Famous Black Cats in History

I was perusing a list of famous black cats, courtesy of www.mchumane.org.  They, of course, neglected to mention the black cats on this necklace.

 And in these earrings...

They also forgot Mark Twain's black cat, Bambino, whose story you can read in Priscilla Maltbie's enchanting book.

But mchumane.org did list Black Pete (Mickey Mouse) (AKA Pegleg Pete)

Boo-Boo Kitty (Laverne and Shirley)

Isis (Star Trek)

Penelope Pussy Cat (Pepe Le Pew)  (Penelope is technically a tuxedo cat, and, as such, gives me the opportunity to show you what an actual black cat looks like.  See below.)

Pluto (The Black Cat, Edgar Allen Poe, from an Aubrey Beardsley print)

Salem (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)

Snowball II, Snowball V (The Simpsons) (That's Snowball II in the picture)

Socks (“First Cat” during Clinton Administration) (Again, Socks is a tuxedo cat.  Let me refresh your memory about black cats.)

Sylvester (Looney Tunes) (Ahem.  Sylvester is clearly a tuxedo.  See picture for comparison.)

Winky (Escape from Witch Mountain)

Blackie, a cat that inherited 15 million British Pounds and thus became the richest cat in history.  (Note the white paws.  Comparison pic coming up.)

Baby, the world's oldest cat

The necklace and earrings are available in my etsy shop.

In Honor of National Dog Day: My Dog May Be a Genius

My Dog May Be a Genius 

by Jack Prelutsky

My dog may be a genius,

and in fact there’s little doubt.

He recognizes many words,

unless I spell them out.

If I so much as whisper “walk,”

he hurries off at once

to fetch his leash…it’s evident

my dog is not a dunce.

I can’t say “food” in front of him,

I spell f-o-o-d,

and he goes wild unless I spell

his t-r-e-a-t.

But recently this tactic

isn’t working out too well.

I think my d-o-g has learned

to s-p-e-l-l.

You can adopt a genius dog in my etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/cornerstoregoddess/search?search_query=dog&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search

Meow So Pretty and the Cat Came Back

The Cat Came Back lyrics by Muppets

Little Bennie had a cat that they wouldn't let him keep

So he put her up for sale at a price he thought was cheap

He took her to a neighbor to ask him for advice

He said, "Leave the kitty here. She can help me with the mice."

But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away

She was sitting on the porch the very next day

The cat came back, she didn't want to roam

The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.

Then Bennie met a man who was driving way out West

He would take the cat along as a special honored guest

The steering wheel was wobbly, he drove into a tree

The car was just a total wreck as anyone could see

But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away

She was sitting on the porch the very next day

The cat came back, she didn't want to roam

The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.

But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away

She was sitting on the porch the very next day

The cat came back, she didn't want to roam

The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.

Bring this kitty home.  

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