Photo/s of the day. My charming couch surfer.

[moonvoice]

I've had a bad few days, so I've been on the couch a bit.
Also I've had university readings and I prefer to do them away from the computer.
Maybe joins me at 'her spot.'
Sometimes she's asleep, sometimes she's watching outside, sometimes she's playing with the blinds, sometimes she comes down to have a personal cuddle and lie on me for a little while, sometimes she plays with Moet.
Actually, both cats join me when I'm on the couch. It's kind of awesome.



























Holding hands. *g*

Comments

[silverjackal]

"What is out there?" Heh. Maybe's curiosity is a joy to watch. I also *really* like that second photo of her -- relaxed, happy, eye contact. You can really see just how nice she is, under all the intensity. (Somewhat like Cyrus in that regard, too, yes?) :)

[moonvoice]

I love it when she's curious but without any serious anxiety, and it's just...curiosity for the sake of it. It's fun, and she's pretty bold with it, especially in the comfort of that spot. :)

I love her relaxed eye contact, it's so hard to get on camera, but we were having a good time, so yay! :) And very like Cyrus in that regard. Do you also find that even if Cyrus is relaxed / happy, if you shift to get something (like a camera) from another room, just that much is enough to really shake him out of the mood? I had to move to get the camera, and didn't use it for another 20 minutes so that she could ease back into the mood she was previously in.

[silverjackal]

"if you shift to get something (like a camera) from another room"

Yes! If I shift my weight on my chair/turn my head/etc. it is *over*. Actually, at first there was only the briefest glimpse, and me seeing it was enough to shut it off. Now he'll sometimes stay relaxed and happy even if I move around, but it's still "in development". And with Cyrus there's no "going back", no matter how long the pause.

I've actually seen enough other reactive dogs now that I suspect there's a correlation -- very sensitive, very intelligent, very energetic = prone to reactivity. I don't think that means that all highly sensitive/intelligent/energetic animals are reactive, but that reactivity is a behavioural issue for a subset of the latter. I've met some very nice dogs that are none the less dumb as the proverbial post, and they're not reactive, because they don't notice 9/10ths of what's going on, much less get anxious about it. Heh. The same might be true of cats, that it requires all three characteristics in marked degree. You can have an animal that's very intelligent and very energetic and/or sensitive, but which won't be reactive. Of course I could just be talking bollocks, too, but there's a correlation at least, if not causation.

[moonvoice]

*nods* Maybe was super relaxed so I was lucky she settled again, but frequently she gets up, or the mood goes really quickly. Just Moet walking into my bedroom when she's half-asleep is enough to get her 'up' enough to take another half hour to really settle down to the same level again. She's gotten a lot better though.

It's interesting the sensitive/intelligent/energetic possible correlation - and it makes a lot of sense to me, that these characteristics increase the chances of having a reactive animal companion or lend the animal some low level reactivity in general.

[white_rabbit]

Heee. :) I love Maybe's little face peeking out the window.

[moonvoice]

Maybefaaaaaace.

One of her many nicknames.

Also, 'no-neck Maybe,' because sometimes she sits and hunches, and her neck disappears. And then she becomes No-Neck Maybe. Glen takes it one step further and says 'where's your neck Maybe? Where did it go? Should we look for it?' And then she gets all curious and stands up and he's like 'There it is!' It's a silly game.

[laughinglotus]

Couch kitties will make you feel better. Kitt3hz rulz!

[feralkiss]

How cute!

[red_trillium]

I'm sorry to hear about the bad news. It's been a hell of a year for me, we had bad news about 2 weeks ago. Our kitties are definitely the highlight of my life. Morgan, our 3-legged, sits with me constantly on the couch, comes into the bathroom when I shower, will hang out with me in the morning when I sit to check my email before going to work.

I wanted to let you know also that I've got a "Virtual Craft Faire" post up on at my LJ and DW. You are very welcome to come on over and post about your DeviantArt/etc shops and put up some picts if you want: DW post is here.