October 8th

art according to Mr. Purr

art according to Mr. Purr

Art

Some may think that the citizens don’t really care about art. That is wrong, totally and utterly wrong. The truth is that they do indeed care very much about art, but it need to be beautiful art, and the citizens has a clear view on what they consider good and beautiful art. Therefore the art is limited, as not much get up to their standards. Still even though they all more or less approve of art, some citizens approve of it more than others. Therefore this citizen had to go and have his sculpture made. Not only one, but two. He is very happy with the result himself, even though it must be admitted that not all citizens agree with Mr Purr that this is good art, not at all actually.

Mr Model say: “Honestly, I must admit that the artist has managed to get the best out of the situation, but off course it would have worked better if he had used a professional model. Just saying, just saying…”

Amber with Mum before mum shrunk

Amber after mum shrunk

Perched up

It was a big night for “not so little Amber anymore” when she had to sleep on the perch together not only with her mum, but also all the other hens and roosters. Lately mums wing had been shrinking so much, that she could hardly fit her head underneath it, so this night her mum thought she might just be big enough to sleep at the perch. It was off course a bit scary, but even though mummy’s wing was not over Amber, it was still just right next to her, and Amber did rapidly fell into sleep, and so did mum and all the other who was ready to meet the night at the perch.

Amber said: “Honestly, I would prefer to sleep under the wing of my mummy, but she has been shrinking so much lately, that I really have trouble fitting underneath it. Her shrinking is actually a bit scary, sleeping at the perch though, not scary at all, ok, almost not scary at all.”

Beauty re-inacting how he totally scared of the Fox

Mr Pearl living the henhouse

Unwanted visitors, yet again

Last morning most of us woke up to the most dreadful news. There was no doubt, in the distance we could clearly here the awful sound of a fox. Luckily the dogs did their job to perfection (as almost always) and the fox soon left the area. For our nevous readers out there, the fax was never seen, and after listening to the dogs department pep talk, we don’t think he will be back shortly. Still the hens are perched up an hour extra each day, as a safety measure.

Mr Pearl said: “If I had been awake, my feather would have been shaking with fear!”

Flooded swimmingpool

Flooded swimmingpool

The autumn is not only in the air, but also in the water, literally. The poor waterfowl department is these days struggling to find the water in their pool underneath a constant layer of old retired leaves. Even though the pool is cleared for leaves several times a day, new leaves are just to happy to jump in and spoiled a poor bird need to get her wings wet.

Mrs Goose say: “You know you jump out in the water to get clean, and what happens? Instead leaves stuck to you all over, and it takes forever to pick them off. Autumn is a cruel thing.”

Weather forecast

Windy but sunny.

The dogs recommend you to hold on to you fur.

Announcement

well used cat for sale

Well used cat for sale, close up

Cat for sale

A very experienced cat for sale. This is an absolute bargain as this cat has done, seen and experienced everything a cat can experience, and that at least twice, most likely much more. She adores telling everybody about all of her experience, also at least twice, most likely more. This cat would therefore be the perfect cat for somebody fresh at the cat business, as she as earlier mentioned love to share her previous experience with everybody she can get her paws on.

She is today totally dedicated to her new life as a cat guidancespeaker, and are therefore fairly easy to look after. As long as she has a soft lap, a huge food bowl always full and a cat with great patience she is only moving her toothless grin.

Ref: The dogs

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October 5th

DJ sQuil with his not so welcome bandage

Big Daddy proudly sporting his support band-aid

Pig bandage

DJ sQuil had as normal been out rocking the world, butt his time something had gone wrong. He came home with a wounded ear. It wasn’t a particular big wound or anything; evil tongs might even say it was hardly visible. Actually it hardly was visible, but that had more to do with that fact that the wound was on the inside of the ear and not the outside of the ear. Everybody knows that the inside of a black pig’s ear is hardly visible at all, wound or not wound, so there was no doubt that the wound needed nursing. OK, so not everybody meant that the wound did need nursing, and one in particular was absolutely convinced it did not need any treatment at all. So with DJ sQuils negative attitude towards treatment but the nurse insisting, something about truly evil flies, the small operation of cleaning and dressing the wound got almost as huge as DJ sQuil himself. The fact that the only thing who was able to stick on the poor unfortunate pig ear was the before mentioned evil flies, did not make the operation go any faster. Actually it went so slow that Big Daddy actually felt sorry for the poor chap, and insisted on getting a support band-aid on his own ear, which he then sported in front of the by now rather grumpy DJ sQuil. In the end the bandage did stick, and as his best friend, Big Daddy immediately put his snoutstamp on it.  

DJ sQuil was too grumpy to give any official statement, but we got the following words from his very good friend Big Daddy: “What a big pussy that boy is. Honestly I have been wearing this band-aid now for ages, and it does not bother me at all, NOT AT ALL. I can’t help it, but the truth is, DJ sQuil is nothing but a BIG cry baby! A BIG ONE! That is my honest opinion.” 

