Is your cat a camel with 2 humps?
Well, of course not, she's a cat!
But ....... in Germany, a Bactrian camel is known as a "Trampeltier" - an animal which tramples! It is also used colloquially to descibe any rather clumsy, awkward person (in my experience in the office, usually applied to young girls by slightly more senior boys). It is not necessarily meant in an unfriendly way and often accompanied by a smile!
Most of my cats and kitties have been light-footed, gentle creatures, But I have been known to call some of them trample cats! Three of my present cats are extremely careful and either walk around me or tread on me very lightly. Woolly Bear and Katy will snuggle up to me but NEVER lie on me while I'm asleep or even walk over me. But, I am often woken up in the night by the weight of a rather heavy Mogi, lying fast asleep across my stomach. But she got there without waking me earlier, so she's not a !
On the other hand, every time my "trample cat" Emily tramples across my body she puts all her weight on each paw as she makes her way to the other side of the bed or to a more comfortable spot. She wakes me up immediately! She is the only Bactrian camel in my family!
Do you own one? I have and
Well, of course not, she's a cat!
But ....... in Germany, a Bactrian camel is known as a "Trampeltier" - an animal which tramples! It is also used colloquially to descibe any rather clumsy, awkward person (in my experience in the office, usually applied to young girls by slightly more senior boys). It is not necessarily meant in an unfriendly way and often accompanied by a smile!
Most of my cats and kitties have been light-footed, gentle creatures, But I have been known to call some of them trample cats! Three of my present cats are extremely careful and either walk around me or tread on me very lightly. Woolly Bear and Katy will snuggle up to me but NEVER lie on me while I'm asleep or even walk over me. But, I am often woken up in the night by the weight of a rather heavy Mogi, lying fast asleep across my stomach. But she got there without waking me earlier, so she's not a !
On the other hand, every time my "trample cat" Emily tramples across my body she puts all her weight on each paw as she makes her way to the other side of the bed or to a more comfortable spot. She wakes me up immediately! She is the only Bactrian camel in my family!
Do you own one? I have and