… where you the reader take over, posting anything about anything (almost!) will not appear this week since there don’t seem to be any submissions. Unless I’m missing something. Which happens!
While there are no photos associated with this, I will at least share an “occurrence” yesterday involving Franklin and some neighboring felines (you can say that “two cats were involved”). Also, advance apologies to Big Tiny; no offense intended.
By way of background, we have been working with Franklin on a number of behaviors, as he can be a challenge to walk, including his interest in going after various wildlife in the neighborhood, including squirrels and rabbits. He ha actually shown some significant progress in that regard, and now a simple command of “leave it” is generally sufficient to quell his prey instinct as far as that is concerned. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of cats, and we do have a problem in our neighborhood of a lot of “outdoor” cats that are allowed to roam freely around the neighborhood (technically not illegal per se, although if a cat comes on your property without your permission, you can capture it (if you can) and bring it to animal control — an unsatisfactory and difficult remedy). In any event, as we were nearly home yesterday from an otherwise very nice neighborhood walk, we encountered not one but two cats on a fence bordering someone’s house. Unfortunately, I caught sight of them too late and was unable to get Franklin under control (the desired outcome) and he broke away from me and the chase was on. One of the two cats scampered away for safety but the other took Franklin on an extended chase around part of the neighborhood before wisely climbing a tree. The final scene (which unfortunately I did not photograph) had Franklin on his hind legs at the base of the tree, with the cat several feet up sneering at him. Franklin was appropriately admonished for his behavior, mainly because of the safety consideration involved, but the actual scene itself was somewhat comical and I am sure would have made Chet proud.
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I didn’t send anything because I feel I am dominating Phriday Photos too much.
But I’ll send something for next week. Maybe a few to keep for weeks when no one else sends anything.
It is Chocolate Mousse day and I’ve got some.
It is also Pony Express day. Such an impact it had on history given it was only in service for 18 months.
While there are no photos associated with this, I will at least share an “occurrence” yesterday involving Franklin and some neighboring felines (you can say that “two cats were involved”). Also, advance apologies to Big Tiny; no offense intended.
By way of background, we have been working with Franklin on a number of behaviors, as he can be a challenge to walk, including his interest in going after various wildlife in the neighborhood, including squirrels and rabbits. He ha actually shown some significant progress in that regard, and now a simple command of “leave it” is generally sufficient to quell his prey instinct as far as that is concerned. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of cats, and we do have a problem in our neighborhood of a lot of “outdoor” cats that are allowed to roam freely around the neighborhood (technically not illegal per se, although if a cat comes on your property without your permission, you can capture it (if you can) and bring it to animal control — an unsatisfactory and difficult remedy). In any event, as we were nearly home yesterday from an otherwise very nice neighborhood walk, we encountered not one but two cats on a fence bordering someone’s house. Unfortunately, I caught sight of them too late and was unable to get Franklin under control (the desired outcome) and he broke away from me and the chase was on. One of the two cats scampered away for safety but the other took Franklin on an extended chase around part of the neighborhood before wisely climbing a tree. The final scene (which unfortunately I did not photograph) had Franklin on his hind legs at the base of the tree, with the cat several feet up sneering at him. Franklin was appropriately admonished for his behavior, mainly because of the safety consideration involved, but the actual scene itself was somewhat comical and I am sure would have made Chet proud.