Monday Meowsie News
I have had so many new experiences and new behaviors happen this past week, where to start, where to start….hmmmm…pats paw up, down, up, down, up, down…ok, ok, I have 3 things…
First…you know Dad and I have been working on this ‘bonding’ thingy…
So in the morning now, completely routine, I trot, yes, yes…I really do trot…right after him…talking to encourage him all the way. And when he gets my brekkie ready, I follow right on his heels and let him pet me while I eat.
What is really new is a beginning routine at dinner time too.
Yesterday, first time I ever did this at dinner time…I was taking a rest on my Bird Watching Tower. Dad came down the stairs, said “Hi Savvydo, do you want your dindin?”…my head literally whipped up, jerked around, I dove off the tower and beat him to the kitchen. Dad was happy!!! And I waited impatiently while he got my dindin and I let him pet me again while I ate…mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
Second, Mom and I resurrected(vocab builder) an old toy of mine (course all of mine are only 7 mnths old…but old is still relative, right?). It is a wand toy, with some purple feathers on it.
She starts to wave the little purple feathers across the floor…and WHAM!!! I took off after them like lightening…and I ran and ran and ran and chased and chased and chased those feathers…then she pulled them after her into the hallway and I followed and ran some more…
I was panting, loving it…we did that for about 30 minutes until I just laid flat out next to my scratching post…pooped!!!!!!! Great time!!!
Third, and the BEST EVER!!! MOM MADE UP A NEW GAME CALLED CHASE THIS MORNING…AND I TOTALLY FLABBERGASTED (BIG VOCAB BUILDER) HER!! We did it with the little purple feather wand…
It started with me at the bottom of the stairs…Mom was at the top…
…Mom started pulling the purple feathers up the stairs, and I got interested, and padded softly up to sneak up on them…she then pulled them to the end of the hall upstairs..I padded after…
…Mom turned around and went back to the stairs, and down…with me now in hot pursuit of those purple feathers…
…I caught them at the bottom of the entry stairs, in the downstairs hallway…so we played a bit there…
…then Mom took off down the hallway and into the kitchen…then through to the dining room, on into the living room…back to the downstairs hallway…we did that big circle a couple times…then I changed the rules…
…so down the hall…
…into the kitchen…note the wet bar on the left. That opens into the living room…emmmhmmm…
…it didn’t take me more than 2 times around to figure out I could cut out some of the running if I just zipped into the living room and hopped on the wet bar to wait for Mom to come through on the other side in the kitchen…SMART CAT, huh???!!!!!!!!!!!….(never, ever, counter surfed before)…startled Mom so much she squeeked when she saw me…MOL..
…so this is the rest of the circuit…through the kitchen…
…see the door there by the textile hanging???…that is to the kitchen…from the dining room
…then through the dining room into the living room…
…through the living room back to the entry hallway…
…after about 6 times, I threw myself down in our bedroom door and said “UNCLE”!!!…
Mom was relieved ‘cuz she hasn’t been to the gym for about 2 weeks now, so she was huffing and puffing…
Isn’t that the best ever race track for our GAME OF CHASE!!!
I can’t believe I did that…neither can Mom…we both can’t wait to tell Dad when he gets home…I think I am liking this being an indoor family cat…yup, really nice…purrrrr…
That’s my Monday Meowsie News…Paw Pats, Savannah
Savannah's Paw Tracks 
That sounds like a BLAST!!!! You should come over and do zoomies with me and Dave – you’d love it!
I have to ask, though – “Savvydo”? Ha roo – I love it!
Play bows,
Zim
ohhhh…com’mon you guys!!! you know how our huParents like to make stupid nick names up for us…bet’cha you guys have a few yourselves…hmmm…think I’m gonna get in touch with your huFamily….mmmmhmmmm….har woo woo right back at’cha!!!
Our house is built sorta around in a circle – you can go from the living room to the kitchen, thru the bedrooms to the entryway hall and end up in the same spot in the living room that you started out in. Even after 2 years, Callie still occassionally looks a little confused at that.
I have a house I can run around in too Callie!! It is so great for CHASE PURPLE FEATHER GAME!!! MOL…I don’t get confused, I figured out short cuts really fast…shocked Mom ‘cuz I would meet her coming around a corner and she had to run back the other way…great fun!
…and I hit enter before I meant to. Glad you’re bonding with your dad. I think they are both wearing down your defenses!
don’t ya hate it when you get that enter button hit before you want!! And yes, Mom and Dad are working hard on breaking down my defenses. I let Mom literally crawl around on the floor with me chasing me a feather wand and poking me in my bottom…I pretend to run away, then I fall on my side and start whacking the feather…so much fun. Would never have let her do that even 3 months ago.
