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Several years ago, my mother-in-law, had a cat named patches. That cat would lay all around the house and not get up except to eat, drink, and potty. Then back to lounging around.
My neighbor had gotten a new puppy and wanted us to watch it for him because his brother had an accident and he did not want to take the puppy on the long drive with him. It just so happened that we were also watching my mil’s cat also.
The puppy and the cat got along fine. I was kind of worried that I would have to separate them somehow. But things were going great.
I decided to try to teach the puppy to fetch. He would just watch the ball roll away and then look at me. I would go get the ball and do it again. Nothing worked.
I was inside the house and stepped on one of my kids bouncy balls. The small ones that came out of the gumball machines. I tossed it towards to toy box and it bounced around. The next thing I knew, the cat was sitting at my feet with the ball. I found this funny but figured it was a different ball. So I tossed it and the cat took off after it, got it, and brought it back to me.
I was laughing so hard. That cat had so much fun. When she got tired, she kept the ball beside her. From then on, she would bring the ball to us and we all played fetch with her. The puppy never got the hang of it.
Funny how things turn out.
My neighbor had gotten a new puppy and wanted us to watch it for him because his brother had an accident and he did not want to take the puppy on the long drive with him. It just so happened that we were also watching my mil’s cat also.
The puppy and the cat got along fine. I was kind of worried that I would have to separate them somehow. But things were going great.
I decided to try to teach the puppy to fetch. He would just watch the ball roll away and then look at me. I would go get the ball and do it again. Nothing worked.
I was inside the house and stepped on one of my kids bouncy balls. The small ones that came out of the gumball machines. I tossed it towards to toy box and it bounced around. The next thing I knew, the cat was sitting at my feet with the ball. I found this funny but figured it was a different ball. So I tossed it and the cat took off after it, got it, and brought it back to me.
I was laughing so hard. That cat had so much fun. When she got tired, she kept the ball beside her. From then on, she would bring the ball to us and we all played fetch with her. The puppy never got the hang of it.
Funny how things turn out.