Pawprints EVERYWHERE.

Friday, November 6, 2009 7:14 PM

Animals are intelligent, soulful creatures. I strongly believe this, I've seen ample evidence that despite not being able to communicate, that they UNDERSTAND things about at the level of a three year old. Dogs immediately perk up at "walk" and fetch their leashes. Cats understand the words "protein treat" and "turkey."

And sometimes, SOMETIMES they outsmart you, and make you feel like an idiot child.

So, I was doing some touch up work in acrylics on some Christmas ornaments today. My family starts early, we decorate pretty thoroughly for Christmas, and we're already making our plans in October.

I had a little plate out where I'd put samples of paint, and I was using a little toothpick for the detail work. Dab, dab. Dab, dab. One of my cats was nearby, watching, and I KNEW what she was thinking. So I kept pushing her away, but I didn't really feel like putting her somewhere else. She wasn't hurting anything, and it was kind of companionable.

Well, I don't pay attention for three seconds, and suddenly she's dabbing her paw in the paint like I was. I yell at her, "Misty!" and she goes into one of those playful crouches, feet splayed apart, then darts off.

If she was human, she probably would have given an evil mischievous laugh.

I was anticipating this, so I was pretty quick to catch her. She had a lot of fun being chased, and even didn't mind the quick rinse-off I gave her. It was actually kind of funny, so once I cleaned up, I gave her a good scratch behind the ears.

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