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Dear Bossy’s Son, Bossy Can Finally Tell You About This Close Call. Heck, Let’s Make It A Giveaway

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Meet Bossy’s new cat! Almost.

It all began innocently enough one day a few weeks ago, when Bossy spied a white cat outside her dining room window.

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Fast forward a few days when this very cat found its way up on Bossy’s front porch. The first thing Bossy did was notice its little tag on its little collar, so she phoned the little number. And when she says she phoned the number she means she made her husband do it.

And guess what? The number was disconnected, and there was no other information on the cat’s collar, except a name: Snow Flake.

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The next thing Bossy did was fall in love fetch the cat some milk in a saucer because that’s what people do in the movies, kind of like how people in the movies boil water at the sight of a pregnant woman.

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The next thing Bossy did was rename the cat Honky and try to figure out where it was going to sleep. And then the cat wandered happily away and Bossy thought that was that.

Until the next day, when the cat returned. This time Honky née Snow Flake wandered into the backyard where Bossy was busy cursing gardening. Once again, Bossy fetched a saucer of milk for her new cat:

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And Honky née Snow Flake wasn’t a bit discouraged by the site of a field mouse dressed as a Mack truck:

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Not so of Stella when she saw the cat:

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And then Bossy asked around the neighborhood and she found out her cat isn’t Honky née Snow Flake at all, but rather Snow Flake née Honky née Snow Flake because Snow Flake never was a stray and in fact has a nice home up the street, and a very exciting life visiting various neighbors who all love her.

No one was more relieved than Stella — and this is about the time Bossy remembered that her nice friends at Bit O Luv had provided Bossy’s Mack Truck née field mouse with several different kinds of dog treats to sample.

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Bit O Luv is a cool innovative company that believes in using high quality ingredients good enough for people but formulated for dogs. Frankly, Stella thinks acorn shells and carpet lint are formulated for dogs, but she does seem particular smitten with the Bit O Luv treats in flavors such as roasted chicken, smokehouse, and bistro beef.

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Bossy is thrilled to tell you her nice friends at Bit O Luv would like to give ten Bossy readers a bag of these dog treats to sample yourself! Or rather, for your dogs to sample themselves! Even though they are good enough for people! Bossy is going to stop typing now!

Simply leave a comment below, one per person please, and Bossy will employ her friend the Random Number Generator to select the ten winners. Come to think of it, these treats would make a decent stocking stuffer for someone you know with a dog.

Contest closed. Thanks for playing along!

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  7. I LOVE neighbor cats who come calling. All of the lovin’, none of the allergens in my house. (I don’t have a dog either, so no need to enter me for the puppy treats.)

  13. awesome, these will be for my sister’s furbabies if i win! they eat everything. they tried to eat a dirty diaper once. these treats sound much better.

  15. oh my, my pup Eli would love those (but yes, he does also love carpet lint and acorn shells, and so i suppose his palate isn’t so, well, discriminating . . .)

  19. Oh, you’re lucky Stella likes acorn shells and lint (my Golden loves acorns also), my beagle mix is obsessed w/the cat’s litter box – ok, interject a collective eewwwwwwwww! here.

  21. Mona Lisa, Boo and Savannah would love to share these! Even though they love the abundance of acorns mother nature provides on our back porch!

  23. Don’t have a dog myself but I do have the fortune to dog sit for an ADORABLE lab mix named Ridley. She would love these in her Kong.

  24. –>My two labs would love them plus our friend’s dog who most recently seen pulling the cart on Halloween. It’s a whole lot of dog going on in our neighborhood. ha!

  25. My big ridiculous ball of (arm) pit bull love would probably be overjoyed to have treats. She spends most of her time grooming our cat, so real food might be nice.

  26. Husband has threatened on more than one occasion to re-name the Shih Tzus “Hoover” and “Kirby”.

  28. I used to eat “Milkbones” as a kid…and loved them, can’t imagine what these delicacies would taste like….

  31. Kim’s dogs- Deadline, Jopi and Suzie Q would LOVE to try these new treats. Maybe then they would stop eating sticks and bugs.

