That’s right, we do not have a catio and as you can see, I am pretty mad about it. Let me show you why.
Here is our enclosed patio. It would make a perfect catio, with lots of room for cat trees and platforms and play areas and great views! Except there is one problem, and I think you can see it off in the corner.
This is a dog house! That’s right — this whole should-be-catio belongs to the dog!
On the counter, where there should be cat beds and cat treats, there are just chews and dog treats. Yuck.
And there is a big bin, but instead of cat food, there is — you guessed it! Dog food.
In fact, there is dog food for days in here!
And as if that weren’t bad enough, here comes the dog.
Bleagh. I’d better wash off the dog cooties before I go back inside.
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Can’t you just give that dog house a big ole head butt right off da patio. Or maybe move it indoors, say like in da shower?
Just qorking the numbers, there are three cats, so the enclosed patio should surely be a CATio.
Keep lobbying, you may get that catio before you know it.
pawhugs, Max
Oh Sparkle, this seems very, very unfair!
Hey Sparkle, that patio would be GREAT for you! We can imagine how warm and cozy it must be when the sun shines through all those windows. We think it would be very wise of you to pretend you like your doggie (we see you clearly do not by the big puffy tail). That way perhaps your mommy would add some of your things back there too and you could share the space and eventually take it over. You have to start small, but we know you could do it.
Um, I thought you were the boss in your house Sparkle? Can’t you ship the dog off to Uzbekistan or something?
Oh Sparkle, that really isn’t fair. That would make a fabulous catio. Keep working on your Mom and see if you can figure something out. Maybe split the area so you can each have your own space. Don’t give up Sparkle.
This just isn’t right!! You gotta get that dog out of there so you can get that catio!!
Gasp! I can’t believe your oomans turned your catio in a dogio. I’d hiss at dem.
Sparkle! I can’t believe your mommy gave your catio to the dog. You have a right to be outraged! But you two sure are cute in the picture where you’re rubbing heads.
Can’t you get your mail man to parcel the dog up and mail him somewhere else.
Oh, that’s just not right. Can’t your humans understand that the patio should be YOUR catio? Surely there’s another place for the doggie stuff?!
What? A dogio? That’s so not fair!
D’oh! Bummer, Sparkle! You just need to build up cat trees around the dog house and take over
The dog will never know until it’s too late!
Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, and HOllie
Me thinks yous got the run of the rest of the house and the doggie has to stay in the doggio!
But yes, a catio for yous would be purrfect! Keep politicing!
Nellie
What a bummer…….couldn’t y’all share??????? I mean all that doggy needs is a dog house…..then there would be lotza room for all the kitty stuffs!!!!!!!!!!
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I think you should go on strike!
Whoa! You have to live with a DOG??!!? As long as he stays out there and doesn’t come into YOUR house, it shouldn’t be too bad. Think I’d rather OWN the house then one tiny room.
No fair! You should have a catio, not a dogio. And that dog licked you? Blech. Maybe one of your sisters will lick your head for you so you can get all of the germs off.
haha!! i love the dialog.. =D
Oh dear–that’s a horrible reason not to have a catio! He needs his own little house–dogs like that.
Well, you are the supermodel/published writer/leader of the pack around your house. It’s time to call a family meeting and demand that you get your way. Or just yowl a lot. That works for our family’s cats.
Oh how unfair! Yoo need to mutiny straight away! MOL!
Wow Sparkle that is too bad that it is a dogio and not a catio. Catio makes much more sense to us – it even rhymes with patio! But you get to go out there and explore at least, and it seems like the dog isn’t too bad – no crazy barking or anything when you investigate. And we think you should just try to steal the dog treats – we have done that and they can be super tasty!
Umm… could you share, do you think? Just keeping edging out the dog things until he has just a tiny corner. He won’t even notice, we’re pretty sure.
Sparkle
WE think 3 cats, 1 dog cats win.
purrin
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We say… Stage a kitty coup! And takeover wat shud be rightfully urs!
OH NO, Sparkle! I hope you left some nice hair balls in the doghouse!
Love the last photo and caption!
We are assuming that sharing isn’t in the cards then, Sparkle????
The DOG? That is so wrong…
It’s a travesty Sparkle!!!
Dogio just doesn’t have the same ring to it as a catio does.
Can’t the dog come in the house or the kitties go out there?? He/she looks like a nice enough dog–I mean, he’s giving you kisses and all. Can’t we all just get along?
Maybe you two could work out a compromise Sparkle…a CatDogio might work!
We think you should at least have 3/4 of the catio and let the dog have 1/4 since there’s three cats in your house. That’s the only fair way to do it!
I soooooo feel your pain! Everything here is DOG, DOG, DOG (surprised since my Mom has a cat blog w/me huh?) Don’t let that fool ya! My Dad is INSANE about our doggie Dakota….the ENTIRE living room is devoted to HIS TOYS….I have my own toy room in the back of the condo that is baby gated so that destructo Sheltie can’t get at them.
My Mom wanted to put a cat tree in the living room but we can’t cause of Dakota……..she is afraid he will go nuts seeing me in it……….geeze…….not fair I say!
Love, Cody
Well, it OUGHT to be a Catio. But at least there could be cat trees out there; the woofies only use floor space. The air above is going COMPLETELY unused!
That certainly would be an excellent space for a catio. Too bad about that pesky canine!
You ever need some help takin’ care of that puppy… you let me know *flex*
Sharing is good….just not your toys…….woofies chew EVERYTHING! =^Y^=
OH Sparkle, I did have to laugh. Poor you, and all that space for a DOG!!!
We think you should shove the dog house all the way in the corner; get rid of the blankets on the inside and put the dog bed in it. Then get some wall shelves for it’s food and a small box for it’s items. Give it a few extra feet for playing. That should take just a little over a corner. Poof! You get a marvelous catio and the dog gets a dogie corner. Fair trade.
So you have a dogio? That is so wrong! Boot out the pooch!!
It should be a CATio not a DOGio. When the dog came up to you, I thought you might paw-swat hi there.
oopsies I ment paw-swat him there.
Uh, is it possible you could share with the dog? We don’t have a catio either.
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