“Dogs and cats living together! Mass Hysteria!” -Peter Venkman, Ghost Busters
Not really mass hysteria here, just some napping. Missy the dog does have a job: to break up cat fights. She does also likes to chase the cats, but only when they ask her to and only as far as they let her.
“Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat’s the only cat, who knows where its at.” – Thomas O’Malley, Aristocats
My animals usually follow me around the kitchen, but not usually three at once. Izzy seemed curious about the fuss over fallen cheese. She was not impressed.
This beautiful black cat has been evading capture for over a year. I finally caught it with a can of sardines. When not actively trapping, I would leave the trap open with a can of sardines inside. When I came back, the sardines would be gone, so I’d set the trap (I use a pull stick on a string rather than the trap mechanism), and wait. And wait. And wait. It circled five times, with three partial entries before it made the commitment to go for the tin in the back. This was only after our neighbor withheld food in the morning. I’ve used the neutral pronoun because I was convinced at the time of catching that this cat was male. Nope. The TNR papers declared her female, and not pregnant.
I did not get the unfixed calico also evading the trap. I’m going to have to get more creative with that one.
I have learned that listening to audio books during stake out helps pass the time. I use headphones so the sound doesn’t carry. If I do any crafty thing, they see my movement in the car and shy away.
Although she will occasionally, now that she is two, sleep on her own, Missy still prefers to have a couch buddy.
If you look closely at the shadow to the left of Mr Tom, you will see the shadow has eyes. This is Mr Tom’s buddy, and he has actually become bold enough to join Mr Tom when he comes to greet me at the chicken coop. He is still too wary to accept touching or brushing, but this is progress.
Critters and Craft 