Cats Herd You

Pierre appropriated a gently used bag from Ashton (she mashed it for him and gave it that nest-like shape) and has taken a liking to it.

He knows a good thing when he finds it, and no one else was around to claim it.

Besides, who would want to take something away from that face!

Cousin Earl got two new mats today!

The first one is made of sisal and although it came with a pack of catnip, it never had to be opened. Evidently the proximity of the nip was enough for him.

We couldn’t be more proud when he did exactly what he was supposed to on the mat!

He found this mat second. By then he was quite tired from all of the excitement of the new “toy” and the catnip.

It will be a process to keep the claws on the the mats. Clearly he is very used to dragging himself around that way. But he showed promise today. Hooray for Earl!

(And thanks again to everybody who made scratcher suggestions for him. They really helped us pick these out as the first new options for him to try!)

Although he has no marker or flag, Newton has certainly declared the ottoman as his space. The tree may be the royal throne, but he sure looks regal sitting there. Perhaps he should be crowned: Sir Newton of Naughty!

As the elder of the house, it is up to Pierre to set the tone of the family. I think his face says exactly how we feel about today…