Oscar, bored with his prescription 'sensitivity' diet, has been causing chaos in the kitchen.
He has just learnt, in late middle-age, how to leap onto the work surface, and in the past week has SHOVED the lid off a steaming pan of bolognese, SMASHED one of our best plates, SWIPED three meat balls and SCOFFED the best part of a tin of tuna.
John thinks we should get tough, show him who's boss, teach him obedience through a system of reward and punishment. But Oscar won't buy that Pavlovian stuff. Being a cat, not a dog, Oscar won't obey...
I'm with you, Clare...if you can't teach an old dog new tricks, how can you possibly do so with a CAT..? x
ReplyDeletePavlov’s cat experiments were a dismal failure. “I ring ze bell: ze cat f****s off”. Rob
ReplyDeletewow oscar - did they put you on steroids,too? love pughtonator
ReplyDelete'Shoved, smashed, swiped and scoffed'. Alliterative verbs relating to kitchen worktops suggest a latent talent for Tabloid Red Tops.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Oscar needs a CAT scan?
If I was feline agrieved on a 'sensitivity' diet, I too would be Wilde and scrounging your food, Clare!
The Bike x
"... teach him obedience through a system of reward and punishment."
ReplyDeleteAh, you'll have to tell John he's wrong. Cats aren't dogs. They aren't hard-wired like canines to associate actions with rewards and punishment. Oscar wouldn't get the message.
-- Dave
I love the new Oscar Tesco cat! Lets hear it for feisty felines !
ReplyDeleteCats are opportunists - obviously they can learn new tricks but only when it suits them! They're not malleable like dogs.. in fact they maniupulate us!
ReplyDeleteawww Oscar is one very cute kitty. I don't think I could say no to him wanting a little treat either.
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