I seem to be picking Newboy up tonight......

[cozietoesie]

Currently in the middle of making arrangements to meet - he's a breed rescue - and yet to check over the house for 'breakability' issues etc. (He's only young - and it's a good few years since I had a cat that could potentially leap living with me.)

Yikes!!

Well - you mentioned Siamese character. I suggest he might well enjoy bed a bit the minute he hops in.

Inbuilt genetic guidance will kick in, helpfully allowing time for real life and love to manifest, thus opening his little furry heart.

I am not going to say any more in case I sing again or shed a tear at his previous so-called 'training'. In the meantime, catnip is no bad way to spend a summer evening (says the wine drinker).

I have just gone laldy on a pot of waitrose ice cream, currently on special offer at a bargain 2.75 given it is easily worth thousands in deliciousness. Then seen a pic of someone I know in the paper in a bikini 'looking unbelievable at 47'.

I can't get off the sofa. Shall I start a new thread?

Just spent a good 30mins reading this thread from the beginning.

Only have 'moggies' so the Siamese traits are fascinating to read. For years been intrigued by my friend's very proud and no nonsense Siamese. When I go round he's so possessive of his owners.

I've mentioned before that our brothers, who were 6 months when we got them, weren't allowed on their previous owners' bedroom (they were constrained to a single small living room no wonder they were driving their owners mad with their energy )

Even though they were young, it still took them 3 months before they would come on to the bed in the evening. You're making fab progress with a traumatised trained older cat Cozietosie. Eventually his Siamese instincts will win out.

He has the Siamese instinct for ritual right enough. I'm getting some swish tail from across the hall because he hasn't had his midnight chicken yet.

Ooh yes, do start another fred, L old bean! I think this should be nominated for Classic freds, would you mind if we did cozie? It would be nice to archive Newboy's journey into Best Home.

I reckon I'll just tag onto 'Cats are Catting', Mantra. After all, he's here now.

Nooooooo! This is my toto happy/ need to check for updates thread!

(Best I Cosietosie starts it as then her posts are highlighted...)

I'm ridiculously excited about the bed exploring. I can't imagine how sad he must have been without both lurrrve and bed. Little Girlfriend complains if we aren't in bed when she wants us to be - we have been well trained.

Me protesting as well! Long threads take so long to load I could easily ingest a glass of wine. Now there's a threat.

Will you do it C? The Further Adventures of Newboy? Newboy Goes Forth? Newboy Flies Again?

The bedtime stories of Newboy?

I was woken last night at about 04.15 by assorted faffing around and stair-charging. Then I felt 'someone' jump onto me in bed - from the floor by the side of the bed. It didn't last for more than a moment and .I just pretended to be still asleep.

Very stealthy did you do that holding your breath and trying to stay completely still thing?

How about enticing him into bed by givi g him the midnight roast chicken there? Or would that blow his furry little mind?

I once was eating some pringles in bed as a snack watching a film. Ollie jumped off the bed and reappeared with a raw chicken wing and proceeded to dump it on the duvet to eat. Apparently he wanted a snack too
I had to set a new rule of no raw food in the bedroom

Might I enquire gently how he got it? (I assume you don't leave plates of the things lying around?)

He was raw fed for a while so it was his own food

Another step forwards

And another vote for "the Further Adventures of Newboy" thread - I'm loving hearing how he progresses!

This is the best I can do. (Apologies for the lack of English subtitles but the reference that I had has gone from YouTube etc for copyright reasons. )

Oh Heck.

Carlos Saura - Carmen/Tabacalera

ooo... I've been reading this thread for a while. So excited by the bed progress! Go Newboy... you know you want to

Yay! NewBoy on the bed

He's warming up...

I think he would love this! It's very strange because it does not look comfortable at all but I can't get my cats out of them. In fact the first one I bought, I unpacked it, put it on the floor, turned around to get rid of the wrappings and when I turned back the grumpy one was already in it.

Living - I need one of those! Ollie sleeps on his cardboard scratch box so that is perfect!

Thanks for the tip, Living. I was certainly impressed by how quickly he took to the other one - and I'm going to have to buy one or two more in any case.