Hi! Everyone! A few days ago Clover (
http://cloversadventures.blogspot.com/) was nice enough to interview me. The interview game is lots of fun and if you want to play I will be more than happy to interview you!
Here are the Rules:
1. If you are interested in being interviewed, leave me a comment saying, 'interview me.'
2. I will respond by posting five questions for you. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with a post containing your answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Easy - huh?
So, here, without further ado, is the transcript of my interview with Clover:
Clover: There is much controversy surrounding the issue of dogs and cats being friends. Tell us about your cat siblings - are you close with them? What do you like about them, and what don't you like?
Jemima: What an interesting question, Clover, I can tell that this is going to be an intense interview since you went right for the hard question!
I can understand the controversy surrounding cat/dog relationships, even innocent cat/dog friendships, because, after all, they are a whole other species...but once you get right down to the core of your average cat you discover that they are really not all that different from your average dog. They have the same needs and wants that we do, including food, sleep, and snuggles.
Having said that I would say that I am really only close with Netty, my "gender confused" younger brother. We snuggle, we share food, and we sleep together - yes that's right! I sleep with a cat and I am not ashamed!
My other cat siblings are a little bit harder to deal with. As you may know, Wellington has a history of being...shall we say...abusive...to me. So even though I have moved past the puppyhood abuse I am still not able to connect with him on a very deep level and Spork is so shy that it is hard for anyone to get to know him.
Clover: Tell us about your happiest moment. How about your most embarrassing moment?
Jemima: My happiest moment...? Hmmmm...that's another hard question. I am happy so much of the time that it is hard to really pinpoint one time that I was the most happy... I suppose that the happiest moment of my life has to have been the first time that I saw a hot dog. That simple treat has truly changed the way that I feel about life, and food! I have been so blessed in my life, with so many hot dogs!
My most embarrassing moment has to have been Halloween last year when Mom and Dad dressed me up as a cheerleader and took me to a costume contest - oh! The Humanity of it all!
Clover: I read something on your blog about a Delta Society. Can you tell us about that?
Jemima: Mom and I are currently in the process of joining the Delta Society (we were in fact, supposed to take our certification test last weekend, but it (the test) has been rescheduled).
"The Delta Foundation was established in 1977 in Portland, Oregon, under the leadership of Michael McCulloch, MD. Delta's first president was Leo K. Bustad, DVM, PhD, dean of a veterinary college and a pioneer in human-animal bond theory and application. Delta's founders wanted to understand the quality of the relationship between pet owners, pets, and care givers, both human and veterinary, (hence the "delta" name based on this triangle). At that time, pets were widely considered luxury or throwaway items, not of central importance to individual health and well-being. Delta's early years focused on funding the first credible research on why animals are important to the general population and specifically how they affect health and well being. Early Delta members were primarily from the veterinary and human health professions and from university faculties. Delta Society's Pet Partners Program trains volunteers and screens volunteers and their pets for visiting animal programs in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools and other facilities."
Examples of what Mom and I will be doing once we have graduated from the training course: "A group of volunteers takes their dogs and cats to a nursing home once a month to "visit." The visit occurs as a large-group activity with some direction and assistance provided by facility staff. An individual brings her dog to a children's long-term care facility to "play" with residents. A dog obedience club gives an obedience demonstration at a residential facility for teenagers with delinquent behavior."
Clover: If you won a million dollars in the dog lottery (let's pretend, for argument's sake, that this exists), what would you do with it?
Jemima: Buy treats and good veterinary care for as many of the worlds doggies as I could!
Clover: Tell us some unique things about you. Can you do any tricks, or do you have any funny quirks?
Jemima: I can do many tricks including "high five", "sit", "lay", "dance" and "twirl"...I also fetch and "go to" people or objects on command.
Now, as far as quirks, I asked Mom what a quirk was and she said "oh Jemima, our whole family is what you might call "quirky" so lets just not get into that one"! I am not sure what that means, but it might have something to do with the fact that we don't own a T.V....I am always getting teased about that at the park...
Well, anyways...thanks so much for interviewing me Clover! What fun!
Clover: Your welcome, Jemima, just don't forget to interview anyone who is interested!
Jemima: I wont! Thanks again!
So, that's my interview with Clover, hope that everydog out there enjoyed it!
Love,
Jemima Jones Beck
This is my bone (the thing that I am chewing on, not the thing that I am propping the bone up on - that's Dad).
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