Monday, November 26, 2007

Sammy's new collar

We are trying something new here at 806 Carpenter. We have a new cat door. And with the parade of varmints that have entered my apartment since I moved in (various cats, a curious squirrel and one very stubborn opossum), I opted for the lockable variety with a magnet-activated latch to let in only the black and white, long haired, feline kinds of pets. Tonight was it's debut, including the new collar Sammy now needs to sport to activate said magnetic latch. He's a bit iffy about the door but has tried, at the very least, to exit. Coming back in is not going so well.

Anyway, when I got back from a short errand tonight I called Sammy (and Jak, like I usually do when I get home) and I heard the telltale bell of Sammy's collar...plus an additional noise, a new sort of metallic dragging noise. Around the corner comes Sammy, with my dinner spoon, attached to his collar.

Apparently the magnet is not very discriminating.

No photos, unfortunately as I was laughing too hard and Sammy hates cameras. And I couldn't bear to see what kind of racket he'd make as I tried to get a shot of it.