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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
Once again, he decided to go out before I did, so he leapt over the gate
from the back garden when he heard my car coming back and to help me with getting the shopping out of the car. But there was a Jack Russell coming down the road, on a lead, with his owners and he saw it. I turned round to speak to Boyfie, but he was gone and I didn't see him go and neither did the dog. I do have to realise that he managed to survive as a lost boy before I adopted him: he is sensible about cars, he knows about foxes and dogs. He Is wise about those things.. Tweed |
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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:41:01 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: he knows about foxes and dogs. And doorbells and rats... |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: Once again, he decided to go out before I did, so he leapt over the gate from the back garden when he heard my car coming back and to help me with getting the shopping out of the car. But there was a Jack Russell coming down the road, on a lead, with his owners and he saw it. I turned round to speak to Boyfie, but he was gone and I didn't see him go and neither did the dog. I do have to realise that he managed to survive as a lost boy before I adopted him: he is sensible about cars, he knows about foxes and dogs. He Is wise about those things.. Tweed A good thing too. Judith He's horribly afraid of dogs, even tiny ones like the Yorkie he saw a few weeks ago. That one could have fitted into a pint mug. Puts the kybosh on Rita's idea "if something happens to me, I want you to have Lennie" and of course I would. If I didn't have Boyfriend. Tweed -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:41:01 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: he knows about foxes and dogs. And doorbells and rats... He knows about everything that he considers is threatening. He can kill rats, providing they are not too big but if they are massive, he says "get the terriers in.." The doorbell terrifies him and even if he knows the person who arrives, he rarely comes downstairs from where he has fled when he hears it. Unless it's time for his meal when he will come down if he knows who it is, and risk it. Simon, June and Claire, yes, anyone else no way. He'd rather starve up in his bedroom than chance seeing someone he doesn't know. And even so he'd rather not see them either if he can avoid it. He only likes me. I wish that was not so. Tweed |
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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: Once again, he decided to go out before I did, so he leapt over the gate from the back garden when he heard my car coming back and to help me with getting the shopping out of the car. But there was a Jack Russell coming down the road, on a lead, with his owners and he saw it. I turned round to speak to Boyfie, but he was gone and I didn't see him go and neither did the dog. I do have to realise that he managed to survive as a lost boy before I adopted him: he is sensible about cars, he knows about foxes and dogs. He Is wise about those things.. Tweed A good thing too. Judith He isn't allowed out after midnight, otherwise he might see a fox. Which can prey on young and elderly cats. Now Boyfie does not want to be seen as elderly but let's just say I keep him in overnight. He claims he is very up to seeing a fox off the premises. I say perhaps but I prefer not. Yes he did it when he was 3 or 4 but now he's 13 so it's probably a no from me. |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:41:01 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: he knows about foxes and dogs. And doorbells and rats... I do worry about him when he is out. I shouldn't. He is more than capable of keeping himself safe. He sees cars, he stays on the sidewalk He sees foxes and he is up a tree. He's a sensible boy. |
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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:47:57 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: He knows about everything that he considers is threatening. He can kill rats, providing they are not too big but if they are massive, he says "get the terriers in.." The doorbell terrifies him and even if he knows the person who arrives, he rarely comes downstairs from where he has fled when he hears it. Unless it's time for his meal when he will come down if he knows who it is, and risk it. Simon, June and Claire, yes, anyone else no way. He'd rather starve up in his bedroom than chance seeing someone he doesn't know. And even so he'd rather not see them either if he can avoid it. He only likes me. I wish that was not so. The shyest cat I've had was Betty, who would be very timid with people unless I properly introduced her to them. I think it's an endearing quality. Although the cat who reminds me most of Betty, Dot, is the opposite and immediately loves on everyone. |
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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
Christina Websell wrote:
He's horribly afraid of dogs, even tiny ones like the Yorkie he saw a few weeks ago. That one could have fitted into a pint mug. Puts the kybosh on Rita's idea "if something happens to me, I want you to have Lennie" and of course I would. If I didn't have Boyfriend. Smudge was the same way. She was terrified of all dogs, including my former neighbor's tiny, tiny, very frail elderly chihuahua. Any time my neighbor walked by with that dog, Smudge would disappear. But one time when a huge raccoon (about 3 times the size of Smudge) was ambling down the street, she trotted over there like she wanted to say hello. (I managed to get her and bring her indoors that time.) Go figure! -- Joyce He spent one-third of the time telling me about the musical he was writing about raccoons, one-third of the time talking about C++, and one-third of the time demonstrating the plot of Othello using the salt and pepper shakers. -- A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories "I would enjoy that date." -- SJM |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:47:57 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: He knows about everything that he considers is threatening. He can kill rats, providing they are not too big but if they are massive, he says "get the terriers in.." The doorbell terrifies him and even if he knows the person who arrives, he rarely comes downstairs from where he has fled when he hears it. Unless it's time for his meal when he will come down if he knows who it is, and risk it. Simon, June and Claire, yes, anyone else no way. He'd rather starve up in his bedroom than chance seeing someone he doesn't know. And even so he'd rather not see them either if he can avoid it. He only likes me. I wish that was not so. The shyest cat I've had was Betty, who would be very timid with people unless I properly introduced her to them. I think it's an endearing quality. Although the cat who reminds me most of Betty, Dot, is the opposite and immediately loves on everyone. I just wish Boyfie would not panic when the door bell goes. even when it's Claire, who he knows well, he just can't do it. He rushes upstairs even when he knows it's her, or Simon or June and hides. Unless it's time for his food and then he suddenly remembers that they are all OK and he is brave enough to risk coming downstairs to remind it's time for him to be fed. He will even wave himself around their legs to say " feed me now" and they all looked after him for weeks But if he sees them again now- they are dangerous. Why? Because he will accept other people feeding him in dire circumstances but I am the only one he wants. Tweed |
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Boyfie knows how to look after himself
On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:14:47 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: But if he sees them again now- they are dangerous. Why? Because he will accept other people feeding him in dire circumstances but I am the only one he wants. GLyN is pretty much the same. If someone has fed him, preferably more than once, he is more receptive to them, but otherwise, he's in the wind if anyone comes into the yard, let alone into HIS house. There was one person who came by who he didn't run from, he climbed into the new lap within minutes of the visitor coming in. I'd prefer he was like that all the time, I've HAD cats who were, but he is what he is, and I can't change that (unlike most dogs). |
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