And the winner is... Octopuss!

(with a near-miss by runner-up The Gingerbread Cat - it was soooo hard deciding who should win)

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The judging panel

(took their task very seriously)

(quite right, too, given all those kitties anxiously awaiting the verdict)

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Gathering for the costume contest

(and the excitement is intense - who will win?)

(personally, I can't decide between the crocodile-kitten and the Indiana-cat)

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Dog-burglar

(who says dog-burglars can't accessorise???)

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"Aroo, aroo, aroo, aroo, aroo..."

This roughly translates to: "Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday deeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr Gis----e-----lllllllllle - Happy Birthday to You!

Mine! MY frisbee!

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She was just as good at this job as the dog

(and she was pleased to have got a paw on the ladder of such a dogminated industry)

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She just couldn't say her lines without laughing

(and she tried so hard, too. Mind you - he wasn't helping - and why couldn't he ever put the Big Teeth in properly?)

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He was showing off with his party piece especially for Sarah's birthday

Happy Birthday, Sarah!!!

Where's Watson?

(when you need him to open the door...)

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It was his party piece

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Carrots had a strange power over him

(he'd tried to give them up, too, but with no success)

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She was a dainty eater

(she didn't put her elbows on the table, either)

(or spit on the sidewalk)

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The moon always understands

(even when no one else does)

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This Corgi dog was a champion list-maker...

(which really made him feel like he'd done lots of stuff)

(yeah, I do that...)

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A stitch in time...

...as any Border Collie knows - prior preparation and planning is everything...

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A paw up in the game

(Of course, they still don't stand an earthly in this particular game (despite the co-operation) - what with having no head for heights. Squirrel gives top marks for trying, though.

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She wondered why three out of four socks had to fall down...

(she also wondered why no one came rushing along and pulled them up for her)

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Personally, Madge thought it needed a little more salt

(she'd never say so, though)

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Hubble, bubble, toil and...

"sniff", "sniff", "sniff"............

...mmm....... - stew!

Yum.

he loves me; he loves me not...

(he's looking very anxious about the number of petals on that flower...)

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Bat cats come out to play

- it's that time year (again - crikey - where did that year go?)

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I am a Good Dog

- have you taken note, Santa?

(dogs are getting anxious now - will they be considered Good Enough for Santa to fill their stockings? Have they been Good Dogs this year, or not?)

Whose idea was THIS??? (a Corgi in rabbit's clothing)

(when he finds out, he's going to nibble them til they're very, very sorry)

(It's almost as bad as dressing a Border Collie up in a sheep costume. But not quite...)

(a quiet Corgi snigger can be heard in the background)

Afternoon nap

Grace in the morning

Cards I don't have myself, but that are still available...

...through the magic that is the print-on-demand site...

Any image of mine which I don't have published as greeting cards I can upload to a print-on-demand site. Just let me know.

For example, I've just uploaded this design - 'Surprise visit' - to the print-on-demand site at Zazzle where you can customise the card any way you like and put in your own verse etc etc

Click here to see it

Greeting cards available through me which feature cats...

I have greeting cards in my stores that feature the following designs:

Surprise! (in stocking)
We're pals - yes, we are! (dog 'n' mog)
Her Holiday Hat (ginger cat)
It takes two (ice skating)
Howls and Yowls and Woofs and Mews (carol singing)
Meowy Christmas (more carol singing)
Carousing Cats (down the pub)
She so loved a Happy Ending (romance novelist)











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Thanks so much for looking…..

Susan

He knew his help was invaluable

- it was puzzling, though, how he didn't always get the appreciation he expected

Whose idea was THIS???

(when she finds out, she's going to baaaa-rk at them til they're very, very sorry)

The laws of aerodynamics prove that the Bumble-Corgi-Bee should be incapable of flight.............

.......................................Ha!

(But then, we know, as a matter of scientific fact, that Corgis are magic. They must fly to get to some of the places they get to.)

(In this pic they're playing in the leaves falling from the trees; falling-leaf season is a short one; much must be made of it while it's here.)

SURPRISE!!!

(also known as: just dropping in to see you)

She wished Gran's knitting pattern included earholes

(she loved this outfit but her ears got too hot in it)

sofa stowaway

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