Jan's Funny Farm

The Three Droolateers

2012-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:00

Hey, Merci, Sam and Buddy, the 3 Droolateers (not Muskateeers - we're non-violent and refuse to carry muskets), for today's tasty post. Or is that today's tasting post? Whichever, we're all here. We were thrilled to be able to volunteer to taste test Canidae's TidNips dog treats. Jan claims she can't afford to buy us treats, so we're very happy to taste test anything so we don't wither

Meowers and Ellen Minus Snap

2012-01-24T13:34:00.000-05:00

Hey, Merci here. The sun has finally come out after days of rain, clouds and even fog. We woofies were antsy and stiff from spending so much time indoors and walkless. Is walkless a word? Well, it tells it like it was. We were walkless or short-walked. We were raring to go this morning. We Funny Farmers would like to thank Meowers from Missouri for their funny post on Jan yesterday. We

Smiles, Award and Gracie

2012-01-23T01:00:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cyndi here with our Monday news. We'd like to thank our readers for the fun comments they left on our Unsolved Mystery entry Friday. Your comments had Jan smiling most of the weekend. She was very relieved to know the mystery has been solved -- squirrels came through a black hole and in a conspiracy with the muffin man, a house brownie, Khyra, and human introoders (intruders, for those

Cotton's Sunday Quote

2012-01-22T09:06:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cotton here. It's a wet, stormy weekend with mild temperatures, so we're just hanging out. We hope those of you having snow and ice storms are warm and safe. We weren't going to post today but Jan ate a bug or something and asked us if we would post something she heard on the radio this morning. We thought about it. Wellllllll .... Oh, do we hear the rattle of the treat bags? Of

Honor Among Thieves

2012-01-20T00:30:00.000-05:00

Zoolatry has given bloggers a challenge to post on unsolved cat and dog mysteries today. Our biggest mystery was what we could post on. Although we have lots of mysteries around here, most of them involve where Jan put something so she wouldn't lose it. As far as who does what, Jan usually figures that out pretty quickly, even though we don't tattle on one another. Well, we don't usually

Protect Your Online Rights

2012-01-18T09:04:00.000-05:00

We are against any material being copied, stolen, appropriated - whichever you call it. But we are also against the type of censorship law about to be passed in the US. This would effect all of us..Yes, you and us - bloggers, tweeters, YouTube video posters, Facebook and other social website users. Here is a short video on the proposed legislation from Fight for the Future. If this video

Percy Ignores Frostie

2012-01-16T12:10:00.000-05:00

Hey, Percy here again. It was cold this weekend so most of us did a lot of snoozing in front of the heater. Jan disappeared for hours yesterday and we think she went somewhere warm without us. So we're rethinking Saturday's post about buying her a new pet bed ... um, mattress bed so she can sleep in front of the heater too. A long time ago we posted a couple of videos of Snowball the

Surprise for Jan and CB Auction

2012-01-14T15:00:00.000-05:00

Hey, Percy here with some good news. We Funny Farmers held a meeting and decided we all feel a twinge of guilt because we couldn't afford to get Jan a present for Christmas, and although we tried - we really tried to be good for just that one day, we didn't quite manage to. We wanted to do something nice for her but we were stumped until my nimble paws found the perfect belated gift for

Cyndi Flexes Claws, Purrs and Orlando

2012-01-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cyndi here with today's post. Do I look like I need calming? I think I look all sweet and docile. And I am ... sometimes. Just don't try to mess with my claws! Jan accepted an offer for us to review Pet Naturals of Vermont Calming chews for cats but we haven't been under any extra stress lately so we haven't had need of calming. Tonight Jan thought she'd try one on me to see

Old Dogs, Google and Lautrec Updated

2012-01-09T20:49:00.000-05:00

Hey, Merci here. Just a quick post and I'll be back to napping. I am the oldest dog here, and if this is how we'd know we're old, Buddy, Sam and I are far from there! If the video doesn't play, click here. We are really disheartened with Google/Blogger. Our last post addressed the problem of Google deleting blogs and forcing bloggers to give them a cell phone number - ANYONE"S cell

Noms Exercise and Google

2012-01-07T17:41:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cyndi here. Happy Caturday. We have a funny video for you today, a puppy demonstrating the art of eating and exercising at the same time. We figure the idea is to burn off the calories as eaten to keep the lean puppy figure. Watching this not only made us hungry, but tired! If the video doesn't play, click here. Now, we (all us Funny Farmers) would like to get serious for a moment.

