Kitty Cat, Get Down!

As detailed in this post, Juliet is excellent at repeating what she's heard.  And "get down!" is something she's heard a time or two considering how she likes to climb onto the arms and back of the couch.  Juliet is also good at bossing Anna, Filch, and Ninja.  Well, she is good at telling them what to do.  None seems to mind her too well, and that seems to frustrate her as much as it frustrates me when she doesn't do as I've asked.  (Good Lord, is she my kid or what?)

It was a beautiful (and blustery!) day today, so while Anna was enjoying a nap, Juliet and I went outside to play with Ninja and Filch.  I threw the ball for Ninja and Juliet chased Filch all over the yard.  Filch, a very patient cat, finally realized that merely walking across the yard wasn't going to keep him safe from Juliet (who, by the way, was saying, "Kitty cat, hug!").

So, he dashed up a tree.  It is remarkable to me that he can still get his large kitty butt up a tree, especially when he does so quickly.  But I'm glad to know that he's still got it.  Juliet, on the other hand, was not as pleased.  At first, she thought it was funny.  But then he wouldn't come down.  Here is the story in pictures:

"Kitty cat, hug! Kitty cat tree!"

"Kitty cat tree! Kitty cat climb!"

"Kitty cat, GET DOWN!"

"My climb! Up!"

"Climb."

"Need help, Mommy."

Filch eventually came down on his own (Juliet was unable to climb to get him), and Juliet resumed chasing him and demanding hugs.  And, ever the cat, Filch continued to ignore her commands.