However, Lupin’s “ding ding ding” might start to drive the other good boys and girl, completely nuts after a short time. And how about the midnight crazies, running races? The People might reconsider.
We had a belled cat once. Chessie was a Fearless Hunter (the last of our cats to be indoor/outdoor), very energetic, and had very little self-preservation instinct as a young cat, so the bell was hoped to provide warning for the yard critters and give us notice that there was a cat in the area. While the gifts on the patio did decrease, what was much more noticeable was the dingalingalinga that carried through the house FAR better than the normal kitty stampede sounds. I don’t remember how long the collar was on, long enough for the nickname Dingaling to take root, at least, but it was not a long term accessory.
Our black cat is just like Lupin. I can look and look and call and call. Then I say to Hubs, I can’t find that cat and Hubs will say, he’s right behind you. I spin around….and there he is! Sly little trickster!
I desperately need to know if this happened in real life! Soon it will be “Is that our clock or is Lupin on top of the fireplace?” This is just the thing to transform Lupin from tiny horse to tiny reindeer, although he might make enough noise for a whole fleet of sleigh-pullers. The commenter who suggested Lupin would learn the wrong lesson, on the other hand, seems to be right.
Usually in cartoons it is the mice trying to put the bell on the cat. Though in BCN world the mice have nothing to fear from the cats, much to Gent’s dismay.
OT: I wonder if any of you cat lovers are also puzzle people? We would like to put puzzles together, but the cats would knock everything off the table (as is their right). Anyone know about a good portable puzzle keeper or anything? Thanks for the help if you can!
Sounds good for an indoor cat. Not so good for outdoor cats. Birds don’t know what the bell means, but pugnacious cats figure it out pretty quickly. They can find your little ding-dong, when she’s trying to hide or run home.
When we bought a card table it had a piece of cardboard packaging that covered the whole top. I saw that and immediately realized it would keep the cats off a puzzle in progress. It means keeping the card table up until the puzzle is done but it works for us. A piece of cardboard the right size would probably work for you. Put some contac paper on it to spruce it up and weigh it down with a couple of decorative rocks. What? Doesn’t everyone decorate with rocks?
Well, if I’m going to get my bell rung it’s better done by the Orb. I put a tiny bell on my deaf cat. She goes outside occasionally (former owners’ request) so I comply. My back yard is fenced with plenty of kitty hiding places. My dog who thinks she’s a cat keeps other critters away. Being out enriches rings kings day immensely. Dog likes a companion. Cat is black so bell helps us find her. Bell is useful inside too. When we hear it at night we know signaling is awake and exercising. She has partial cataracts too so when she moves she is navigating successfully. A win for everyone. The other cats ignore the ding.
Just what Puck, Elvis, and Goldie needed. Bet Tabitha and Sir Fig won’t be too thrilled either. Lupin already makes enough noise as is. So the Woman want’s to increase it with a bell? Now NO ONE WILL GET ANY SLEEPY!!!! Grouchy Puck will refuse all attention. Grouchy Goldie will attack Lupin regularly. Grouchy Elvis taking a swipe out of the Woman. The Man will be grumbling. The Boy and Girl will be extra grouchy at not getting any sleep. I’d say the only good thing is knowing when Lupin has just destroyed something, but 90% of the time when you hear something being smashed the culprit IS Lupin
O.T. Is anybody else here addicted to This Is Us? I cannot wait for this season to end. I’m not addicted because I like the show. There is not one character that I like. They are all whiny, self-centered, irritating enablers. A family that should have cut all ties to each other years ago. But it’s like a train wreck—I just have to watch to see what ridiculous thing will happen next. Okay, rant over, thanks for listening.
deadheadzan over 2 years ago
“To bell the Cat “ That’s an old expression, amIrite!?
Le'letha Premium Member over 2 years ago
The People are immediately going to regret this. I regret it and I’m all the way over here.