I think you gave your mom a workout!
And we love to read and know about you! Being an indoor cat is wonderful and safe.
oh yes, indoor is safest for us cats, at least in my humble opinion. Thank you for coming by. If you put a ‘follow by email’ button on your blog, I can follow you back.
you are one very smart kitty!! I hope you get to play chase again real soon, you need to keep those parents of yours in good shape!
Oh Hi!! Haven’t seen you for a while. I tweeted your post about healthy cat food choices. Very good. And I do think I am pretty smart I must say. I am waiting right now for Mom to finish responding for me so she can get down her and play CHASE again!
how cool, savannah on house- “safari”… hey, you had a nice plush buddy…on the first look my mom tought its a real dog (excuse, her eyes are not switched in non-goggles modus so far )<— oooah mom!
MOL!!! I luvluvluv it!! Safari!!! hmmmm…because I chase Mom, does that make her the ‘game’??? Kind of ‘punny, huh?”…ok, bad pun. Anyway, you saw my best Sibe pal, Nanuk! I sit next to him every morning when I do my front porch perimeter patrol. Nanuk and I talk about stuff, watch the front yard. He has been helping me be braver. And yes, he does startle peeps who come over the first time MOL
Wow! What an adventure Savannah…new games, new routines and big surprises for Dad when he gets home…..I think it’s way cool that you took my advice and got re-interested in a toy you hadn’t played with in a while. Almost like NEW isn’t it?!?! Glad you learned about “CHASE”…that’s one of my faves too!
Kitty hugs and concatulations….Sammy
oh Sammie, we found a couple of other wand toys I like better now than when they were brand new…good fun
That sounds like so much fun! I wish I had purple feathers to chase!
oh Basil, if I knew your address I would send you one my furriend! Every dog and cat should have a purple feather to chase…nice color!
You will just have to do lots of posting about it for me, then in a way I will be sharing yours!
okey dokey…will do. We played with it again yesterday. We tried me on another feather wand, but I like the purple one for our CHASE game
wow we want to play in your house 🙂
you guys would totally luvluvluv it!!! I do sprints all over the house, up, down, around and around EFURRY morning after my brekkies
I guess mom can save some on the gym now!!! What a great workout you gave her! xx
well I wish she would not go to the gym ‘cuz then I have to wait to get my play time. She started back to gym this morning and I still haven’t had my play time…pouting…
Isn’t bein an inside kitteh fun? What fun times you had with the Mom! You have a pawsome place to run around in. Happy Tuesday, furriend. xoxo
Oh Happy Tuesday right back at you!! And I do like being inside, I feel lots safer. Oh and I still can’t follow you…do you have a follow by email button? That’s all I follow, with email. Let me know thank you
Dude! Can we rent your mom? We haven’t been able to get a decent chase out of our momma for like 234982356872356414 days!
first I am a dudess…and how much for Mom?? YOu want her by the hour? by the minute? or on video???…like a workout video?? Make me an offer, I can also send her excess baggage if you don’t live too far away…have your people call my people and we can work something out…purrrrrs
Darling! I must explain that Aggie and Wally and Miss Madie Mitten Kitten are my cousins who live wif their Dad, not wif ME (::shudder::). Spitty’s Kingly Domain is ALL his own.
He Does.Not.Share.
meeeeooowwww….had NO IDEA!!! Forgive me Spitty, I thought you guys were like all roomies or something!! I know I much prefer having my domain all to myself…I don’t share very well…at least not now. ANd I require lots of attention from Dad and Mom, so I don’t want them having another cat around…that would really hack me off!!!
Great chase Savannah! Mom won’t need the gym if you keep that up. A few more times up and down the stairs and it’s like spending time on the stairMaster! I think you make a great personal trainer!
YES!!! That’s what I am for Mom…her personal trainer and all it costs is some cat food and lots of toys!! Pawsome!!
Wow Savannah! This fantastic! Wonderful! I am so happy for you! It is important to have fun and you seemed to have had a lot =^.^=
May I add that purple suits you very well…
Purrs
blushes Texas…I think purple does look really good against my dark gray, huh??!! I am really learning to have a good time…and to relax and let Mom tease me sometimes by tickling me with a feather wand toy…
Oh MOUSES! That last comment was from me, Nerissa. I see that WP has given my account away to the ol’ peep once again. Wish I knew how to fix it ’cause the peep sure doesn’t ’cause… well… you know… she’s a technologically impaired duffer, remember?
Nerissa…your peep’s flower thingy always shows for you, I have never seen anything else????