  36. Poor Stella! Our ratties would be just as indignant at the presence of a Honky on our steps. And just as thrilled as she to have bit ‘o luv people-food snacks rather than their normal snackiness, er, tissues retrieved from the trash can.

  38. My 10 year old adopted mutt would love to fight over these with my 4 month old adopted mutt!!

    By the way…after adopting the 4 month old mutt it was revealed to us he MAY be mixed with Great Dane.

  41. Sophie Beagle has to put up with 2 6-month-old “Snowflakes” (if snowflakes came in orange tabby) right up in her floppy ears, all day, every day. They aren’t allowed to wander around visiting the neighbors, as their predecessor disappeared doing just that, so instead they try to get her to play kitten games. And walk all over my computer. But that’s for a different giveaway.

    She needs some bits o’ luv.
    Thanks!

  42. When I put the dogs in the pasture at night (they sleep out there to keep coyotes away from the sheep), I grab whatever stale crackers or moldy bread is around. Lately, they’ve been getting persimmons from our tree, because there’s a big bowl of them in the kitchen that we never get around to eating, somehow.

    My dogs aren’t very picky, is what I’m saying, but it would make ME feel better to give them some real dog treats for a change. Instead of our random free, but redneck, treats.

  47. Well, usually I enter these giveaways for me, but today I’ll enter for the dog. 🙂 Banky will be pleased if he wins.

  54. So do you have a cat named SnowFlake now or not? Does it eat dog treats?

    My dog would eat the dog treats.

    And if my dog doesn’t learn how to not eat furniture and shoes and bar at 3 a.m., I’ll trade it for the cat and eat the dog treats myself.

    the end.

  55. Awww, sweet little neighborhood cat! We have one here, that a friend of mine attempted to adopt – the kitty walked 4 miles back to this neighborhood to continue going from house to house! She doesn’t have an official owner, she just gets fed and sheltered when she wants, where she wants.

    I think my sweet giant dog, Jack, would enjoy those treats. Oh! I think he heard me type that – he came running into the room!

  58. Petunia would love some extra doggie snax, even though she ate *half a cake* last night from the garbage can. Thank you!

  62. Tuck’s always game to try out new treats, except they have to be grain-free and have nothing in them that comes from cows, because he’s allergic to those. I love him to bits and pieces, but he really does have some issues.

  65. Aw… my dog is in poor health, won’t be here much longer. She’d LOVE these.

    Hopefully random number generator is swayed by pity for a sick sheltie mix named Merlin.

  66. Pretty cat…as far as cats go! (Not much of a cat person) But Stella……that Stella, she’s a beauty!

  67. My dog would LURVE a new kind of treat to try. Coincidentally, my dog is named Bossy. I think Random Number Generator will find this fact amusing.

  69. I love Stella’s Jack Benny face and thoughts. Although I’m more used to seeing it on my husband’s face when bringing home yet another lost soul. 🙂 Thanks for the contest, I’ve got 3 dogs of my own that would never turn down a treat! Have a great weekend!

  70. I was with ya up until you were giving away dog treats. if the giveaway had been the cat, then I would have been in.
    the great getzby doesn’t know what he’s missing.

  72. It makes me sad when people let their cats outside, I see so much kitty roadkill….and deal with so many baby kittens from pet overpopulations! AGH!

  73. Snowflake’s story reminded me of a friend’s dog who grew increasingly fatter, despite the rather strict diet she was on. Turned out that on her morning constitutional she was going from neighbor to neighbor and had convinced each she needed pancakes with syrup.

  77. There must not be coyotes in Bossy’s neck of the woods b/c Snowflake/Honky wouldn’t have lasted long around my neighborhood. I have a very nice German Shepherd who would love a bit o luv from Santa this year!

