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A Portrait of Tuxedo Cat Jess

29/09/2019 by Marjorie Dawson 10 Comments

Today’s selfie is a portrait of tuxedo Jess from the cat cafe and it for a special reason.

Jess is retiring from her duties as a worker cat, to her forever home.

Cute picture of a cat looking upwards, near a window — Jess. her keen and eager eye watching a wand toy

If the family pass the two week trial period Jess will not be coming back to the cafe which, being selfish, I am a bit sad about. Her presence at the cafe always made me smile.

Jess the black and white tuxedo posing in a bright window — Jess in black and White Mode

Her quiet demeanour hid a fiendishly playful spirit that could leap and twist like a dervish, and as ‘Marketing Cat’ she spent quality time posed in the bed on the front window tempting passers-by to enter the cafe.

The cats and myself at Dash Kitten wish Jess well in her new home, and a long and happy retirement.

Kia hari to kaainga koa, Jess*

Enjoy your happy home, Jess.

‘The Catnip Thief’ A Photo Snapshot

16/12/2018 by Marjorie Dawson 9 Comments

We are celebrating the catnip thief this week with a selfie and the Kitties Blue. This is our visitor who we call ‘Angus’ as we don’t know his real name.

Angus has been visiting since he was a youngster and once sheltered for a couple of days during a fierce storm that swept the valley here.

He has grown up to be a chunky young man as ginger boys like Teddy and Angel Sammy will recognise. He also has a liking for catnip plants, which you can see in our selfie.

This selfie of the catnip thief was taken with my smartphone and is far from perfect but it is a good example of taking the decision to capture a cute moment rather than rushing to find my DSLR. I would have missed the opportunity as Angus jumped down immediately he realised he had been spotted.

The catnip was meant to be out of the cats’ reach on a higher shelf than they can usually get to. I guess we got that wrong didn’t we!

GIVEAWAY

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Have a great week everyone,

Marjorie and the
Dash Kitten Crew and
The Catnip Thief!

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Human entries only no pets
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Update on Spot the Cat and Connor at the Cat Cafe

25/11/2018 by Marjorie Dawson 13 Comments

I want to celebrate a young tuxedo and have some portrait fun with Spot the cat. While practising my DSLR camera at the cat cafe I managed to capture the young guy for the selfies.

Spot the Cat Update

I had some rather sad news. The adopter of Spot and Connor cannot take them now. This happens sometimes, and while I am sorry the adoption will not go ahead, I’m happy for Connor because he has been promoted to ‘Worker Cat’. He is now a Neko Ngeru permanent resident and a genuinely loving cat. He will be a great role model and mentor for new arrivals.

Good Luck to Spot the Cat

I’m pleased with his portrait. It captures his genuinely good character, beautiful eyes and his glossy coat. He is such a handsome tuxedo cat.

I know he will not be waiting long for a new family, so will you join me in wishing my cat model good luck in his search for a new forever home?

Thanks to Jake who works at the cafe I also managed to figure out the best way to capture Spot in motion and get a less blurry image and I will report on my new leaping Spot pictures in the Pet Parade this coming Wednesday.

If you want a peep at my less than impressive blurry capture of active Spot on this page. Yes, he does move really fast!

We hope our American friends enjoyed their USA Thanksgiving break, and you all have a good Sunday. Oh and before we forget. The Five Sibes have a #GivingTuesday hop with the ASPCA here.

Marjorie and the
Dash Kitten Crew