Posts Tagged cats
Gretel the cat
When we moved into our house in 2008 we got Hansel & Gretel, our two cats: kittens then.
Hansel, being the boy, is content and friendly.
Gretel, being the girl is shy and a bit crazy (no offence).
Only since my MIL was here to visit and gave Gretel attention does she become overly friendly.
German Engineering – or how to potty train a cat
Our cats are now almost 6 months. Gretel has been sterilized and therefore, they are outside quite a lot. However, they still have not been going outside to the loo.
It was definitely going to be too much, so on Saturday I decided to take the litter tray outside. When the cats went to their usual place in the house looking for the tray, we carried them outside. And, they both did their poo outside. Yippee!
Wow, what a progress.
Now, I was worried that it might rain. So I used my imagination and engineering skills (if you didn’t know, I have a mechanical engineering degree 
) to build a poo tent. My wife gave me some practical hints too. Maybe not quite a portaloo but surely something all other cats will envy our cats for, don’t you think. Let’s just hope the wind does not pick up.
German Engineering I guess, hehe.
Btw, have you seen the new matrix style Volkswagen Ad on TV?
Busy Week – on the road again….
….I was away for 2 days again in York.
Whilst I write so often that I do not like travelling, it is good to get out of your daily routine. But, there is nothing like coming home. Your home, your wife, your kittens….I love home.
My wife put on more pictures of the kittens. So it is nice to know that there is someone at home, waiting for someone. I supposed I get quite settled, don’t I?
On Thursday I am at a conference in Barcelona speaking about “measuring the impact of design“. It is nothing else than a trip to York, 2 hours flight from London, only difference that you won’t get wifi on the plane yet.
So it is a rather busy week but I try to give you another update on what is happening later on this week.
Volker
Our family is growing – update 1
After all the technical hype of last week, I am back at home for the weekend and keep busy with my family. As you know I am married, and as married life is, you start thinking about growing the family.
Update 1 I want to call this….
No, no kiddies yet but “kitties”. My wife and I decided, in order to get used to getting up at night, feeding at certain times of the day and to take on responsibility for small creatures, to grow the family by 1 or even 2 kittens. Latter depends on what we can find
So, yesterday we started with the essentials and went to Pets at Home.
What we got – and please let us know what we might still need. This is a first one for us:
- Book about cats
- Transport basket
- cat nip
- kitten food and dishes
- litter tray with “accessories”
- kitten collar
- toys
- scratching post and climber
And, what we are hoping to get are similar ones to those, as kittens of course:
Haensel?
Gretel?
I keep you posted. Hopefully we have them by next weekend!
Volker
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