring my post The Great Halloween Indignity which started my campaign against the human’s Halloween ridiculousness.
How Black Cats Came to Halloween – Hartz
My next selection is from the good folks at Hartz “How Black Cats Came to Halloween” Black cats have a bad reputation, especially during this time of year. The 
female human who is my purrsonal assistant for blogging (can’t use a keyboard without opposable thumbs) got a bit misty-eyed when she saw the photo on the Hartz blog and told me about a black cat that used to live with the humans named Buster. I sure wish I could have met him, he sounds like a great guy. I’ve included a photo of our Buster as an homage to the big guy.
Halloween Safety Tips for Your Cat – Pet MD
There are many written about the perils and terrors of the noisy Fourth of July celebrations the humans love so much but few about keeping cats safe on Halloween. Well, I found an excellent article from Pet MD called “Halloween Safety Tips for Your Cat”. ‘Some really good stuff there and I made sure both humans read it.
Halloween: The Well Dressed Cat – Adventures in Cheeseland
After I wrote about my costume indignity, I heard from some friends over at Adventures in Cheeseland which is probably the only WordPress blog hosted by mice. Now the Cheeseland folks are very willing to allow all species to have a say on the blog and they referred me to a guest blog post , “Halloween: The Well Dressed Cat” by the feline, Tiffany Furreau, consultant on the “Real Cats of Beverly Hills” who blogs about the latest trends in cat costumes. I will share Adventure in Cheeseland’s disclaimer at the beginning of the blog “Please do not let your humans see these pictures” (they are not fans of the cat costume craze either! (The photo is Horatio (Lord Nelson) Hedgehog from the Adventures in Cheeseland crew. Evidently hedgehogs are not immune to the Halloween costume indignities either.)
The Telegraph – 25 of the Best Dressed Dogs at the New York City Dog Parade
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t feature some canines in Halloween finery. This selection is from The Telegraph “25 of the Best Dressed Dogs at the New York City Dog Parade”. This article features photos from this year’s parade and I must say some of them are quite clever. I would also note that these canines look a lot less put out about the whole costume situation than their feline friends.
Well, folks that’s it for the week, all I have to say about this Halloween holiday thing is this, cut the wires in the scary doorbell and keep a bowl of tasty canine/feline/hedgehog/mouse etc. treats handy for your furry family members.
Until next Wednesday,
Your un-costumed friend,
Changing Your Purrspective
Hello World,
Alberto here. I have been observing the humans lately and the female human appears to be in a state other humans refer to as “stressed out”. As a feline, I am unfamiliar with this. It is not in the feline nature, particularly the nature of a spoiled indoor feline living in a fear-free environment to have this “stressed out” condition.
Still, I care deeply for the feline human and pondered how I might go about assisting her. One morning it occurred to me. She needs a change of purrspective!
As the female human is on the “shortish” side (she requires a stool to reach the highest parts of the cabinets) and definitely not as coordinated or flexible as this feline , I decided to help her by finding her a new purrspective.
This was no easy feat. had to balance myself on a stack of antique suitcases in the corner of the dining room. From there I had to jump up to the top of the buffet and make my way through the slalom course of numerous crystal and silver candlesticks . From the buffet I leaped to the top of the kitchen cabinets and from there, I was at the highest point of the house.
I made myself comfortable on top of the big, white cat food keeper and was delighted to find that if I kicked my foot in just the right way, I could actually open the door of the cat food keeper. This was a bonus.
As I settled in to contemplate my lofty purrspective endeavoring to find some insight for the female human I heard a gasp and then “Alberto!”
Evidently the female human did not appreciate my efforts to assist her. She dragged her little stool over, stood on it and dragged me from my spot.
That’s the thanks a feline gets for trying to help the humans with a problem. I am sorely disappointed that she did not appreciate my efforts. Next time I will 
show the same lack of concern as my brother Oliver, who is always more interested in his own state of being than that of anyone else.
Good-bye for now, your Friend,
The Great Halloween Indignity
Hello Friends,
My regular readers may have noticed that I did not do a “Walk Through The Web Wednesday” post. There is an important reason for this.
The male human purchased a thing they call a “Halloween costume”. The humans have been draping this on me in order to get me used to it. This Tuesday they had the temerity to strap the thing on me. I was not amused and announced that I wouldn’t be walking through the web or anywhere else until they drop this ridiculous idea.
To all my feline friends, please let me know what you think of stuffing felines into these “costumes”, paws up or paws down? Also, the humans tell me there are many of my species proudly displaying these costume things on the internet. If this is true, please share your photos with us.
In the meantime, I remain your “uncostumed” friend,
Guest Blogging at Indoor Paws
The Tribe of Five and I (yes, the felines gave me some space to chime in) were honored to be asked to contribute a guest blog at Indoor Paws
You can read it here
Walk Through The Web Wednesday 10/5/16
Hello Folks,
Alberto here. It’s my weekly purrrrusal of the web for all things feline . I’m bringing you four of my faves, enjoy!
My first pick is from our friends at Catwoods – Tornado on the Ground: Tuscaloosa, April 27, 2011
The female human has been praying for friends in Florida because there is a big storm coming, she prayed for friends in Mississippi and Louisiana not too long ago. This made me wonder, what happens during these bad weather things, what do the humans do, how do they protect their furry family members and can things come out okay? This story was very helpful and tells the story of humans, canines and felines who went through a terrible weather situation. To all my friends, furry, feathered, human and otherwise who are in the way of bad weather, stay safe!
