Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

Do you have a pet that keeps you company during a Read-a-Thon?
What is your pet's name and what is the best things about him/her?

I have a crackhead dog named Bailey. She is doberman and Belguim malinois. She is very intense, but loves the beach and playing with other dogs. She chases birds flying at the beach and is a complete lunatic. So much fun!
I have a hammock outside I like to read in and she lays under me in the shade, even though she is too big!

no pets allowed where I live. I long for the day I'll be able to curl up with a book and a sleeping cat

I have one dog, Molly. She is a 14 year old black lab/basset hound mix. She just sits by me, encouraging me on...

When I was girl we had this oversized Persian mix named Rusty. He was my reading buddy. I would be lying on my back on my bed reading with the book up in the air with the pages facing me. Rusty would find my stomach a comfortable resting place. We would yummy times like that together.

This was fierce protector of his property who made sure that all comers of all species met his requirements or his fight. But once inside, he was our gentleman cat.

Our cat didn't so much keep me company as distracted me by racing all over the yard. She's crazy!

Rosalind wrote: "no pets allowed where I live. I long for the day I'll be able to curl up with a book and a sleeping cat"

Cats make the best lap pets, don't they?

Jennifer wrote: "I have one dog, Molly. She is a 14 year old black lab/basset hound mix. She just sits by me, encouraging me on..."

Sounds like a perfect Read-a-Thon friend! I love the name Molly.

Cynda Reads Mighty Slow these days wrote: "When I was girl we had this oversized Persian mix named Rusty. He was my reading buddy. I would be lying on my back on my bed reading with the book up in the air with the pages facing me. Rusty wou..."

He sounds like quite the character! So nice to have such a warm childhood memory of him.

Vicki Willis wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I have one dog, Molly. She is a 14 year old black lab/basset hound mix. She just sits by me, encouraging me on..."

Sounds like a perfect Read-a-Thon friend! I love the name Molly."

She is... :)

Two 12-year-old sister tortie cats and one 6-year-old English Shepherd. Peep them on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrooQjSgB1F/ 🥰

Doni wrote: "Our cat didn't so much keep me company as distracted me by racing all over the yard. She's crazy!"

Haha! There is the idea of owning a cat and then what they are really like! I love crazy cats!

I have two dogs. Cady is probably a border Collie mix and Goose is a mutt. Cady loves to keep me company if I'm outside. Goose loves to cuddle up in a blanket on the couch with me.

Elyse wrote: "Two 12-year-old sister tortie cats and one 6-year-old English Shepherd. Peep them on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrooQjSgB1F/ 🥰"

I love the pics!

Carol wrote: "I have two dogs. Cady is probably a border Collie mix and Goose is a mutt. Cady loves to keep me company if I'm outside. Goose loves to cuddle up in a blanket on the couch with me."

Goose sounds like a great reading partner! Mutts make the best pets!

I lost my furry reading partner a few years back, but I enjoy reading about everyone else's pets. And my granddogs do a pretty good job of reading with me when they visit!

I am a kitten rescuer so in a couple weeks I'll have half a dozen or more small fluffballs, but for now I just have my 8 cats-My boys Sasha, Simon, Julien and Oskar, and my girls Catarina, Glorietta, Bailey and Valentina. They love that I am home all day for readathons, but if I don't switch to audiobooks frequently enough they start threatening to bite the corners of my book's pages. Glorietta especially likes me to pause from reading print books so I can throw her ball, a sparkly pom-pom ball she fetches and brings back a few times before letting me go back to my books.

I am a cat person. And today my reading buddy is Cooper. He's a gorgeous 3 -year old ginger. He is spending his time today rotating between sleeping beside me on the couch, trying to sneak my snacks & chasing moths.

Jamie wrote: "I am a kitten rescuer so in a couple weeks I'll have half a dozen or more small fluffballs, but for now I just have my 8 cats-My boys Sasha, Simon, Julien and Oskar, and my girls Catarina, Gloriett..."

Wow! That is a lot of cats! Do you always keep some of the rescues?

Ann A wrote: "I lost my furry reading partner a few years back, but I enjoy reading about everyone else's pets. And my granddogs do a pretty good job of reading with me when they visit!"

Granddogs! Gotta love em!

Lena wrote: "I am a cat person. And today my reading buddy is Cooper. He's a gorgeous 3 -year old ginger. He is spending his time today rotating between sleeping beside me on the couch, trying to sneak my snack..."

It is hard work to be a reading support cat. He deserves a little snack.

You are speaking my language! We have 2 black labs - one around 9 years old & one that is 5 months old. We just rescued the puppy a few months ago. There's nothing better then reading with a puppy snuggling on your lap. I took a long walk with her (& my audiobook) earlier today to get the zoomies out of her so that I could read!

Two of my cats, Elsa and Clarence (who are sister and brother that are now 16) love to lie next to me or against me while I'm reading. They love the occasional pat while I'm reading for sure!

Thank everyone for participating in the check in! I love that we all can incorporate our 2 loves into one! (Pets and Books - what could be better!?)
See you at the next 'thon!

Vicki Willis wrote: "Jamie wrote: "I am a kitten rescuer so in a couple weeks I'll have half a dozen or more small fluffballs, but for now I just have my 8 cats-My boys Sasha, Simon, Julien and Oskar, and my girls Cata..."

I don't keep them very often. My youngest 2 were deemed 'semi-feral' and 'unadoptable' because they didn't like the lady evaluating them, which made me mad, especially when she wanted to return them to the feral colony they were born in. So for now I'm keeping them. They are playful, friendly and like attention and pets, they just hate being picked up or snuggled without consent. Most years I adopt out every kitten I raise.