Pepper Dog

Dash! Pivot, zoom! Skid and pounce! All around the house she goes. Through the table legs like tree trunks. Then like a cougar she snaps to attention as she hears a slight crinkle. Her pupils grow wide like saucers or an eclipse. You let loose the toy through the air, it’s almost at the ground, and then… she gives a little shake and boom! She’s off to the races, and suddenly she’s there. Whack, whack, whack, she conquers her enemy, and now she has it in the clutches of her jaws. But wait, instead of vanquishing her foe, she darts off with it bringing it back to none other than you. She lets out a muffled mew and drops it at your feet, I guess it’s time for the next throw. 

It’s later in the day, and you’ve started work, but then you hear a shrieking meow with nobody in sight. You look around but see not a soul. There it is again, and again! Out of the temporary silence comes a long and loud mrowww. But where are these howls coming from, you’ve looked all around, but have you looked up? There upon the stair is your feline friend, feeling left out, only wanting to help. You climb up the stairs to see her, but she trots off under a bed. Does she want to be petted, or is this a game of tag? Either way, she has escaped the scene, so you do not pursue. You start work on an essay, but then you hear it again. As expected the little lion, is back on the step. This time you aren’t going to let her win the game, scrambling up the stairs to catch her, she sprints down instead of up, right beside your leg, barely escaping. You follow her down to a rug, her favorite. However, instead of running away, she flops over sideways right in front of you and starts rolling around. Turns out she wanted a pat. 

She is snuggled up beside, head against you, purring and in bliss. Then there’s a light tap of nails on the tile, she looks up, it’s her sister. She comes up and is off like a rocket. She has had her rest. Now it’s time to play games with Cocoa, tag, bathing, wrestling, generally in that order. Leaving you to do your work, but do not worry you are not forgotten. She will surely let your family know with her screams when you are gone for the day.