[PotD] Maybe is a hunting animal.
Dec. 31st, 2012 05:31 pmDo you want to play Maybe?
Do you want to play?
Let's see if we can get some of this energy out,
by playing.
Yeah?
What do you think?

This is a game of 'catch', which is high stakes, because we play it on top of the cat tower (she gets bored, otherwise). And then, part of the fun for her is flinging the toy as far away from her as possible so I have to pick it up every single time. In fact, one of our favourite games is me piling all of her toys on the cat tower, and her flinging every single one of them off and them meowing at me as if to say 'put them back? Please?'





Do you want to play?
Let's see if we can get some of this energy out,
by playing.
Yeah?
What do you think?

This is a game of 'catch', which is high stakes, because we play it on top of the cat tower (she gets bored, otherwise). And then, part of the fun for her is flinging the toy as far away from her as possible so I have to pick it up every single time. In fact, one of our favourite games is me piling all of her toys on the cat tower, and her flinging every single one of them off and them meowing at me as if to say 'put them back? Please?'





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Date: 2012-12-31 10:34 am (UTC)I do love that first shot. The expression on her face is priceless.
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Date: 2012-12-31 10:36 am (UTC)A lot of Maybe's training now centres less on tricks, and more on teaching her to occupy herself, so that she's happier and able to self-calm. Every now and then she can't do it and seeks me out (like today), but she's so much better than she used to be.
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Date: 2012-12-31 02:55 pm (UTC)The "let me throw all the things down!" game!! One of my birds liked to play that. >:|
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Date: 2012-12-31 06:08 pm (UTC)Could you clarify a little what a "reactive" animal means? I think one of our cats is like that, but I want to be sure before I mention it to my fiancee who's fed up and annoyed with this cat.
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