Umm... Hovercat?

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

That's a little weird.

I once knew a Barossa-German family who grew wine grapes. They gave their 11 yo daughter a full grown dog as a pet. The day she got it, the dog ran under the tractor and was killed. So daddy skinned it and tanned the hide. The hide then became a rug in the child's room. I saw it once,when I was about 9 and was horrified.

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Barossa German (German: Barossadeutsch or Barossa Deutsch) refers to a dialect of German, which was once common in South Australia.[1] The prominent South Australian writer, Colin Thiele (1920–2006), whose grandparents were German immigrants, referred to "Barossa Deutsch" as: "that quaintly inbred and hybrid language evolved from a century of linguistic isolation".[2] It takes its name from the Barossa Valley, where many German people settled during the 19th century. Some words from Barossa German have entered South Australian English.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa_German

[Cyberman]

No wonder you were horrified, Pad, that's horrific. I don't know how the little girl would have taken it, but if I had essentially the flayed corpse of my new pet on my bedroom floor, regardless of my age, I'd probably never sleep again.

[Autumnlicious]

That's a little weird.

I once knew a Barossa-German family who grew wine grapes. They gave their 11 yo daughter a full grown dog as a pet. The day she got it, the dog ran under the tractor and was killed. So daddy skinned it and tanned the hide. The hide then became a rug in the child's room. I saw it once,when I was about 9 and was horrified.

Sounds like there was no relationship there. As horrifying as watching an animal being run over, I'm fairly certain it's not nearly as traumatic as a pet you've bonded with dying violently.

Very German -- make dogrug from dog.

Wait'll they get a hold of lemons...