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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2005"I got it!"
Another story about my cats. This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. 'Bout time. He stole the nose pads with a little black dot nose from one of my pair of footies that have little kitty faces glued on to a pompom head at the heel. Scarlett probably disconnected the pompom from the footie (that's just so like her), and Shamrock dissected the nose pad from the pompom face. I caught him batting it around, picked it up to see what it was, and decided that since it's no longer attached to the footie that it's now a cat toy, and flicked it off of the couch to the floor. Shamrock let out a yowwl as he dove off the couch to retrieve his prize, then brought it back. Seeing this as an opportunity to tease him, I took the nose assembly away from him (risking my own paw) and flicked it off the couch again. Once again, he RROWWED as he dove after it before Rhett or Scarlett could get it, and once again brought it back, and set it on the couch next to me. He tried to act like he was playing with it, while watching my hand closely for signs of interception. Yup, you guessed it, I flicked it again. He AGAIN YeROWWWED as he dove for it. It dawned on me that he was signaling the others that "I GOT IT!!" When he got bored of this game, he hid the nose apparatus somewhere, no doubt to have it surface the next time he wants to play.  SignatureCheryl > Another story about my cats. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > When he got bored of this game, he hid the nose apparatus somewhere, no > doubt to have it surface the next time he wants to play. Sometimes it just has to be "the right" thing. Sounds like Shammy found "his thang". :) > Another story about my cats. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > somewhere, no doubt to have it surface the next time he wants to > play. Fetching cats are so much fun. Nikki used o fetch when she was young. Every night, after I'd gone to bed, she would bring me a toy into bed, an I had to throw it for her, and she would fetch it for some time. She never announced that she'd got it, though. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Another story about my cats. >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >an I had to throw it for her, and she would fetch it for some time. She >never announced that she'd got it, though. Want Dante? Your arm will fall off. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > Want Dante? Your arm will fall off. ;) I hear you! Licorice (and Roxy, too, sometimes) will chase something I throw, but they rarely bring stuff back to me. Once in a while, one of them will pick something up I've thrown and trot back about 2 feet and drop it on the floor, then look at me (20 feet away) expectantly. It's like they have the general *idea* of returning an item, but don't quite comprehend the importance of distance. It's more like a symbolic gesture. Recently I was visiting some friends and I started playing fetch with their dog. I'd throw the toy, he'd race for it, pick it up, and bring it back to me, not merely dumping it at my feet, but actually tossing it into my hands with his head. I remember thinking, that for all the reasons I'm a cat person, "fetch" is a game that is far more rewarding with a dog. :) Joyce On Fri 18 Nov 2005 11:01:32a, Kreisleriana wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:7murn1tf2s9p46th0s2ps4u1boj4vlrrh5@ 4ax.com): > Want Dante? Your arm will fall off. ;) As if you'd ever give him to me. LOL SignatureCheryl > Want Dante? Your arm will fall off. ;) LOL! Actually, Miranda fetches too, but not things. She likes string or rope. I throw a piece of string, she fetches it and brings it to me to throw again. She's such an odd little creature. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Fetching cats are so much fun. Nikki used o fetch when she was > young. Every night, after I'd gone to bed, she would bring me a toy > into bed, an I had to throw it for her, and she would fetch it for > some time. She never announced that she'd got it, though. Oscar doesn't fetch, but she likes to chase. We have a little stuffed animal dolphin just for this purpose. It goes flying through the air; she scrambles after it, then ... stops and stares at me. I have to go chase down the dolphin myself so that I can make it fly again. Oscar has never figured out that she can carry things in her mouth. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Another story about my cats. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > -- > Cheryl My cats don't fetch. They don't do anything smart, unless maybe I'm in bed when they're doing it and never see it. I'm sure that's the case. :-) Don't have a cat story today, but a DH story that made me laugh. It's been cold here. It's so hard to acclimate yourself to cold sheets again! I was headed off to bed, and DH said, "Push Yoda over when you go to bed. That way you get a really warm spot." I said, that's mean! Sherry >:-) Don't have a cat story today, but a DH story that made me laugh. >It's been cold here. It's so hard to acclimate yourself to cold >sheets again! I was headed off to bed, and DH said, "Push Yoda over >when you go to bed. That way you get a really warm spot." I said, >that's mean! A friend of mine made a great back pain relief tool for herself -- a tightly woven sock filled with rice and tied off. You heat it up in the microwave, then apply sock to back. Ahhh. I've adapted her tool for another use: bedwarmer. Just before I go to bed, I heat the sock and put it under the covers. It gets things started nicely, so that I don't have to use my body heat to unchill the bed. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca On Fri 18 Nov 2005 01:25:49a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:1132295149.761495.326920@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com): > Don't have a cat story today, but a DH story that made me laugh. > It's been cold here. It's so hard to acclimate yourself to cold > sheets again! I was headed off to bed, and DH said, "Push Yoda > over when you go to bed. That way you get a really warm spot." I > said, that's mean! With the high price of heating these days, I'd call it good use of natural resources. :) SignatureCheryl > On Fri 18 Nov 2005 01:25:49a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes > (news:1132295149.761495.326920@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com): [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > With the high price of heating these days, I'd call it good use of > natural resources. :) I do that with Jake pretty much all year. At least in the winter I appreciate him pre-heating my side of the bed. Jo > This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. Rather I think Shamrock has taught you to play "throw"! Claudius (and before him Pericles) both had this talent for being able to train me while they were still very young, under 5 months old for Peri, 4 for Claws. Bandit & Snowball have let it be known that they could have done so but felt it was beneath them :-) Purrs Gordon & the FF > > This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. > > Rather I think Shamrock has taught you to play "throw"! ROFL!! Very good point! Sherry >> This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. > > Rather I think Shamrock has taught you to play "throw"! LOL! I knew someone was going to tell me I was the one trained. hehehe > Claudius (and before him Pericles) both had this talent for > being able to train me while they were still very young, under 5 > months old for Peri, 4 for Claws. > > Bandit & Snowball have let it be known that they could have done > so but felt it was beneath them :-) I thought that about Shamrock, but I guess the call of the nose pad toy was just too strong. Now, Bonnie, OTOH, is much too dignified to play with a nose. SignatureCheryl > Another story about my cats. > > This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. Aw, that made me miss Spooky so much, he loved to play fetch. Jeanette > Another story about my cats. > > This time Shamrock. He just taught himself to play fetch. Hi, Cheryl! I don't remember reading about Shamrock and the rest of your clowder recently (but then, I have not been reading most of the posts ... just not enough time) ... How is Shamrock's temper doing? Is he feeling better? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Another story about my cats. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > How is Shamrock's temper doing? Is he feeling better? He's been doing great! Has off days, but otherwise, very well. Thanks for asking! SignatureCheryl >> How is Shamrock's temper doing? Is he feeling better? > > He's been doing great! Has off days, but otherwise, very well. > Thanks for asking! I'm so glad! For a while it seemed like you were out of ideas, and he just wasn't getting better. It's wonderful to hear that he's doing well =) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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