Pets in the studio (pics)

[majool]

Here is my kitty getting down in the studio...

[r0ck1r0ck2]

hey majool.....don't get your cat stoned!! (re: pic 2)

[JTR]

This is Walt -

He rents a suite on the studio's top floor;

Claims to be a retired cartoon voice-over artist, but I dunno -
whenever we give him a set of headphones, he just starts dancing and running around the room, saying something about a steamboat and a guy named Willy:
I think he used to do a lot of drugs


Sometimes, at night, I'll wake up and see him standing at the foot of my bed, just staring at me with that big smile, like in the photo

Harmless fellow; keeps the cats away.

[ImJohn]

This is a great thread! I love all the pet pics, especially tvanveen's dog, what a beauty!

Maybe there should be a GearSlutz calander with these pics, "Pets and Preamps" or . . . ?????

[tvanveen]

Originally Posted by theblue1

Clumping litter and a once-a-day cleaning and you should be able to more or less forget the cat box most of the time.

I know, they're not my cats and it's not my space.

Originally Posted by ImJohn

This is a great thread! I love all the pet pics, especially tvanveen's dog, what a beauty!

She knows it.

[ttauri]

Really lovin' Platypus' picture. Everytime I've seen it while opening this thread, that pose cracks me up.

Peece,
T. Tauri

[Anderson]

Couldn't resist posting more pics of Mr Pouffy Boy. Such a nice companion...

[joneps]

Here's a related question for all you cat owners.
So, after some protesting about a dirty litter box, my cat decided to pee on top of a gig bag full of cables and effects boxes.

After a couple of scrubbings first with dish soap and then some generic orange cleaner (and removing all of the velcro from the effects), I've got most of the stink out but it's still kind of there.

Any other ideas? I'd rather not have to toss a few hundred dollars worth of cables and gear, though thankfully she didn't get a hold of anything irreplaceable.

[joeq]

the Kit and the Pendulum

[Paul Gold]

Originally Posted by Rodney Gene

That is excellent Paul! Our little dudes rule the roost...We ain't gots us no chitlins so these two get it all!

....Man..these two are Professional Nappers...!!

Mine rule the roost too. I'm sure yours have giant personalities like mine. I have one good looking one and one that didn't bother to read the breed standard. Looks like you have the same thing. They sure are fun to watch run. Earl is lightning fast. The only type of dog that can keep up is a whippet.

Yours look like they are a good size. I like them between 15 and 20 lbs, maybe a little closer to 20. Small enough to be a lap dog inside but big enough to take care of themselves outside.

[Dr.Wu]

here is my dog Gaku taking a nap on the studio couch.
poor guy had a broken leg at the time.

RU with me?
Dr.Wu

[tvanveen]

Originally Posted by joneps

Here's a related question for all you cat owners.
So, after some protesting about a dirty litter box, my cat decided to pee on top of a gig bag full of cables and effects boxes.

Yeah, the cats in our rehearsal space do this on occasion.

The thing that seemed to work for me was one of those spray Oxy products...might have been Fantastic Oxy Power.

The next step was to go to the pet store and get the Pee-B-Gone, or whatever it's called.

tv

[nek]

Originally Posted by joneps

Here's a related question for all you cat owners.
So, after some protesting about a dirty litter box, my cat decided to pee on top of a gig bag full of cables and effects boxes.

After a couple of scrubbings first with dish soap and then some generic orange cleaner (and removing all of the velcro from the effects), I've got most of the stink out but it's still kind of there.

Any other ideas? I'd rather not have to toss a few hundred dollars worth of cables and gear, though thankfully she didn't get a hold of anything irreplaceable.

Rubbing Alcohol

My dog peed on a lot of my guitar effect pedals one day. I tried a few products, but only rubbing alcohol would clean them completely. Works like charm and disinfects too.



Needless to say, I don't let my dog in my studio any more.

[Jack the Bear]

The new recruit.....

http://www.jackthebear.com.au/gallery/blackie.jpg

and 2 old hands

http://www.jackthebear.com.au/gallery/pierre.jpg

Cheers,

nice thread

[Knox]

this is Lukas (Giant Schnauzer) . . .he goes everywhere with me. Stays with me at the studio all day as well. Anyone screw with me, he would rip their face off.
http://www.pbase.com/streetkid/image/30124184

I also take care of a bunch of alleycats here at the studio. Some are here:
http://www.pbase.com/streetkid/city_cats_

As well as being a studio owner, I am also a photographer. I have a coffee table photo book coming out on 'alleycats' you may dig.
http://www.alleycatphotos.com

[joeq]

nice photos, Knox

[jflush]

The Party is over! Billy Goat down!

