My cat sits up
Jean Andrews
a little prarie dog because he sits on his hind legs with his two
front paws hanging in front of him. This morning the smoke alarm
went off and he was like a little lighthouse sitting there with
his head turning from side to side. He will even sit like that
when he is watching tv or watching someone eat. It really makes
me and my girls laugh.
Jean Andrews
Gerry Allwein
>Jean Andrews
Hey, my cat does that too. I thought I had the only Prarie Cat. My windows are
low enough where she can't look out if just sitting or walking. So if some
evil dog is outside and she doesn't want to get to the window to eyeball him,
she'll pop up in the middle of the room. It allows safe viewing of the
Alien Evil Creature with No Manners.
Gerry
Mustang Sally
>My cat Mac has a habit which he uses more and more. He looks like
>a little prarie dog because he sits on his hind legs with his two
>front paws hanging in front of him. This morning the smoke alarm
My cats occasionally get themselves into this position esp my
previous cat Ripley when playing games. I always called it "Kitty Kong"
believing then as now that it is very important to name cat games.
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Allison Anderson
He sits up like that when it is food time. Doesn't matter how long he
has to stay there.... then once in a while he goes all the way to the
"Gentle Ben" position, walking on two legs! Next thing you know, he'll
grow opposible thumbs and hit the road! Sometimes, it sure would be
nice to have a cat of lesser intelligence!
Allison (who used to be a lurker)
Avery Colter
I've also seen him raise his right paw when looking for the best way
to walk across me when I'm lying down.
Then there's what I call "neko-no-kamae", where he stands on hind legs
with the right paw lifted in a combat stance.
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Joe Sanjour
can't see. When Pete does it, it's "Oh, look. He's doing his impersonation
of a giant prairie dog." (Pete does other impersonations; a shag rug, a beached
sealion (which is a euphamism for a cat that has eaten too much at a holiday
dinner; human's are beached whales at my house), a center piece on the dining
room table just to name a few =-) ) Pete is a cream tabby, and when he's sitting up with
his paws pulled up to his chest, boy, does he ever look like a giant prairie
dog. Now, when Inky does the same thing, she looks more like a mongoose. She
is all long muscle, like a ballerina. And when she sits up she has a habit of
bobbing and weaving her head.
Richard Joltes
>I know Dunesand stands on hind legs when I reach down to pet him.
>
>I've also seen him raise his right paw when looking for the best way
>to walk across me when I'm lying down.
>
>Then there's what I call "neko-no-kamae", where he stands on hind legs
>with the right paw lifted in a combat stance.
>
Frodo used to do what I called "Kitty Boxing." If you poked your fingers at
him at around the height of his head he would sit up gopher style and start
striking back with his forelegs. Wasn't much good at a jab, but he had a
great roundhouse!
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sheep's testicles for a bet...God, that bloody sheep kicked him..."
Caroline Smrstik
prairie dogs/cats-- I always think performing seal (orp! orp!). We taught him
to sit-up for food, and sometimes he just does it. It could be in the hope
or expectation of reward, though it doesn't seem to bother him if we don't
throw him a fish every time. :>
The *really* funny thing is that Graham will sort of roll back from that
position to "sit" on his little bum! For a cat without a lot of coordination
generally speaking, it's amazing that he can balance like that! Graham enjoys
"sitting" on the couch with us (usually watching cooking shows on TV); my
spouse jokes that Graham needs to wear a kitty undershirt and hold a little
kitty-sized can of beer in one paw, since Graham "spreads" in that position
and looks like a fat old man slumped over in front of the tube!
Carrie, and Graham (couch-potato-head)
"Public nudity is the evil the state seeks to prevent."
-- William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States
Gail Richards
Mine does a prarie dog imitation too! I thought Truman was the only one. He
always does it when my apartment door is open and he hears someone come
down the hall. He will run behind the bed and peer over in prarie dog
fashion. I thought he picked it up from my rabbit.
Gail Richards
grichard.DPW.COM
Pamela Pincha-Wagener
We have a part Cymric (longhaired Manx) who has inherited his
mother's long back legs (Manx/Cymric adaptation to tailessness) and
his father's long tail. He can sit up as long as his little heart
desires -- and if there is babyfood meat on the end of a spoon above
his head he is more than happy to demonstrate. In fact with his longish
hair and white stocking marking on his back legs he reminds me of the
old "Puss-in Boots" illustrations in the children's books. All he needs is
a cavelier's hat. Hmmmm. I wonder if he'd let me do that....
They are cute.
Pam Pincha-Wagener
wag...@bcstec.boeing.com
Jamie Ferguson
My fiance's cat (who now lives with his parents, so I guess
she has become their cat) will sit up to catch a treat in her
arms -- it is very cute! We tried to teach this to one of
our cats -- he will sit up to get a treat but tries to
reach up and paw at it, rather than waiting patiently to
catch it in his arms!
Jamie
Betty Lipkin
3 of my 4 will play prairie-cat... the baby is only 5 months old
and hasn't learned the 'art' yet. They rarely coordinate the
timing of the event, except when I give them treats by hand.
Then they all stand on their hind legs. The 2 boys are greedy
and will grab my hand with their front paws, the girl is more
genteel (ok, so I can't spell!), she'll stand on her hind legs,
then stretch her neck to to take the treat in her teeth,
(look ma, no paws!).
betty
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>
> 3 of my 4 will play prairie-cat... the baby is only 5 months old
> and hasn't learned the 'art' yet. They rarely coordinate the
> timing of the event, except when I give them treats by hand.
> Then they all stand on their hind legs. The 2 boys are greedy
> and will grab my hand with their front paws, the girl is more
> genteel (ok, so I can't spell!), she'll stand on her hind legs,
> then stretch her neck to to take the treat in her teeth,
> (look ma, no paws!).
>
> betty
That's so funny! Seville, my Persian does the same thing--except that
she does it when she hears a noise. I call it prairie-doggin' tho'. : )
Seville will hear a noise and she just shoots straight up in the air, her
paws hanging down at her side (just like a prairie dog). She'll stay
like that for several minutes too. It's hysterical to watch. I think
she's probably able to balance so well on her back legs because one of her
front paws is severly deformed, so she's had to rely on those back feet.
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