I'm a bit slow

Quoth :
badwilson wrote:
He has an aggravating habit of dropping it just beyond my reach so
that I cannot stay in a comfortable position while playing with
him.

Yes, all the cats I've ever played fetch with do this.

Firstborn does this too; usually he'll carry it to an area he thinks is
"quite far enough", and then drop it, walk to my legs, and look at me
expectantly, saying "OK, your turn, I've done my bit".

Don't worry, I'm not changing my
allegiance - I'll always be a cat slave first and foremost - but fetch
is a dog's game, and dogs do it just plain *better* than cats.

I'm not convinced that they do. They do it better for the human, but I
think it's all wrapped up in the huge "must please God" complex dogs
seem to have. (Terry Pratchett is delightful when he writes about dogs,
by the way.)

Maybe he's just looking out for my daily exercise?

Or maybe getting back at you for making him exercise!

I think it's just making the point that equal participation is expected
from _both_ parties, thank you very much.

Snooty-whiskers. :P (Hehe! I just turned round and looked at the
snooty-whiskers in question, and his head moved very quicky from a
position that was clearly pointed straight at me. He knows he's being
mentioned!)
--
Gwenhwyfaer (slave to Firstborn, Blackie and Calliope)

some girls wander by themselves

Awww!
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"badwilson" wrote in message
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snip The little bugger must have gone downstairs, picked up a
mousie from his scratching post (that's where we keep them), brought it
all
the way across the living room, down the hall, up the stairs into the
bedroom. Just to get me to play with him. Guess I'm a bit slow on the
uptake sometimes!
Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that I
happily
stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him for 20 minutes.
Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep.
--
Britta
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"Duke of URL" macbenahATkdsiDOTnet wrote in message
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Heh. Well, at least you're trainable...

Oh, am I ever! Last night he wanted me to play mousie fetch with him again.
I started off by sitting on the bed and throwing the mousie to the far side
of the room. My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one
end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but be
unable to stop in time because of the hardwood floors so he would go
smacking into the wall.
After 2 or 3 throws, he suddenly stopped chasing the mousie. I had to go to
the other side of the room to get it myself and so I threw it from that end
onto the bed. Well! That was met with much more enthusiasm :-) I ended up
crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, shivering and
throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino. But it was so worth it because
he was so unbelievably *cute* jumping around on the bed after his mousie!
--
Britta
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badwilson wrote:

My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one
end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but be
unable to stop in time because of the hardwood floors so he would go
smacking into the wall.

I find that hilarious. When I toss a toy into the kitchen (from the
living room), Licorice goes tearing after it, but he can't stop himself
on the linoleum floor, and just goes sliding along until he crashes
into the cupboards. Doesn't faze him in the least, though - he just
bounces back to capture the wily prey before it gets away.

I ended up crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes,
shivering and throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino.

Is it cold there??

Joyce

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badwilson wrote:

My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one
end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but
be
unable to stop in time because of the hardwood floors so he would go
smacking into the wall.

I find that hilarious. When I toss a toy into the kitchen (from the
living room), Licorice goes tearing after it, but he can't stop himself
on the linoleum floor, and just goes sliding along until he crashes
into the cupboards. Doesn't faze him in the least, though - he just
bounces back to capture the wily prey before it gets away.

Yes, it is pretty funny how they can take such hits in their stride. But
for some reason Vino was getting sick of smacking his head into the brick
wall...maybe he's getting smarter as he gets older? ;-)

I ended up crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes,
shivering and throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino.

Is it cold there??

LOL, no it's so damn hot that I crank the air conditioner 1/2 hour before
going to bed, so then it's cold in the bedroom :-)
--
Britta
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"badwilson" wrote
I ended up
crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, shivering and
throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino.

LOL! What a good and eminently trainable slave you are, Britta! ;o)

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

badwilson wrote:

Yes, it is pretty funny how they can take such hits in their stride. But
for some reason Vino was getting sick of smacking his head into the brick
wall...maybe he's getting smarter as he gets older? ;-)

I can understand that, if he's smacking his head into the wall! Licorice
sort of turns as he's sliding by the toy (on the floor), so by the time
he hits the cabinet, he's moving sideways, and his side is what gets the
impact. It's hysterical to see him turning as he slides along the floor,
with his feet scrambling around, trying to get some traction. He looks
like a cartoon animal. Maybe Vino should learn this maneuver.

Joyce

Yes your comments about fetch play easily relate to Wilson
But why , when he does fetch live toys in does he always drop them
right at my feet, I dread the day when he may leave me a live cockroach
on my bed, I once found a half dead fly, he leaves dead flies for me,
but I think I'd have a heart attack if he left a cocky, dead or alive.
Jean.P.



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badwilson wrote:

Well it only happens when Vino brings the cockroaches into the bed.
Never do they get there on their own.

Gee, isn't that thoughtful? Of all the gross things cats do (bringing
headless mice into the house, etc), I think bringing *living* prey,
especially of the insect variety, would be the worst. I get spiders in
my apartment from time to time, but thankfully, none of the cats has
thought to bring it into the bed.

He has an aggravating habit of dropping it just beyond my reach so
that I cannot stay in a comfortable position while playing with him.

Yes, all the cats I've ever played fetch with do this. This past week, I
house-sat for someone who had 2 dogs (among other pets), and I discovered
how rewarding it is to play fetch with an actual dog, as opposed to a dog-
like cat. Don't worry, I'm not changing my allegiance - I'll always be
a cat slave first and foremost - but fetch is a dog's game, and dogs do
it just plain *better* than cats.

Maybe he's just looking out for my daily exercise?

Or maybe getting back at you for making him exercise!

Joyce

"badwilson" wrote:

Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats
though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at the
market all the time. I'd be really worried if I started seeing them in the
house though!

Does that mean that there are rats crawling all around the market, or
that they sell rats at the market (for food??)

I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your
name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?)

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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"badwilson" wrote:

Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats
though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at
the
market all the time. I'd be really worried if I started seeing them in
the
house though!

Does that mean that there are rats crawling all around the market, or
that they sell rats at the market (for food??)

I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your
name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?)

No, they don't sell them for food, thank goodness. I think Thailand is
prosperous enough for people to not have to resort to eating rats. There
always seems to be plenty of chicken, pork and seafood available. Mind you,
less chicken nowadays :-(
The rats seem to come up from holes in the ground, I'm guessing from the
sewers. Often one will scurry across my path and disappear again. Doesn't
bother me too much, I wash my meat and vegetables before eating ;-)
About the stars before and after the bad, that's just for spam protection.
I figured people would figure out to remove the stars before emailing me, so
then I wouldn't have to put anything about how to reply to me in my sig
line.
--
Britta
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