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Old June 5th 10, 11:04 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jofirey
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Jake and Kayla seems to be more involved with each other lately, but
not necessarily in a good way.

I'm thinking Jake (Siamese) feels threatened when our two year old
granddaughter visits, but knows he can't act out with her.

Kayla (Border Collie) is different.

A couple of examples. Yesterday my older daughter was here. She was
sitting on the sofa with Kayla in front of her giving Kayla lots of
attention and pettings, etc. Kayla was wagging her tail and squirming
with delight. Jake had already had his allotment of daughters
attention. (He is simply crazy about her) and was still lying on the
floor. We looked down and he stretched out and slowly took the base
of the dogs tail between his teeth. (He let go without clamping down.
But he surely could have)

Today, a muggy warm spring day, everyone was kind of stretched out in
the family room. Jake was in Charlie's favorite chair, Molly in the
spot where I like to sit, grandson half asleep in the other half of
the sofa from Molly, and me on the other side of the room reading and
tossing a tennis ball gently for Kayla. Kayla gets bored and bounces
the ball off her nose instead of catching it to get more action going.
About the third time she does that, the ball lands up against Jake's
exposed belly. Big dilemma. Nothing keeps Kayla from her tennis
ball. Except maybe Jake, who hasn't moved but is growling quietly.
Kayla tries approaching from all different angles, dancing back and
forth. Trying to keep her eyes on both Jake and her ball. This is
not easy for a Border Collie. They excel in their ability to focus on
one thing at a time.

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of the
chair at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball. She
decides to stop playing for a bit.

Jo

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Old June 6th 10, 12:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Jofirey wrote:
Jake and Kayla seems to be more involved with each other lately, but not
necessarily in a good way.

I'm thinking Jake (Siamese) feels threatened when our two year old
granddaughter visits, but knows he can't act out with her.

Kayla (Border Collie) is different.

A couple of examples. Yesterday my older daughter was here. She was
sitting on the sofa with Kayla in front of her giving Kayla lots of
attention and pettings, etc. Kayla was wagging her tail and squirming
with delight. Jake had already had his allotment of daughters
attention. (He is simply crazy about her) and was still lying on the
floor. We looked down and he stretched out and slowly took the base of
the dogs tail between his teeth. (He let go without clamping down. But
he surely could have)

Today, a muggy warm spring day, everyone was kind of stretched out in
the family room. Jake was in Charlie's favorite chair, Molly in the
spot where I like to sit, grandson half asleep in the other half of the
sofa from Molly, and me on the other side of the room reading and
tossing a tennis ball gently for Kayla. Kayla gets bored and bounces
the ball off her nose instead of catching it to get more action going.
About the third time she does that, the ball lands up against Jake's
exposed belly. Big dilemma. Nothing keeps Kayla from her tennis ball.
Except maybe Jake, who hasn't moved but is growling quietly. Kayla tries
approaching from all different angles, dancing back and forth. Trying
to keep her eyes on both Jake and her ball. This is not easy for a
Border Collie. They excel in their ability to focus on one thing at a
time.

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of the
chair at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball. She
decides to stop playing for a bit.

Jo





she is a smart doggie! MLB
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Old June 6th 10, 03:34 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Marina
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Jofirey wrote:

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of the
chair at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball. She
decides to stop playing for a bit.


What a smart goggie! I hope Jake can appreciate her tact and lets her be
in future.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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Old June 6th 10, 03:02 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Stormmee
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sounds like your border collie is smarter than the average, Lee
"Jofirey" wrote in message
...
Jake and Kayla seems to be more involved with each other lately, but not
necessarily in a good way.

I'm thinking Jake (Siamese) feels threatened when our two year old
granddaughter visits, but knows he can't act out with her.

Kayla (Border Collie) is different.

A couple of examples. Yesterday my older daughter was here. She was
sitting on the sofa with Kayla in front of her giving Kayla lots of
attention and pettings, etc. Kayla was wagging her tail and squirming
with delight. Jake had already had his allotment of daughters attention.
(He is simply crazy about her) and was still lying on the floor. We
looked down and he stretched out and slowly took the base of the dogs tail
between his teeth. (He let go without clamping down. But he surely could
have)

Today, a muggy warm spring day, everyone was kind of stretched out in the
family room. Jake was in Charlie's favorite chair, Molly in the spot
where I like to sit, grandson half asleep in the other half of the sofa
from Molly, and me on the other side of the room reading and tossing a
tennis ball gently for Kayla. Kayla gets bored and bounces the ball off
her nose instead of catching it to get more action going. About the third
time she does that, the ball lands up against Jake's exposed belly. Big
dilemma. Nothing keeps Kayla from her tennis ball. Except maybe Jake,
who hasn't moved but is growling quietly. Kayla tries approaching from all
different angles, dancing back and forth. Trying to keep her eyes on both
Jake and her ball. This is not easy for a Border Collie. They excel in
their ability to focus on one thing at a time.

