Koala update

The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now
have hopes it could happen.

Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or hips.
The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down beside
him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted it,
sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I
reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.
Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.

Joy

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On 9/12/2014 8:07 PM, Joy wrote:
The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now
have hopes it could happen.

Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or hips.
The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down beside
him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted it,
sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I
reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.
Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.

Joy

He's getting there! I'm thrilled to hear it.

Jill

On Friday, September 12, 2014 7:07:37 PM UTC-5, Joy wrote:
The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now

have hopes it could happen.



Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or hips.

The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down beside

him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted it,

sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I

reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.

Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.



Joy



He's seeing another cat get the petting and the scrunching. I think in a little while the penny will fall, and he'll want his, too. Toci

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On 9/13/2014 6:30 AM, toci wrote:
On Friday, September 12, 2014 7:07:37 PM UTC-5, Joy wrote:
The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now

have hopes it could happen.



Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or hips.

The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down beside

him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted it,

sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I

reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.

Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.



Joy



He's seeing another cat get the petting and the scrunching. I think in a little while the penny will fall, and he'll want his, too. Toci

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Yes, he sees Pickles get a lot of it. I think you're probably right,
and we're getting closer all the time. Last night I woke up to find
Koala snuggled tightly up against my hip, within reach. I reached over
and petted Pickles, who was lying on the other pillow. Then I put my
hand on the bed near Pickles. She immediately started licking it.
After a while, Koala started patting my hand. He pulled it over closer
to him, sniffed it, patted it, and, for a minute or so, laid his head on
it. One of these days ...

Joy

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On 9/13/2014 12:54 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Joy
wrote:
On 9/13/2014 6:30 AM, toci wrote:
On Friday, September 12, 2014 7:07:37 PM UTC-5, Joy wrote:
The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now

have hopes it could happen.



Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or
hips.

The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down
beside

him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted
it,

sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I

reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.

Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.



Joy



He's seeing another cat get the petting and the scrunching. I think
in a little while the penny will fall, and he'll want his, too. Toci

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Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9


Yes, he sees Pickles get a lot of it. I think you're probably right,
and we're getting closer all the time. Last night I woke up to find
Koala snuggled tightly up against my hip, within reach. I reached over
and petted Pickles, who was lying on the other pillow. Then I put my
hand on the bed near Pickles. She immediately started licking it.
After a while, Koala started patting my hand. He pulled it over closer
to him, sniffed it, patted it, and, for a minute or so, laid his head on
it. One of these days ...

Joy

I think that day is closer than you think.

Judith


I hope so. He's so cute it kills me not to be able to cuddle him and
pet him.

Joy

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On 9/14/2014 4:17 PM, lid wrote:
Joy wrote:
The progress continues. Koala still hasn't let me pet him, but I now
have hopes it could happen.

Last night I woke up twice to find him snuggled against my legs or hips.
The last time he was actually within reach. I put my hand down beside
him. Instead of slapping it hard, as he has in the past, he patted it,
sniffed it, and even rested his paw on it briefly. Of course, when I
reached to pet him, he ran away. However, he didn't jump off the bed.
Instead, he simply moved out of reach, but stayed on the bed.

Joy

I love reading your updates. Things are really progressing very well. 😀


Thank you. There was no more progress last night, though. He came on
the bed only once that I know of, played a little, then got down. On
the other hand, I've been able to walk past him very closely without his
running away.

Joy

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