  78. Bella the Greyhound would love some treats! She got bitten by another dog this week and has to wear a very embarrassing lamp shade on her head until she heals. The treats might make the indignity of it all more bearable.

  81. I’m laughing too hard to comment properly, but if I win the dog treats, you can drop them off at the Well-Read House, because we ain’t got no dawg.

  82. Ha, I thought you were giving away a cat!

    I’ll take one of those doggie treats for the pups that wander around my dog-friendly office.

  84. Did you know that milk’s not actually good for cats? Probably a little now and then doesn’t hurt though.

    My cat is a bit of a neighborhood slut like that. I think he’s got at least two or three other homes. The nice cat lady behind us actually called one night to let me know he was having a sleep-over.

  87. And wouldn’t it be so convenient to just walk those Bit O Loves around the corner on one of what’s-her-name’s walks?
    Glad Snow Flake is fine and her family, the Flakes, just forgot to update the phone number on her tag.

  90. My Jasper looks like Snowflake would look — if she weighed 85 pounds. That doesn’t mean it’s time to lay off the treats, does it?

    I didn’t think so either.

  96. Even though they don’t have “my own butt” flavor, I’m sure that Sparky the Wonder Dog would find them quite tasty!

  97. My always hungry black lab Chevy would love those treats!!!! I see you still have a screen on your porch!? Guarantee it would be gone if there was a cat outside our house!!!

  99. Hey! I have a white cat that looks just like that! And I am also the lady who takes in pets so now I have 4 cats and one sweet puppy who deserves treats after living with those crazy fur balls! Love the post. Made me giggle.

  101. I obtained (rescued) a new Doberman puppy and she is eating us out of house and home. Free snacks might just save me from having to join the poverty post.

  103. I would give the treats to my sister’s 2 rescue dogs for festivus.

    ny cat kids, steven and meredith, would turn their noses up at d-o-g treats! smart kids!

  104. I have a precious orange tabby for a neighbor, we call her “yellow kitty”. very original I know, she oftens finds it necessary to walk by me with her nose in the air and completely ignore me. I know she justs loves me too pieces but can’t show it! I’d love some snacks for our puppy Gilley too 😀

  109. God this post is so funny! And well, yeah, my dog Snowy would love a new kind of treat…thanks for the chance!

  114. Moki would like a bag, please. I’m so glad the cat story has a happy ending. I do not like cats, but I am pleased when they have homes and love and all that crap.

  118. You’re right on about the stocking stuffers! These days, I think I have to buy as many doggie xmas gifts as people ones. 🙂

  120. Oh, tell the Random Number Generator I’ll lift my shirt for it if it picks me (or rather, if it picks Rufus…)

  121. I remember once reading an article that stated that there were X number of cats in the UK and Y number of owners. X was a much smaller number than Y, because those crafty cats were double dipping.

  122. I know one deranged beast (Lexi) and one absolute angel (Pieter) who would LOVE to try these tasty morsels!!

  124. Granddogs:

    Coltrane (Golden) 130 pounds, but think’s he’s a Yorkie and lets Marley (4 year old) ride him like a horse.

    Zoot (Rescue Mutt) who has a beautiful ruff, like a lion, but is timid, like the Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz.

    Granddogs.

  126. ip of the day: Never, ever feed a stray cat. NEVER. BEcause if they are that friendly they ain’t strays and they’ll keep coming back…And that would be bad because HELLO GIANT DOG.

    Also, cats should be indoors. Period.

  129. We have a white cat named Shrimpycat (dumb, I know) and one of my friends calls her Honky. Of course if we were to win some treats, it would be for our crazy Irish Wolfhound mix named Rudy, who we call Polly Walnuts because he cracks open the walnut shells and eats the walnuts inside.

  130. Harley the German Shepherd/Yellow Lab cross would love to represent Southern Minnesota in the Bit O Luv Focus Group. 😀

  134. I have a furry grandogger….and I can’t believe I’m entering a contest to win dog treats for a granddog! Ummm, actually…we just spent a week in Texas BABYSITTING the granddog! Grandparents will do anything.

