Dui the Ever-ready

And the ain't cats.

Amazing the cooperation when there is a treat in sight.

As you know we have heaps of cats in our 'hood,

And Dui is always in hyper-mode scanning the area

for cats.

Our early morning walks are taken in the dark

lit by streetlights.

Cats usually appear as furry puddles with flattened ears

watching us intently

or sit upright like statues.

They know the dogs can't get them.

Dui always stops, glares and lunges to get them to run.  

(Cats that don't move are useless.)

On later walks,

Dui also stops, glares and occasionally lunges

at ain't cats.*

Ain't cats can be plant pots, water meters, shoes left by

a front door, garden ornaments, bit of rubbish, piles of

garden waste...…..

Dui is always at the ready to Stop, Glare and Lunge.

(and usually tangles the leads.....sigh.)

*Ain't Cats is the term SHE uses based on Stymie (The Little Rascals) who

once ate half a bucket of  Ain't Ice Cream before discovering it was lard.