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Pet of the day: Rambunctious Robinho and Simba
Simba the energetic kitten soaks up a sunny spot. She enjoys life on the
farm.
A new addition arrived in our family in the form of an adorable
kitten. The way he appeared in our lives was very similar to the way a
little puppy arrived a couple of years ago.
My wife just happened to mention to a neighbour that one day she thought
she might like a puppy or kitten and, within hours, half the neighbourhood
seemed to be knocking on our door offering cute little bundles of fur.
Having had the experience of both a puppy and a kitten sharing our home,
it is interesting to compare the two experiences.
Fleas
Robinho (our puppy) and Simba (our kitten) both arrived with about the
same number of the little critters.
First broken rule
No animals upstairs! The night Robinho arrived, I built an elaborate
cardboard and tape fence at the bottom of the stairs and had then gone to bed
secure in the knowledge that my barricade was impregnable.
At 2am, we were awoken by Robinho’s whimpering. I found him stuck
halfway up the stairs. He was too tired to climb higher and too afraid to go
back down.
When I went downstairs to collect his sleeping basket to relocate it
beside our bed, I discovered my heavy duty fence was still intact. How he had
breached it remains a mystery to us to this day.
In Simba’s case, I simply woke at 2am to discover him sharing my pillow.
Favourite play thing
My slippers. For some reason both of our furry guests decided that my
slippers were an object of entertainment.
Robinho’s favourite game was called Where can I hide one of my masters’
slippers while he is asleep? Simba’s favorite game is called Attack. The
objective of this game is to simply ambush the slippers at any time. It is even
better if the owner’s feet are in them!
Exercise
I used to take Rabinho walking twice per day. What fascinated me was how
many people stopped to talk. It seems no one can resist picking up a cute
little puppy to give it a cuddle.
As Simba races up and down the stairs at around 100km per hour, 100
times per day, and is frequently caught scaling our new curtains, additional
physical exercise is not necessary.
Welcome home party
Robinho’s joy at seeing me walk through the door had to be seen to be
believed! In Simba’s case, unless I arrive home with a big packet of fish and
chips under my arm, he simply ignores me!
Head Experience
As Robinho never left the ground, we were always looking down at him.
Simba, on the other hand, is never on the ground! If not on the
bookcase, sideboard or bedside table, he is running along the back of the sofa.
A lot of the time he is next to me while I work on the computer, butting
his head with mine.
Then there is his favourite sleeping place, my wife’s head!
The future
After six weeks we sent Robinho off to live on my parents-in-laws farm.
We were really sad to see him go but the reality was that a Rottweiler/German
Shepherd cross is not the most suitable of dogs to have indoors.
Soon after Simba followed in Robinho’s footsteps
and is enjoying life at her new home on the farm.
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