FreihEitner Premium Member over 2 years ago
Oh no! What could POSSIBLY go wrong with this?
kangtourcat Premium Member over 2 years ago
What is that do da do song on the kitten video?
deadheadzan over 2 years ago
However, Lupin’s “ding ding ding” might start to drive the other good boys and girl, completely nuts after a short time. And how about the midnight crazies, running races? The People might reconsider.
Olive O'Sudden over 2 years ago
But if Lupin is asleep somewhere out of sight, the bell isn’t going to make any noise so it’s not going to help the People locate him.♥
Crann Bethadh over 2 years ago
A certain Edgar Allen Poe poem comes to mind.
Sue Ellen over 2 years ago
This is once again going to be a case of the best laid plans ganging aft aglee!
(I’m not quite sure of the correct conjugation of “gang” as used by Bobby Burns.)
zoesgramma over 2 years ago
Looks like a walnut.
AllishaDawn over 2 years ago
I would suggest they implant some kind of tracking device in Lupin. They could find him with their Smart Phones.
marilynnbyerly over 2 years ago
The humans don’t know what noisy heck on Earth they will be dealing with soon. Fools! Snicker.
DennisinSeattle over 2 years ago
Yes, Lupin, you won a prize. Now you can annoy everyone without using your voice.
face.less_b over 2 years ago
A deaf cat with the delicacy of a horse and now with bell. Jeez, what could go wrong?
Sionyx over 2 years ago
We had a belled cat once. Chessie was a Fearless Hunter (the last of our cats to be indoor/outdoor), very energetic, and had very little self-preservation instinct as a young cat, so the bell was hoped to provide warning for the yard critters and give us notice that there was a cat in the area. While the gifts on the patio did decrease, what was much more noticeable was the dingalingalinga that carried through the house FAR better than the normal kitty stampede sounds. I don’t remember how long the collar was on, long enough for the nickname Dingaling to take root, at least, but it was not a long term accessory.
Jungle Empress over 2 years ago
I had a pair of reindeer slippers that had bells on the antlers. Bagheera knows how you feel, Elvis.
Maizing over 2 years ago
OT: Weather
Robin Harwood over 2 years ago
Elvis, quite rightly, fears doom from this development.
catmom1360 over 2 years ago
Ding, donging all day would drive me nuts.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 2 years ago
He’ll ring like crazy until he figures out how to move silently.
Gent over 2 years ago
Finally, someone managed to bell a cat.
I AM CARTOON LADY! over 2 years ago
Oh, cool! Musical bells while the objects get knocked off the shelves!
WelshRat Premium Member over 2 years ago
Do you still want to be the ‘poor baby’, Elvis?
Sue Ellen over 2 years ago
Even cats with perfect hearing don’t always come running when called. It’s undignified! Just ask Elvis.
Lauren Kramer over 2 years ago
You would think it would have been easy to follow the path of destruction to the lair of the Floofasaurus.
Kitty Katz over 2 years ago
Edgar Allan Poe: The Bells
See the kitty with the bell—Lupin’s bell
Something in his demeanor predicts
This won’t end well
Here the tinkle, tinkle, tinkle
Morning, noon, and night
While Puck reports the news and Elvis states his views
Lupin gazes with delight
At his brand new prize tonight
Hear the ring, ring, ring
As the chaos that it brings
With the tintinnabulation that makes us want to sing
Hear the bells, bells, bells,bells, bells bells!
…….
All throughout the Big Pink House you hear the bell!
With Lupin the game’s apaw, we all can tell
We all know where Lupin’s, been
But it causes such a din
While that tiny bell’s a-ringing
Wonder what Woman was thinking,
When she put on Lupin’s Collar
With the bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell bell!
…….
See the Woman now remove Lupin’s bell!
What she was ever thinking no one can tell
We all wonder in disbelief
But we all sigh with relief,
Tired of hearing that bell,
A sound straight from the pits of Heck
The silence is truly dear,
And now we do not have to hear,
That stupid bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell!
Red Bird over 2 years ago
No good can possibly come of this.
