Conversations with Critters
Walk with the animals. Talk with the animals. And the results are in!
Today Critters, the results of Jojo’s DNA Test Kit are in and wow just bowwow is our Senior Adopted Furbaby full of surprises! Nine total breeds detected! What. A. Lineage.
So! Get ready and get set for a deep deep dive into Jojo’s deep deep ancestry. There really is something extra! extra! to read all about it. What. Is. In. His. Illustrious. Mix. Question mark. Question mark.
Please, join our Core Community Critters, Jasper Kitten, Chris and our one of kind super duper exuberant Jojo in excellent ancestral critter conversation! Take it away!
Heidi: Welcome, Friends to a very special Special Edition of our Furever Friday Posts! Cuz. The results are in and we are wowed just bowwowed by Jojo’s genetic makeup. Full stop.
Jojo: Thank you, Critters, for being here with us for this Special Edition, featuring my DNA.
Jasper: Greetings and welcome welcome and get ready to be amazed. The end.
Chris: Hello and please get set on the Couch. We have a lot to cover and discover. Full stop.
Jojo: Thank you Chris and Jasper for the conversation opener.
Chris: You’re welcome. I’m ready and I really mean it. The end.
Jasper: Ditto. Jojo, we’re all ears for you to take a deep deep dive into your ancestry. Please. Proceed. The end.
Jojo: First and foremost, Critters, please allow me to start by saying that the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, is the descendent of the Gray Wolf, Canis lupus. Here is a sneak peek as I lead the conversation into what is in my double helix mix:
Chris: Times certainly have changed, Jojo.
Jasper: They certainly have, Jojo.
Jojo: Correct, Chris. Correct, Jasper. Now. I must add a disclaimer before I proceed to display and describe the nine breeds which are my very own specific special lineage.
Chris: I’m all ears.
Jasper: I’m all ears, too. The end.
Jojo: Thank you for listening. It has been previously speculated that I contain the DNA of a Yorkshire Terrier.
Chris: I can see that.
Jasper: Yes, it seems completely plausible with your wirehair and body size of less than ten pounds that you could be taken for a Yorkie Mix.
Jojo: However. No genetic signal of the Yorkshire Terrier is in my mix. Nada. Zero. Zilch.
Chris: So rather than being taken for a Yorkie, you have been mistaken for a Yorkie?
Jojo: Correct, Chris. I fear this may come as a complete disappointment to those of you Dear Gentle Readers who had this impression of me, especially if you are among my friends in the North of England. I must be completely transparent at this time. Full stop.
Jasper: Thank you for being open and honest and a candid canid, Jojo. When you reveal that you have nine breeds in your mix, is that similar to having nine lives like a cat?
Jojo: Thank you for the question about the Felis catus connection, Jasper. And yes, I would say that having nine breeds in my mix is similar to having nine lives.
Jasper: Thank you, Jojo. I knew it. I just knew it. So much life experience.
Jojo: Critters, by the numbers, here is what is in my mix:
Chihuahua 50%, Poodle 34%, Pomeranian 5%, Pekingese 2%, Toy Rat Terrier 2%, Australian Shepherd 2%, Chow Chow 2%, Dachshund 2%, Pit Bull Terrier 1%.
Let’s share an ancestral photo gallery for the edification and enjoyment of our Dear Gentle Critters and Dear Gentle Readers. We start with a Chihuahua on a Couch which really hits close to home at the Condo:
Jasper: Jojo, I must ask you a question of existential proportions at this time.
Jojo: Of course, Jasper. I’m all ears.
Jasper: Chris are you listening, too?
Chris: Yes. However. I am getting sleepy. The end.
Jasper: Thank you, Chris. I will be brief. Jojo, given the Poodle in your mix, would you say that you are a Joodle?
Jojo: Yes, thank you for asking, Jasper.
Jasper: You’re welcome and thank you for the clarification. There are oodles of doodles these days, but incredibly only one, Joodle. You are both the end and the beginning.
Jojo: Yes, your point is well taken, Jasper.
Jasper: There’s also a lot to be said for weighing less than ten pounds and being one percent Pit Bull at the same time. The end.
Chris: That’s a conversation opener in and of itself. Full stop.
Jojo: I would like to make one further point, Critters. By cracking my genetic code open open open, I have been able to ascertain that my beard and my bushy eyebrows are what is known in the scientific nomenclature as furnishings.
Chris: I think of furnishings as something akin to the Couch.
Jasper: Yes, also known in the vernacular as our furniture.
Chris: Thank you for the FYI on that, Jojo.
Jojo: You’re welcome. You see, we learn something new everyday about ourselves and I really mean it. Cuz. I’m fourteen years old and look at me.
Chris: Absolutely.
Jasper: Incredible.
Jojo: So, Critters. Please, remember that in addition to my commitment to lifelong learning and today’s big reveal of my nine ancestral breeds, I luvluvluv you. Furever.
Chris: The End.
Jasper: Friends, we’ll see you next time, so please stay safe and have fun out there! We’ll be back for our Detective Tuesday Post brought to you by the J Kitten, Sleuth & Purveyor of Bright Shiny Objects Detective Agency! Please stay tuned for Chapter 11!
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Poetry with Pets
Nine ancestral breeds
Comfortable in his own skin
Live in the moment
By Jasper Kitten, Chris and Jojo
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Congrats and your own photos are more beautiful and better than ai. I get turned off by ai written and art work and all that it represents.
Congratulations on Jojo learning his lineage, Heidi! A most interesting ancestry - especially with Chow Chow! Loveed the haiku as well, so fitting! :)