Re: Obnoxious little turd....


"jmcquown" <jmcquown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Christina Websell wrote:
>> "Helen Miles" <helen.miles@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Lilly-Whiskers has found a new use for my legs. I am an "interactive
>>> climbing tree". She charges at me as fast as her little legs will
>>> carry her, and tries to see how far up my body she can get.
>>>
>>> It was cute the first time she did it and reached my shoulder,
>>> although it hurt like hell. After the 1000th time, the game is
>>> getting a tad old. ;o) I don't know whether to be happy she feels so
>>> great, or pissed that I'm a new kitty toy!
>>>
>>> Helen M
>>
>> I presume you don't like it? So what stops you untangling her from
>> your clothing when she is part way up, plonking her gently back on
>> the floor and telling her no when she tries to do it again?
>>
>> Kittens and puppies are so cute we allow them to do whatever they
>> want to. This is a bad idea. Puppies and kittens are used to being
>> told off by their mom if they get too unruly and we have to carry it
>> on. Unless you want a pet that does exactly what it likes you have
>> to take the mom role with the babies.
>> It's very different with dogs and cats. A young dog looks to a
>> leader and you have to be it, or he will. He is not comfortable
>> unless he knows his place in the pack and the owner has to be the
>> leader, with friendly but firm discipline and training.
>> Cats are something else, they can live in groups but each cat is
>> independent, does it's own thing. My cats only do what *they* want
>> to do at all times. Sometimes this exasperates me.
>> For example, a cat will decide it would like to go outside, and
>> miaows at the door. I open the door, it is freezing outside. I have
>> only just got the house slightly warm and all the precious heat is
>> escaping. The cat sits in the doorway. And sits. And sits. I feel
>> my blood pressure rise a little, but I enquire sweetly "Out or in,
>> hurry up." Cat remains sitting in the doorway, says dunno, not
>> decided yet. Arctic blast comes in.
>> My blood pressure rises further as more heat floats into the garden.
>>
>> One day a toe is going to be inserted very gently under the reluctant
>> posterior and the door will be firmly shut. I haven't quite got to
>> that stage yet, but it's approaching now the cold weather is here.
>> They both know very well what "out or in" means. They are just
>> taking the p. ;-)
>>
>> Tweed <-- taken advantage of by two stray cats..
>
> The temps here dropped drastically in the last few days. On Tuesday it
> was
> 75F... within hours a storm moved in and it dropped 30 degrees. Now it's
> in
> the 20's - it's winter. Persia wants out in her kitty walk. I tell her
> NO,
> it's too cold. I don't stand there with the door open waiting for her to
> decide. It's frigging cold out there!
>
> Persia is my kitty queen but she doesn't pay the heating bill! The answer
> is NO!
>
> Jill
>
>
Temps have dropped drastically here too. It's going to be -5C again
tonight. It was so cold in the house this morning when I got up that I had
to wear a hat! I left the gas fire on in the kitchen all night for the cats
and all day too.
They've decided that in is the new out. Boyfie went out for emergency
toilet, rushed back in as soon as he could and then I saw the door open to
the stairs.. where the spare bed is up there. Yes, it was him! I suspect
he was there all day. He's learnt to open the door to get both up and down.
Sometimes I sit here at the computer and the door opens. quite slowly like a
wind might have done it. It scared me the first time, but it's only BF
coming downstairs from a lovely snooze.

Tweed




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