Playful Kitty – Easy Pet Hair Removal with BobSweep Pet Hair
The female human is constantly bemoaning the cat hair left on furniture, clothing and other spaces in our house. Every time she takes out the vicious vacuum monster we all head downstairs. I must confess, I wasn’t sure I wanted to feature any post that talked about the dreaded vacuum monster but after reading this one, I am hopeful. The felines in this house don’t seem to be terrorized and there are photos of them actually standing on the thing. Could this be the solution the female human is searching for? If it isn’t as vicious as our current vacuum monster, I just might suggest to the male human that it would make a nice gift for the female human.
Pam Johnson-Bennett -20 Things Your New Kitten Wants You to Know
My brother Oliver and I came to live with the Tribe of Five a year ago. It has only been about three years since the humans brought a rescue kitten into the family but they still were a bit rusty. Not all kittens are the same and kittens aren’t just miniature cats. Whether you’ve had many kittens in your home or your’re a feline newbie, you will find something helpful in this article. Oh and the photos are me (on the left) and Oliver (on the right) the first week we came to live with The Tribe of Five.
The Dodo – Cat Convinces Lambs to Follow Him Everywhere
I’m a sucker for stories about felines doing fantastic things. The human author, Stephen Messenger, tells a tale of cat in New Zealand who moved from his mundane indoor status to Leader of the Lambs. Just goes to show you, we cats can be anything we set our minds to being!
Well, that’s it for this Wednesday, purrs to you all.
Your Friend,
It’s Linky Party Time 10/1/16
Hello All,
Jasmine here. This is my first time hosting a linky party and I’m quite excited. The photo to the left is of me waiting for the guests to show up for the party and then Alberto told me it’s a virtual party and that no real guests actually show up. Sheesh, then why do they call it a party and get a cat all excited for company and treats?
Oh well, it’s still cool being a host and I got to choose my three top picks from the last party . Enjoy!
My picks from the last Linky Party:
I must admit, I do have a bit of admiration for canines that can find stuff just by sniffing it out. We felines like to sniff stuff too but we rarely act upon any scents we discover unless it’s particularly stinky food, then we eat it. Luke here is pretty smart and his human is teaching him how to find the scented thing. Who knew you could train a dog’s nose?
Travel with Barley – The Longest Days
This is a wonderful story about a female human who could not let a dog with many special needs go without help. It’s also the story of fostering (something my humans were a miserable failure at and why we now have Alberto and Oliver in our house…but that’s a story for another time.) Anyway, how she works with this underweight and frightened dog warms my paws and it makes me happy to know that there are humans who would work so hard to help a dog or cat become the best they can be and ready for a fur-ever home.
Five Sibes – The Groomer Man Cometh
I must say that reading this post made me realize that canines and felines have a lot in common when it comes to being groomed. First thing-we don’t like it. Second thing-dogs get “paw-dicures” too, who knew? I know our humans gripe about the amount of fur The Tribe of Five leave around the house but after seeing the photo on the left (enough fur to make another dog) I believe my humans should be thanking their lucky stars that they have felines and not Siberian Huskies in the house!
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Walk Through the Web Wednesday 9/28
Hello Friends, Furry, Feathered and Otherwise,
Alberto here. It’s time to tell you what items caught my fancy during the week. It’s been a little hectic here. The humans have had a week of visitors and this prompted The Tribe of Five to work on our next blog entry, “The Felines Guide to Being the Purrfect Houseguest”…stay tuned.
But I digress, here are my Walk Through the Web Wednesday picks and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Your Friend
Antibiotic-Free, Hormone-Free, Organic Pet Food | Does it Matter? – Raising Your Pets Naturally
Our humans are very purrrticular when it comes to feeding us. As a matter of fact, the male human won’t let the female human select a new organic and healthy food for us without consulting him (he’s our official feline dietitian) . It isn’t easy for the humans to know if they’re making the best food choices for us. We’re no help, as far as we’re concerned, the nastier and stinkier the food, the better it is. Raising Your Pets Naturally know a lot about this and they offer some very helpful advice in this post.
Cats as Therapists? You betcha’, just ask Sparkle Cat – Sparkle Cat.com
You hear a lot about therapy dogs but therapy cats rarely get a mention. We felines know how to make humans feel calm and loved. This story is about Sparkle Cat’s visit to a school for children with developmental disabilities. You will love her tale of how the healing purr works magic.
How Smart Is Your Cat? – Pet MD
Ok, I admit it, I was deeply offended by this headline but then the human told me to check my catitude and purruse the article a bit further and I’m glad I did. There’s lots of good info here people and the article explains our brains and provides some interesting tidbits…like did you know that cats dream?
Crash Test Kitty Help Saves Lives – Conscious Cat
Now before you go getting your tail in a twist, this is not a real kitty but this faux feline does save lives. My feline friends, have you ever wondered about that carrier that you are often unceremoniously stuffed into? Did you think, “Gee, I hope this thing is safe”. Well there are people who think about that all the time and they use the crash test kitty to make sure all of us felines are safe. (Note, crash test kitty is on the right, the canine is an anonymous friend)
The Top Ten States for Cat Lovers – Estately
Now this really has me concerned. After checking the map, every state surrounding us is evidently a cat lover state, but not ours! The Tribe of Five is seriously considering petitioning the humans for a move. North, south, east or west is fine, just a state that is a designated cat lover state! Is your state a cat loving state?
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