Breakfast - A Battle of Wills

The new kitten (now called Libby, since I already have Custer) is
determined to dive headfirst into my morning bowl of cereal, fighting
her off is quite a challenge, and one that she is winning at the moment ;-)
--
Nik Simpson

On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:57:05 -0500, nik Simpson
wrote:

The new kitten (now called Libby, since I already have Custer) is
determined to dive headfirst into my morning bowl of cereal, fighting
her off is quite a challenge, and one that she is winning at the moment ;-)

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:57:05 -0500, nik Simpson
wrote:

The new kitten (now called Libby, since I already have Custer) is
determined to dive headfirst into my morning bowl of cereal, fighting
her off is quite a challenge, and one that she is winning at the moment ;-)

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

--
Nik Simpson

nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch it.

--
Joyce

I want freedom, the right to self expression, everyone's right to
beautiful radiant things. -- Emma Goldman

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:04:25 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:

nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch it.

Yes, that's how it works in my house. I'm sitting in the comfy chair
with a nice bowl of ice cream and the brood starts circling for the
kill. One starts climbing up my arm while another gets on the back of
the chair reaching for the bowl when I raise it to escape cat#1. Oh
yes, they are tricky. Finally the only way to have some ice cream is
to distract them by dropping some on the floor. HA! I've outsmarted
them.

On 8/9/2012 9:04 PM, Bastette wrote:
nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch it.

Yup. Now moved to a different tactic...

1. Remove kitten from lap
2. Eat a mouthful of breakfast
3. Remove kitten from lap
....



--
Nik Simpson

On 08/10/2012 07:11 AM, dgk wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:04:25 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:

nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch it.

Yes, that's how it works in my house. I'm sitting in the comfy chair
with a nice bowl of ice cream and the brood starts circling for the
kill. One starts climbing up my arm while another gets on the back of
the chair reaching for the bowl when I raise it to escape cat#1. Oh
yes, they are tricky. Finally the only way to have some ice cream is
to distract them by dropping some on the floor. HA! I've outsmarted
them.


Just who outsmarted who? They got the ice cream LOL. MLB

"nik Simpson" wrote in message
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On 8/9/2012 9:04 PM, Bastette wrote:
nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same
effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the
bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say
the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch
it.

Yup. Now moved to a different tactic...

1. Remove kitten from lap
2. Eat a mouthful of breakfast
3. Remove kitten from lap
...



--
Nik Simpson

How about putting a small amount of what you're eating into a bowl for her
before you start eating. That way you might be able to get two or three
bits before she hits your lap.

Joy

dgk wrote:

On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:04:25 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:

nik Simpson wrote:

On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the
least ;-)

That will only guarantee that you'll spill some, and then she'll catch it.

Yes, that's how it works in my house. I'm sitting in the comfy chair
with a nice bowl of ice cream and the brood starts circling for the
kill. One starts climbing up my arm while another gets on the back of
the chair reaching for the bowl when I raise it to escape cat#1. Oh
yes, they are tricky. Finally the only way to have some ice cream is
to distract them by dropping some on the floor. HA! I've outsmarted
them.

I guess I'm just a meanie. When I'm going to eat food that Roxy wants
(chicken, the occasional salmon dinner, a bowl of cereal as a snack), I
shut her in one of the other rooms with some treats for the duration of
my dinner. When I'm done, I go let her out. I always find her ensconsed
in some corner of the room or under the desk, waiting patiently but
comfortably.

I don't need to do this with Licky - he's not that much of a beggar. Even
when he does want a taste of my food, he always keeps a respectful distance
from me. He's not like Roxy, who's not at all afraid to get in close -
climbing all over me and shoving her nose in my ear, sniffing loudly.

--
Joyce

I've gone running from the devil
At times I've beaten down his path

nik Simpson wrote:
On 8/9/2012 2:10 PM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:57:05 -0500, nik Simpson
wrote:

The new kitten (now called Libby, since I already have Custer) is
determined to dive headfirst into my morning bowl of cereal, fighting
her off is quite a challenge, and one that she is winning at the moment ;-)

Hmm. Maybe I should try feeding my brood -- ah, whatever is in your
bowl. What's in the bowl that Libby likes so much?

Just Special K, fresh blackberries & milk, but she makes the same effort
if I have ice cream in there at dinner time. I end up holding the bowl
over my head while trying to get a spoonful, which is tricky to say the least ;-)

Can you post a video?

--
Adrian