charm school for cats
annie
is adjusting to living here
she seems to want to play
be part of the boys club
her idea
of
engaging
jack
who she feels most comfortable around
is
to run at him full speed
stop short
turn
run away
she's
the
cat version
of
seinfeld's kramer
seriously
the hissing has stopped
the growling
is
now mostly
her
when harry
who is the world's biggest mush
comes
too close
yesterday
(really this morning as i write this)
jack
did a sort of pele move
with
this little ball
sending it down the hall
aiming it at annie
who was
sitting
watching
she
sort of
tapped it
with her paw
it barely moved
jack
turned
walked away
decided
the window was more welcoming
then she disappeared
she's so small
she can get herself
into
spaces
places
the boys can't
she often hides
under
the armchair
it has a skirt
what she doesn't 'get'
is
when either of the boys hides under there
a game is afoot
whoever isn't under the skirt
tries to get the other
to come out
by
sticking a paw or nose out
or
under the skirt
i dont know
what material
the chair has covering it
but
it has stood up to these antics
for a few years
with little to show
how its mistreated
(lauren if you're reading this thank you again for the chair/ottoman its much loved much used)
anyway
all this
got me thinking
dogs
go to obedience school
they learn to socialize
why isn't there something
for
cats
i know
you are laughing
so
hard
right now
obedience for cats
hardee har har
okay
not obedience school
maybe
charm school
we're convinced
annie
never spent time in a shelter
she must have been an only cat
in her previous life
clearly not a loving life
you may recall
she was tossed from a moving car
in a carrier
likely
that
was
the only reason
she survived
how lucky
she was to be found by our vet
how lucky
she is to be a part of our lives
i know
we feel lucky
most of the time
not so much
the times
she refuses to use
the scratching post or pad
in place
of
the records on the shelf
the back of the armchair
the duvet cover on our bed
its hard to stay angry with a face like that
