Bathrooms – Always accompany guest to the bathroom. It is not
necessary to do anything. Just sit & stare.
Doors – Do not allow any closed doors……in any room. To get the
door opened, stand on hind legs & hammer with forepaws. Once door is
opened, it's not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an
outside door opened, stand halfway in & out & think about several
things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain,
snow, or mosquito season.
Chairs and Rugs – If you have to throw up get to a chair quickly. If
you cannot manage one in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no
Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure
you back up so it's as long as a human's bare foot.
Hampering – If one of your humans is engaged in any activity and the
other one is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called helping,
otherwise known as hampering. Following are the rules for hampering.
When supervising cooking, sit behind the left heel of the cook. You
cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and
then picked up and comforted.
For book readers, get in close under the chin, between the eyes and book
– unless you can lie across the book itself.
If a human is working at a computer, jump up on desk, walk across
keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen, and then lay in human's lap
across arms hampering typing in progress.
Walking – As often as possible, dart quickly & as close as possible in
front of the human….especially on stairs, when they have something in
their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning.
This will help their coordination skills.
Bedtime - Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move
around.
Litter Box – When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter
out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between
their toes.
Hiding – Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot
find you and…do NOT come out for three or four hours under any
circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love)
thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out…the
humans will cover you with love and kisses, and you probably will get a
treat.
One Last Thought – Whenever possible, get close to humans, especially
their face, then turn around and present your butt to them. Humans love
this, so do it often.
J~
Wondering all this deaf world are so small and cherish for each
others...
