Over the years I’ve learned to trust my cat. If he’s on the counter, I tell him to get off, and he gets off.
If he doesn’t get off, I know him well enough to know that there’s a good reason. Like he’s looking at me with that same cat expression he always has, but I know he’s thinking, “Trust me, I’m allowed to be here right now.”
Ok, let’s do this.
We silently coordinate our efforts. I start moving appliances off the counter until the intruder is exposed. It’s a cockroach, a big one. It scurries. Bucky swats, stunning it. He gets it in his mouth for a second, but it’s gross so he spits it out. Once it’s disabled, I finish it with a shoe.
Mountain of treats. Glorious victory.
Alternate ending: it escapes under the fridge and Bucky stands guard for three days waiting for it to return. He knows his job.
Over the years I’ve learned to trust my cat. If he’s on the counter, I tell him to get off, and he gets off.
If he doesn’t get off, I know him well enough to know that there’s a good reason. Like he’s looking at me with that same cat expression he always has, but I know he’s thinking, “Trust me, I’m allowed to be here right now.”
Ok, let’s do this.
We silently coordinate our efforts. I start moving appliances off the counter until the intruder is exposed. It’s a cockroach, a big one. It scurries. Bucky swats, stunning it. He gets it in his mouth for a second, but it’s gross so he spits it out. Once it’s disabled, I finish it with a shoe.
Mountain of treats. Glorious victory.
Alternate ending: it escapes under the fridge and Bucky stands guard for three days waiting for it to return. He knows his job.