TM, SB FOR THE LOVE OF CATS.....

We are so happy to be able to share this very special post today
ON
This moment, See Beautiful
Our host is 
Sugar

Mayorz Murphy and Stanley invited

us to pawticipate in a blog hop today all about 

love.  We were asked to write a piece on 

"Why Cats are as lovable as Dogs".

This is my blog I get to go first.

MADI:

I'll start with one of my favorite quotes:

Women and cats (Bingo,I'm a cat and woman) will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea!

Robert A. Heinlein

I, Madi(son) D. Cat am quite sure I am as lovable as a dog!

How do I know this?  We'll that is easy.  I am fortunate to have 87 dog friends.  They tell me I am lovable.  Dogs are smart

SO I BELIEVE THEM!!

MOM:

I'll start with one of my favorite quotes:

I had been told the training procedure with cats was difficult.  

It's not true...mine had me trained in two days!

Bill Dana

I, Mom of Madi, the Diva Cat, have a very deep and dark confession.  I was raised with D O G S....never ever any C A T S

in my life until I met my dear sweet husband...who was raised with C A T S.  So I think  I have enough experience to speak on this subject. Thanks to his love of felines, I, too, learned

quickly how loving and sweet they are; however, they are often 

misunderstood. 

MUST LOVE CATS T SHIRT

Many feline traits are misconstrued for snobbery.  I'd like to break this down into a few obvious categories.

1. Greetings of love:

Nine times out of ten cats do not greet you as enthusiastically as dogs.  They (because they want to be the center of attention) wait until you have entered the house, removed you coat and your hands are free then they come sashaying in the room, circling around your legs, purr boxes turned on high you feel the love.

2. Body language
a.Affection:
-Did you know when a cat blinks at you it is a sign of affection. You should immediately return the blink slowly.

I love you Mom, now will you feed me?

They  are saying I love you now where is my food.
-When a cat's tail is flying high in the shape of a ? (question mark) that is a sign of confidence and friendliness.

Cat tail trivia:  Mine is 10" long

I know this because one of my kitty friends at 
http://www.15andmeowing.com/
has a 14" tail.We were asked to measure our tail.

-Cats mainly speak Felinese but they have several dialects.
b.Loving dialect:
The gentle squeak of a meow is music to their owner's ears.
It means all is well in their world and their furbabes are happy.
Then there is the you are in trouble but I love you anyway dialect: very long drawn out high pitched meeeeeoooooowww.  It always means their staff has not done something in at timely fashion. 
Song of their people: this is reserved for trips in the car and is spoken 1st soprano and often continues when they return home.
c. Sign language: Kneading
Did you know cats are superb bakers? Yep you haven't lived until you have had a cat in your lap lovingly making biscuits. This is the up and down movement they make with their front paws as if kneading dough.  They learn this motion as kittens.  When nursing, it helps their mom's milk flow quickly. It is all about food all the time.
d. Now for our personal experience of love from our sweet Madi.
Madi's dad and I know she loves us but in different ways.  She has Morning rituals she only shares with her Dad. At least 3 days a week she sits on the bathroom counter while he shaves and stays there through out his shower.  All she gets in return is lots of loving strokes and her Dad has secret conversations with her.
On the mornings she is not with her Dad, Madi sits by my left hand while I eat breakfast.  She is always purring and is always head butting my hand for a noggin rub.  Now the return for this loving action is always a few CheeriOs.  When Madi's Dad and I are both upstairs working on our individual hobbies, Madi sits smack dab in the middle of the hall so she can see both of us....and every so often she will move to a sun puddle or check on us to make sure we are ok not doing something fun that she might need to snoopervise.

NOW FOR THE ONE BIG THING YOU MUST REMEMBER WHEN LOVING A CAT......

One must love a cat on its own terms

Paul Gray


PS 
TODAY IS OUR 2,000TH POST
JUMPIN' CATFISH...
Not bad for an old gray mare and
a Senior Diva Cat!!