Pet Humor

Zippy and Lippy   Fred says he can identify with the cartoon on the left. Yow! To read jokes and funny stories about some of the things our horses and cats have done, click on the various links in the table below. You probably had to be there to get the full humor, although anyone who has owned horses or cats should appreciate the stories.

Below the links are goofy pictures of our animals. Click on each one to see a larger picture with a humorous caption.


Horse jokes Horse-related movie titles How to read horse ads
Dressage test Dressage letters
Visiting your vet Cat bathing Cat-English dictionary Cat haiku
Sensei and Dixie Other horses Katie and Dot Livi and Elsie

Sensei with cat Sensei being braided Dixie asleep
  1. Sensei with a feline friend
    She and Dixie had another cat as a pet.
  2. Shelley braiding Sensei's mane at a show
    It is such hard work that Sensei is sleeping on Fred's shoulder.
  3. Dixie asleep in her stall
    It's hard to catch a horse with its eyes closed.

Dixie cartoon Snarky Dixie Dixie eating cake
  1. Cartoon about Dixie and her thoughts
    Susan once said, "I can see Dixie's thought bubble ... and it's empty."
    Drawing by Alyson Weege.
  2. You want some of this?
    Dixie acts "snarky" when you tighten her girth.
  3. Dixie sampling her birthday cake
    She was 8 years old and preferred to play with her slice.

Pushme-pullyou Winsom with extra legs Cindy-Lou Who
  1. Winsom and Tish doing their impersonation of Dr. Dolittle's Pushme-pullyou
    Winsom is looking to the left while Tish looks at the camera.
  2. Winsom and Ayesha grazing together
    It looks like Winsom has extra legs to support her tummy.
  3. Cindy-Lou Who 2002
    Susan and the horses took turns dressing up for Christmas.

Extreme closeup Ayesha covered with hay Little John and Fred
  1. Extreme closeup of Ayesha's wobbly head
    She looks like she belongs in a car's back window.
  2. "Oh man, what a party we had last night!"
    Ayesha often covers herself with breakfast.
  3. Little John being cute
    He is extremely friendly.

Fred training
  1. "Training is hard work"
    Fred taking a nap in the sun.

Elsie with Grover Elsie on her back
  1. Elsie sleeping with her buddy Grover
    This is where we found her after her first night with us.
  2. "When are we moving out of this apartment???"
    We lived in an apartment while we were building our second house.

Katie with a toy Katie flossing
  1. Katie carrying a plastic strip to the kitchen
    She takes them out of her toy box and shoots them under the basement door.
  2. Katie playing with Heffer
    She likes to floss with his elastic cord.

Dot in chair Dot on microwave Dot upside down
  1. Dot sitting on her butt in a chair
    The chair used to belong to Fred's brother the beagle.
  2. Dot in a comfy position on top of the microwave cart
    She likes to nap there after her meals.
  3. Dot likes to sleep upside down
    She sticks her tongue out when she is very tired.

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