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    March 22nd, 2006

    HarleyThis sweet boy was dumped out at my office along with a brother and two sisters, and one very small can of cat food. The problem was they weren’t old enough to eat by themselves. I took them home & bottle raised them until they were old enough to eat on their own. Harley, his brother and one of his sisters are bob tailed. They are still here with us & give us great joy everyday.

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    [+] Comment by Danielle [p]
    2006-03-22 07:08:56

    Good morning/afternoon all daily kitten fans. This little kitty is so cute. The poor little family. Good thing you took them all to help them. I bet they are extremely grateful. Good for you.

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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 07:16:16

    Good mornin’! What a cutie! There are just too many sad stories like that. I had a few like that come through my house w/my foster group. If people would just spay/neuter!!! I would love to see his little bob tail!! There are those bat ears again!!

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    [+] Comment by Maggie [p]
    2006-03-22 07:21:22

    Harley is such a handsome boy…he looks so happy & proud!

    Bless you for taking such care of the little ones.
    I am sure your kindness is repaid many times over with their love and affection for you!

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    [+] Comment by Margo [p]
    2006-03-22 07:21:30

    What a precious face he has. I bet he is a real sweetie. You are a wonderful person to take them all in. I have 5 of my own and couldn’t imagine being without a one of them.

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    [+] Comment by Tiger [p]
    2006-03-23 04:25:58

    Hear, hear! Completely agree!

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    [+] Comment by Tawny [p]
    2006-03-22 07:21:53

    He looks so happy sitting in that big chair. What a little sweetheart he is.

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    [+] Comment by Holly [p]
    2006-03-22 07:23:47

    He’s very regal looking. Love the ears! I’m sure he can hear dinner being put in the bowl from under a bed. RadarFuzz?

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    [+] Comment by Susan [p]
    2006-03-22 11:20:02

    Looks like his radar ears are trying to listen for the”mother ship” I have to stop watching “ET”
    He is beautiful and so is the kind person who took the family in.

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    [+] Comment by Christa [p]
    2006-03-22 07:27:50

    *My, what big ears you have!* What a cutie!
    So glad you rescuded them. I love kitty stories with happy endings. :-)

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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 08:20:35

    I checked out your link. Another Sagitarian (sp?) in the house! I want a little girl. I have 2 boys…7 & 4. I wouldn’t trade them for any girl in the world, but I’d like to have a little girl.:) Did you submit a picture of your kitten to the kittenmaster?

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    [+] Comment by Kim1 [p]
    2006-03-22 11:00:50

    Is your family stationed at Fort Hood? I married into the Army, my sister married into the Navy. Sucks when they’re away!

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    [+] Comment by Jeff [p]
    2006-03-22 07:44:04

    What an adorable little guy!!!! I just don’t understand how anyone can abandon one of these critters!!!
    (And I’m kind of partial to the name too :) )

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    [+] Comment by Sara [p]
    2006-03-22 21:10:46

    Harley was named by my brother, who is in fact a Harley rider, as a matter of fact we have several Harley guys in the family.

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    [+] Comment by LG [p]
    2006-03-22 07:44:19

    Love the way this kitty blends right in with the easy chair! The better to hide his fur…are all your clothes gray too, I hope?
    Harley looks like a real doll.

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    [+] Comment by Tiger [p]
    2006-03-22 07:44:40

    His royal highness Harley and his princess sisters were very fortunate to have been placed at your work with a loving person to care for them such as you!

    His face has kind of the look where “I’m a cat, king of the house.” The squint in his eyes maybe. Scratch those little ears for me!!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 07:47:17

    Thank god you got them! Imagine if no-one had found them in that box!
    I love bobtails *lynx-like* fuzz

    Good mornin y’all
    it’s almost afternoon, I know, but I wanted to post earlier, but we had an office b-day party

    OK, so you guys would not believe what happened to me yesterday. I’m coming out of the supermarket, and sitting on the back bumper of the car is……a blue budgie!!! It was just sitting there! I approached it-it didn’t fly away. So I grabbed a basket I had in the car and scooped it up-still no fuss. Now it is sitting in a cage at home that we borrowed from a neighbor that breeds lovebirds. Gheeri was *thrilled*. She has been sitting on the counter next to the cage. Just watching her next meal…XD I’m hoping we can keep it, but if it poses a problem because of Bagheera, we’ll have to find him another home (we know it’s a boy-he has blue above his beak). Isn’t that weird???

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    [+] Comment by Kim1 [p]
    2006-03-22 07:55:12

    It was meant to be. You know, animals seem to know an “animal” person somehow. Oscar always brings home strays. He’ll sit there and watch them eat his food, use his litterbox, and will lay next to them in the laundry room. I have to lay down the rules and tell him to take them home! Like magic they are gone awhile later. Then a few days later there is another cat or dog in the house again!

