Special Helper
When we adopted our cats, I discovered some cardboard scratchers at the rescue organization which were distributed throughout their facility. I hadn’t seen such a thing before, and I was intrigued by them. We had just recently moved to our new home, and had a LOT of cardboard left over from boxes, so I cut some up and make a scratcher of my own.
Pequenita still seems to prefer our furniture, but Mozyr has really taken to the cardboard. He shredded this one until it didn’t work so well anymore, and then turned around and began clawing the other end.
As I was cleaning up the packaging from our new gas barbeque grill last week, it occurred to me that the heavy box would work great for restoring the cat scratcher. I brought the cardboard inside where it was warm, and started cutting it down to size. Mozyr showed up right away to offer his assistance.
It was special to have his help, and I think it makes him even more attached to using the cardboard scratcher. It appears he has acquired a sense of ownership from having participated in its construction.
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I love the photos! He looks like a great helper. 🙂
elysa
February 21, 2013 at 3:09 pm
I think he is even proud of the blog post, too. It’s like he knew I wrote about him or something. I am pleased with how much the photos represent the fun we were having, working together on the project.
johnwhays
February 21, 2013 at 3:13 pm
Well, the cats do look happy, which is no small achievement:-)
Ian Rowcliffe
February 21, 2013 at 8:19 am
We are enjoying our progress thus far, in getting them acclimated. It will be a shame to watch them have to readjust if/when we add a dog or dogs to the mix. Maybe the dogs will only be outside the house, and the cats continue to rule inside the house.
johnwhays
February 21, 2013 at 9:56 am