Dear George,
I truly believe that just like humans some
cats are more adventurous than others. Why am I saying this? Well, I read on
your blogs few letters written by really courageous and adventurous cats. But,
hiking trekking, surfing or skateboarding along my humans definitely it’s not
my cup of tea so to speak! You see, when I’ve adopted my humans they came with baggage:
two human kittens and a dog. In the meantime the human kittens grew and went
away to university but my humans still need to walk Bella (the dog) at least
twice a day. Lately my “mama” start talking about having me on a harness and
leash so I can join them walking Bella! Are they out of their mind? No! No! No!
I have as much desire to walk the dog as I have to reach the summit on Mount
Kilimanjaro!
Actually my only desire right now is to
take a nap in a sunny spot in my backyard garden! So George, how do I make it
clear to my humans that I’m not a dog and, definitely I don’t fancy myself in a
harness or leash! Phew! Unbelievable!
Yours,FiFi
Dear Fifi,
I so agree, Fifi. We are not dogs - grovelling and deferential animals who look up at humans and follow their commands. This just one of the many human delusions that we have to fight against. And it is very difficult to get the message through to them.
If they advance towards you with a harness, run and hide under the bed. If they pick you up with the idea of putting it on, wriggle hard and run and hide under the bed. If they hold you down and put the harness on you, run and hide under the bed. Refuse to come out for several hours. With luck, they will realise that you are not going to tolerate this senseless human behaviour.
A Siamese acquaintance of mine let her humans "train" her to a harness. They decided to take her and their caravan to Greece. On Brindisi docks, they let her out of the caravan in her harness and a sudden noise freaked her out. She wriggled free and nobody has ever seen her again. A warning to all cats not to let humans treat them like dogs.
Yours
George
Uh! That stern look on your face should make them understand "no harness - no leash"!
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Vegas
I feel so bad for that kitty lost in Brindisi! Hope she got a good home there!
ReplyDeleteMia
Well, I believe most humans are kooks! I know of a fashion designer in my hometown that walks a chicken in a leash! That tells you how sane humans are!
ReplyDeleteCara
I WALK my dogs (have 3) because I want to and on my terms....meaning ...I kind of walk either by their side or a just following them walking by my human's side! No harness and no leash! I do this since a was a kitten and started following them :-) We live on a quiet street!
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