  135. We had a white cat named Wilbur for 17 years! His nickname was Honky Cat 🙂

    Now we have Pugs, one of them eats poo if he finds some, my daughter calls them Scooby snacks. Ew. So yeah, we’d love to win some real treats for sure!

  140. I love the picture of Stella and Snow Flake looking at each other through the door! Goldee would LOVE to sample some new treats Thanks!

  142. The stray cat I took in now eats our dog’s food, despite us giving him the best cat food around. So, my dog could really use these treats!

    Love the twinkle lights on the bar btw.

  147. I would love to stuff my stocking with your dog treats…. Bossy is not the only one who needs to stop typing and start sleeping.

  148. Tess the boxer would simply LURVE some new treats….and Tess’ favorite playmate in the whole world, Mady (her 11-year-old bestest friend), would LURVE to feed them to her…

  152. I thought Lola was the only dog raiding the litter box for KitKat bars. If it will make it easier for you, just send the treats in the same package as the lemon super collider thingy. .

  153. This soon-to-be empty-nester is taking the plunge and getting a puppy soon! What a great welcome present!

  154. I have two dogs that fill my empty next now. An English bulldog, Phoebe and a Jack Russell Mutt, Zoe. They would love to sample some new tasty, good enough for people, treats.

  156. We give Chance (as in Sheriff John T. Chance) graham crackers that have sat around open too long as a treat. He’d be real uptown if he got bistro beef dog treats!

  157. Bossy, should have asked for names of dogs or something like that? And do we get to see the after picture of her new bob?

  163. My dog would have run and hide at the sight of a cat in such close proximity. None of that serious face stuff.

  165. Mickey Pickle says to ask Stella if she’s ever tried maple tree products: the helicopter-ish seeds with wings are in season and tasty right now, but the Best is the spring offering of the same trees: those dangly green flower clusters must be mighty wonderful. Mickey Pickle snarfs up as many fallen clusters as possible on every walk in the spring.

    Mr Pickle would condescend to eat something not so directly from Nature, as the graphics on the bags charm him. He does go to work at the graphic design office every day, after all…

    [From Reeb to Bossy: nice lighting and detail on the cat closeups. Honky looks great with face in cobalt blue bowls. And what a perfect name.]

  167. They’d probably give our wussy dog diarrhea, but what the heck. Throw our names into the hat!

  170. My Marley dog would love those!! She’s got a half black and half white face and she’s white with black spots.

  173. I am sure my dog would love these treats. He pretty much eats anything, currently he is devouring a sock. I love the package of the treats, so different!

  174. Bossy I would so take that cute kittie, SnowFlake, White Honkey whatever…………………..
    Tough times in our neck of the woods, always happy ti have a new , happy face!

  175. What a funny story. Little Petey the wonder dog probably would eat those Bit O Luvs..I would if they taste like Bit O Honey!

  177. ScootieDog would woof these down for sure! And I love the Bit O Luv illustrations~~ the teeth! : )

  179. Our dog’s name is Elvis. No, really. We inherited him from my MIL, who was, of course, a big fan of Elvis Presley. Elvis the dog loves treats of any kind and would love to win this!

    So…..does this mean you’re getting a cat? 🙂

  181. no dogs in this household; please don’t pick me! just wanted to share that i snickered quietly at the post until i saw the photo with the caption about your jethro backyard and i couldn’t hold the squee and it scared my husband and he thinks i’m a lunatic but oh, sweet sister bossy, i love this site.

  183. I have 10, yes, ten, cats. Four are litter mates, two are their siblings, and rosie picked us one day as a stray kitten, and tabitha is my hubs oldest from new orleans, and then Peter and Scout are rescue brothers. Oh, and CiCi lives upstairs with my tenants/daughter and bf, and a gorgeous, huge, hairy, collie Max. I’m exhausted, and I didn’t even mention the bf’s ferrets. Oh, and I rescued two lost dogs last week from the dangers of 95 ….. ME.

