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bluegargantua) wrote2009-07-31 09:46 am
bluegargantua) wrote2009-07-31 09:46 am
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Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Hi,
So this morning, when I came downstairs, I noticed that only Ash was following me around. Her sister, Thorn, was nowhere to be seen. This is a bit unusual. Both cats are normally eager to hang out with me when I get up, but sometimes one or the other will be napping and they won't show up for a bit.
However, I didn't see Thorn hanging out in her usual spots. The back door was closed/locked so I figured she was just hiding behind the couch and didn't think too much of it.
I step outside, put my things in the car, get in and am about to leave when I spot Thorn hunting around underneath the back porch. There follows a bit of comedy as I get out, Thorn comes running up, realizes that I'm going to take her back inside and the chase is on. I eventually catch her and bring her inside but I'm puzzled as to how she got out...
...until, as I'm carrying her back inside, I look up at one of the kitchen windows and realize she's pushed out one of the window screens and that's how she slipped outside. So once back in, I take the box fan out of the window and close it, thus foiling her plans of escape.
But that's only a temporary solution. It's not impossible that Thorn will try this again with other windows she can get at.
For the record, I'd like to be able to let the cats out more often. It's good for them, they like it and they've got a healthy respect for large, moving objects. I don't think they're going to get run over any time soon. And frankly, Ash doesn't really like to go very far from the back door so I'm less concerned about letting her out.
The real problem is convincing them (Thorn especially) that it's time to come in. If I had some confidence that Thorn would actually come back inside when it was time, I'd be happy to just let them go out and play on their own for a couple of hours before calling them back in. But as it stands, she's never ready to come back inside. I'm not quite sure how to train her for that.
later
Tom
So this morning, when I came downstairs, I noticed that only Ash was following me around. Her sister, Thorn, was nowhere to be seen. This is a bit unusual. Both cats are normally eager to hang out with me when I get up, but sometimes one or the other will be napping and they won't show up for a bit.
However, I didn't see Thorn hanging out in her usual spots. The back door was closed/locked so I figured she was just hiding behind the couch and didn't think too much of it.
I step outside, put my things in the car, get in and am about to leave when I spot Thorn hunting around underneath the back porch. There follows a bit of comedy as I get out, Thorn comes running up, realizes that I'm going to take her back inside and the chase is on. I eventually catch her and bring her inside but I'm puzzled as to how she got out...
...until, as I'm carrying her back inside, I look up at one of the kitchen windows and realize she's pushed out one of the window screens and that's how she slipped outside. So once back in, I take the box fan out of the window and close it, thus foiling her plans of escape.
But that's only a temporary solution. It's not impossible that Thorn will try this again with other windows she can get at.
For the record, I'd like to be able to let the cats out more often. It's good for them, they like it and they've got a healthy respect for large, moving objects. I don't think they're going to get run over any time soon. And frankly, Ash doesn't really like to go very far from the back door so I'm less concerned about letting her out.
The real problem is convincing them (Thorn especially) that it's time to come in. If I had some confidence that Thorn would actually come back inside when it was time, I'd be happy to just let them go out and play on their own for a couple of hours before calling them back in. But as it stands, she's never ready to come back inside. I'm not quite sure how to train her for that.
later
Tom