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Visiting your friends cats
Hi All,
Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" When we would visit Joe and Marianne, who used to live a mile from here till they moved to the land of hurricanes, their cats were indifferent, but the d*gs would really put on a show. Eventually, DH and I would have to tell the Golden Retriever and the Golden/Lab mix that we had had enough of doggies and wanted to visit the people. The d*gs would then be told to, "Go lie down!" You would think that their little d*ggie hearts were breaking as they grudgingly complied. It seems to me that the more 'people oriented' the pet, the more likely they are to pull this routine. It's not just my own cats and the friends' dogs that I've seen do this. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I
don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" Yah. THis would be Pearl. She is embarrassingly affectionate to any and all newcomers. Whether they are interested in kitties or not. Acts like an angel. I'm certain they would be surprised to hear that her idea of asking for dinner is a nice chomp down on my arm. "This little angel?? Noooooo." |
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This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I
don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" Yah. THis would be Pearl. She is embarrassingly affectionate to any and all newcomers. Whether they are interested in kitties or not. Acts like an angel. I'm certain they would be surprised to hear that her idea of asking for dinner is a nice chomp down on my arm. "This little angel?? Noooooo." |
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This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I
don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" Yah. THis would be Pearl. She is embarrassingly affectionate to any and all newcomers. Whether they are interested in kitties or not. Acts like an angel. I'm certain they would be surprised to hear that her idea of asking for dinner is a nice chomp down on my arm. "This little angel?? Noooooo." |
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:33:43 GMT, O J
yodeled: Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. Oh yeah. I used to catsit for Annabelle, who would climb to the chair or sofa back, then vefy carefully remove my earring from my ear. And then there was my friend's enormous water buffalo of a cat, Puss, who jumped into my lap (OOOOF!) and bit my ear. Their slaves never know "what got into them." Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:33:43 GMT, O J
yodeled: Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. Oh yeah. I used to catsit for Annabelle, who would climb to the chair or sofa back, then vefy carefully remove my earring from my ear. And then there was my friend's enormous water buffalo of a cat, Puss, who jumped into my lap (OOOOF!) and bit my ear. Their slaves never know "what got into them." Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:33:43 GMT, O J
yodeled: Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. Oh yeah. I used to catsit for Annabelle, who would climb to the chair or sofa back, then vefy carefully remove my earring from my ear. And then there was my friend's enormous water buffalo of a cat, Puss, who jumped into my lap (OOOOF!) and bit my ear. Their slaves never know "what got into them." Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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Wilson is so company shy, that my Son once asked me if I was sure I still
had the cat, why would you think anything else, I asked, because I can't remember the last time I saw him, he replied, of course he really knew that Wilson would be hiding till he left Jean.P. O J wrote in message news Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" When we would visit Joe and Marianne, who used to live a mile from here till they moved to the land of hurricanes, their cats were indifferent, but the d*gs would really put on a show. Eventually, DH and I would have to tell the Golden Retriever and the Golden/Lab mix that we had had enough of doggies and wanted to visit the people. The d*gs would then be told to, "Go lie down!" You would think that their little d*ggie hearts were breaking as they grudgingly complied. It seems to me that the more 'people oriented' the pet, the more likely they are to pull this routine. It's not just my own cats and the friends' dogs that I've seen do this. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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Wilson is so company shy, that my Son once asked me if I was sure I still
had the cat, why would you think anything else, I asked, because I can't remember the last time I saw him, he replied, of course he really knew that Wilson would be hiding till he left Jean.P. O J wrote in message news Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" When we would visit Joe and Marianne, who used to live a mile from here till they moved to the land of hurricanes, their cats were indifferent, but the d*gs would really put on a show. Eventually, DH and I would have to tell the Golden Retriever and the Golden/Lab mix that we had had enough of doggies and wanted to visit the people. The d*gs would then be told to, "Go lie down!" You would think that their little d*ggie hearts were breaking as they grudgingly complied. It seems to me that the more 'people oriented' the pet, the more likely they are to pull this routine. It's not just my own cats and the friends' dogs that I've seen do this. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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Wilson is so company shy, that my Son once asked me if I was sure I still
had the cat, why would you think anything else, I asked, because I can't remember the last time I saw him, he replied, of course he really knew that Wilson would be hiding till he left Jean.P. O J wrote in message news Hi All, Some of mine will do this and some of them won't. I'm talking about your cats' behavior when company comes. Smokey is a big moosh for my two friends from Florida (the ones who had been in the path of Hurricane Ivan). Sumo and Lady Jane will come for skritches, but Roxy, Tasha, and Squidget don't play this game. The three players will do all the standard cute cat maneuvers including 'upside downy head', falling over sideways, head butts, and the like. Smokey will, if he likes you enough, sit on the back of your armchair or sofa and paw your hair. This results in the human behavior of me telling the cat, "No". I don't know about yours, but mine will then go into this act that says, "I'm just a poor pussycat and nobody loves me. They haven't shown me any affection in a week and I'm starving for some. Won't you take me home with you and save me from a life of no snuggling?" When we would visit Joe and Marianne, who used to live a mile from here till they moved to the land of hurricanes, their cats were indifferent, but the d*gs would really put on a show. Eventually, DH and I would have to tell the Golden Retriever and the Golden/Lab mix that we had had enough of doggies and wanted to visit the people. The d*gs would then be told to, "Go lie down!" You would think that their little d*ggie hearts were breaking as they grudgingly complied. It seems to me that the more 'people oriented' the pet, the more likely they are to pull this routine. It's not just my own cats and the friends' dogs that I've seen do this. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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