I highly recommend those reusable grocery bags. They're exactly as useful and functional for transporting groceries as they're advertised to be, and they offer the additional benefit, at my house, of providing Olivia's favorite new resting spot when empty. I'd provide you with photographic evidence if only she would actually rest on one of the bags when I come close. It seems that she is so sure she's going to be in trouble for lying on them that she bolts when I take a step in her direction. Or maybe she just wants to start a game of "Tag." Anyway, trust me, even in the absence of photos: Reusable grocery bags are the next hot cat toys. You heard it here first.
And if that's not dull exciting enough for you, here's another new development: My neighbor has been calling, pretending to be one of her own cats and asking for mine. Is there etiquette about how to respond to this sort of silliness?
My cat actually likes being carried around in my reusable shopping bags. She's nutty that way. She loves motion and travel. She loves riding up and down the hall in our rolling laundry cart. And she loves being spun around on my old office chair. And even more incredible, she readily climbs into her cat carrier...even for a trip to the vet! She's not a typical cat in any way.
As for your neighbor, I have no advice. Hopefully she's just being silly and doesn't turn out to be psycho! Eeeek!
Posted by: DogsDontPurr on April 19, 2009 06:07 PMI agree with the bring-your-own bag thing, but it makes cleaning up after the dog a bit more tricky. So, we go with plastic bags.
As for the neighbor, that's just odd. (This coming from a person who has a weekly play date for the dog.)
Posted by: tomorrow on April 19, 2009 08:33 PMMeow incessantly into the phone. Use slydial to call her back and leave meowing voicemails.
Posted by: TJ on April 20, 2009 02:14 PMPlay the Barking Dogs when she calls. It might scare her away. :-)
Posted by: chapin on April 20, 2009 05:02 PM