Where did we go wrong??? His mother and I tried so very hard to raise him right. Gentle but firm lessons. Lots of love. He's lacked for nothing material. So why, oh why, did he resort to crime?
Today Percy stole from me. He was caught red handed and showed no remorse whatsoever. Here's the whole story:
What should I do? What should I do? His mom didn't see it and appears to be reserving judgement. Incarceration for a first offense seems harsh. He is unable to make restitution.
Wait! I know!! Corporal cuddling!! (An Engineer's Guide to Cats, at 4:24 - the whole thing is worth watching if you are one of the 3 kitteh lovers on the planet who hasn't seen it already!) Bless you, Paul Klusman!
PS - Thank you kittykye and Catherine for telling folks you like Space Paws! We like you, too!
Master Percy! You cute little pistachio thief. Corporal cuddling is just the punishment that you require! I volunteer to administer it! :)
ReplyDeletehugs,
Marlene
yeah, we sort of live engineer's guide to cats around here.
ReplyDeletecute video. Our cats would love pistachios if we had hardwood- *sigh*!
Yup ~ corporal cuddling works every time ~ it doesn't hurt the kitty but just irritates them enough to make you feel like you are giving them some type of punishment! ha! Because gosh cats are cute even when they are being naughty! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm on Percy's side! You clearly were hogging way too many toys and all he wanted was just one. The moral: share.
ReplyDeleteCorporal Cuddling is my favorite form of punishment. There was a Pepe Le Pew cell phone commercial a year ago where he was on one phone screen, gazing at his girlfriend on another phone screen, saying, "Ah weel kees you! Muah...muah...muah." That's my favorite thing to do to Harley when he's naughty...which is often, because he's a young male ginger, just like Percy!
ReplyDeleteThat is one smart cat! You show him something and he knows just how to get it! You should be rewarding his ingenuity
ReplyDeleteWe think some cuddling is just exactly what Percy deserves!
ReplyDeleteYep, we think you need to take Percy to the nearest corner and cuddle away!
ReplyDeletePercy, you are such a cutie!!!!!!! And we know you were just borrowing it and not stealing it...... :) xxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteWE vote for cuddling too! We know a lot of kitties who like to play with pistachios, so we think it is a natural instinct for them.
ReplyDeleteMy, my, getting bold, aren't we, Mr. Percy??? And look at how he just gazes up at you, the picture of innocence ... incorrigible.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to catching up on the goings-on at Space Paws now that we're back from holiday travel! Happy 2010 :)
Mum doesn't have pistachios for us to play with, but I should talk to her about that. We do get ice cubes on the kitchen floor sometimes though. Those are AWESOME.
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Percy's brother Miles has been in the habit of stealing Cheerios!
ReplyDeletelol!!! nephthys likes to steal straws right out of drinks. she usually does it while you're away though, and then acts like IT jumped out and demanded she play with it...
ReplyDeletei <3 space paws!!