Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly
(Post 4423391)
Tibbe sits on his stool by the big, front living room ceiling to floor window and watches for cats for hours at a time! And he's not just idly hanging out there, resting on the cushion. No, he's sitting there erect, ears up and slightly forward, mouth tense and eyes just focused intently on anything and everything that moves in front of the house. His neck is ever-so-slightly arched as when he's scented something and is tracking it and he's in total hunter mode, just watching for the hated/loved cat to come into view. And if it does, he scares me silly. He will suddenly crash into the glass, toenails scratching madly at it, with a sudden, ear-splitting barking like a crazy dog and trying his best to get through the window.
And oh, my, if the cat, who knows he's safe out there away from Tibbe, should saunter in a slow, steady, teasing manner up onto our porch and - gasp! - lie down on the porch within a few feet of Tibbe - he absolutely launches into orbit!!!!!!!!!! He just goes ballistic barking hysterically and scratching at the window and he will fall off his stool he barks so hard and I always run to be sure he's not hurt himself somehow. But he's totally lost himself in his "hunter" mode and doesn't care that he fell off the stool, just jumps right back up and never hardly misses a bark. And he will stay there barking just like that for as long as the cat stays there on the porch and the barking only lessens as the cat begins to move away and continues as long as he can see it. And after the cat leaves and goes on his way, Tibbe will stay there for hours in his ultra-alert mode afterward, watching for it. On more than two or three nights, he's sat up and watched out that window until after 2:00 a.m., when I last checked the clock before I finally fell asleep and have no idea when he gave it up and came to bed. He's my little watchdog and nothing escapes his "comments" when he's watching out that window - including squirrels, big birds, the occasional dog-walkers or people or kids playing - but cats are his favorite "prey" to watch for.
Watching out the front window and having the cat come up onto the porch and lie down close to the window is just the highlight of his day and keeps him entertained and out of my hair for hours and I am soooooo grateful to kitty! 'Cause as soon as kitty leaves and Tibbe finally gives up his watch, now he comes to me with a newly drawn list of requirements!
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