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    [+] Comment by danielle [p]
    2006-03-22 08:11:50

    Thata is really cool. I hope Gheeri doesn’t try to eat him, so you can keep him.

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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 08:26:28

    Awwww…like Kim1 said, maybe it was meant to be! I love parrots (yes parakeets are parrots)! We always had birds growing up. I used to hand feed/raise parakeets. My husband & I had a parakeet & a orange-wing parakeet until I met my Danny Boy(1st kitty child). My mother and best bird friend took in my birds. Long story and this is a kitty site, right! Sorry.

    *Handsome Harley Fuzz*

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    [+] Comment by DEE [p]
    2006-03-22 09:40:17

    BAGHEERA—DO YOU THINK THE BIRD BELONGS TO SOMEONE?? MAYBE SOMEONE HAS LOST HIM AND IS LOOKING FOR HIM…..

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 10:01:05

    I actually did think of it, I am going to post flyers. He looks like he’s been traveling for days-you shouldv’e seen the way he ate when we gave him seed! So who knows how far he came….

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    [+] Comment by DEE [p]
    2006-03-22 10:58:26

    THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING FLYERS—-MAYBE SOMEONE MISSES HIM—-HAS HE SEEN YOUR CATS?

     
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    [+] Comment by caroline [p]
    2006-03-22 11:05:24

    Hi
    Maybe keeping the bird in a seperate room might work.
    Or you could get one of those cages that suspends from a pole or one of those ceiling plant hooks.

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 11:21:46

    Yes, I think we might wind up getting one of those hanging poles…. we thought about the ceiling hook, but here in Florida, we have fans and cold A/c because it gets so hot, so I don’t want him to get chilly- Gheeri has been behaving, I think she just likes to watch the bird… we have a gecko as well, and she doesn’t bother him at all.

    Come click on my link!

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    [+] Comment by Lauri [p]
    2006-03-23 06:40:59

    Please don’t get a hook or pole to hang the bird from! I did that years ago when I was a teenager. My cat figured out how to jump from the furniture into the cage, until he knocked the door open. I came home from school to find him snacking on my parakeet!

    I keep birds now (cockatiels), but they have their own bedroom. I always have cats, but I make sure that they never, ever meet my birds.

    In fact, I may be posting a kitten picture here soon myself. One week ago today I adopted Sam, a solid black kitten around 4 or 5 months old. He was a stray in need of a home, and I was kitty-less since my Layla died back in August (she was 15).

    Anyway, Sam is a bundle of fun! I’ll be taking pictures and who knows–perhaps you’ll see him here sometime soon!

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    [+] Comment by Kim1 [p]
    2006-03-22 07:50:46

    I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! He is so beautiful! Why are people so negligent when it comes to animals?! They’re not something to be cast aside if they become too much of a problem! You’re awesome for taking these babies in. I agree, spay/nueter and we won’t have these problems. Bless you and the people who adopted them, wish it could be me!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 07:51:08

    He seems like he’s smiling for the camera! *Cheeeeeese* Fuzz How lucky you both are!

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    [+] Comment by Teughcats [p]
    2006-03-22 08:11:22

    Good morning from Grand Rapids!
    This little guy looks like he is trying so hard to be all grown-up and dignified, but his fuzzy little ears give him away! So sweet.

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    [+] Comment by Debbie [p]
    2006-03-22 08:29:38

    Mean, hateful, nasty people to dump those babies! Bless you for taking care of them.

    Harley is a very handsome boy!

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    [+] Comment by kathy [p]
    2006-03-22 08:36:37

    what a sweet little boy!! very pretty colors - i hate these tragic stories but least its a happy ending now. he will bring you great joy, I’m sure. what a fluff ball

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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 09:02:29

    I love his droopy whiskers!

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    [+] Comment by Rosie [p]
    2006-03-23 05:20:12

    ……thwy are drooping because his ‘facial bosoms’ need a lift!!

    Double D Cup Fuzz!!

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    [+] Comment by Linda-Kiara [p]
    2006-03-22 09:24:19

    Hey Jeff, How about this one!

    *OCC FUZZ*
    *PAUL SR. FUZZ*

    Not sure if anyone watches Orange County Choppers or not, but Harley looks like Paul Sr. with those whiskers!

    Not that I think Paul Sr. is good looking, but Harley is beautiful!!!!!!!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 10:15:06

    LOL you’re right! That’s funny!

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    [+] Comment by Linda-Kiara [p]
    2006-03-22 11:43:59

    Check out the similarities

    http://designbyjoyce.com/paulsr/

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    [+] Comment by Staci [p]
    2006-03-22 10:30:14

    I agree, too. I think it’s the haughty look….like I’m always right, I’m handsome, you know it, and there’s nothing you can do about it!!!! LOL! Harley is a handsome little cat.

