Memory Monday – Cat antics

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Dear Friends,

I asked Mommy to run this for me while I am getting my teeth cleaned. I was shaking in the arms of the tech when Mom left…

It’s here again, friends, the first Monday of the month. This time I find myself thinking about the first time I found out that cats can be ok. I had never had much luck with them in the past. They either tried to kill me (Mom says I am a bit melodramatic with this) or got me in trouble by making me cross the street to chase them, or just scared me a lot. Let me tell you what happened to change my mind.

    (L-R) Piper, Marley, me

Mom went away and my BFF Auntie Jen picked me up to stay with her and her two schnauzers, Piper and Marley. Note: Marley no longer lives with Auntie Jen.  I didn’t know there was going to be a cat involved! But, sure enough, there was a cat in her house, big as day. Not only that, Piper and Marley played with her. Can you believe it? When the cat started trying to get me to chase her for fun, I didn’t trust her. I have been tricked like that before, and it never ended well for me. (At this point in my story, please imagine me rubbing my nose with my paw, tears in my eyes.) This crazy cat was so persistent about it that I finally couldn’t help myself – I chased her. Then she chased me, but not mean-like. She was kind of laughing, in a cat way. Then she let me chase her some more. I liked this cat. I drew the line on cuddling with her like little Marley did. I did cuddle with Marley, though. Everyone cuddles with Marley.The last night I was there both my dog friends went to stay with their grandmother and I got to snuggle in bed all night with their Mom and Dad all by myself – no other dogs to take the attention I should be getting. I hoped Auntie Jen would come and get me again sometime. The next night I got to stay with my Grandma and sleep under the covers with her and eat toast and jam the next morning. I loved my Grandma.

I was Lexi, the cat-playing, snuggling schnauzer.

9 thoughts on “Memory Monday – Cat antics”

  1. Mommy says that in a “previous life” (I think she is kidding here) she always had one or two cats to keep the mice out of the house. Now, though, Daddy is allergic so I have never lived with a cat.

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  5. I want to be friends with Samantha. Let’s wait til I feel better, though. 😦 Tell her I send a gently nose nudge. Mom mistakenly gave me an entire 50 mg Tramedol, so I am going to sleep it off now.

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  6. The Scotties have never encountered a cat. I am allergic, but I really don’t know anyone that has a cat. Sidney and Shelby share the bed with me every night. The are quiet, but I have a feeling that Sophie would send the the quietude to an end.

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  7. I could just picture you sniffling and crying…breaks my heart. At least the cat you played with didn’t ride you like a horse the way Jamison used to do to me. These days he spends his time running for his life like I used to. Payback stinks…BOL! *ear licks*

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  9. Hi Lexi! You know, cats can be pretty cool. Puppydoc can say that because she is actually a total doggy person…but even she…who thinks of herself as a puppy…has a big 15lb fluffy cat! No joke! The thing is…this cat…Samantha….is the gentlest and most loving thing you will ever meet…why… she is so loving that Puppydoc thinks that she may even be a dog on the inside! 😀

    Actually, Samantha has asked me to ask you if it would be okay for you and her to become friends. No commitment…just buddies from afar… 😉

    I hope you will say yes! 😀

    ❤ ❤

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