Furry Trivia

[KathyK]

June:

>So cat, dog and other pet owners, how does your furry little mate 
get your attention?<

I don't currently have any pets because I had to give them away when 
I moved into the place I'm now living.  Very traumatic for both the 
cats and for me.  But I have a lot of fond memories of my attention 
seeking animals.

Elvis was an absolutely beautiful persian who hardly needed to do 
anything more than walk into a room to attract anyone's attention.  
But this didn't stop him from showing off whenever he got the 
chance.  His favorite trick was to do what we called "ups" where 
he'd walk over to someone and stand on his back legs stretching 
upward until the person noticed and bent down to pet him.  

On the rare occasion when he actually needed to compete with my 
school work for attention, his favorite strategy was to flop down 
and spread himself across whatever textbook or notebook I had 
sitting in front of me.  If I tried to move him, he'd just do it 
again.  I either had to give in or move to another place to study.  

Mouse, my other cat, climbed us.  Yes, as in she reached up our 
legs, dug her claws in and pulled herself up our bodies until she 
could sit on our shoulders.  This was rather painful but she was 
just so adorable that we sometimes let her do it without a 
complaint.  

Her other favorite means of grabbing attention was to climb on top 
of me while asleep and start licking my face.  She used to do this 
to my brother's friend when he stayed over, too.  He was so 
thoroughly disgusted by it he stopped sleeping over.  I laughed 
at him...a lot.

My first cat, Jody used similar means, but instead of licking faces 
she'd play with a sleeper's hair.

Sorry for the length but I don't get to talk about my kitties very 
often these days.  Thanks, June. <g>

KathyK