Peeps are Flakes

2012-01-05T14:09:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cotton here. This is my first post of 2012. We had a nice Christmas and holiday season. Hope 2012 entered peacefully for you and will be a good year for all of us. 2012 entered quietly around here, but Monday, the 2nd, turned into one of those what else could go wrong days? By evening, Jan was so frustrated she nearly threw our tv out the door.cause she had reached the "if it

Sam is Waiting on Apology

2012-01-03T12:57:00.000-05:00

Hey, Sam here. I am waiting on my apology. Jan said Buddy and Sam (that's me) tore up Merci's new dog bed in 9 days. You can read Buddy and Sam in Doghouse if you missed it. Sam (that's me) does NOT tear up dog beds because I do not dig in my bedding. I admit I helped stretch Merci's bed but I dig holes in the lawn, not bedding. Buddy and Merci dig in their bedding. Merci is too small to be

Ringing in 2012

2011-12-31T12:28:00.000-05:00

We wish you a 2012 filled with blessings, health and happiness. Celebrate hearty but if you cats have too much nip or you dogs have too many beef daiquiris, be sure to ride home with your designated sober human or call a cab and let your human pay the bill. See you next year. PS - If you haven't seen the slideshow Mom Paula put together of blogging kitties who left for the bridge during

Buddy and Sam in Doghouse

2011-12-29T13:42:00.002-05:00

Hey, it's me, Cameron. I have a fun video for you today. Jan's ability to type is rather restricted again and that affects our computer time, so this post will be short on news. Jan came home yesterday from running errands and got a good whiff of Rusty smoking again. Merci will stand and fan the pilot with her wagging tail, which sets Jan to yelling at her because even though she hasn't set

Rusty Smoking

2011-12-27T09:42:00.002-05:00

We hope you all had a nice Christmas. We did. Until Jan's cousin called late Christmas night to let her know her cousin's younger sister died unexpectedly at their extended family gathering. That does put a damper on a celebration! And then yesterday, Jan learned we have not only a cat hater but a cat killer living too close for comfort. She is so relieved none of us go outside, but sad

Christmas 2011

2011-12-24T19:46:00.010-05:00

Merry Christmas to all ... furry and human! May your celebration be filled with peace, love and blessings. If you haven't already, please grab a copy of our Christmas card. It's for all of you - old friends as well as new. We appreciate each of you. Thank you, Ann of Zoolatry, for this lovely ornament graphic of our Crystal. He'll be gone 2 years in January and we still miss him!

Furry Faces of Christmas

2011-12-23T21:35:00.001-05:00

We've had Jan working on this post for hours. It's a Christmas memory post. For our memory - we're forgetful like Jan, you know. First we had her tack all our postal Christmas cards to the bulletin board so she could photograph them. We wanted to show them individually but there just isn't time.. If you sent us a card and it isn't posted here, let us know so we can correct our post. And

Cameron Sings Zzzzzzs

2011-12-23T00:05:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cameron here to continue with our never-to-be-caught-up posts. This is my photo that tied for 2nd place in Kat's Kats 2nd Annual Everycat Sleeping Contest. Like Tober's poster contest, it happened in November and we're just posting about it. **sigh** Jan really needs to get a life so we can access the computer more often. Anyway, this is my award. Thanks, Kat & the Teenage Mutant

Cyndi is 8

2011-12-21T10:19:00.000-05:00

We can't believe our lovely furry sister Cyndi is 8 today. She's as sassy as ever. Again, Jan forgot to read the calendar in time and was reminded when she saw Cyudi's birthday listed on the Cat Blogosphere. **sigh** Oh, Jan, you're supposed to set a good example for us! **bigger sigh**

Tober Treats Funny Farmers

2011-12-19T21:19:00.000-05:00

In case any of you think we're joking when we say we're waaaaaaay behind in everything, we won Tober the Thorntown Library cat's poster contest a month ago and we are finally doing our prize post. Jan's excuse is that it took a while for the prize to arrive. Our explanation is that it took Jan forever to take photos of the prize and finally download them from the camera. This is our winning

Blogville Commentathons Today

2011-12-17T11:20:00.005-05:00

We Funny Farmers are not feeling very funny today. As you undoubtedly already know, the Houston Pittie Pack mom Sandra's house burned Thursday night. She lost everything, including 5 of her 7 dogs. One of those dogs was the pet blogosphere's beloved Shelby who was rescued pregnant and abused and nursed to health. The dogs were scared, they hid, and they died. It is a devastating loss for

Prayers for Houston Pittie Pack

2011-12-16T13:21:00.003-05:00

We are devastated to learn the news of the Houston Pittie Pack. As Sandra, mom to the Pittie Pack, posted on Facebook: "please pray for us our home is destroyed by fire we have lost everything including our pack members the only survivors are brinks and bella......shelby,guero,coco chanel,lucky and tiger have gone to the rainbow bridge..." Mayzie's Dog Blog has a short post with the information

Blind Oskar and Farewell Admiral

2011-12-15T14:34:00.000-05:00

Hey, Cyndi here. We had another post planned for today but Jan hasn't downloaded the photos from the camera yet and something came up that changed our plans. So I have a fun video for you today instead. Here is the blind kitten Oskar and the family Christmas tree. Helping to put a tree together and decorate it looks like fun. Too bad we can't convince Jan to get us a tree so we can kill it .

Rusty, Riley and Brazil

2011-12-13T12:58:00.100-05:00

Hey, Rusty here again. Yesterday I said we were trying to unchill from the cold and dampness. But today is nice and Jan let me go outside with the big boys and lounge and roll in the sun in their doghouse .. um, um, my cathouse. That felt so good. I didn't even want to come in but Jan started tilting my cathouse so I'd come out and go inside. Spoilsport! I have a cute video for you today.