Posted by susan C on August 20, 2001, at 19:22:05
In reply to Kingfish » dreamer, posted by Willow on August 20, 2001, at 15:47:13
BATHROOMS - Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not
necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.DOORS - Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To get the door
open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it
is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door
opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is
particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito
season.CHAIRS AND RUGS - If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly.
If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no
Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you
back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.HAMPERING - If one of your humans is engaged in some activity, and
the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping,"
otherwise known as hampering." Following are the rules for hampering:a. When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You
cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and
then
picked up and comforted.
b. For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes
and book--unless you can lie across the book itself.c. When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard,
bat at mouse pointer on screen, and then lay in human's lap across arms,
hampering typing in progress.WALKING - As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible
in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something
in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This
will help their coordination skills.BEDTIME - Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around.
LITTER BOX - When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out
of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between
their toes.HIDING - Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans
cannot find you. Do not come out for three to four hours under any
circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love)
thinking
that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, the humans will
cover you with love and kisses, and you probably will get a treat.ONE LAST THOUGHT - Whenever possible, get close to a human, especially
their face, turn around, and present your butt to them. Humans love this,
so do it often. And don't forget their guests!Dreamer, thought of you and your attentive feline when my friend sent me this...hope it got a chuckle.
Signed,
M. Mouse, scampering in the walls.
poster:susan C
thread:9788
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