When I was preparing to adopt my kittens, I was thinking a lot about Mr. Leo (above from his time with me this summer). I had a lot of guilt about taking him in this summer and then giving him away. Our life styles did not mesh well. I could not give him the time and attention he needed and he was so very bored with my apartment. But I wanted to give you all a little update on him, post Operation Leo Drop, and let you know how he's doing. Which is great.
My Flickr friend Nickleen took him in and after an initial period of adjustment, he has blended so well with her family and household. Even her dog Lucy, who was initially skeptical of him, has begun to accept him. (He was always a fan of Lucy and her nemesis dog friend). What I wanted to share with you is all of the tricks Nickleen has taught him, as well as one he taught himself.
Here's Leo giving her a high five:
My favorite, though, is the trick that Leo taught himself. After seeing that Lucy got a treat when she did this trick, he started to do it too. Nickleen pretends to shoot Lucy (or Leo) and then they flop over and pretend they are dead. Below you can see Leo doing it and then Lucy. That cat is too damn smart!
It makes me so happy to see that he found the right home. Thanks for sharing, Nickleen!
I know it has been SO LONG since I've commented, but I still stalk your posts... and I wanted to say that this post put a huge smile on my face. I have never seen a cat play dead. I'm glad the he is in a happy home. :)
Posted by: Meg | April 02, 2013 at 08:53 PM
that is SO fantastic. and such a damn gorgeous cat. i want a bengal again so badly!
Posted by: kitchu | April 08, 2013 at 10:35 AM