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Date: | Wed, 5 Jul 1995 20:32:19 -0400 |
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Hello All!
Well...it took a long time, but all those posts reassuring me the
Finnegan & Tiki would someday get along have proved correct..sort of.
Finn had Tiki so terrified that Tiki would run & hide from toys that
smelled like him! I let them out at the same time just once. Finnegan
literally scared the #$!@ out of Tiki...which wasn't enough, as he then
proceeded to pee all over my roomate's bed!
But persistance pays off. Well, I did cheat a little bit... I taught
Tiki his ferret-karate katas. Several times a day, while I have been
pet-sitting Tiki, I would take Finn out of his cage, asleep, and scruff him.
I would then put Tiki into proper combat position (which he would promptly
try to extract himself from) with his mouth near Finn's neck. [Finn didn't
like that too much]. Tiki would lick Finn's ears & neck for several minutes
before attempting the proper chomping procedure. [Finn liked that even
less!]
Well, last night, we had our first real spar. Instead of running away
as usual when Finnegan went after him, Tiki promptly turned around & started
getting Finn back! Finnegan was so shocked that he quickly ran for cover.
I even got them to nap together for a little while...until they started
trying to push each other out of bed!
Now they dook & chuckle together, instead of Tiki screaming whenever
Finn was within 5 feet of him. I think the rest of this week is actually
going to be fun -- playtime in shifts definitely is not!
Hopefully, this treaty will stop Finn from attacking Tiki's owner, as well!
Until next time,
Elfyr &
Finnegan (hey-- he wasn't suppose to fight back!! it's just not right!)
& Tiki (don't make me angry-- you won't like me when I'm angry!)
[Posted in FML issue 1246]
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