Jack & Esco

I'm Patton. Since I am an ACD mix, one of my very favorite things is herding! However, since I don't live on a farm I have a very difficult time outleting my instinct!

So I practice on the cats.

Jack and Esco are the 2 feline friends who I live with. They are brothers who Mommy and Daddy adopted on New Year's Eve 2006. So they are about the same age as me even though I didn't get adopted until June. I like to herd them around the apartment.

Generally, they are a bit quicker than me.

I try not to give up despite Mommy and Daddy calling my name and redirecting me to my toys. I tend to think of the cats as toys. I have gotten swatted at, hissed at, clawed at, and meowed at, but that doesn't deter me!

Esco gets me back by sitting on top my crate at night and swatting at my tail. I think he enjoys that I get locked up in my crate at night and he gets to sleep on the bed. I show him though... the moment Mommy and Daddy leave for work I jump on their bed and sleep there during the day. I used to think they didn't notice but then I got caught when Mommy and Daddy pulled up in the car one day and saw me sitting on the bed and staring at them from the bedroom window. Oppps!

Jack thinks it funny to crawl behind the couch so I can't catch him. I run from one side of the couch to the other, peering behind it. This, however, does not seem to phase him. He will often just sit there until I tire myself out or whack my head on the wall while putting on the brakes...darn that carpet is slippery!

So someday I will figure out how to make those cats go where I want them too... In the meantime I will continue to lick from the toilet bowl and sneak on the bed. Seems like a good plan.... for now. ;-)