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| Tipper |
Tipper, the cat we are sitting these days, spends most of his day on the couch. He sleeps on a puffy bed on top of a cozy blanket surrounded by the heat emanating from the wood-burning fireplace located less than six feet away from his perch.
I sit at the other end of the leather sofa to read and watch television and when I’m off to do other things outdoors or in the house, Tipper saunters over from his cushion to lay casually on my designated spot. And when I am on the couch and wrapped in a luxurious blanket, he comes up to purr and sleep.
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| Tipper in Susan's spot |
Frank sits comfortably on the large leather chair across from the big-screen television – a location of no interest to the cat for some reason.
Tipper’s day begins at 5:30 a.m. when he follows the prompt of the two dogs who bark to be let outside to relieve themselves. He is very persistent. His sits on his haunches at our bedroom door and waits for Frank to get out of bed. He will push it open if it is not latched properly. He makes an attempt to get into the room to hop up on the bed.
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| Tipper accomplishes his goal |
I prefer not to have the handsome fella in that room and scooch him gently back into the hallway. Although, one time he managed to curl up at the foot of our bed.
Tipper pitterpatters after Frank who prepares his morning specialized gastro-intestinal meal first. He jumps up on his feeding shelf in the mud room and peers around the corner waiting for Frank to deliver his breakfast. Afterward, Tipper hops back onto his couch pad and begins his morning cleaning ritual. In the meantime, the dogs are barking to be let in and fed, and the birds are beginning to chirp for their morning meal.
Tipper is a tripping hazard. He has a habit of flopping down on his side to get attention and affection. For example, when either Frank or I get up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire, Tipper will hear someone approaching and sometimes gets off his couch to lay on the floor to greet you. Tipper is a tripper.
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| Pet Me! |
During the day, Tipper makes it known that he wants to be let outdoors, pet, brushed, fed again and to be left alone. We are starting to understand his various meow tones. He sleeps with the two-sided brush we brought along to use on him and is very passionate about being groomed. Another of his favourite spots is the four-tier viewing platform set next to a large unobstructed window. It allows him to view the great outdoors.
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| Tipper on top |
Tipper is of the Ragdoll variety and, in our humble opinion, one of the most beautiful and cooperative cat breeds.
