Birthday: June 6th 1993 Coloration: White Likes: Watching the dogs get in trouble Pet-Peeves: everything but Daddy Favorite Toy: spring coils, string Favorite Nap Spot: Dad's pillow Favorite Food: anything Skills: able to show distain to virtually ANYONE! Dwells:
indoors Arrival Story: Bailey was born from a stray calico, and was birthed under my sister's front steps. We caught her momm, her sister and her... raised them till Momma was able to wean them. Mamma was spayed, and was found a home with the second kitten. I've had Bailey since she was 2 days old :) Bio: She's a snob, but she's *MY* snob!!
In June of 2006, we lost our house to a horrible fire. We found the other 6 fur babies, but couldn't find Bailey right away. That was the worst feeling in the world. I found her the next day, she was GREY!! Her feet were burned a little bit, and she was absolutely terrified but ALIVE!! WOOT BAILEY!!
She has recovered very nicely. Lives Remaining: 8 of 9 Forums Motto: Bugger off and I'll let you live The Groups I'm In: Frends of Skeezix (FOS), Ms. Tiger Woods and Zelda's Friends, Rowdy Naughty Bawdy Cats and Dogs The Last Forum I Posted In: Collar scars Greatest Accomplishment: Surviving a horrid house fire in June 2006
1. Buy a cardboard box big enough to hold the tree. Paint it red and yellow. Paste pictures of cats playing with toys on the box. Write phrases on the box like: "Giant very expensive cat toy." "Your cat will LOVE it!" "No cat can resist!" "Hours and hours of fun!" "Only $99,999,999.99!"
2. Bring the tree home inside the box, and round up your cats. Say, "look what mommy got you! A giant, really really expensive cat toy! You will go NUTS! I can't wait to see you play with this!"
3. Force the cats to watch you put up the tree and decorate it. If they drift off towards the cardboard box, bring them back to the tree and point at it while saying things like "you had better play with this thing, mommy spent a month's salary on it."
4. When the tree is decorated, wave some branches in their face and shout, "come on and play! Lookee here, the branches move, see? Kitty is supposed to swat at the branches and have lots and lots of fun! Hey, come back here! You come back here right now and play with this tree. See how much fun it is? HEY. I'M TALKING TO YOU. Get out of that box right now, mister. The box is NOT a toy. THIS is the toy."
If you do this with enough sincerity, your cats will avoid the tree like it was a foaming mad Rottweiler. Of course, you'll be stuck with a big ugly cardboard box in your living room all through the holidays, but it can always double as a buffet table.
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