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of the chair
at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball. She decides to
stop playing for a bit.

Jo



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Old June 6th 10, 07:52 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jofirey
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"Stormmee" wrote in message
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sounds like your border collie is smarter than the average, Lee



She learned this lesson the hard way as a pup and has the slit in her
ear to show for it. Cats do not want tummy rubs from doggie noses.

But you could really see the wheels turning as she fought to replace
obsession with experuence.

Jo


"Jofirey" wrote in message

...
Jake and Kayla seems to be more involved with each other lately,
but not necessarily in a good way.

I'm thinking Jake (Siamese) feels threatened when our two year old
granddaughter visits, but knows he can't act out with her.

Kayla (Border Collie) is different.

A couple of examples. Yesterday my older daughter was here. She
was sitting on the sofa with Kayla in front of her giving Kayla
lots of attention and pettings, etc. Kayla was wagging her tail
and squirming with delight. Jake had already had his allotment of
daughters attention. (He is simply crazy about her) and was still
lying on the floor. We looked down and he stretched out and slowly
took the base of the dogs tail between his teeth. (He let go
without clamping down. But he surely could have)

Today, a muggy warm spring day, everyone was kind of stretched out
in the family room. Jake was in Charlie's favorite chair, Molly in
the spot where I like to sit, grandson half asleep in the other
half of the sofa from Molly, and me on the other side of the room
reading and tossing a tennis ball gently for Kayla. Kayla gets
bored and bounces the ball off her nose instead of catching it to
get more action going. About the third time she does that, the ball
lands up against Jake's exposed belly. Big dilemma. Nothing keeps
Kayla from her tennis ball. Except maybe Jake, who hasn't moved
but is growling quietly. Kayla tries approaching from all different
angles, dancing back and forth. Trying to keep her eyes on both
Jake and her ball. This is not easy for a Border Collie. They
excel in their ability to focus on one thing at a time.

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of
the chair at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball.
She decides to stop playing for a bit.

Jo




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Old June 7th 10, 08:56 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Stormmee
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lol, ee
"Jofirey" wrote in message
...

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
sounds like your border collie is smarter than the average, Lee



She learned this lesson the hard way as a pup and has the slit in her ear
to show for it. Cats do not want tummy rubs from doggie noses.

But you could really see the wheels turning as she fought to replace
obsession with experuence.

Jo


"Jofirey" wrote in message

...
Jake and Kayla seems to be more involved with each other lately, but not
necessarily in a good way.

I'm thinking Jake (Siamese) feels threatened when our two year old
granddaughter visits, but knows he can't act out with her.

Kayla (Border Collie) is different.

A couple of examples. Yesterday my older daughter was here. She was
sitting on the sofa with Kayla in front of her giving Kayla lots of
attention and pettings, etc. Kayla was wagging her tail and squirming
with delight. Jake had already had his allotment of daughters
attention. (He is simply crazy about her) and was still lying on the
floor. We looked down and he stretched out and slowly took the base of
the dogs tail between his teeth. (He let go without clamping down. But
he surely could have)

Today, a muggy warm spring day, everyone was kind of stretched out in
the family room. Jake was in Charlie's favorite chair, Molly in the
spot where I like to sit, grandson half asleep in the other half of the
sofa from Molly, and me on the other side of the room reading and
tossing a tennis ball gently for Kayla. Kayla gets bored and bounces
the ball off her nose instead of catching it to get more action going.
About the third time she does that, the ball lands up against Jake's
exposed belly. Big dilemma. Nothing keeps Kayla from her tennis ball.
Except maybe Jake, who hasn't moved but is growling quietly. Kayla tries
approaching from all different angles, dancing back and forth. Trying
to keep her eyes on both Jake and her ball. This is not easy for a
Border Collie. They excel in their ability to focus on one thing at a
time.

Finally Kayla circles around and reaches through the open arm of the
chair at the toothless end of Jake and gently removes her ball. She
decides to stop playing for a bit.

Jo






 




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