The Sheppard and sub-human having a nice chat

Sub-humans missing!

After 3 weeks with nothing but the best treatment from the 2 most wonderful sub-humans, the sub-humans have no left. Their departure was not popular amongst the citizens, but as they all know, nothing good last forever. So the citizens are currently hissing themselves through long feeding times while praying for the wonderful sub-humans to come back.

Seniora said: “Finally somebody understands an old retired street cat like my self’s need for a nice fur scrub, and than…. Gone! Oh I miss those magic fingers!”

The spy

Model watching the spy

Who flew over our nest?

Just the other days the citizens noticed that somebody was spying on them. Up there, in the air, somebody was looking down on the suspicious citizens. Still a citizen understands that they are the victim of envy, and behaved accordingly. Just in case a paparazzi was onboard immediately pruning and posing was done.

The Model said: “This is the backside of being a famous model. Everybody wants to have a piece of your private life. Still, I do accept visitors, if asked nicely, and sometimes I even show myself to these visitors, if I have the time, and they show the right respect towards a cat of my proportions.”

The dogs always makes sure their humans are safe

Meeting up with citizens of other nations is a very important diplomatic work which the dogs carry out perfectly

The dog show

This being the festive season in our area (This season is more or less all year round to be completely honest) the dogs have yet again been working very hard travelling to represent our nation to several big parties all over the region. Just the last couple of weeks they have been to wine festivals, a nut festival, antiques marked and so on and so on. Strangely enough the dogs seem to love all this jet setting, and are never turning down an offer for a new show.   

The Sheppard say: “It is not that I like the lime light, oh who am I kidding, I love it love it love it!”

Weather forecast

The weather is rather nice. Sunny and not to hot, but something tells us that the autumn unfortunately has arrived.

The dogs recommend you to ignore those yellow leave as long as possible.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Sub-humans

Dear wonderful sub-humans please come back. Our fur is aching from the lack of your magic fingers, and we are hardly not fed at all. Please come back! Please!

Ref: Sad dogs

September 9th

  this photo is tilted of its own free insisting. It just refused to stand up. 

The ambulance

While out on a territorial walk, yet again the Sheppard was the victim of an evil attack from below. Somebody (yes, we still believe it is that really “low” dog from next door, who is behind this cruelty) had placed a rather huge thorn just there where the Sheppard had to put her paw. She didn’t see it coming, but she did feel it. It was incredible painful, and there was no way she was able to walk back home, even though it was only about 300m straight down. Luckily her trip advisor also double as an ambulance, and the poor very unfortunate Sheppard was lifted in to his arm and carried back home.

At arrival back home, a nurse was immediately called for, and the thorn was removed from the very aching paw, hardly with out any whimpering from the Sheppard at all.

The Model say: “You know she looked a tad to comfortable in that ambulance if you ask me. I might even say it looked liked she rather enjoyed it.”

(We have no photos from this incident, as the normal photographer was way too involved in removing thorns, but we have been so lucky to come by this illustrated photo taken by sub-human superior elite, where you can see how the Sheppard look in the arms of the ambulance.)

((This poto is tilted of own free insisting, it just refused to stand up.))

 

New arrivals

Miss Flowers who seem to be hatched to the perfection of motherhood, has just herself hatched 4 new eggs. The experienced mother is all ready on and about with the little ones, and they are all doing swell under her safe and experienced wing.

Miss Flower say: “Isn’t it just the most beautiful children you have ever seen!”

 

Vendemia

This is a great time of the year. The weather starts to be really cosy again, and the grape harvest is to be collected and turned into wine. Since Maifrin don’t have grapes who will be turned into wine, the dogs offered to help in the neighbours wineyard, where they made sure nobody unauthorized where to get close to a basket of grape waiting to be collected.

Sheppard say: As the perfect guard dogs as we are, I am happy to announce that not even one grape was closed to be nicked!”

 

Censured Royalty

A very happy cabbit the angora cat was in the 7^th heaven when he for the very first time got his postcard ever, and it was only for him. It also was the most beautiful postcard he had ever seen, with a lovely photo of one of his all time favourite snacks. The photo becomes even lovelier when the automatic royal censure strip was removed. It was a nice thought of them off course, but to be honest, totally unnecessary as cabbits are not shy about certain aspect that belongs to the love life. Actually sooner the opposite, but the cabbit was then informed that maybe the censure was not meant for him, but for the poor postal workers, who is a little more shy about the subject than the cabbit is, or maybe it was to protect the postcard to arrive at all, as they where afraid somebody with certain interest might steal the postcard before it arrived to enjoy the photo for themselves. Actually the postcard did use 5 times as long as normal to arrive; leading the cabbit to believe that he was not the first to have the censure removed.

The Model say: “What about me, I also love to get postcards, I do, and I don’t even mind if the motive is not that of an intimate love situation, I rather prefer it is not actually.”