[Ruphus]

Knox,

Very impressive photography! ( Used to have a darkroom. Never had such beautiful pics in the bowl.)

Seems you are having a tough invironment there for cats.
... But maybe that´s just the normal case for cats, in this case only becoming so obvious because you observe it.
I read that cats leaving the house meanwhile in average reach an age of only two years. If people realized that cats are no cheap articles that you can just exchange or dismiss things would be different.

My cousin whom I talked to on Sunday mentioned that he had been doing homework with his little doughter. It was a little essay about dogs and cats. He said the source material was mentioning reasons for why cats so often were hated by people. ( You wouldn´t believe how many cat haters are around. I stumble over them all the time.)

The materail said cats were about the most perfect creatures on earth, with their sleight and versatility, and typically make humans envious.
I know of a couple more reasons from histrory like the god damn inheritance of idiotic church hound during middle age, which is still being unconsciously forwarded among people from generation to generation, but thought the above observation to be just as plausible.

Complex driven human perspective of envy on everything, even on unconscious animals. Can you believe it.

Ruphus



PS: JFlush, cute pic. Your cat looks very close to mine. Seems to have hair under the palms like a main coon, but no tuft on the tip of the ears. Is it a main coon?

[Blackfoot]

Good Ole Betsy hittin the hi notes for a post sync session. She sings on cue every time.

[Revelation]

I love cats, but this is one reason why I do not want to buy another one. You cannot control a cat to not go where you don't want them to. Having them walk on the keyboards, mixer, jumping on top of the monitors. Then I have to have the cat litter in the basement bathroom, and keep them there when I go out and the house alarm is on. Too much of a pain, not to mention the hair.

For those reasons, I will be getting a small dog for my kids.

[Knox]

Thanks . . .
Many people don't spay and neuter . . . so their cats are out screwing every other cat in the neighborhood, so of course there are unwanted kittens born . . . AND some people just dump cats when they no longer fit their 'life style'. Feral cats and 'homeless' cats are a huge problem in the world. My hope is . . . the book will bring attention to this issue.

Originally Posted by Ruphus

Knox,

Very impressive photography! ( Used to have a darkroom. Never had such beautiful pics in the bowl.)

Seems you are having a tough invironment there for cats.
... But maybe that´s just the normal case for cats, in this case only becoming so obvious because you observe it.
I read that cats leaving the house meanwhile in average reach an age of only two years. If people realized that cats are no cheap articles that you can just exchange or dismiss things would be different.

My cousin whom I talked to on Sunday mentioned that he had been doing homework with his little doughter. It was a little essay about dogs and cats. He said the source material was mentioning reasons for why cats so often were hated by people. ( You wouldn´t believe how many cat haters are around. I stumble over them all the time.)

The materail said cats were about the most perfect creatures on earth, with their sleight and versatility, and typically make humans envious.
I know of a couple more reasons from histrory like the god damn inheritance of idiotic church hound during middle age, which is still being unconsciously forwarded among people from generation to generation, but thought the above observation to be just as plausible.

Complex driven human perspective of envy on everything, even on unconscious animals. Can you believe it.

Ruphus



PS: JFlush, cute pic. Your cat looks very close to mine. Seems to have hair under the palms like a main coon, but no tuft on the tip of the ears. Is it a main coon?

[Knox]

thanks . . . good models is all. *smile*

Originally Posted by joeq

nice photos, Knox

[dogeggs]

bump !!!

[mischultz]

Knox,

Sent a note to the info@ address on the site. Love the photos and would like to talk to you about repros for our nursery. Great work, and I'll look forward to catching up soon.

Best,

Michael

[Farfensound]

Doing some Voice Overs at home and Pete is always on the desk makeing sure no one messes with my mix.

[Drumsound]

Originally Posted by Blackfoot

Good Ole Betsy hittin the hi notes for a post sync session. She sings on cue every time.

Betsy looks a lot like my female Shadow.

[Drumsound]

Here's my male Clown

[Drumsound]

And Rufus the cat.

The pets all stay at home. The studio's a big enough mess with all those rock bands in and out!

[Eemo1]

knox,

damn, nice photos. made me a little sad to look at those pictures. being a cat person myself.

[David R.]

Wish I could have a cat in the studio. Had one a long time ago and a major client was allergic. Not very good to have a singer's throat closing while recording.

Now wife is allergic. No kitty. Except for the feral cat we have been feeding. He doesn't come inside.

His name is Bob.