Field trips

Springtime a great time for kitty playdate

February 27, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: Field trips

SUSAN LOESCH

“Hey, Loverbee,  dude, how ‘bout you and your mom have a playdate with me and my mom? Purrs, Shadow”

“Hey backatcha, Shads. Playdate sounds sorta unmanly for us guys, but, hey, let’s go for it! Purrs, L-Bee”

So Sunday afternoon was reserved for a time for Shadow and his friend, Loverbee, to hang out.  (more…)

Cats take frosty tour of LR’s Love Bus

February 13, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: feline rescue and rehome, Field trips, Working for FURR

SUSAN LOESCH

We saw it first on Facebook and then on the news…Little Rock’s own icy version of the Love Bus, a VW bus crafted from snow and complete with cloth window curtains. The FuRR PR team of Barney, Shadow and Bob couldn’t pass this up, so we headed over to take a look.

This marked the first time the whole PR team had ventured out together since Bob came on board, so it was a special occasion.

Shadow wore his red and black sweater and a red bandana. Barney sported his puffy vest and his peace-and-love print bandana to set the mood. (more…)

Finding snow to build cat a bust; trampoline a must

February 07, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: Field trips, Kids and library cats

SUSAN LOESCH

As snow continued to fall long after dark on Friday night, I suggested to Barney and Shadow that it might be fun to go outside the next day and build a snow cat.

Barney looked interested, but Shadow, the original Mr.”Snow? No!”  just walked away.

“Well, Barn, it looks like you and I will play in the snow tomorrow,” I told him. By the time we ventured outside shortly after noon the snow was…GONE!  A little remained in the back yard but not nearly enough to make a snow kitten, much less a snow cat. (more…)