You and your peeps are having a GREAT time together! That’s so wonderful, Savannah. Really, REALLY wonderful. I know you love ’em and all but now you’re playing more and really relaxing into life in your new home. That’s fantastic! Really, it is! purrs
oh blushes…Nerissa…it is so hard to learn to trust isn’t it?? I was so hurt before, and so very scared…now I even let Mom crawl after me on the floor and I scamper in front of her while she tries to switch my rear end with one of my feather toys…it is so funny, but Mom won’t let Dad do a video…MOL
So glad to see how well you are exercizing (and bonding with) your human! Way to go!
well you guys know, if we don’t keep them exercised properly, they turn into couch potatoes! then what good are they to us???
Savannah we gave you something http://pawstotalk.net/2012/07/15/bella-and-didi-we-are-lucky-dogs/
Hey guys! Thank you soooooo much for the great award. I will post about them later this week or on Saturday. So thoughtful of you to think of me. I do already have that award, but I want to acknowlege you and your graet bloggy. Catch ya later, Savannah
Thanks Savannah. We figured you might have won it but still wanted to give it to you. We love your blog!
awwww..you guys are too dogone (punny!!) kind! I think I signed up to follow you, but to make sure, do you have a follow by email button on your bloggy? I only follow by email. Thanks lots, Savvy
You are welcome Savannah! Yes our email sign up is at the top of our sidebar. If you are viewing on a mobile device it gets pushed down to the bottom of the page. Our humans are still trying to fix that for us.
ok, I will go check it out now
Yikes! We’re pooped after reading that. You’re a busy kitty!!
The Florida Furkids and Lexi
MOL I do try to keep up my fitness recovery process. While I was so long in my last shelter, I sort’a became a night feeder…that was the only time there were no peeps at the shelter and I snuck out of my cubby hiding bed and grabbed everything I could shove in my face. So I have been working on my girlish figure…what do ya think??? I think I am starting to look really good!!!…gently strokes whiskers with paws…purrrrrrrrrr
This is totally TERRIFIC! See, playing in the entire house is a blast! Now, take it easy on your peeps…gotta break ’em in s-l-o-w-l-y.
can you believe!!!! I played outside the bedroom!!! all over the house!!! what a rush!! what an adventure!! And I sure did surprise Mom when I figured out that short cut so fast!
Savannah, darling, This is really a super exciting post and all….BUT, just WHAT may I ask is that ….THING…. near the front window by the door. Please tell me it isn’t what I think it might be!!
ooopppsss…Spitty, you must have missed a couple of my post a while ago…I introduced my Sibe plush furriend Nanuk. I sit by him every morning when I do my perimeter patrol of the front porch and yard…he and talk about stuff from the day before. And Nanuk has been helping me be braver…’cuz Sibes are brave dogs and they are also a teeny bit like cats too…Mom and Dad used to have Sibes…long ago…so Nanuk is my pal, but he is ‘plushy’..not real
We’re exhausted just reading this. What great exercise. Nap time!
MOL we were totally pooped after it!!
pant, pant, pant…yup…we were too!!! MOL
Oh, my goodness!! I know your name is Savannah now why did I type Samantha?? Old tired brain I guess. I am sorry sweetie. Hugs and nose kisses
MOL Dad still calls me that sometimes…
Wow, sweet Samantha that sounds like good exercise and a lot of fun. You were a smart kitty figuring out the short cuts. 🙂 Sounds like you gave your mom a very good work out. If you do that every day she may not need the gym. Hugs and nose kisses
I surpirsed myself and Mom when I figured out that short cut after really only one full pass around our track…Mom was totally shocked!
Wow, that was quite the run you had, Savannah!
pee ess….we’re impressed with your big words, too! 😉
awwww blushes…I just try to stretch my vocabulary so I can talk different about the same stuff…MOL…besides, Jetty, Texas and I are all challenging each other to us (vocab builders) once in a while in our posts..its really fun! join in if ya want! that’s all you do, use a new word you don’t usually use, make one up, use a foreign language and then just add after it “(vocab builder)”
Savannah I think you have liked being an indoor family cat for quite some time now! None of this is a surprise to me knowing how wonderful your parents are with you!!! Enjoy yourself precious one!
awwww…blushes Miss Caren…I just can’t tell you what fun we had this morning. Mom worked up a sweat running around the house, we went at a pretty good pace…she thought maybe a hot flash..but then decided nope, she was hot from running with me!!! And I am a cat!!!
Savannah, I’m really happy for you, Mom, and Dad! I have to say, though, that just reading about your adventures made me feel like I needed a nap.
yup, I got mine, but Mom really wanted one today but she has been busting herself to get caught up on helping me visit my blog furriends