Like I've said in prior posts, I have three cats at my house and I also have several grand-kitties. You've already met Miss Jane from Boston. On this post let me introduce you to "The Schnutzer". He is the shop cat at Pretentious Pooch in Baltimore.
He came as an adopted baby kitten...a little gray and white bundle of fur. His adoption was brought on by some mice that had mysteriously appeared in the store and his job was to be the mouser. He was presented to them as a "she", which my son thought was good because mother (female) cats make better mousers. Upon visiting the next weekend, I had to inform them that Schnutzer was indeed a male.
He got to stay and his name got reduced to Schnutties. He is very cute and I would love to have him if I could have another cat. (out of the question!) He is definitely what is known in our family as a "Strisha" cat -- one with their own agenda that is strong willed and doesn't do what they are told. In my opinion, this is the neatest cat.
Now Chai, the grand-dog, doesn't really like sharing the attention with Schnutties, and growls occasionally but I don't think she would hurt him. I've heard it rumored that they nap together in the store window.
My son says he is bad. He isn't bad. He just has a strong personality and I think he likes to challenge Chris as often as he can. Cats are very smart. They know your next move and they are always one step ahead of you. That is why they can be so annoying. The real person you are mad at is yourself, because you can't fool "that damn cat".
Secretly, I think Chris really likes Schnutties and I think he will be around PP for a long time. If not, Grammie will make room for him, somehow. Isn't he cute????
PS--He ain't never caught a mouse ... but there are no mice in the store so I guess he's doing his job.
Nunners is a sweet cat; it's just tough to manage tasks that need to be done and his kitten antics. He is NOT a lap cat but he is a keyboard cat. I feel bad leaving him in the store alone because he likes human contact very much....I pictured a mouser cat as being independent and illusive but that isn't what Nunners turned out to be.
ReplyDeleteSchnutties IS very rotten - He does know how to push buttons - but he can very occasionally be sweet. He misses us when we are not here and today he fell out of his bed!
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