I’m very glad at the joy that clearly wonderful dog has brought, and I, myself, have a rescue dog from Romania, but… with my veterinary hat on I need to point out that we’re starting to realise that this being a thing has allowed a number of infectious diseases into this country that we thought we’d seen the last of, particularly Brucella Canis, one of the causes of Brucellosis and which may be on the road to becoming endemic again here. Rescuing dogs, cats, and any animals is a wonderful thing, so I certainly don’t want to put anyone off doing it, but consider rescuing animals from the UK first if possible. Economically it means more funds per animal from donations to animal charities, and infectious disease-wise we’re coming to understand that it’s not necessarily a wonderful idea.
But Oscar came from So Far Away it’s hard Knopfler to be tempted, but I’m sure people have On Every Street have been clamouring for some rock puns, it’s hard pickin’ (like finger picking?) the more difficult path of … oh I give up.
BigJackBrass didn’t want your puns, so I’m afraid you were being Funny For Nothing.
At last!
Clearly, he missed the communique.
We’re not getting the cat from the shelter - they phoned today to say its developed chronic heart problems and is not fit to be rehomed. It will probably be put down 
Oh no! That’s gut wrenching.
Oh, that’s sad. I’m glad that they figured it out in advance, though. We lost this pair (siblings) to a congenital heart problem. One of them died when they were two, the other at five. Finding out in advance at least saves you from the pain later on.
"You have the 30mm cannon mounts all right, but… has this thing been demilitarised?"
Our head of quality control gives every instrument a thorough examination before allowing it to stay.
Not my pets, but still… As a respite from house hunting we went to a cat café that exclusively looks after special needs cats:
Contrary to appearances, those are two different grumpy white cats - one has more legs than the other! The ginger one has lost part of her jaw so has a permanent goofy tongue loll.
I wasn’t sure which was the pet for a moment. Have your ukuleles been breeding?
Tina seems to think so.
From time to time, I pull out a strange tool that my wife has never seen. she never believes me when I tell her i’ve had it forever. Sometimes, that’s even true.