RayWebster over 2 years ago
Yes Lupin you have won a prize. But it is only Second Prize. Puck always wins First Prize.
gpurdum8 over 2 years ago
My cats never come when I call them and it’s not because they’re deaf, but open a can of tuna…watch out!
arolarson Premium Member over 2 years ago
Our black cat is just like Lupin. I can look and look and call and call. Then I say to Hubs, I can’t find that cat and Hubs will say, he’s right behind you. I spin around….and there he is! Sly little trickster!
Cassia over 2 years ago
He’s a rolling thunder, a pouring rain
He’s comin’ on like a hurricane
His lightning’s flashing across the sky
Crazy cat with a Cracker Jack prize
Heck’s bells
Yeah, heck’s bells
Gonna be ringing heck’s bells
Puck and Elvis sigh, heck’s bells
Ow, ow, ow, ow
Heck’s bells
- Angus Mckinnon Young / Brian Johnson / Malcolm Mitchell Young – Hells Bells – AC/DC
Sonic the Hedgehog over 2 years ago
IT’S A LIMITED EDITION BALL OF YARN!!!!
Katzen1415 over 2 years ago
I desperately need to know if this happened in real life! Soon it will be “Is that our clock or is Lupin on top of the fireplace?” This is just the thing to transform Lupin from tiny horse to tiny reindeer, although he might make enough noise for a whole fleet of sleigh-pullers. The commenter who suggested Lupin would learn the wrong lesson, on the other hand, seems to be right.
misty over 2 years ago
As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray
That you won’t find me near
Though I’m not far away
My bell will ring loudly
Into the sky
And you’ll be happy
- Sophie B. Hawkins – As I Lay Me Down
ladykat over 2 years ago
This will not end well.
cpiller Premium Member over 2 years ago
Someone clearly did not think things through… Oh, well, sleep is overrated.
prrdh over 2 years ago
A prize designating you the house ding-dong.
SheMc over 2 years ago
Aawww that’s so sweet ❤ XXX
kangtourcat Premium Member over 2 years ago
Our Mr. Spock from years ago seemed to learn how to move with minimal bell ringing.
Susanna Premium Member over 2 years ago
Usually in cartoons it is the mice trying to put the bell on the cat. Though in BCN world the mice have nothing to fear from the cats, much to Gent’s dismay.
T_Lexi over 2 years ago
Yes Lupin – this is a special prize awarded to you for the cuteness of your toe beans yesterday!
Queen of America over 2 years ago
Put me in the “Anti bell for a cat” category. How would you like hear that jingle noise every time you moved?
wintercollie over 2 years ago
I am sorry everyone – all I’m thinking is …. Avon calling and for whom the bell tolls I can hear you groaning NOW.
Zoomer&Yeti over 2 years ago
I love how proud Lupin is, for winning his prize!
iwsoens over 2 years ago
OT: I wonder if any of you cat lovers are also puzzle people? We would like to put puzzles together, but the cats would knock everything off the table (as is their right). Anyone know about a good portable puzzle keeper or anything? Thanks for the help if you can!
The Wolf In Your Midst over 2 years ago
Most cats would prefer to be awarded the No-Bell Prize.
.
…I’ll get my coat. Oh, wait, I’m already wearing it.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
Sounds good for an indoor cat. Not so good for outdoor cats. Birds don’t know what the bell means, but pugnacious cats figure it out pretty quickly. They can find your little ding-dong, when she’s trying to hide or run home.
sukibrad over 2 years ago
When we bought a card table it had a piece of cardboard packaging that covered the whole top. I saw that and immediately realized it would keep the cats off a puzzle in progress. It means keeping the card table up until the puzzle is done but it works for us. A piece of cardboard the right size would probably work for you. Put some contac paper on it to spruce it up and weigh it down with a couple of decorative rocks. What? Doesn’t everyone decorate with rocks?
cat19632001 over 2 years ago
Lupin – looking at the world as half-full instead of half-empty.
scaeva Premium Member over 2 years ago
Every cat I’ve ever met that had a bell on it’s collar quickly learned to move without the bell sounding.
Zoomer&Yeti over 2 years ago
Is that an Elvis Paw Pad at the edge of Panel 3???
