The Dog, the Cat, and the Rat

[TomInTib]

If they can do it, why can't we?

And no one here would ever believe me if I told you who I got this from.


This is a video of one of the homeless in Santa Barbara and his pets. They work State Street every week for donations. The animals are pretty well fed and are mellow. They are a family. The man who owns them rigged a harness up for his cat so she wouldn't have to walk so much (like the dog and himself). At some juncture the rat came along, and as no one wanted to eat anyone else, the rat started riding with the cat and, often, on the cat! The dog will stand all day and let you talk to him and admire him for a few chin scratches. The Mayor of Santa Barbara copied this clip and sent it out as a Christmas card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuuesBhOR9g

[sakabatou]

1. Awww

[Kutjara]

2. "The Cat, the Rat, and Lord Our Dog...

...ruleth all England under the Hog." ;)

[acmavm]

4. Yeah, that's what I thought this was all about at first.

"The Cat, the Rat and Lovell our Dog,
Rule all England under a Hog"

The Cat was Sir Thomas Catesby. The Rat was Sir William Ratcliffe of Ordsall Hall. The Dog was Thomas, Lord Lovell ( Lovell's emblem was a talbot, a now-extinct breed of hunting hound). The Hog was Richard III ( his emblem was a white boar). The couplet refers to the fact that this hated trio of men enjoyed enormous power and influence in the reign of the equally disliked King Richard III. William Shakespeare discredited King Richard even further in his famous play. The nursery rhyme 'There was a little guinea-pig' provides an even more obscure reference to these men. For the most comprehensive information on Shakespeare and his Complete Works refer to the following link: William Shakespeare info

[Kutjara]

6. It was the first thing that popped into my head.

I'm a Shakespeare nerd from way back.

[bedazzled]

7. dayum we have some history buffs here

i LOVE shakespeare's history plays - richard in particular. that's exactly
what i thought!

p.s. sorry to hijack your thread with obscure historical references. richard III
seems kind of topical to me at this point. murdering innocents and stealing
crowns, etc.

[BlueJazz]

3. That was Cool. I used to have a cat and two Ratties. The Rats would chase...

..the Cat around the house for awhile then Vice-Versa.

People would come over to the house and say "That's the damnest thing I've ever seen".... :)

[TomInTib]

5. I used to have a bunch of pet rats, myself.

Trained them to do tricks, too.