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    [+] Comment by Jeff [p]
    2006-03-22 10:49:00

    He does kind of have the wiskers for it doesn’t he? :))

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    [+] Comment by caroline [p]
    2006-03-22 09:27:50

    I’m so glad he and his siblings are safe and that you kept them all together!
    I love his “come hither” look. ;)

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 09:43:19

    What a sweetie!! Sure am glad there a lot of people out there that are so willing to take care of strays. It makes me so angry that there are people that just dump animals thinking they are going to be O.K. I assume there are a lot of animals out there that don’t make it. So sad.

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    [+] Comment by DEE [p]
    2006-03-22 09:49:04

    IT’S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN BE SO CRUEL TO ANIMALS—-IT’S INEXCUSABLE HOW PEOPLE REFUSE TO GET THEIR PETS SPAYED/NEUTERED NOWADAYS—THERE ARE REALLY INEXPENSIVE ($30.00) OR FREE spay days at most shelters around the country now! All 4 of my cats have been “throw-away” cats and there are millions more out there. It’s up to animal lovers like us to educate people about the HUGE pet over-population problem and to fix their pets—or relinquish them!

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    [+] Comment by Karen S. [p]
    2006-03-22 10:15:05

    I totally agree with you! There is an organization (you all may have heard of) called Alley Cat Advocates. They have a trap and neuter program. Afterwards, they release the animals back in the area where they were trapped. Its not a perfect solution, but they are trying to make a difference with the overpopulation problem. I donate money to them now and then.

    Very cute kitten. He has a very independent look about him–even for a cat.

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    [+] Comment by Polly & Helens mom [p]
    2006-03-22 09:49:19

    What a beautiful fuzzy boy….I love that kissable little mouth and those big ears!!

    And we have two beautiful doves at our home and thir egg broke and we now have a new baby bird!!! All pink, and squirmy!!
    Polly & Helen love watching the Doves….They do not bother them—just watch with their tails twitching!!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 09:59:00

    ok, everyone, I know all of you aren’t JUST kitty lovers I made my own blog site!

    Thanks to Kittenmaster and Kat1 for making it possible!

    http://catsandmusic.blogspot.com/
    _Don’t let the name fool you!_

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 10:03:50

    I agree with you. Bet a lot of the kitty lovers have dogs also. I do. Her name is Amber and is a really sweetie along with my cats.

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    [+] Comment by Karen S. [p]
    2006-03-22 10:20:30

    I have a dog too. His name is Sammy. He’s a cocker spaniel mix–mostly mix! He is an older gentleman–13 years old now. He’s just loves cats–he’s had several kitty companions over the years. When we go our current cat, Oreo, he became a new dog! The cat really perked him up and he is acting years younger.

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 10:45:39

    Amber is cocker mix also. Is yours a reddish dog? Amber is what my husband calls a strawberry blonde. Amber is up in age also, I think she is about fourteen. I got her out of the pound in 1997. I had to put down two dogs in 1996 and it was hard for awhile before I was ready for another dog. I did have Casper then though and he got me through it.

    [+] Comment by Karen S. [p]
    2006-03-22 12:04:59

    Sam is a tan/blonde color. If I have him shaved he looks like a golden retriever in the face. Unshaved he looks as wooly as a sheep. He has curly hair, but not the tight curls of a pure bred cocker spaniel. He’s bigger than a cocker spaniel, but smaller than a golden retriever. Like I said–mostly mix. He was abandoned by his former owner when he was 18 months old. Apparently, this woman just left town and left him with her ex boyfriend who did NOT want him. He just kept letting him out on purpose, hoping he would run away. One day he ended up in our yard. We found his owner and after taking him back home twice, the man finally told us not to bring him back again–just take him to the pound. Well, that was not an option!!!! So we adopted him. We had two older cats middle aged cats at the time, who have both since passed. He is very good natured. He and my daughter are the same age, and when she was small, her little hands sometimes pulled his fur instead of petting it. He never once even growled at her. He’s the most laid back animal I’ve ever seen!

     
     
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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 10:28:38

    *Kittenmaster* ,

    I was just wondering, from all the postings the day before yesterday…where is this site based out of? Where are u from? I’m in VA and I see there’s a big time difference.

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 10:34:17

    I believe they are from the London area
    sorry,I was including Rosie in the “they”, Rosie I know is from London…

    Speak of the fuzzy devil, where has she been???

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 10:49:13

    I was wondering the same thing as when I get online out here in Calif. it’s around 9:15 when dailykitten pops up on my yahoo page.

