Friday, March 6, 2015

Tommy slept all night in the main room while I slept in the bedroom.  She didn’t come in until almost 6:00 to see if it was time to eat. She jumped on the bed and after petting her she jumped back off the bed when she saw that I wasn’t getting up.

She showed up about 10 minutes later with the same activities occurring.  Her third visit didn’t happen until right before 7:00. She seemed a little more ready to accept my petting, but once the heat came on, she jumped down and waited for me in the main room.

I got up and got out her breakfast.  I then went to the study where Tommy later joined me.  We had a short play session and then I went back to work with Tommy stopping in a couple times just to check up on me.

It was a short morning as I was going to a late morning movie with friends.  Tommy could tell that I was leaving because not only did I shower, but I also had some “outside” shoes out. Once she saw the shoes, she went and sulked on her perch by the balcony. I gave her a quick petting and said that I’d see her later.

When I returned, Tommy took a minute but then came and greeted me.  Because we had not had a good day yesterday, I put off teeth brushing until Friday. After a quick hello I brushed Tommy’s teeth and gave her the treats and grass which always followed.

I began doing the weekly laundry and settled in for a quiet afternoon and evening. While sitting on the sofa, Tommy came and joined me.  She let me know while we were sitting there that I needed to pet her. She did this by tapping my hand with her paw.  It doesn’t happen often, but I really like to get that reminder.

When it was time for bed, I turned everything off and then went and put out Tommy’s snack. As I was opening the bag, Tommy came running into the bedroom and jumped up on the bed.  I guess that she knew the sound of her snack bag.  I got out her snack and gave it to her. I was able to also pet her and wish her a good night before I got into bed and Tommy returned to the main room.  She still wasn’t sleeping on the bed, but at least she wanted my attention.