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another day up too early, whee
Jan. 30th, 2005 09:19 amMy mom and I are having a lot of trouble trying to teach Isaac not to pull kitties' tails. We say "no" loudly every time we see him, we grab his hand and remove it (if we're fast enough, which we usually aren't), we explain that he's hurting the kitty, we show him how to pet kitty gently. He's even been scratched a few times, but he still isn't learning. Trouble is, kitty tails are just so darn enticing! They stick up, they wave around in the air. Especially Mr. Softie's, which is so fluffy and graceful.
I guess the other "problem" is that the kitties are so darn tolerant. My mom and I really continue to be amazed by how much these cats are putting up with. I would NEVER have imagined that Bini would take it so well -- not that he's thrilled about it, but he handles it, and he gives numerous warnings before he bites or scratches (Isaac doesn't understand the warnings, but at least Bini's giving them!), and he doesn't bite hard or scratch a lot. Plus, he knows quite well that he can go hide if he wants; but he hangs around a lot and "lets" Isaac chase him. And all of that is true of Mr. Softie too; my mom keeps saying that if you had asked her she would have said he would be hiding all the time and Nomar would be playing with the baby, but in fact it's the opposite. Mr. Softie will even lie on the floor and let Isaac flop on top of him. It's so funny. He just doesn't understand why his new playmate has this new habit of pulling his tail. :(
Anyway, if repeated tellings *and* getting scratched hasn't done it, I don't know what else there is. We'll just have to keep telling him and hope it sinks in eventually. And hope Isaac learns not to pull before the kitties learn to just hide all the time.
In other news, while I was typing this entry Isaac managed to climb up onto my bed, rolled around playing on it for a while, then climbed back down. He's turning into a little monkey! Just a few days ago he had no idea how to get up onto the bed other than saying "bed!" and whining at me....
I guess the other "problem" is that the kitties are so darn tolerant. My mom and I really continue to be amazed by how much these cats are putting up with. I would NEVER have imagined that Bini would take it so well -- not that he's thrilled about it, but he handles it, and he gives numerous warnings before he bites or scratches (Isaac doesn't understand the warnings, but at least Bini's giving them!), and he doesn't bite hard or scratch a lot. Plus, he knows quite well that he can go hide if he wants; but he hangs around a lot and "lets" Isaac chase him. And all of that is true of Mr. Softie too; my mom keeps saying that if you had asked her she would have said he would be hiding all the time and Nomar would be playing with the baby, but in fact it's the opposite. Mr. Softie will even lie on the floor and let Isaac flop on top of him. It's so funny. He just doesn't understand why his new playmate has this new habit of pulling his tail. :(
Anyway, if repeated tellings *and* getting scratched hasn't done it, I don't know what else there is. We'll just have to keep telling him and hope it sinks in eventually. And hope Isaac learns not to pull before the kitties learn to just hide all the time.
In other news, while I was typing this entry Isaac managed to climb up onto my bed, rolled around playing on it for a while, then climbed back down. He's turning into a little monkey! Just a few days ago he had no idea how to get up onto the bed other than saying "bed!" and whining at me....
