# OK, now I've seen it all... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943 "2001-07-10T11:46:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/1 "2001-07-10T11:46:21Z")
Think back to Bill Murray in _Ghostbusters_, carrying on about how bad things will be i they are not let out of jail to fight Gozer: “Dogs and cats, living together!” I was out at my brother’s house last night for dinner. My step-sister was in from Seattle so we all got together for some homemade burritos (don’t ask). My brother lives on about 90 acres a few miles east of OKC. After dinner, I was outside enjoying a smoke and noticed a bit of a commotion out on the driveway. My brother inherited a tomcat (two, actually, but I took one) when he bought this house a few months ago. The previous owner couldn’t take them, so he asked my brother to look after them. Brother couldn’t care less. He’s not too much of a cat person. Anyhow, I noticed Tiger, the tomcat I didn’t take, circling something out on the drive so I walk out to take a closer look (it was starting to get pretty dark). My dog, Buster, a German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, follows me out (he goes everywhere with me) and we find a little half-starved kitten, mewing pitifully and keeping a wary eye on Tiger. Buster, who thinks cats are pretty neat, other than the sharp claws thing, slowly walks up and takes a sniff of the kitten. He then proceeds to start licking this kitten from head to tail. I have another cat at home(Spot), besides the one I rescued from my brother’s inattention(Pete), and Buster tries to sniff and lick her all the time, but she generally won’t have much of it. Pete, OTOH immediately makes his disapproval of dogs in general and Buster in particular well known any time he happens to get within 5 feet of him. Anyhow, this little kitten had apparently not had any traumatic experiences involving dogs at this early stage in its life. It immediately took to Buster (who weighs about 120lbs, btw) and started rubbing up against his legs and purring while he continued cleaning it. I’m a bit of a sucker for animals in distress (as evidenced by Pete) but I try very hard to steel myself and maintain a manageable household. Last night I couldn’t help myself, so I took the kitten home and gave her a bath. I had intended to try and find her a good home, but this morning I woke up and saw the most amazing sight. The kitten, which insited on going to sleep in the crook of my arm, had climbed up on top of Buster and was sleeping on his side as he laid there, quite complacent with his little pet using him for a bed. I now have a dog that has his own cat. She likes me pretty well (other than the bathing thing last night), but given a choice, she seems to prefer the company of my dog. I think I’ll keep her. Now to come up with a name… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/2 "2001-07-10T11:55:25Z")
Name her _Fido_. **Fido The Cat**. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/3 "2001-07-10T12:05:49Z")
That reminds me of the old Warner Brothers cartoons where the kitten used to ride around on the dog’s back. Remember those? **Bosda** , I love that sig! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/4 "2001-07-10T12:21:35Z")
call the kitten Chairman Miaow. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/5 "2001-07-10T12:42:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > That reminds me of the old Warner Brothers cartoons where the kitten used to ride around on the dog’s back. Remember those? Their names were Marc Antony and Pussyfoot. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/6 "2001-07-10T12:52:53Z")
I decided to fire up the webcam. Check [this](http://24.240.244.27/kittenx3.jpg) out. OK, so I staged it. I put the kitten on Buster’s back (lower right) but she stayed long enough to scratch (lower left) and then got down on the floor and laid down next to him(upper right). Um, **TwistofFate** , it’d probably be more like chair_woman_ Miaow. ---
**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/7 "2001-07-10T13:01:12Z")
[x-chromosome flaring] Awwwwwwww! Buster is a mommy. 😃 [/x-chromosome flaring] That really is too cute, but you know when you make statments like: _ **"Ok, now I’ve seen it all…"** _ You’re just asking to get hit by lightning or something. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/8 "2001-07-10T13:06:05Z")
If Buster and the kitten have taken a liking to each other, there are two most worthy names for the little feline: **Keaton** or **Crabbe** C’mon, don’t tell me you hadn’t thought of those already. ---
