Bad Influence

Sasha is still a persistent meower, and she might even be taking it up a notch if that is possible. Latino and I were watching a show about dogs, and it mentioned how animals can be motivated by food, touch, or toys. We both decided that Sasha is clearly motivated by touch. Latino even once said, "She is like one of those toys with batteries that make noise when you touch them." In particular, she goes crazy when Latino pets her. He claims that she is ticklish and that is why she reacts like that. I have yet to perfect the art of tickling a cat, even though I try.

Latino also likes to pretend that he has some kind of command over her, and that she does what he says. All he has to do is walk by and she meows at him, begging for attention. He also knows that saying anything to her will get her to meow in return. He likes to say, "Sasha, say meow." This can sometimes elicit a chain reaction of meows to which he responds, "That's too many meows. I just asked for one!"

Sasha is also quite demanding and will force us to pet her by running her body under our hands or slamming her head into us. I must have been doing something similar to get Latino's attention one time because he laughed and said, "You are acting just like Sasha! She is a bad influence on you. You should get rid of her."

It always comes back to that.