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Marsh’s Marvellous month of April:

April was definitely a marvellous month. IΒ turned one and sent birthday greetings to my litter mates, but we didn’t get together for a chaotic play, unfortunately! MyΒ birthday gift was a feathered cat toy that I’m supposed to ignore.Β SuchΒ a boring gift, and I didn’t even get cake, but I did get healthy blueberries and yams. IΒ did have a few play dates with older dogs throughout the month, and I was under strict instructions to have good manners and to play nicely, which I did.Β 

Inside the house, I managed to be calm and quiet with the other dog, and one dog even slept over in the other room. OutingsΒ have taken me to the high school, the shops, libraries, coffee shops and many other places.Β 

One weekend, we went on the ferry boat to Vancouver Island and visitedΒ students atΒ the University of Victoria.Β PeopleΒ often want to pet me, and sometimes they do, and sometimes they don’t, and that depends on whether I can sit or lie still. AtΒ the elementary school, the kids were running around and kicking balls and talking in squeaky voices, and I found them easy to ignore.Β 

My leash walks can be a little discombobulated because I like to look around and sniff the grass, but we often go for walks around the quiet neighbourhood, and I can walk very nicely on leash when I’m in the right mood. OneΒ walk took us past a small farm with fancy chickens,Β a peacock, goats and big ducks. AnotherΒ walk was at an equestrian show jumping centre where the horses were huge, and they kept galloping around and around. WeΒ had some beautiful sunny days and someΒ very rainyΒ days.Β IΒ got to climb on an obstacle course in theΒ gardenΒ whichΒ wasΒ wobblyΒ and bumpy.Β OnΒ the rainy days, I did my training inside the house and garageΒ andΒ even that was a bit tiring because now there seem to be lots of cues to performΒ andΒ even waiting patiently here and there can be exhausting.Β 

The monthΒ endedΒ with me going to a sitter and seeing some of my favourite humans andΒ my favouriteΒ cat friendΒ Stewie.

Submitted by: Amanda