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I do NOT spoil my cats!
On 11/1/2016 5:31 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Joy wrote: This afternoon I decided that I should wash the sheets on my bed. However, when I went in to strip the bed, I saw that my cats were on it. I decided to wait a while. Every time I look, one or both of the cats are on the bed. I still haven't stripped it to wash the bedding. That does NOT mean I spoil my cats! ;-) No, of course you don't. Neither do I. The fact that I put off changing the bed for three days because each time I went to change it Sootie was asleep on it does not mean I spoil her, she's not spoilt just cherished. Judith Exactly. I managed to change mine today by doing it while they were eating breakfast. |
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On 11/1/2016 2:09 PM, Je�us wrote:
On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:02:23 -0700, Joy wrote: This afternoon I decided that I should wash the sheets on my bed. However, when I went in to strip the bed, I saw that my cats were on it. I decided to wait a while. Every time I look, one or both of the cats are on the bed. I still haven't stripped it to wash the bedding. That does NOT mean I spoil my cats! ;-) BTDT many times ;-) |
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On 11/1/2016 8:40 AM, Lesley Madigan wrote:
but I just don't have the heart to wake her up and push her off my jacket. Many a time I've picked up a sound asleep Buffy from my desk chair because hey, I want to use the computer and that's the only chair. I don't carry my computer around with me. Buffy, that really is *my* chair! She sleeps pretty soundly. I gently pick her up and talk soothingly to her. She sort of grumbles a bit but if I cuddle her and talk soothingly she pretty much doesn't care. She'll go back to sleep if I put her down in another one of her comfy spots. Or not... so what if she wakes up? Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
On 11/1/2016 8:40 AM, Lesley Madigan wrote: but I just don't have the heart to wake her up and push her off my jacket. Many a time I've picked up a sound asleep Buffy from my desk chair because hey, I want to use the computer and that's the only chair. I don't carry my computer around with me. Buffy, that really is *my* chair! She sleeps pretty soundly. I gently pick her up and talk soothingly to her. She sort of grumbles a bit but if I cuddle her and talk soothingly she pretty much doesn't care. She'll go back to sleep if I put her down in another one of her comfy spots. Or not... so what if she wakes up? Jill Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. Joyce -- Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarassed millionaires. --John Steinbeck |
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On 11/2/2016 7:38 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Lesley Madigan wrote: Well it's getting cold here and everyday since Friday I have gone out in a thin jacket and I'll be doing it again today. Thursday night I forgot to hang up my warm fleece jacket and Bonnie has taken to sleeping on it and she looks so snug I haven't the heart to move her. This is DESPITE the fact under said fleece jacket is a fleece wearable blanket (Our heating is on the blink and anyway I'm trying not to turn it on to save money I look ridiculous in that and fluffy slippers but who is here to see me now? Apart from the cats and they're not fashion critics) so it's not like I am condemning her to sleep on a hard cold floor (Spirit prefers to sleep on the kitchen floor but even by cat standards she's weird) but I just don't have the heart to wake her up and push her off my jacket. My cats aren't spoilt- they're just in charge Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs That's a step up from me. AS you say our cats are in charge. Judith Yup. I recently gave a speech about cats and dogs. I started this way: "Whether you're training a dog or a cat, the first thing you need to do is to make sure they know who's in charge. Once a dog understands that you are the boss, he will do everything he can to please you. Once a cat realizes that you will obey his commands to feed, pet or play with him, he will be pleased." Joy |
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 22:32:59 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote:
Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. Joyce I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time, with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time. The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious! John |
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On 11/9/2016 4:21 PM, John Kasupski wrote:
On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 22:32:59 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. Joyce I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time, with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time. The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious! John I understand completely. |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:21:25 -0500, John Kasupski
wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 22:32:59 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. Joyce I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time, with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time. The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious! John I'm pretty expert in this kind of behavior. My diagnosis is that you're being trained, and it appears to be going well. Actually, I guess that cats really don't understand that humans get most of their sleep at one time. Cats seem to sleep anywhere at any time so the concept that we might not appreciate being woken up probably doesn't occur to them. Nor would it matter to them if it did. |
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On 11/9/2016 8:32 PM, dgk wrote:
On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:21:25 -0500, John Kasupski wrote: On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 22:32:59 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. Joyce I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time, with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time. The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious! John I'm pretty expert in this kind of behavior. My diagnosis is that you're being trained, and it appears to be going well. Actually, I guess that cats really don't understand that humans get most of their sleep at one time. Cats seem to sleep anywhere at any time so the concept that we might not appreciate being woken up probably doesn't occur to them. Nor would it matter to them if it did. There's a lot of truth here. A couple of months ago I was in a speech contest. My speech was titled "Dogs and Cats". I started by saying, "Whether you're training a dog or a cat, the first thing you need to do is to make sure they know who's boss. Once a dog understands that you're in charge, he'll do everything he can to please you. And as soon as a cat is sure that you will obey his commands to feed, pet and play with him, he will be pleased." |
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John Kasupski wrote:
Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be obnoxious. I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time, with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time. The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious! My RB cat Roxy used to do this. I'd wake up to her climbing on me, sticking her nose in my ear and purring loudly (well, her purr wasn't that loud, but anything directly in your ear is!), and kneading me through the covers. Then she'd settle down to sleep there. That was really sweet and not at all annoying. Licky wakes me up by sitting on the floor by the bed and yowling loudly. He doesn't always want the same thing. Usually it just comes down to attention. He either wants me to pet him (reasonable) or play with him (no way). But even in the latter case, when I've turned on the light, I see that he has a toy on the floor in the hope that I'll get up and throw it for him, and it's so cute that i don't get mad. However, he usually ends up outside the bedroom with the door closed. He doesn't try to get me to play much anymore since it has never gotten him results. Joyce -- I will not sniff at my male human's feet after he takes his shoes off, freeze my mouth open in disgust and then sniff my private parts to compare odors. -- Cat Resolutions |
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