Critters

I was looking at a friend's blog who has pictures of her little weiner dog swaddled in a towel. She says the dog drags the towel to the people and whines until she is picked up, swaddled and held like a baby. She asked if the dog was spoiled. Well, YES!!!
However, if you think about, many of us spoil our pets in all kinds of ways. I am not ashamed to admit I have hopelessly spoiled several of my pets over the years. Some of them are not even MY pets!
I currently work in an office where a cat resides. I constantly tease my boss about how the cat has him trained to do his bidding. Now, Boss is out of town. Guess who is doing Cat's bidding? Yeah, that's right. It's me. Cat walks over, "Meow." I virtually leap out of my chair to let him out. Walk to the front door, open it. The cat looks at me as if I am the most ignorant creature on the planet. Again, "Meow."
I run to his bowl to check and see if there is food in it. There is. I pick up the bowl and shake it (presumably to make him think it is now fresh). Again with the look of disdain. I walk to the back door. Open it. Wait. The cat walks towards the door. Slowly. I wait. And wait. He takes a detour. I wait. He wanders ever so slowly in the general direction of the door. I wait. At the last minute, he decides it is just too painful to watch my excitement as I think I finally know what he wants. He turns away and walks the other direction.
Now, I am watching him, mouth agape. I cannot believe I fell for that again! Did I just see his shoulders shake? I did!! He is snickering at me. Dirty, rotten, rat *&^$^&%!!!!! Just for that he will get only three treats instead of five! Take that you rotten cat!
At home, I have a little precious dog and two cats. My little dog is cute, sweet and loveable. For the most part, he is very obedient. (Dogs live to please. Cats live to be pleased.) However, I still hop up to do his bidding. He scratches on doors he wishes were open. I immediately open them. If he is outside and decides it's time to come in, all it takes is a single "Yap!" Either my husband or myself will jump up to let him in. Now, in the case of dogs, you don't feel quite so stupid, because they are pretty much willing to give their lives for you. Cats on the other hand, would throw you under a bus in a heartbeat to avoid anything bad happening to them. Actually, I think they find it amusing to see how badly they can treat a human and still get rewarded. Many times I have walked past Cat only to have him reach out with his claws and grab my leg. Or grab my leg and bite it. How many times have I seen him sleeping and looking so sweet and beautiful I reach over to scratch under his chin. He lifts his head for a moment and I think, "Oh, he likes it!" About that time, he grabs my arm and bites me, drawing blood. Ok. I've had enough. Like any wounded animal, I retaliate. I smack the crap out him. Until he commands me to do otherwise.