Tommy woke me up a couple times during the night. I couldn’t
figure out if she wanted attention or thought that she could fool me into
getting up early and giving her an early breakfast. Either way, it didn’t work and I got up at
the normal time.
I had a lunch date with a couple friends, so I wanted to
spend some time with Tommy before I left.
We played for a short time, but them the phone rang. A good friend with whom I hadn’t heard in a
while was calling, so I was glad to spend time catching up.
Unfortunately I didn’t pay close attention to the time and
when we ended the call I need to quickly get ready to leave. Tommy sat and
watched me hurry through the condo. She knew better than to get in the way and
risk a collision. Before I left I made sure to say good bye and give her a “thank
you” treat.
When I returned there was Tommy in her bed napping. Before I
could even get the door shut, she was over by me greeting me. I tried to get her to play or at least let me
pet her, but it seemed that I had interrupted her nap and she went back to
sleep in her bed.
Since it was probably the last good weather walking day, I
decided to take an extended walk. Before I left I removed her dinner from the
refrigerator and put it on a shelf in the study to warm up while I was gone. I
also closed the study door so that Tommy wouldn’t try to reach it and possibly
accidentally spill her dinner on the books.
Upon opening the door when I got back, I was greeted by Tommy
who let me know that it was time for dinner.
Her protesting grew louder as I headed for the study as if to tell me to
pay attention to her. When I got the
dish from the shelf and as we went back into the dining area, Tommy stopped
protesting, but didn’t seem sure about what was happening. Usually when I show up with her dish, she
follows closely underfoot. This time she hung back a little until the dish was
put down. She then understood what was happening and quickly moved to the dish
to enjoy her dinner.
After dinner while I watched television Tommy slept on her
rug. Later I went and snuggled near her on the rug. She enjoyed the attention
for a while, but then decided I was too close and went to sit next to the rug.
I got the message and gave her back her space on the rug while I moved back to
the sofa.
When it was time for bed, Tommy watched me as I left the
living room, but made to attempt to follow.
Just when I was ready to turn off the bedroom light, Tommy showed
up. She played with her scratching post
and then curled up on her bedroom rug. I said good night knowing that sooner or
later she’d visit me on the bed either for attention or to try to get me to
wake up and start the day with breakfast.
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