This is Skye. I call her Corndog because in past years she’s always gone straight for the corn, I think because she knows how attractive she looks sitting in the dappled shade. She comes by every now and then to scare off rabbits (which actually come to think of it, she isn’t very good at) and race around the grass paths. Corndog wasn’t really interested in the corn this year, so we’ll have to rechristen her “Strawdog” –Xan
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Here at Chiot’s Run, the gardens are named after our resident dog Lucy (Chiot is puppy in french). We picked Lucy up at the dog pound the month after we purchased this house. She loves being outside and spends most of her days lounging in the shade in the front yard.
We also have two garden cats. The black one, is the kitten of a feral cat that showed up 2 years ago, she lives in the garage and spends all of her time outside. Dexter, the resident fat cat, showed up on our doorstep a few years ago and used to be an indoor cat. He is happier when he can spend his days outside, so how he’s an indoor/outdoor cat. Spending most nights in the house and his days out in the gardens.
It really is great to have pets in the garden, they are such great companions. They also do their part helps keep some pests away.
Do you have any garden companions?
Lovely to see your gorgeous, happy pets enjoying your garden.
What gorgeous cats and dogs. Great photos!
Nice, nice photos! That one of the black cat looked like I could just reach out and pet him.
I’ve got three dogs – mostly indoor dogs, though the 7 y/o Golden will bark at and chase off raptors. The two Labs are 15 and 14 and don’t do a whole lot of anything anymore. I also have three cats, all outdoor cats. Two were adopted from the shelter as kittens, and they had been feral, though now they’ll allow me to pet them, and sometimes even pick them up. The third really still believes she’s a housecat, though she’s going a great job mousing and chipmunk-ing. I’ve got rabbits in outdoor hutches and laying hens who live in the barn but free-range during the day, so there’s plenty around that might attract vermin. Good cats are a real blessing.
We’ve got a dog, Butter. He’s a golden retriever, though not good for anything in the garden, he sure makes us happy. We’ve also got a cat. He used to be indoors but even though he’s fixed he started spraying, so now he is permanently outdoors, sleeping in the garage chasing mice as he pleases. Unfortunately other than mice he’s not good for much, in fact he kills birds!