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Boyfie has this trick
Which annoys me intensely.
If he realises I am going out, even if he's just come in - and had probably intended to stay in for the whole day for duvet time - when I put my coat on, he insists on going out again which means I have to leave the back door open so he can come in again and atm (he did it today) it makes my house cold. I know he doesn't need to go out for toileting, as he's just been out for an hour or more but of course I give in. He's quite manipulative, I think, if that's possible for a cat. and he keeps doing it. So next time I go out and he does this, he'll have to wait in the conservatory - he's taking the p... No more open back doors - I've got his measure. Spoilt, very spoilt. Tweed |
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Boyfie has this trick
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... Which annoys me intensely. If he realises I am going out, even if he's just come in - and had probably intended to stay in for the whole day for duvet time - when I put my coat on, he insists on going out again which means I have to leave the back door open so he can come in again and atm (he did it today) it makes my house cold. I know he doesn't need to go out for toileting, as he's just been out for an hour or more but of course I give in. He's quite manipulative, I think, if that's possible for a cat. and he keeps doing it. So next time I go out and he does this, he'll have to wait in the conservatory - he's taking the p... No more open back doors - I've got his measure. Spoilt, very spoilt. Tweed Have you thought about getting a cat flap? Leaving your back door open sounds dangerous. -- Joy Frazer Island Fairy penguins march Out of the sea at sunset Chatting as they come. -- Australia Haiku by Joy Gaylord |
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Boyfie has this trick
"Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Have you thought about getting a cat flap? Yes, but I have a very expensive oak back door so that's not an option Leaving your back door open sounds dangerous. It's not very dangerous here, but it makes the house cold as it's getting kind of nippy weather-wise. It's still safe. I have a Jack Russell next door now and he/she will not allow anyone near my house. Including myself :-) Tweed |
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Smokey has two similar tricks: 1) When I leave for work in the morning I tell her I'm going to the Bad Place, so she immediately lays on my shoes and wraps her paws around my ankles. If I thought the PTB would buy that excuse, I'd be all for it. :-) 2) If I'm on the couch and thinking of getting up for any reason; to pee, to eat, to go upstairs, etc Smokey appears on my lap. I've asked her many times how she knows, but she is not talking |
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Boyfie has this trick
"Judith Latham" wrote in message
... In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Have you thought about getting a cat flap? Yes, but I have a very expensive oak back door so that's not an option Leaving your back door open sounds dangerous. It's not very dangerous here, but it makes the house cold as it's getting kind of nippy weather-wise. It's still safe. I have a Jack Russell next door now and he/she will not allow anyone near my house. Including myself :-) Tweed That's a good benefit of having that little dog next door. I would never leave an outside door open and go out living where I do. It's not a rough area but not a safe one to leave anything unlocked. in fact both doors (front door and the patio door) are locked even when we're in. Judith -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. I keep my doors locked all the time too, even though I live in a good neighborhood. I certainly would never leave a door open, not only because of the weather, but because insects could get in. We don't have mosquitoes here, but we have flies occasionally, as well as wasps. Joy |
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Boyfie has this trick
On 1/8/2014 5:23 PM, Joy wrote:
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Have you thought about getting a cat flap? Yes, but I have a very expensive oak back door so that's not an option Leaving your back door open sounds dangerous. It's not very dangerous here, but it makes the house cold as it's getting kind of nippy weather-wise. It's still safe. I have a Jack Russell next door now and he/she will not allow anyone near my house. Including myself :-) Tweed That's a good benefit of having that little dog next door. I would never leave an outside door open and go out living where I do. It's not a rough area but not a safe one to leave anything unlocked. in fact both doors (front door and the patio door) are locked even when we're in. Judith -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. I keep my doors locked all the time too, even though I live in a good neighborhood. I certainly would never leave a door open, not only because of the weather, but because insects could get in. We don't have mosquitoes here, but we have flies occasionally, as well as wasps. Joy When I lived in Tennessee I always kept the front and back doors locked even when I was at home. Since I've been living in this gated community (on an island) I leave the front door unlocked. The reason for that is if the alarm goes off and I don't answer the phone they'll either break down the door (good luck with that, it's a steel door) or break one of the picture windows to get inside. I'd rather they didn't do that. When I was cat-sitting for my neighbor and had trouble getting the cats in at night, she'd sometimes tell me to leave a sliding door open a little bit. Uh, no. Not with the raccoons and (in the summer) lizards, snakes and bugs that might just come inside, too. Jill |
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Boyfie has this trick
"jmcquown" wrote in message
