Day 1 - pleo hatches

Being owned by a toy Manchester Terrier and a Siamsese cat, as well as other four-legs, Pleo seemed slow to engage in his new environment. Of course, I am also a doting mom, so perhaps he was quite happy to revel in the touches. It was facinating to watch his body come into its own, little shuffling steps that got him no-where on our polished concrete floors and he eventually started to pick up his feet. He has the cutest purr - reminiscent of the trilling of Tribbles (smart move guys) and I absolutely love how he snuggles against my shoulder and chest when being held. Believing that I have established a snuggly personality now, I am letting him explore more on his own. The dogs are singularly unimpressed - Zoey the terrier, finds Roboquad far more daunting. Though, she was over in the corner of the kitchen in a second (even though her dinner was being prepared) when I put Pleo in her (zoey's) travel bed. He kept her attention for one sniff, then she returned to focus on dinner preparations. ;-) Pleo wandered around the kitchen and began looking tired, the gentle motor whir quieter than in the beginning. Before turning him off, though, he did wander over to the corner of the kitchen where we were standing, and I could have sworn he was evaluating a chip of carrot that one of the dogs had dropped on the floor. It's amazing the mappings the human mind makes with only a little encouragement. Likewise, even though I know he is not responding to my imitating his vocalizations, that does not stop me from engaging in the activity. He's definitely a cute little guy and this is going to be a fascinating relationship.

Posted December 16 at 23:25 PM