Jake is quite a special dog. And can’t bear to be away from you either - you’ll just have to take trips with him from now on ;)
Ellie Mae - wish I looked like her! She was darling.
I’m not sure I have her knack with animals but I do love ‘em. I spoil them and give them treats, so I think that’s why they stick around me. It’s not actually ME they like.
But I do think Cotton is just an Einstein of cats. (Mama braggging here!) She does different things than the others - like exploring everything she can. I am currently painting the house and am always finding her on top of the 6 foot ladder. When I’m trying to get her brother to push the pool ball into a pocket (he’s a slow learner), she will come over and respectfully watch. When he dosn’t get it after a while, she will eventually reach her arm way out and push the ball in for him. Or perhaps she’s showing off (teacher’s pet?)
That sounded like a DelWare pun, so I thought I’d say it first!
I’ve read that cats can see the low frequency end of the visible light spectrum, so I’m trying to teach her colors now. It’s not going well, but it’s fun trying. We’re never happier than when we have a training project. It’s a great way to bond with a pet and keeps them from getting bored as well. She’s getting a bit pudgy now too so I’ve set up an obstacle course for her to learn (I think it’s called an agility course in the cat shows). Anyway, she’ll get some exercise jumping over cans and through hoops and climb a short ladder. She can already do those things but I need her to learn to put it together as one fluid motion.
>>>I spoil them and give them treats, so I think that’s why they stick around me. It’s not actually ME they like.<<<
LOL Cotton has YOU trained... Swat the ball - treat Fetch - treat Sit - treat
>>>That sounded like a DelWare pun, so I thought I’d say it first!<<<
GG is going to have to try harder to keep being first!
Really, that is quite a list of achievements for a cat... OK, so I tend to be a dog person - but our house cat doesn’t know that - YET! (please don’t tell her.)
I hope you post a video of her going through the agility course when you’ve trained her! It would be fun to watch!