Thread:4solace/@comment-33437691-20171111225331/@comment-33437691-20171112172858

Good morning!

Of course he talks back! He's a Maine Coon. I've heard they are really intelligent (like my Siamese). The  Maine Coon is such a gorgeous breed--and must be big if you said having him on your lap was a problem. Spillage!

Most animals will communicate with us if we pay enough attention. For instance, one of my squirrels knocked over an ornament on my balcony to get my attention; when I removed that, he threw himself at the window. LOL. Hard not to pay attention to that, agreed, but I was really referring to the birds. I make a clucking sound to get my favourite squirrel to come, and now all the birds flutter out from inside the tree to where I can see them. With the blue jays, once I started feeding peanuts to the squirrels, they flocked in so I have to hand feed the squirrels now (or someone's going to complain about the dozens of blue jays, which are big and noisy en masse). But a few of the blue jays hang in closer, and if I hold up the peanut, then throw it, step back and wait, if the bird is looking around I'll point at the peanut and it will look and retrieve it. They're really smart. Bobbing heads at all birds (in a friendly manner, naturally) gets their attention. And they get to know your voice if you chirp at them. Now you know I'm a bona fide nutcase!

And that's probably a lot more than you wanted to know about critters on a Sunday morning! Oops. I type too fast.

Working out the time now from what you said above and how long it's been, I think we're one hour apart. If lunch time is 12-1, I should be here but there's a small chance I'll have to go out. It's raining so I don't feel like it, but pressure is pressure. I'll keep my fingers crossed and await your message. Happy gaming! - Chloe.