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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Pet Tiger

"Mama," my ten-year-old son said.  "Can we get a pet tiger?  Two of them?"

I looked at that kid.  "Excuse me?"

"Tigers are cute.  And they'd be good house guards," he explained.

"What about Schultz (our German Shepherd)? He's cute. And he's a good watch dog."

Bubba shook his head.  "Schultz is too friendly.  Tigers would do a better job."

Right.  Does anyone know where I can get a "Beware of the Tiger" sign?
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29 comments:

  1. Rajiv SankarapillaiMarch 31, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    lol...your kid is smart :)

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 10:56 AM

      I have no idea where he came up with that one!

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  2. Pat HattMarch 31, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    lol Schultz would be tiger chow.

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 10:57 AM

      I think you're right. He might be able to handle one tiger. But two? No way!

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 31, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    Yeah, no more Schultz!

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  4. Heather R. HoldenMarch 31, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Well...Bubba isn't exactly wrong, LOL. Might be hard to train a tiger to do what you want, though! XD

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  5. eye in the skyMarch 31, 2015 at 2:36 PM

    And get a good trainer as well for tigers who don't devour their masters. Haha

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  6. nashvillecats2March 31, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    You can always "Adopt" a tiger with the charities that appear on the TV.

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 10:58 AM

      That's a thought. We've "adopted" animals through the World Wildlife Fund. Maybe we'll adopt a tiger through it.

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  7. Holy Ghost WriterMarch 31, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    Would really up the pet food bill

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 10:59 AM

      No kidding! I'd hate to see how much having a pet tiger would cost!

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  8. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comMarch 31, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    Tiger is one of the family of cat, so you can adopt cat instead of tiger.

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM

      We have a cat - Bootsy. Bootsy would probably scare the tigers. He's pretty ferocious! :)

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  9. RachelMarch 31, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Me. 150% me. I used to BEG my mom to let me get a tiger. She would say no because it might eat me, so I said we could keep it in the backyard and I would just throw food out the door until it was full so then I could play with it. I also wanted it as a cub first so I could train it.

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM

      Haha! Nice logic! I'm assuming you never got a pet tiger. :)

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  10. UnknownApril 1, 2015 at 4:45 AM

    Hey you know what... If you could somehow train the tigers not to attack you, he may be onto something...

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 11:01 AM

      Sure. Properly trained tigers would make excellent house pets. ;)

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  11. MunirGhiasuddinApril 1, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    I know crime rate has gone up but I think dogs will still do for a "Watch dig". His concerns are genuine though. LOL

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    1. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 11:02 AM

      I'm not planning on getting rid of Schultz any time soon. So the tigers will have to wait!

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  12. Sherry EllisApril 1, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    Yes. I couldn't have said it better!

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  13. DMSApril 1, 2015 at 11:48 AM

    Tiger cubs are cute- though not much of a watch animal at that point. Once they are full grown they are too dangerous. They could keep all of you from entering your house! Maybe you can dress Schultz up as a tiger one day. ;)
    ~Jess

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  14. Jennifer HawesApril 1, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    Makes sense! I sense a middle-grade story premise;-)

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  15. shellyApril 1, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Hahahaha! Makes sense.

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