Petflap

Bert got caught out in a rather heavy downpour. It was so loud that I couldn’t hear the webinar I was on!!

As I went to shut the conservatory doors, Bert decided to go and play in the rain. He soon came in when he realised just how heavy it was.

The cat flap is getting a bit snug now. He might have got a little stuck in it. He’s still growing!

I was feeling rather smug under my lovely newly laid roof. Then I heard an ominous dripping sound. Fearing the worst, I tried to pinpoint it. It didn’t seem to be coming from inside. So that was a huge relief. Eventually I found it. The water was dripping in the downpipe where it’s connected to the water butt.

Guess I was the butt of that as I got wetter than Bert. And I am in no way complaining about rain. It felt so good on my skin…

Breakthrough

This is the face of a little puppy who’s had two breakthroughs today. Firstly, he took himself off to his crate several times while I was on video calls. He curled up on his bed and slept.

He did it for the first time yesterday. But I didn’t want to count any chickens. Before, I’d had to put him in there. So the fact he’s now choosing it is huge.

Secondly, he’s worked out how to use the cat flap. Admittedly, he kinda fell through it the first time. But after that, he had a lot of fun going in and out. Out was much easier for him than coming back in. Much more of a scramble. He was most pleased with himself.

Unfortunately this has meant that he’s been in and out like a yo-yo. Most times bringing me a piece of old fence.

Speaking of fences, I took some flowers round to my neighbour to thank her for replacing my fence. She said it was a very last minute decision. But is really pleased that I’m pleased.

Cat flap training

So this week has been mostly about cat flap training with the kittens. I’ve got them used to coming and going by tying it open for a weeks. Now it’s time to introduce the actual flap. It’s so interesting to see their different approaches.

Dodo is very precise and measured. He’s adopted the paws, nose, squeeze through technique. It’s slower but very effective.

Hugo, on the other hand, has gone for the brute force approach. He has the focus of an Olympic long jumper as he stares the flap down. He rocks back and forth picking his moment to launch. You can practically seeing him psyching himself up. He then launched his entire body at the flap!!

It’s definitely a very interesting technique. Sadly his timing isn’t always spot on, so he has bounced off a few times.

I know I shouldn’t laugh…..