Cal's Animal- Friendly Resolution Ideas

I know what you're thinking. There is no way Callie could make her own blog post. Before I came back to the apartment without her to move, I sat down and asked her what she thought my resolution should be. We never came up with one. BUT! Cal had some great ideas which I have expanded on for you.

Blue skies,
Robin

CALLIE'S TOP TEN RESOLUTION IDEAS
By Callie Ko

Calidea #1: Go for a daily walk. If you have to, bring the horrid dog. (Mommy loves them...why, I have no idea)

Calidea #2: Spring Clean. Use up the products that could harm me and use better for me products to clean from then on out. (No bleach for my kitty paws please!)

Calidea #3: Keep yourself healthy! When you do that for yourself you get into the habit of doing it for me.

Calidea #4: You could go vegetarian or vegan! Mommy and daddy are vegetarians. They're healthy and are doing more for animals by foregoing meat and eggs. (They're in the process of going vegan)

Calidea #5: Volunteer at an animal shelter! Or better yet, become a foster parent to some fur- babies like me!

Calidea #6: If you have a horrid dog, find activities to do with them! Agility, fly ball, dock jumping, and training classes are just a few.

Calidea #7: Vow to feed your pet a better for them food!

Calidea #8: Play with your pet every day. Mommy plays with me all the time. It keeps my body and mind active so I stay fit even though I don't go outside.

Calidea #9: If you're feeling really brave, switch to animal friendly clothes and shoes! Mommy has a pair if vegan shoes- I like to play with them. That would mean tossing your leather and fur and being conscious of what you're purchasing.

Calidea#10: Continue to treat me and my animal friends with love and respect. We live in the same world you do, and cannot speak for ourselves. We get old and aren't "fun" anymore. We get tossed into shelters when you move. We get lost and often never come home. We get abused, treated unfairly because of our looks, we get neglected. We get treated badly and live in bad conditions in factory farms.

If you have a pet, spoil them rotten. Love them until your heart is overflowing with love for other animals. Help them be happy and healthy. Respect their instincts. Take the silly mistakes and turn them into something funny. Don't take a minute with them for granted.

Help lost pets get off the street. Become aware if what happens to the animals that go into making your burger. Make smarter choices about where you buy your meats and animal products. Respect the animal-ness of the animal and keep your conscience clear!

Happy New Year! Meow meow!
Callie Ko.

Ps: I took this picture with mommy before she left to pack. I miss her and daddy, though he's not as sweet as mommy is.

Halloween: Dressing Up Cal

As it's been said before, I'm an animal lover/advocate/radical pet owner. One of the things that seems to get a lot of controversy is "dressing up" pets. Some think it's hilarious and adorable and others think it's some form of cruel punishment. I don't know where you draw the line.

For me, though, I think as long as you're paying attention to your pet's physical signs (as to whether they like wearing what you've put them in) and you take off what they're wearing if they struggle, putting your cat/dog/rabbit/whatever in a sweater/ cape/costume etc is just fine. I put Callie through the costume test this year for Halloween. It started off with one costume and then turned into three.

The first was an adorable pumpkin costume, complete with a stem hat that went around her ears and under her chin. I tried it on her and took lots of pictures. Isn't she adorable? At first she didn't like wearing the costume. So I took it off of her and waited a few days. On the second try she LOVED it, and went about her business as if she wasn't wearing anything at all.



The second costume I found for my kitty was a SHARK! I've always wanted to dress up one of my pets in a shark costume, so when I found one that would fit Cal I knew she had to have it. This one was a little more tedious, and she didn't really like it as well as the pumpkin. She's equally as adorable though!

The third costume of Cal's is a little sailor suit. She HATED this one. I think it's because the little hat was bigger than her head. After posing for only a couple of pictures, my poor cat hid her face in a corner until I took it off of her, which was barely two minutes after putting it on. She was such a cutie though, I had to have pictures to remember it. Sadly, most of them came out as a total blur, so the one I have here is seriously the best one I've got. It's a little disappointing, but there's always next year for adorable photos!

All in all, I think Halloween was certainly a fun one for me and for Cal. She got lots of treats, and everyone on my Twitter feed LOVED her costumes. Who knows, maybe we'll dress her up as a penguin or a reindeer for the holidays ahead! (Think I should?)

So which costume of Cal's do you like the most? Comment below, or send me a tweet (@mellamorobin) or vote on Instagram (@mellamorobin) for your favorite!

Blue skies,
Robin and a quite annoyed Callie

P.S. Starting next week, I'll be posting once a week for my November Thankful Thursdays! I'll be writing a quick paragraph every day about one thing I'm thankful for, and posting them to my blog on Thursdays. Join me if you'd like, I'll add a link-up and button on my first NTT post!