... On 1/8/2014 5:23 PM, Joy wrote: "Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Joy" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Have you thought about getting a cat flap? Yes, but I have a very expensive oak back door so that's not an option Leaving your back door open sounds dangerous. It's not very dangerous here, but it makes the house cold as it's getting kind of nippy weather-wise. It's still safe. I have a Jack Russell next door now and he/she will not allow anyone near my house. Including myself :-) Tweed That's a good benefit of having that little dog next door. I would never leave an outside door open and go out living where I do. It's not a rough area but not a safe one to leave anything unlocked. in fact both doors (front door and the patio door) are locked even when we're in. Judith -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. I keep my doors locked all the time too, even though I live in a good neighborhood. I certainly would never leave a door open, not only because of the weather, but because insects could get in. We don't have mosquitoes here, but we have flies occasionally, as well as wasps. Joy When I lived in Tennessee I always kept the front and back doors locked even when I was at home. Since I've been living in this gated community (on an island) I leave the front door unlocked. The reason for that is if the alarm goes off and I don't answer the phone they'll either break down the door (good luck with that, it's a steel door) or break one of the picture windows to get inside. I'd rather they didn't do that. That makes sense. I don't live in a gated community, but I do have a Lifeline emergency button. My next door neighbors have a key to my house, and that is registered with Lifeline, so I'm hoping they wouldn't break into my house if I needed help. When I was cat-sitting for my neighbor and had trouble getting the cats in at night, she'd sometimes tell me to leave a sliding door open a little bit. Uh, no. Not with the raccoons and (in the summer) lizards, snakes and bugs that might just come inside, too. Jill Right! Joy |
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Boyfie has this trick
On 1/8/2014 6:22 PM, Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 1/8/2014 5:23 PM, Joy wrote: I keep my doors locked all the time too, even though I live in a good neighborhood. I certainly would never leave a door open, not only because of the weather, but because insects could get in. We don't have mosquitoes here, but we have flies occasionally, as well as wasps. Joy When I lived in Tennessee I always kept the front and back doors locked even when I was at home. Since I've been living in this gated community (on an island) I leave the front door unlocked. The reason for that is if the alarm goes off and I don't answer the phone they'll either break down the door (good luck with that, it's a steel door) or break one of the picture windows to get inside. I'd rather they didn't do that. That makes sense. I don't live in a gated community, but I do have a Lifeline emergency button. My next door neighbors have a key to my house, and that is registered with Lifeline, so I'm hoping they wouldn't break into my house if I needed help. Hopefully you'll never have to find out! When I was cat-sitting for my neighbor and had trouble getting the cats in at night, she'd sometimes tell me to leave a sliding door open a little bit. Uh, no. Not with the raccoons and (in the summer) lizards, snakes and bugs that might just come inside, too. Jill Right! Joy I leave the slider open a couple of times before it suddenly became clear it wasn't a good idea. One night I had six raccoons at my glass back doors begging for more bird seed. After that, I wasn't about to leave her sliding door slightly open. When I could get the cats in at "dinner time" (dusk), I made the executive decision to not let them back outside again. Sorry guys, you're in for the night. The first few times I couldn't coax them in by 9 or 10PM I just fretted all night. I figured, they'd been out all day since I fed them at breakfast. They can stay in at night. And I can relax because I won't be worrying about them. Jill |
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Boyfie has this trick
I leave the slider open a couple of times before it suddenly became
clear it wasn't a good idea. One night I had six raccoons at my glass back doors begging for more bird seed. After that, I wasn't about to leave her sliding door slightly open. When I could get the cats in at "dinner time" (dusk), I made the executive decision to not let them back outside again. Sorry guys, you're in for the night. The first few times I couldn't coax them in by 9 or 10PM I just fretted all night. I figured, they'd been out all day since I fed them at breakfast. They can stay in at night. And I can relax because I won't be worrying about them. Why not fit a catflap that has open/in/out/locked settings? They're pretty cheap. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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Boyfie has this trick
On 1/8/2014 7:21 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
I leave [correcting myself: leave = left] the slider open a couple of times before it suddenly became clear it wasn't a good idea. One night I had six raccoons at my glass back doors begging for more bird seed. After that, I wasn't about to leave her sliding door slightly open. When I could get the cats in at "dinner time" (dusk), I made the executive decision to not let them back outside again. Sorry guys, you're in for the night. The first few times I couldn't coax them in by 9 or 10PM I just fretted all night. I figured, they'd been out all day since I fed them at breakfast. They can stay in at night. And I can relax because I won't be worrying about them. Why not fit a catflap that has open/in/out/locked settings? They're pretty cheap. To clarify, they weren't my cats and it wasn't my house. I can make an educated guess why she didn't install a cat-flap. There's really no good door in the house for one. The front door is a very nice, heavy wooden door with nice glass accents. It would look like crap if she cut a cat-flap in that front door. The kitchen entrance has an external screen/glass door in front of the actual door. The other external doors are glass. There is no place to install a cat-flap. If I were inclined to let Persia (or any future cat) outside, there wouldn't be any place for a cat-flap in my house, either. Jill |
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