It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.
DOORS - Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To
get the door open,stand on hind legs and hammer with
forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to
use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door
opened,stand halfway in and out and think about
several things. This is particularly important during
very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season.
CHAIRS AND RUGS - If you have to throw up, get to a
chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an
Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is
good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you
back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.
HAMPERING - If one of your humans is engaged in some
activity, and the other is idle, stay with the busy
one. This is called "helping," otherwise known as
"hampering." Following are the rules for hampering:
a. When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left
heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand
a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up
and comforted.
b. For book readers, get in close under the chin,
between eyes and book --unless you can lie across the
book itself.
c. When human is working at computer, jump up on
desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on
screen, and then lay in human's lap across arms,
hampering typing in progress.
WALKING - As often as possible, dart quickly and as
close as possible in front of the human, especially:
on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in
the dark, and when they first get up in the morning.
This will help their coordination skills.
BEDTIME - Always sleep on the human at night so
he/she cannot move around.
LITTER BOX - When using the litter box, be sure to
kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans
love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.
HIDING - Every now and then, hide in a place where
the humans cannot find you. Do not come out for three
to four hours under any circumstances. This will cause
the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that
you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out,
the humans will cover you with love and kisses, and
you probably will get a treat.
ONE LAST THOUGHT - Whenever possible, get close to a
human, especially their face, turn around, and present
your butt to them. Humans love this, so do it often.
