Since 2021 has started out as chaotic as 2020, my pet human asked me to post for her as a distraction from these weird times.
I'm a 4 1/2 year old tuxedo cat with an Iq high enough to qualify me for Cat Mensa, not I'm bragging. I have trained my pet to understand cat language. After all her years as a speech pathologist, she is attuned to language and quickly learned to follow my commands. For example, if I block her way out of the bathroom, then lie down and roll over, she will give me a treat. I like Feline Greenies so she buys a nice supply from Amazon. Realizing how important treats are, she has maintained her Prime membership.
I have also taught her some tricks. For example, I have taught her to say, "Nosey," if she wants to rub my nose--I love that. I have taught her to ask, "Want me to rub your tummy?" Then I roll on my back and let her feel how soft my belly is when she rubs it and when the rub is over, she says, "High five," and I touch her hand with my paw. She's really good at that trick. For a human, she's pretty smart.
She has also learned what I don't like, especially visitors and the vacuum. I let her share the blanket on our bed and I often invite her to watch TV with me in the living room.
One year when her grandhuman was a freshman in college and could not take her cat to live in the dorm, she invited that annoying feline to board with us for a year. It was the worst year of my life, but thank God, it ended. Although that cat was also a tuxedo, she was not half as attractive as me.
By the way, my human was too lazy to take my picture for this column so that is a generic tuxedo cat which lacks some of my distinctive markings, but you get the idea.
Here are some interesting books you might enjoy: Poetry for Cats, Fur and Purr, Jobs for your Cat.
Best wishes for a purrfect 2021,
Cassie
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