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Kiss my Fanny: Fanny is a lover not a fighter. Courtesy photo

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One Nice Fanny

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Everyone is worn out at our house. This summer has been too busy. We are still fostering Noche, a handsome Costa Rican mutt, but he should be moving to a more permanent home soon. We’ve had visits from family and old friends sleeping on our couch. I’m looking forward to August moving at a slower pace.

Noche has been having trouble when he gets left home. He has been trying to teach Olive and I how to “counter surf.” Counter surfing, for those uninitiated, involves standing on your back legs and trying to knock as much stuff as you can off the counter.

If you knock off something cool, like a plate of freshly baked cookies, you win. Sometimes there is collateral damage. Dishes occasionally break, the house can get messy, and there is usually big trouble when the folks get home. I even got in trouble for not stopping Noche. That kind of stuff is way above my pay grade. If you want me to play cop when you aren’t around, I’m going to need some incentive. Things have gotten better lately. We just have to remember to keep all food and anything that might smell like food at least eight feet off the ground or in a cabinet. It’s very similar to camping in bear country. Bear-proof canisters would probably work perfectly.

Noche also escapes our house and roams the neighborhood sometimes aided by the little person in my house. She is almost three years old, but that girl can cause some big-kid trouble. The other day I was let out on the front porch to sun myself. I don’t roam the neighborhood, I’m a good boy. A few minutes later the people in my house couldn’t find Noche. The adults asked each other, “Did you let Noche out?” Finally, the little person spoke up and said that she let Noche out. Luckily for us we have nice neighbors, and Noche was found fairly quickly.  

The only other thing about leaving Noche home is that he and Tobias the cat have wrestling sessions that can get pretty intense. It’s a combo wrestling/grooming ritual. The other day my folks came home to cat fur everywhere, enough fur that we wondered if our cat was OK. Tobias was unharmed, and the weird thing is that he seems to like it. He’s going to miss Noche more than anyone.

I stopped by the shelter recently and there were no dogs. Four had just been adopted and the rest were in foster homes or not ready to go for a walk yet. I guess I have to take a cat for a walk.

While the dogs are flying off the shelves, they are overstocked on cats. There are currently more than 40 cats looking for a new home at the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe. I was fortunate enough to meet a very special lady named Fanny. Fanny is about one year old and was previously feral. For a wild cat, she sure is mellow. Fanny loves attention and purrs when she receives it. While some of the cats were taking swipes at my person through their cages (much to my amusement), Fanny just wants to be loved. She would be happy to sit on your lap and bask in the sun.

Fanny is FIV positive. FIV is a virus which affects a cat’s immune system. It is fairly common in cats. It doesn’t mean that Fanny will get sick. She does however need to be an only cat or the other cat must also be FIV positive. Fanny will do just fine with dogs and kids. She’s ready for her own home away from the scratchy, excitable cats living around her. If you are looking for a little more love in your life, check out Fanny. She is fantastic.   

For more info on Fanny or any of the other great animals with the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe, visit hstt.org.