Let me introduce you to DT. Usually, DT has a
very good disposition. He takes care of most of his own grooming. He has his
favourite things to eat. He drinks lots of water. He makes sure that he
exercises. He gets lots of sleep. DT is in relatively good shape.
However, there are times when he is quite
insistent. If he decides that he wants to go out, he will talk to whomever will
listen to him. If he is ignored while in this mood, he can become quite belligerent
in his tone of voice. If he feels that someone has done wrong to him, he will
try to get back at them by doing things that he knows he shouldn’t.
DT is quite nosey. He likes to think that he is
the center of the universe. If you are sweeping the floor, he will sit there
watching every move you make. If he thinks that you will be working right where
he is, he will move but he will position himself so that he can see what you
are doing.
DT also has a sense of time. He knows when it
is time for breakfast. He does his best to wait patiently for it, but,
sometimes, he will try to make the process go a little faster through talking
out quite loudly. Most of the time, though, he will check to see how soon
breakfast is, and then go wait for it in another room. Once you have given him
his breakfast, he will eat very fast and then try to muscle more. He has gotten
into trouble for that muscling lately. If he hears you getting your own
breakfast and feels that he is still hungry, he will come to see if you will
give him more. He loves to drink Coconut Dream. But, sometimes, he will come to
see what you are doing but doesn’t really want anything more. If you give him
some Coconut Dream at this time, he will look at it for a minute and, if he
decides that he doesn’t want it, he will just walk away.
If supper smells very interesting, he will hang
around until either he gets a taste, or get sent away. Sometimes, you can offer
him some of it and he will decide that he doesn’t really want it. Most of the
time, however, he loves to clean up the scraps. He loves it when we have
visitors in for dinner. He does have to be told not to mooch food, though.
DT loves to tease. He likes to be teased and
played with and will play games with whomever will play with him. He loves to
play laser tag.
One of the things that he loves to do is to
snuggle up with someone and stretch out while snuggling. He loves to show
affection as well as receive it. He will actually go to sleep while snuggling.
DT has a wide range of facial expressions. He
can look very curious with his eyes going big, very annoyed with his eyes going
practically into slits, very innocent with his eyes going extremely big (used a
lot when he is guilty), and all the ranges in between. He will even look at my
husband as if to say, “What world is she from?”.
When DT hears our vehicles coming into the
drive, he will first look towards the door and then go running to the door when
he hears the footsteps. He wants to be the first to greet whoever is coming to
the door.
So, please, meet DT, otherwise known as Diamond
Trouble or I occasionally call him Double Trouble, one of our cats. DT is a
true tabby of golden and dark brown fur in a circular pattern with a patch of
fur over each eye that is golden in colour and outlined in the dark brown in a
diamond pattern. He has been with us for over ten years and knows that if he
wants to go outside that he has to have a leash on. If he wants to go out and
the leash is within his reach, he will actually drag it for about seven-eighths
of the way to us. He has even started trying to play with the broom when I am
sweeping. He will watch me using the vacuum cleaner but will run if I try to
get the nozzle too close for comfort.
All in all, DT is a joy to live with except for the occasional misbehaviour.
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