Pat on Dougy’s ottoman, and he usually hops right up. Whether it means he’ll get brushed, which he love, love, loves, or it means he’ll get a major “scritching”, he’s ready for what comes.
Woo hoo! First he’s coy, then he’s into it!
Post 2206: Hey, Dougy! Want a “scritching”?
Wowy, Dougy has thick furrs! I’m still waiting for my cold weather coat to start to come in. Purr purr purr.
Yes, they both are really thick-coated right now! (They must have heard the weather report on the television…)
You did nothing wrong, Doug. All cats are spoiled, unless they choose not to be. It’s always their choice, not ours.
I love the way Dougy’s tail moves – he is so obviously enjoying the scritching!
Very kind of you to let me have a free pass on this, Dolly! LOL!
Oh Doug, I don’t mean to sound patronizing; it’s the psychologist in me speaking – automatic reaction! Sorry about that.
No harm done! (I didn’t feel patronized, Dolly.)
I am relieved. As they say, you can take a psychologist out of practice, but you can’t take practice out of a psychologist, even an educational one, like myself. Some responses are pure reflexes.
That applies in so many ways to all professions, I think. I spent the majority of my work life in quality-related work, including developing materials to help my plant achieve compliance with ISO 1000 and auditing to verify compliance afterwards. I find myself acting as an auditor of materials hospitals hand out to inform you of patient’s rights, services available, etc. , then letting the staff know what I think of their work on those materials! LOL! When I got Dougy’s bloodwork report this week, I was impressed with how the complex material was simplified and explained with an abbreviation guide and graphs that showed where on the the scale of low-normal-high his test results were. I was so impressed, I told his veterinarian how much so! Actually, I’ve found people appreciate a former quality guy’s favorable comments on their work, though I wonder if I ever will reach a point where I don’t feel compelled to evaluate and report my findings. LOL!
I know what you mean. I have to hold myself back when people tell me about their kid’s teachers and/or therapists. It’s none of my business, after all, unless there really is a problem, in which case it’s everybody’s business, by law.
My “interference” generally is noncontroversial since I just comment when I feel a quality effort is exceptional compared with what I’ve seen in similar businesses. Everyone likes to hear nice things, eh?!
You are so kind!
Hahaha!
Dougy is such a sweet cat! they do like their scritches!
That they do!
Dougy is a spoiled cat !! 🙂
In friendship
Michel
They both are, Michel! I didn’t know what I was doing – they were my first kittens ever – and I did everything wrong raising them.