In Slow Motion

Three and a half years ago we drove to Washington State to get a Bouvier puppy. (It was a great trip!) When we met this little guy, it was raining. Of course it was raining, it was Washington! I foolishly had on white pants and a black top with white cuffs. The puppy was wet & a bit muddy from having so much fun while waiting for us to arrive. The breeder picked him up and plopped him in my arms, all 10 wet lb. of him. I thought ewww, but didn't say it. I was afraid if I did she would not let me have him, if, we decided he was the right pup for us... it took awhile for me to fall in love with him.. let's see.. she handed him to me, he tilted his head up, laid it on my shoulder and looked into my eyes.. I was his in all of 10 seconds. ha ha.. It did take Don a lot longer.. we played with him (we now call him Luke) a while, talked with the breeder, admired the sire, David, played with Luke a bit longer then wanted to step away to talk. When we started to walk away Luke came running along, stopped ran back the 20 or so feet he had gone with us, rubbed noses with David, turned and ran to catch up with us.. Don now belonged to Luke. We pretended to make a "decision" to take this puppy home with us, but it was as much his idea as ours. I have lots and lots of stories about Luke, but really this is about one of our cats. We stopped in Idaho the day after getting Luke and got a Siamese cat from my sister. Edison became Luke's best friend and favorite toy. Some time has passed and we now have another Bouvier, Lucy, another cat Clark and a Miniature Schnauzer, Ollie. Clark belongs to Ollie the same way Edison belonged to Luke.. they play and wrestle most of the day.. But when Clark wants to move through the house without playing or wrestling he must keep it cool.. Small living creatures moving fast tap into the pray instinct of a predator, and a dog is a predator. Clark being young but wise moves very slow when he wants to cross the room. VERY slow.. in fact he brings a tree sloth to mind. it is hilarious to see a cat moving in slow motion when everything around it is at normal motion. The dogs who are still a bit pumped just in case the cat forgets and runs, have their noses in the cats face, belly and rear.. still the cat is very careful to continue his slow motion trek to the kitchen door where, if he makes it, he will be free to move as he pleases. btw - the kennel name the Bouvier's came out of is "Slomoshun Bouviers". The cat took the advice..