 

The weather forecast

Just perfect

The dogs recommend you to enjoy it while it last

Announcement

Vintage feathers

Vintage feathers of all size and colours, very nicely used, for sale.

Ref: The collective bird department

Postcards

All the citizens would just like to say that they are never happier (OK, maybe around dinner time, but that it is.) than when they get an old fashioned postcard in the snailmail.

Ref: need my address?

September 3rd

 

Arrival of torture

It is not with pleasure that we can announce that the veterinarians are multiplying. Yes, it is shocking but it seems that also veterinarians can become pregnant, and off course on of ours had to prove it. The unpleasant surprise is supposed to arrive in December and in the meantime the vet has told us that scratching will not be tolerated.

The Model say: “I have all ready booked an appointment for January, and let me tell you right now, there will be scratching and I’ll even put in a bonus bite!”

 

Biking with sheep

The phenomena with dogs running along with biking humans are no news in the world. Off course the dogs here at Maifrin are so busy that they do not have time for this kind of amusement. Therefore they left this work to somebody with a lot more spare time on his trotters. Shaun jumped at the assignment with the biggest positive attitude and a necessary equal patience. Because even though Shaun just loved his new hobby, the male human didn’t seem equally happy about it. Actually Shaun had a sniky suspicion that the male human was trying to shake him off. Shaun was off course not easily fouled so the two friends where observed going back and forth just in front of the neighbours wine yard. The whole thing was witnessed of the neighbours’ grape picking team, whom still seem to be laughing out very very load indeed.

Shaun said: “Have nobody ever heard of a sheep gone biking before?”

 

Roadkill

This is a very painful season for the pigs. Not only have they been locked up in a tiny private garden, but all day they can hear the scream of the local road kill trying to cross the road to get down to the two very lonely pig tummies.

DJ sQuil say: “Normally I am not lost for words, not at all actually, but this is such a torture. Laying here listening to the violent murder of innocent fruit and nuts, whom has done nothing wrong except trying to help out a hungry pig tummy in need. It is awful, awful I tell you. I just can’t talk about it. It is too hard. I have nothing to say. The world just isn’t right when a pig have to listen to their scream, while all we would like to do was heading right up there and help the poor poor fruit and nuts. Honestly it would be much better if we just ate them at once, and that way the awful destiny as road kill would be avoided. I am so sorry; I just can’t talk about this.”

 

Quack

We would like to welcome our 2 new citizens. Mrs and Mr Mandarin have moved in at the poolside. The two ducks are a splendid addition to our team and are all ready valued member of our clan.

Mr Mandarin say: “I just put my eyes on the pool and though, whaw, this is perfect it can’t get better than this. Than I saw her!!! WHAW! She is the most beautiful Mandarin Duck in the whole wide world, she is amazing, and go figure, but she likes me!”

Number of eggs hatching today: So fare 1

Weather forecast

It is not that hot anymore, but more than hot enough.

The dogs recommend you not to let go off your cold spots just right yet.

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Duck pool

A geese free pool wanted in a geese safe and tranquil position.

Ref: The duck department

August 2nd

Malnourished cat?

The Seniora has lately been doing some research to prove that she is actually malnourished and in seriously need of some (lots of actually) more food. She found the prove in an article claiming that if a human could manage to hold his/her hands around you, and the hands would meet in both end, well than you were seriously to thin. And the shocking truth is that human hands actually, (even though just barely) can meet each other with her tummy in the middle. The very smug cat showed this article to her personal chef, and got seriously angry when the personal chef said that this only was about human tummies, and not the one of the cat.

Seniora screamed in anger: “Why can’t anybody with me see that I need more food?”

The big move

Miss Flowers kids, the Flowerbuds have now become so big that they have reached the age where they can safely move into the Henhouse. Unfortunately neither mom nor kid saw the need in this, as they have found the barn to be a nice cosy place to live. Therefore a “taxi” had to be called upon for the big move.  

Miss Flower was crying: “Outrages! I tell you, outrages!”

 

The night watch

This night almost every citizen was waken up by the night watch, consisting of the dogs. The alarm had gone off by the sound of an unauthorized dog in the vicinity of our property. The unknown dog was not the dog to cave in easy, but luckily, with help from the neighbour dogs under the perfect leadership of the Sheppard, the unfriended dog finally found it best to leave the area.

Mrs Goose said: “Oh that was such a scary experience. I was shaking all over.”

The weather forecast

Rather nice actually, but a tad hot.

The dogs recommend you to take a long siesta in the shadow.

Announcement

Congratulation

All the citizens would like to take this opportunity to wish our good friend Sub-human superior elite Jan Øyvind a wonderful day, and a happy happy birthday.

Ref: Everybody at Maifrin!

 

Scratcher

The most stunning looking sheep ever is in need of a horn scratcher. The scratcher will have to be able to reach all area of the horns, inside and outside. See photo for horn details.

Ref: Itching sheep