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Smudge and I went for a walk earlier this evening. I should note that
while I'm the one who started this ritual, she is now the one who initiates all the walks. This is an important part of our weekend activities, apparently. I usually walk along at a good clip, turning around occasionally to make sure Smudge knows where I am. Sometimes she'll go into someone's yard and get distracted, and then she'll suddenly start meowing loudly when she realizes she doesn't know where I am anymore. This happened this evening, so I called out to her to get her back onto the sidewalk and following me. She emerged from some bushes and came trotting down the street toward me, meowing every other second. But because she was trotting, it sounded like, "Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow!" A little while later, we were repeating this scenario, when an orange kitty came out of a yard and started slinking along behind Smudge. Smudge didn't notice him at all at first. Finally, she turned around, saw him, and let out a long warning growl/meow. He turned his head about 90 degrees to the side in an overstated "I am not a threat" gesture. Still, she continued to growl at him. He kept averting his eyes, but she remained unfriendly. I kept saying, "It's OK, Smudge, it's OK," which is usually a panacea for her. I really think he just wanted to meet her and say hello. He didn't seem to have any aggressive intentions at all. We encountered two more cats on the walk, and Smudge was very unfriendly to both of them. She really doesn't seem to like any other cats! Joyce |
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Marina wrote:
wrote: She emerged from some bushes and came trotting down the street toward me, meowing every other second. But because she was trotting, it sounded like, "Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow!" LOL! Mir does something similar, except the sound is more of a muttering mum-mum-mum-mum-mum-mum-mum. I can just hear that! Joyce |
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On Sep 9, 10:36 pm, wrote:
Smudge and I went for a walk earlier this evening. I should note that while I'm the one who started this ritual, she is now the one who initiates all the walks. This is an important part of our weekend activities, apparently. I usually walk along at a good clip, turning around occasionally to make sure Smudge knows where I am. Sometimes she'll go into someone's yard and get distracted, and then she'll suddenly start meowing loudly when she realizes she doesn't know where I am anymore. This happened this evening, so I called out to her to get her back onto the sidewalk and following me. She emerged from some bushes and came trotting down the street toward me, meowing every other second. But because she was trotting, it sounded like, "Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow! Meow-ow-ow-ow!" A little while later, we were repeating this scenario, when an orange kitty came out of a yard and started slinking along behind Smudge. Smudge didn't notice him at all at first. Finally, she turned around, saw him, and let out a long warning growl/meow. He turned his head about 90 degrees to the side in an overstated "I am not a threat" gesture. Still, she continued to growl at him. He kept averting his eyes, but she remained unfriendly. I kept saying, "It's OK, Smudge, it's OK," which is usually a panacea for her. I really think he just wanted to meet her and say hello. He didn't seem to have any aggressive intentions at all. We encountered two more cats on the walk, and Smudge was very unfriendly to both of them. She really doesn't seem to like any other cats! Joyce Joyce, I'm sorry I missed this story, it is a shame when really good stories get lost in a flood of messages similar to what has taken place recently. Anyway, I very much enjoyed your story and can just picture Smudge running after you, telling you to wait, he has to tell you what he saw and his voice modulating with each step. He was probably protecting you from all the other kitties, either that or telling them that there is no more room at home. Go find your own Meowmy. Thanks for the story. I didn't snip any part of it in case someone else might have missed it in the flurry. Julie |
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GaDragonfly wrote:
Joyce, I'm sorry I missed this story, it is a shame when really good stories get lost in a flood of messages similar to what has taken place recently. Anyway, I very much enjoyed your story and can just picture Smudge running after you, telling you to wait, he has to tell you what he saw and his voice modulating with each step. He was probably protecting you from all the other kitties, either that or telling them that there is no more room at home. Go find your own Meowmy. Thanks for the story. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Smudge is always doing something cute and unusual, so there will probably more where that came from. Joyce |
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