**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/9 "2001-07-10T13:29:50Z")
Yeah, dogs and cats are the funniest things sometimes. When this little orange cat came up to the house, my daughter immediately adopted ‘Tigger.’ Then it was time to find out how the little one would fit in with the two dogs and two other cats. [sub]no, i am NOT running a shelter! my daughter, on the other hand also has four fishies 🙂 …[/sub] The two cats, of course, were quite miffed. Nothing unusual there. The two dogs? Tigger just loved to get chased by them. For real, if they wouldn’t chase him, he would bug either or both till he started getting chased. He would get on the coffee table and bat at them with his paws, jump down & run around, get back on the table and do it all over again. Huh. But now he’s getting older and is turning out like all cats, ignoring all until you try to sit down and read or walk across the floor, then there he is. Your two are _precious_. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/10 "2001-07-10T14:36:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Simetra \* > \*\*That really is too cute, but you know when you make statments like: _ **"Ok, now I’ve seen it all…"** _ You’re just asking to get hit by lightning or something. 😉 \*\* The title was a bit leading intentionally. I just _had_ to share this. I think Screech-owl came up with the perfect name: Keaton. They are quite funny together. Since this is MPSIMS, I’ll share a bit more mundane stuff. I’m not trying to turn my house into a shelter, but I really do like my animals. Spot I’ve had for about 8.5 years. My ex-wife and I got her as a kitten about 2.5 years before we got divorced. All I got in the settlement was my recliner, clothes, computers, car, and Spot. I had to fight hardest for Spot, but I figured that since she was getting custody of our son, I should get custody of our cat. She’s usually a great companion but she’s been pretty snippy lately because of Pete and now **Keaton**. She looks pretty much like a slightly larger version (she’s pretty small for an 8 year old cat at 6.5lbs) of Keaton but with a big white spot on her back. She’s pretty tolerant of Buster except when he gets clumsy and steps on her. Pete is a relative newcomer. I’ve had him about two months and I’m thinking about finding him a new home. He’s not a bad cat, but he isn’t adjusting well to Buster. He’s HUGE, about 20-22 lbs, solid white, with one blue eye and one green eye. No one knows how old he is, but he has great teeth so he is probably under 5. Buster is my best friend. I’ve had him about 4 years and I got him when he was about 2 years old. He is incredibly intelligent and knows a good number of tricks (sit, lay down, put your head down, roll over, speak, heel, gimme five/other side, go to bed, get in the truck) and is the best frisbee dog I’ve seen that weighs over 50 lbs. He almost never misses. He loves to ride and has a permanent place in the cab of my truck. Most of my friends and family don’t care much for Spot (they’re just not cat people, I guess), but _everybody_\* loves Buster. \*except my ex-wife. The first time he saw her, he barked pretty viciously at her. Did I tell you that I _love_ Buster? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/11 "2001-07-10T14:42:02Z")
Keaton the kitten! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/12 "2001-07-10T14:42:09Z")
Aaah! I feel the urge to do baby-talk, that’s so sweet! ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/13 "2001-07-10T20:10:02Z")
Glad you liked **Keaton**! More cute kitty pictures!!! ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/14 "2001-07-11T00:06:09Z")
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww … (taking a deep breath) Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwww 🙂 Now I am going to have to do some serious _Seinfeld_ watching and _Onion_ archive reading to get back to being my usual cynical self 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/15 "2001-07-11T00:18:07Z")
that’s great sewalk. i’m glad your dog likes her. your dog has great taste in companions. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/16 "2001-07-11T05:59:42Z")
I just wanted to say that in the webcam pics, despite your having put the little cutie on top of Buster, her climbing down and going to sleep, Buster appears to have not moved a _muscle_ during the entire process. He looks to be in exactly the same position in all three photos. I laughed at that. So, is Keaton the final choice? ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/17 "2001-07-11T08:25:03Z")
Yep, Keaton is the final choice. (Thanks, Screech!) Buster is a pretty good house dog. He is rambunctious and payful outside but once in the house, he calms down and mostly just sleeps. It’s pretty funny to watch Keaton climb all over him while he moves little more than an eyebrow. This evening, she kept climbing back and forth over him and he never even looked up after the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/18 "2001-07-11T09:58:19Z")
My parents had a dog that adopted an orphaned kitty early on. She had a litter of her own at the time, and the kitten just lined up with the pups for her share of nipple. Apparently a lot of things cats do are learned behavior, not instinctual - this kitten NEVER ‘meowed’ when it grew up, just made weird yipping noises, and it ran like a dog. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-ive-seen-it-all/71943/19 "2001-07-11T11:46:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > \*\*My parents had a dog that adopted an orphaned kitty early on. She had a litter of her own at the time, and the kitten just lined up with the pups for her share of nipple. Apparently a lot of things cats do are learned behavior, not instinctual - this kitten NEVER ‘meowed’ when it grew up, just made weird yipping noises, and it ran like a dog. \*\* My wife’s family had a lamb that was raised with the dogs. It, too, tried to “bark” (or at least it made some weird noises), and used to chase cars. Just to imagine a fully-grown sheep chasing a car makes me laugh.