Biskits over 2 years ago
Well, if I’m going to get my bell rung it’s better done by the Orb. I put a tiny bell on my deaf cat. She goes outside occasionally (former owners’ request) so I comply. My back yard is fenced with plenty of kitty hiding places. My dog who thinks she’s a cat keeps other critters away. Being out enriches rings kings day immensely. Dog likes a companion. Cat is black so bell helps us find her. Bell is useful inside too. When we hear it at night we know signaling is awake and exercising. She has partial cataracts too so when she moves she is navigating successfully. A win for everyone. The other cats ignore the ding.
Biskits over 2 years ago
Dingaling!!!! I hate spellcheck!!!!!!
anomalous4 over 2 years ago
At some point Lupin did have a tiny jingle bell on his collar. See the last pic in this set:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYvKAPcrCt2/
https://dumpor.com/c/6616498934981641572
Direct link to pic:
https://cdn1.dumpor.com/view?q=%3DEWO3YmN40DZpN3Xj52XmQURwQUM0IjN9U2bmEFSQp2cExEVFlTZ0hHaGRUWQ5UNwkES4g2TKF1dBpVVG5WT2pGUthkb1JTLUF0XwATPo9mJ00yNiN2YtIjLENTJENTJR1EMBR1T4VkeNVTWU9ENnRVTyEFVNFzYq1UP5V2afVGajF2YfdWamQTL30jYjNmJBFUQBJUQGlDOVBVQ90GZlZyb0N3U40CWBlkbrhXZn92QI92V9MGav91Yu9lJ3ATM9QXYj91Yu9lJt92Yu0WYydWY0Nnbp5GZj5SMtETejxWL05WZ052bjNXP0h2Xj52XmUTMl91ZwpWL0NHZ9AHdz9zZwpmLu9VM5kzM5cTM3gjN0QzN1kDM0YzMflTO4EjMwIzNxQTN2EDMz8FMwIDM3gTM3IzL1ETL1gDOy4SM1Q3L29SbvNmLtFmcnFGdz5WauR2YuETLxk3Ys1CduVGdu92Yz9yL6MHc0RHa
NWdryad over 2 years ago
A radiocollar would be better.
Daeder over 2 years ago
More catbell!
miscreant over 2 years ago
Lupin has a new theme song: Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls
knight1192a over 2 years ago
Just what Puck, Elvis, and Goldie needed. Bet Tabitha and Sir Fig won’t be too thrilled either. Lupin already makes enough noise as is. So the Woman want’s to increase it with a bell? Now NO ONE WILL GET ANY SLEEPY!!!! Grouchy Puck will refuse all attention. Grouchy Goldie will attack Lupin regularly. Grouchy Elvis taking a swipe out of the Woman. The Man will be grumbling. The Boy and Girl will be extra grouchy at not getting any sleep. I’d say the only good thing is knowing when Lupin has just destroyed something, but 90% of the time when you hear something being smashed the culprit IS Lupin
willie_mctell over 2 years ago
Earworm number 2 of the day, “Who’ll put the bell on the old cat’s…”
kittylover.truitt over 2 years ago
Adorable!
dbatommgundal Premium Member over 2 years ago
I love his reaction! I’d forgotten ole’ trouble was deaf. I wonder if that’s what makes him so out if control.
Catmom over 2 years ago
O.T. Is anybody else here addicted to This Is Us? I cannot wait for this season to end. I’m not addicted because I like the show. There is not one character that I like. They are all whiny, self-centered, irritating enablers. A family that should have cut all ties to each other years ago. But it’s like a train wreck—I just have to watch to see what ridiculous thing will happen next. Okay, rant over, thanks for listening.
Loaf The Bird over 2 years ago
Lol
Taracinablue over 2 years ago
Lol! Lupin is so excited!
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 2 years ago
Cats don’t come when you call them anyway. What does his being deaf have to do with anything?
CoffeeKitty37 about 2 years ago
Ohhh NOHis annoying powers have been exponentiated!