It’s taken Eris a number of years to become so cozy with me. She grew up and had a litter of kittens as a semi-feral. Then I came along, kidnapped her babies, used one as lure to trap her, then had someone remove her kitten making parts. It’s a wonder she hasn’t murdered me in my sleep!
Reading all the comments… very sweet! It’s so nice when they start to trust you! Rita is not much of a snuggler but just last night she came over and laid with her head in my lap. I had to have the hubs snap some pics! And I was totally uncomfortable – but no way was I going to move!
Yes! It’s always lovely when Eris graces my lap with her presence, I have to keep infuriatingly and uncomfortably still to keep her there any length of time!
Trust: This is a BIG topic in our house with our animals. Our dog Shermie doesn’t always trust our senior dog as the senior rules the household. So we have to encourage trust by pack walks and positive reinforcement. In Shermie’s defense, Bruiser is older and grumpy. BUT trust is what helps with the overall balance. Good topic.
None of the cats generally trust the dogs, at least not enough to get close, and Marsha doesn’t trust Hershey that much at all. Something to work on will all of them!
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Linus tries to take that spot on my lap while I’m blogging sometimes…but he’s a 50 lb dog and doesn’t quite fit.
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Graham is the only dog who wants to be on me, and by ‘on’ I mean ‘stand!’ It’s a struggle to get him to snuggle some times.
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A position I am oh so familiar with – except mine is 70 lbs
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Yeah, a few pounds of cat is nothing compared to a dog edging close to 100 lbs!
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Cozy!
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It’s taken Eris a number of years to become so cozy with me. She grew up and had a litter of kittens as a semi-feral. Then I came along, kidnapped her babies, used one as lure to trap her, then had someone remove her kitten making parts. It’s a wonder she hasn’t murdered me in my sleep!
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Sometimes that makes it hard to work, but you sure can’t resist a sweetheart that wants to cuddle on your lap. 🙂
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Especially when it’s taken her years of living with me to get there!
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Reading all the comments… very sweet! It’s so nice when they start to trust you! Rita is not much of a snuggler but just last night she came over and laid with her head in my lap. I had to have the hubs snap some pics! And I was totally uncomfortable – but no way was I going to move!
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Yes! It’s always lovely when Eris graces my lap with her presence, I have to keep infuriatingly and uncomfortably still to keep her there any length of time!
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Trust: This is a BIG topic in our house with our animals. Our dog Shermie doesn’t always trust our senior dog as the senior rules the household. So we have to encourage trust by pack walks and positive reinforcement. In Shermie’s defense, Bruiser is older and grumpy. BUT trust is what helps with the overall balance. Good topic.
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None of the cats generally trust the dogs, at least not enough to get close, and Marsha doesn’t trust Hershey that much at all. Something to work on will all of them!
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Nothing more important than lap cuddles!!
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Absolutely not! Especially when they’re hard to come by!
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aawww….I wish I have a cat too
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I was 100% a cat person until I ran across Hershey. Now I’m a Cat/Dog person.
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