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Yesterday (May 10th) was my birthday (6 months). We didn't really celebrate - I just got bigger again! I crossed 65 lbs last weekend (according to Alan) on my way to an unknown weight (but Mom was 100 lbs and Dad was 90lbs), so they're guessing I have 30 or so more to gain. | ||
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We get out to play several times a day- which is fun; | ||
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but I could stay out all day.
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Even the insects here are fun to play with - though sometimes they take a little more coaxing to get 'em out of the ground than others. | ||
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Time was when I was no bigger than this silly cat - but the worm has seriously turned now! | ||
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All I really want to do is play, but the kitty just keeps batting my nose! These big white teeth don't seem to phase her one bit. | ||
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It's times like this when the kitty needs a few strong words of advice about her behavior. | ||
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Alan and Kathy said something about a canoe trip - so they took me out to practice. We started with stick-chasing in the lake. | ||
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They actually thought this would tire me out before I boarded the canoe - silly...silly...silly! | ||
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Of course, they weren't prepared to go immediately to the water phase of the training program....we had to start on dry land! No-one was wet - yet! | ||
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Then they prepared the canoe for launch - but we're still firmly on dry land. | ||
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Then they invited me to take a look at the arrangments. | ||
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And persuaded me to 'climb aboard.' Plenty of treats were involved in this process. I really do have 'em trained! | ||
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Someone said "I think we're ready to go!" They also said something about how important it is to keep sitting down. | ||
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And then we were off on our adventure. I don't know - but it looks to me as though Mom might be praying. | ||
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Things seemed to be going ok for a while - swimmingly - one might say. | ||
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In fact, at times we were moving so fast that Jill couldn't even keep us in focus. | ||
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This is when I decided that 'swimmingly' meant we should be actually swimming. | ||
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I think I felt a distinct and firm push on the butt just before this was taken. | ||
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Back in the canoe, I trained them some more on the treats-for-lying-down principle. | ||
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You just wouldn't believe how many treats I scored on this phase of the training program! | ||
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We toured the lake several times - all the while getting more and more yummies. All I had to do was stand up - and another yummy appeared. | ||
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There was a brief period when Mom turned around, but most of the time she seemed to be traveling backwards. | ||
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Jill took this photo just because it shows what a pretty place we went for the lessons. Amazingly, so they said, I was the only one who rally ended up soaking wet from this training program. I just couldn't figure out why anyone would go to the lake and not end up soaked. | ||
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I still can't get enough of these rawhide bones! I'd like to meet the inventor and give him (or her) a big "Thank-you" lick. | ||
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They call this the 'killer toy' because I can not only whack them across the knees, but I can also break valuable coffee table tops and ceramic mementos - not that I have done either yet - you understand; it's just their fear. | ||
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We had a dinner party just after the June Solstice, and my new buddy Brennan came to play. | ||
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After my trying to terrorize him for four hours, we finally settled down to share a bone. | ||
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It's not quite 'the lion lying down with the lamb' but some folks were quite surprised at how well we finally got along. | ||
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It looks as though Brennan wants to
nibble my tail, but he's really busy with a mouth-full of my bone. |
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