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[rimturse]

Pets: Inspired by a couple of posts in the Epilogue forums: I believe that pets should be allowed to work out their relationship to each other undisturbed by human influence, but up to a certain point only. Like when Jonesy repeatedly ignores the warnings from the other cats, I step in and show him that is not acceptable.

Because we keep the pets in a closed enviroment, we are setting up an unnatural situation. I know of dogs, who have had to be repeatedly stitched together by the vet, because their owners insists that pets must figure things out among themselves. However, in nature these animals would probably never have stayed together. Sooner or later one would have left. Only with our pets this decision is not up to the animal.

What do you do? Are you a purist regarding letting the pets figure it out by themselves? Are you mid-line like me? Or do you set the relationship rules from the very first twitching tails, wriggling of fins, screech?

Fame: I don't consider myself even remotely internet famous or known, so I get very surprised when people think it's a big deal that I reply to their E-mails or comments. Very surprised and flattered in a strange sort of way - the sort where you look over your shoulder to make sure they really are aiming the WOW! remark at you.

Conversations with C:
C: "There are no left-overs!"
M: "But that's a good thing. That usually means the guests liked the food."
C: "Waah!"
M: "Eat some bread."

Comments

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

I'll let the ferrets fight it out unless one is either a baby, or someone's screaming. They're big kids, and they don't fight in the cages.

[cathemery.livejournal.com]

No leftovers? That made me laugh. Partly because it must be nice to know the guests liked the food . . . and partly because I was raised by one of those hostesses who feel that if there aren't leftovers, you didn't provide enough food.

My mom had the horrible experience once of not enough food at a party she and dad hosted, and she has never let that happen again.

Poor C - it *is* sad when the good food is all gone. :)

[frigg.livejournal.com]

hehe...I once went to a party where they served pork-chops. They had invited 33 guest and made 21 pork-chops. I still fail to see how the planning could have gone that wrong.

[cathemery.livejournal.com]

Yowie - yes.

[navicat.livejournal.com]

Unless there's fighting going on I'd leave them to work it out. But it depends a lot on the personalities of said pets :)

I forgot to ramble about the Navicat and the Silkycat :) Silky is the old cat that lives here - although she's too old to live inside (doesn't seem to remember what a kitty-litter is for!). So the new cat and the old cat hissed and spat at each other through the glass for a few moments and now they've settled to glaring at each other. Very amusing :D