  184. My dogs, Bo and Luke (I know!) would love these. Luke especially, since right now his favorite things to eat are books and papers. Beagles are dumb. Just sayin’.

  186. My girls would love these. Now what about your son? I love the pic of Stella giving you the you are out of your mind look.

  187. My yellow lab Nell will sit up for a treat but will chase a cat…or a squirrel…or a stick…well, you get the picture.

  190. I did the same to our next door neighbors cat when we first moved in here 11 years ago 🙂 Thought he was a stray as he always slept on our front porch. Turns out he had always hung out there as the house had been empty a few years.

    The animal freak that I am kept feeding him lunch meat and leaving a bowl of water out there. Ready to adopt until I realized where the little actor cat lived!

    Great cat, passed away 2 years ago.

  193. I share my home with exactly two hundred and thirty-seven pounds o’ canine. It comes in the form of three different bodies. WE NEED US SOME LUV BITS!!

  196. I’m laughing my butt off at re-naming the cat Honkey. I was thinking, “let me guess, it’s name will have something to do with snow. Obvious much?” Honkey is so much better!

    PS- I just showed the picture to my son and asked what he’d name the cat. I was hoping he’d say Whitey, but no such luck. If we had that cat his name would be Bingo.

  197. oooh my monkey dog would love that! and my monkey baby would love to fee him.
    come on random number generator!

  199. Bandit the neighborhood cat comes to call and Jenny, our Border Terrier goes nuts. She and her best friend Reggie (nee Veggie), a mini Schnauzer recently treed Bandit. I came to the rescue and all it right with the world.

  200. Bossy is so funny. Love my dogs and really looking for a healthy, tasty treat for my three best friends.

  202. we don’t give our dogs treats, we let them sleep on our beds, dig out of the trash, feed them from the table instead. but i’d take a bag a treats for my kids…just kidding.

  204. Darnit! I was hoping you would get to keep Honky. Note to file: cow’s milk is baaaaaad for kitty bellies. Don’t believe the cartoons. Also, mice don’t actually have a little archway in the baseboard that leads to a furnished mouse house inside the walls.

  208. Bella and Buddy would love some new treats. Buddy will eat just about anything, and Bella only buries the stuff she steals from me…thus the pack of instant oatmeal in the palm tree and 1/2 baguette in the couch cushions…

  209. will the Random Number Generator consider readers living north of the border?

    because if so, I’d like to participate, please. My Gloden Retriever puppy would surely appreciate those treats, since he appreciates everything, including cat food, soap, dirty underwear, plastic containers, baseboard mouldings, kitchen chairs, goose poo, etc…

    thanks!

  210. My Larry thinks that Stella is “Oh so sexy!!” He’s volunteering to be her “knight in furry armor”!

  213. I don’t need any bit o luv…well, mainly because we don’t have a dog. We don’t even have a cat at the moment. Our neighborhood roamer finally settled at our house and after years and years she disappeared. We have not been able to find anything about her. We were sad as everything. The reason I thought of the treats was for my cousin who has a gigantor dog…I think it is a bloodhound that she loves so much. My cousin doesn’t make a lot of money working very hard and if she happened to be chosen by the random number generator it would be nice for her hound to have something good to eat…like that treat.

  214. Our Great Pyrenees, Aggie, would love a bag of treats. After all, she is a hard working dog, protecting our goat herd from coyotes.

  216. awww, Honkey nee Snow Flake looks just like my first kitty, Muffin.
    My “neice” Sugarbear only likes me when I have treats or tennis balls, so…

  221. My very own great dane, Gerti, and her pit bull sister, Stella, would love to sample some delicious treats. Perhaps this time they will actually taste them instead of just inhaling.

  223. Hunter the boxer would loved to swallow these whole. And maybe give the kids’ stuff animals and the sons slippers a break for awhile.
    We had a white cat that looked just like Snow Flake and our creative minds named him – Thomas.