Unofficial onerosity underway! Onerous task number one? Getting out of bed after an insomniac night. Onerous task number two, take trash out, achieved. Feet are cold because I lack slip on snow boots and am too lazy to put on real boots but still. And 2b. included taking out the ashes. Onerous task three, outside pants. Even though I`m not going outside because onerous task three is actually laundry. Engage. Right after my coffee, because I hear my kettle boiling.

Yay for unofficial tasking! You can blame sj for your productivity. Yesterday (in bitches, I think) she mentioned she had some stuff to do and so did I! Yeah, shower is on my list too. I haven`t done task three yet, but I did feed and water the birds which I wasn`t going to do because it`s cold and snowy. But I went out to take out the actual trash instead of the recycling I accidentally put in the trash and I saw that their food really was low and I remembered that I feed them because it`s cold and snowy. So pleasant task achieved because now I am eating breakfast and there are a multitude of birds to watch.

Yay, Liese, and thanks for posting this because I was putting off onerous task number one, and seeing your post made me want to get it done. I just need to cancel an appointment, but the first number I tried said the wait was too long, and the second number has had me on hold forever. This onerous task is proving to be extra onerous.

Jesse, I'm pretty sure they can reprogram the chip with your info. Or update the info for the chip in the program. Or you know, update. That. Without having to rechip the cat.

sumi, and other dog people, were spaniels originally bred to hunt anything? Like, terriers for rats, larger terriers for badgers, whippets for rabbits, wolfhounds, deerhounds, etc.? (I think it's fascinating that Great Danes are boarhounds) Or were spaniels bred especially for looks, as pampered darlings of the bored rich?

IIRC, they were bred for bird hunting - flushing prey out of fields, etc.

I don't know for a fact, but I think Spaniels were meant to hunt waterfowl. They're filed under "water dogs" in my head.

Yeah, that reminds me I do need to update Darby's chip info. It's tagged to her rescue group now, so not like they couldn't find me, but still.

Wow, Megan, that would kick ass!!

I'm on the phone attempting to reschedule things all over the place. Whew. Have made it so I am driving through the mountains next week (fingers crossed that'll be OK) and not flying til the 20th.

Jesse - that's odd, when i adopted my younger cat from the county shelter he was already chipped and part of the adoption process was transferring the chip over to my name and address, i think the vet scanned him and confirmed all that on his first (shelter mandated) check up. But that's prob just Oregon.

I'd totally get my other cat chipped if there were any danger of him wandering off. As is, he's afraid to go outside; and the two times he has escaped all i had to do was shake a little food in his direction and he came running.

You guys know how I feel about the Wigglebutts.

When Cayenne ran away from her dogsitter (Charlie) in May of 2009, I would not have gotten her back if it wasn't for her chip.

You see, Charlie went to the exact facility where she ended up one hour later when someone brought her in, with her picture and her full description. And yet, even with the PICTURE he left with the humane society, and all the info, they STILL didn't match it all up until the next day when they scanned the chip! So I might not have ever gotten her back. I am a big fan of chipping.

And yep, Jesse, your vet can do a quick scan and give you the info that's on file - then you can contact the company and update it. It's really easy.

The way I see it is, we domesticated these critters. It's our responsibility as their caretakers to do absolutely everything we can to ensure their safety. They don't give a rat's ass about the chipping. It takes three seconds and it provides a lifetime of identification.

I'd also add that for all of you who think that since your cat or dog never leaves your premises, so a chip isn't necessary: Katrina, Oakland Hills fire, earthquakes, etc.

If there is a natural disaster, your pet might need to be evacuated and matched up with you later.

ITA, java.

Waterdogs, of course. I knew that. But thanks for accessing the info for me.

megan, I forgot to say earlier that I'm wishing you very strong fingernails. Hang on if you can!