A few years back our daughter’s cat, Bob came to stay with us. Bob Stone (isn’t that the cutest name for a cat?) is quite the character. Unlike some cats, he adjusted quite well to living with dogs. In fact, he adjusted so well, he began to act like a dog. I called him a Cog.
We work on having our dogs sit while we are putzing about in the kitchen. Bob quickly learned that sitting while we worked earned him nibbles of treats.
Bob learned sitting would earn you a treat.
Many days I would find Bob and Delilah side by side at the french door, watching for chipmunks, or just watching leaves fall.
Bob so wanted to be part of the dog’s pack, he would often times try to climb up on the bed when they were sleeping, but most times the dogs would have none of it. Then he would go sleep in crate, or curl up on one of the dog’s beds.
At least I can claim the crate.
Bob was one of the first cats to sneak into a photo. Sadly his phrase, “PhotoBobbing” never caught on.
I did write a little bit about Bob. You can find those stories, here, and here.
I tell you this because I’m beginning to suspect Bob wasn’t the only animal in the house who started to pick up another species traits.
I’m speaking of course about Delilah.
Delilah who seems to think she’s capable of climbing up on the couch and curling up on your lap. Except she can’t figure out how to curl up there.
Now what? Bob made it look so easy.
Delilah who thinks she can catch a chipmunk.
Delilah who has the knack for getting underfoot when you are trying to do something. Like race to the kitchen to check on the food.
While she doesn’t wrap herself around my ankles like a cat can, she does have the uncanny talent of shoving her head between my legs. Since she’s a large dog her head hits me right about crotch level. Quite an unsettling moment when you bend over to pick something up and get shoved in the behind and then licked on the nose.
Or when you’re trying to get ready for work and it looks like you having a baby that looks like a Chocolate lab.
I think the worse thing however is when you rush in the door in a hurry to use the bathroom. Have you ever tried to pull your pants down with a dog’s head between your legs?
I thought you said you were a good multi-tasker?
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