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    [+] Comment by The Kittenmaster [p]
    2006-03-22 11:37:29

    Yes, the Kittenmaster is indeed based in London.

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 12:03:22

    Thank you Kittenmaster for letting us know. I find it very interesting to know where you are based. So many wonderful people all around the world.

     
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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 10:00:02

    I’m beginning to think that God knows who will take care of his critters and people seem to dump them near someone that will take them in. Who would know where to dump Harley and his siblings outside an office with animal lover there??? Doggone got caught up in these puddy tat web sites I forgot to put the clothes in the washer. Washer was washing nothing.

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    [+] Comment by Kim1 [p]
    2006-03-22 10:29:00

    That’s hilarious! I’ve done that too. Only my excuse is I get so absent minded that I’ll put clothes in the washer and then turn on the dishwasher, have no idea why, I just get so excited about looking at the kitties that I just have serious brain farts! LOL!

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    [+] Comment by Linda-Kiara [p]
    2006-03-22 11:07:57

    Just had to laugh. I do that all the time and I also pre-heated the oven but forgot to put anything in. Thank God I’m not the only one!

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    [+] Comment by tiffani [p]
    2006-03-22 10:06:46

    he’s a little doll…

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    [+] Comment by Bluejay [p]
    2006-03-22 10:07:47

    I’ll never understand how people can be so cruel to animals. Thank goodness for people like you! You have this little doll now because *you* deserve him.

    Harley’s another lovely boy who reminds me of my Jeremy, expression and all. (Gee, I miss him.) Please give your boy the hug I’m sending!

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    [+] Comment by Riquel [p]
    2006-03-22 10:30:33

    Just adorable. Kudo’s to you for taking him in. It makes me so mad, that people can just dump these helpless babies off like that.
    That is how I got one of my babies, somebody dumped her off behind my husbands work, she was being fed spaghetti by the guys in the warehouse :-) took us 3 days to catch her, but now that we got her, we will never let her go. And now that she knows how good she has it, she doesn’t want to leave anyway. :-)

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 10:31:58

    ok, I’ve renamed it Pet Du Jour! go here:
    http://catsandmusic.blogspot.com/

    or click on my link everyone!!!

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    [+] Comment by danielle [p]
    2006-03-22 10:42:43

    Bagheera, We cant leave comments!!!!!!

    My boy spot made it to Kat’s site today. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kittenmaster I will always love your site and won’t go away. Thank you vey much:)!!!!!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 11:28:01

    hmmm… will look into it…

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    [+] Comment by Nicolletta [p]
    2006-03-22 10:37:31

    Little Harley is a great big HAM!! LOL

    What a cutie!

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    [+] Comment by Riquel [p]
    2006-03-22 10:48:08

    AAAAWW….Great sight, Bagheera…..everyone is so creative. I didn’t see where I could leave a comment though…maybe over looked it. For those of you that don’t know there is also a daily puppy site, I think it is http://www.dailypuppy.com, I don’t know who does that one, but it doesn’t seem to be frequented as much as the daily kitten, or kept up with as well, but there are some cute pics there as well. Keep up the good work everyone!

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    [+] Comment by Casper's Mom [p]
    2006-03-22 10:55:36

    I was wondering if there was a puppy site also. Thanks for clueing us in.

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    [+] Comment by Qbutton [p]
    2006-03-22 14:31:42

    it’s called the daily puppy

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    [+] Comment by DEE [p]
    2006-03-22 11:12:09

    OK— WITH THESE 2 WEBSITES, I MAY JUST HAVE TO QUIT MY JOB!

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    [+] Comment by Bagheera of the Jungle [p]
    2006-03-22 11:23:47

    I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN!!!! I never get work done, with the blogging and all! ;)

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    [+] Comment by Kat1 [p]
    2006-03-22 11:32:59

    Don’t forget mine!! :) catoftheday.blogspot.com !!

    J/J…well, don’t forget mine. Joking about competition.

    Can we post a comment or are keeping that restricted?! Huh?…Huh!

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    [+] Comment by Russey's Mom [p]
    2006-03-23 05:55:23

    I added it to my favorits.

     
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    [+] Comment by Bluejay [p]
    2006-03-22 16:33:12

    Thanks for the link! The friend who sent me the link to this site is actually a dog person, so I’ll make sure she finds out about the Daily Puppy.

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    [+] Comment by Lynn [p]
    2006-03-22 10:48:24

    What a cute little boy! Bless you for taking him and his siblings into your home. You will be blessed many times over, I am sure. Thanks for rescuing this adorable kitty.

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    [+] Comment by DEE [p]
    2006-03-22 11:15:33

    THIS KITTEN LOOKS LIKE HE COULD STAR IN A GREY POUPON COMMERCIAL—THE “CAT VERSION”!!

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