How do your cats use their "psychology skills"? My 6 mo. old, JC, has been patiently observing the others in the home & has developed some interesting games as a result -
"INVISI-CAT" - With the hens, who love to chase & peck the cats, he approaches them & when they run at him, he sits motionless, staring through them. For a few minutes,confused, they will make threatening noises - he remains "invisible". they give up and begin pecking at the ground. Then JC stealthily walks among them, unnoticed. After the first sucessful pass, he walks back through them proudly, tail up, usually with the same result. If he IS noticed, he simply sits down and turns back into "invisi-cat" and waits until he can safely stroll among the flock. He does this for over 1/2 hour until he decides to hunt more mischief, and gets brought back inside.
"LIGHT CINDER'S FUSE" - with Cinders, our jet black first cat, JC simply follows her around. At first, she tries to ignore him. Then she will leave, but he follows. She growls, then hisses; JC just stares through her. Finally, she lashes out at him, he just cringes. She runs off, he follows. He will do this until I distract him with a game or scold, "Hey, leave her be!" whereupon, he comes up to be petted, acting as innocent as can be. If I pick up Cinders to comfort her, JC just stares at her while she growls in my arms, till she finally jumps down, for the cycle to continue until he gets bored and goes off for a nap or something more fun to do turns up. [COLOR]
WATCH 'EM JUMP" - The plumbers have had to rip up the flooring in the kitchen and dining room, leaving trenches among the exposed floor beams, but covering most of it with pieces of plywood. One of the plywoods is slightly warped and when JC jumps onto it just right, it makes the most delightfully startling, very loud racket. JC times his move so that the victim's back is turned and is still near the plywood. Then, BAMMM!!! He's made me drop eggs; startled (repeatedly) every member in the household, person & pet alike, including Icy, who last night, recovered from her fright enough to give him a good boxing. It didn't work, though, he got her again right after breakfast...
What goes on in your house? Susan
"INVISI-CAT" - With the hens, who love to chase & peck the cats, he approaches them & when they run at him, he sits motionless, staring through them. For a few minutes,confused, they will make threatening noises - he remains "invisible". they give up and begin pecking at the ground. Then JC stealthily walks among them, unnoticed. After the first sucessful pass, he walks back through them proudly, tail up, usually with the same result. If he IS noticed, he simply sits down and turns back into "invisi-cat" and waits until he can safely stroll among the flock. He does this for over 1/2 hour until he decides to hunt more mischief, and gets brought back inside.
"LIGHT CINDER'S FUSE" - with Cinders, our jet black first cat, JC simply follows her around. At first, she tries to ignore him. Then she will leave, but he follows. She growls, then hisses; JC just stares through her. Finally, she lashes out at him, he just cringes. She runs off, he follows. He will do this until I distract him with a game or scold, "Hey, leave her be!" whereupon, he comes up to be petted, acting as innocent as can be. If I pick up Cinders to comfort her, JC just stares at her while she growls in my arms, till she finally jumps down, for the cycle to continue until he gets bored and goes off for a nap or something more fun to do turns up. [COLOR]
WATCH 'EM JUMP" - The plumbers have had to rip up the flooring in the kitchen and dining room, leaving trenches among the exposed floor beams, but covering most of it with pieces of plywood. One of the plywoods is slightly warped and when JC jumps onto it just right, it makes the most delightfully startling, very loud racket. JC times his move so that the victim's back is turned and is still near the plywood. Then, BAMMM!!! He's made me drop eggs; startled (repeatedly) every member in the household, person & pet alike, including Icy, who last night, recovered from her fright enough to give him a good boxing. It didn't work, though, he got her again right after breakfast...
What goes on in your house? Susan
