Oh oh! After suggesting recently that the kitty boys didn’t climb on the television stand, Dougy did it right in front of my eyes. Yes, I live in a world of delusion! And Dougy does what kitty boys do. Go figure.
Post 1834: Hunh?! Am I surprised…or not?!
He knows where a heat source is and where he can be the center of attention. Paw high fives to Dougy!
And cool spots for hot days!
They understand every word we say and immediately set out to prove us wrong. I kept saying that little Pyshka was scared of the world outside and would not venture out if the door is left open by mistake. Lo and behold, my husband left the kitchen door a crack open, and she nosed it fully out and went for a walk on back stairs. Good thing I caught it in time!
Dougy will take a hike any time the door is open, so I have to watch him closely. Andy goes far enough to sniff the air outside, but never steps outside…yet!
“Yet” is the operative term here, I believe. Pyshka had such a traumatic experience before she was rescued that I had thought she would be scared for life. Barmalei, the Main Cheif Cat, majestic and distinguished, who used to yell at curious Beba when she squeezed through the door at the slightest chance, now does is himself. Go figure!
We definitely can count on them to surprise us all the time!
My guess is you weren’t surprised. Were you?
Nope! Just amazed I haven’t seen them up there a long time ago.
I don’t want Louis Catorze climbing on the kitchen worktop, so I put him there to give him his meds. Works like a dream. *Cackles at ingenuity of own evil*
Hey! That’s brilliant! Unfortunately (for training purposes only) Dougy isn’t currently on any medications. Andy is pretty good about minding house rules, but he surely does something naughty…. (I can’t wait to try your training trick!)
Cats will climb anywhere on anything, especially when we are not there to tell the not to do that. Lucio likes to do stuff like that in front of us just to show us he can! 🙂
Like little kids, they conceal their cleverness until they reveal it by accident.
Dougy is looking like “What you gonna do about it?”
Yes, and that is exactly his attitude, too! LOL!
So defiant 🙂
He is a stubborn kitty sometimes!
As soon as you say “never”… Yep, that’ll do it every time.
LOL! Every time for sure!
Doug, I think you gave them a challenge….. If a toddler is told s//he is not allowed to do something – even if previously there was no interest in doing it – suddenly whatever is forbidden becomes irresistible. ;-))) (IMHO his expression was rather defiant.)
That he is, Jean! He challenges me a lot more than Andy.
My kids challenge me, but in different ways.
I’m sure! LOL!
I got Washe Kat a 7 foot scratcher for $10 at an auction yrs ago, he lets my use as a sofa❗️ And cozy little nap beds on the book shelf & on the Magnavox stereo console (above the defunct record player lid) other wise with strategically placed nik-naks & model airplanes on shelving & Electronic equipment he tends to stay away from those areas🐱
Yes, the seven foot scratcher! Sounds like Washe Kat picked up immediately on what it was for. LOL! Part of the joy of cats!