Moxy loves playing. It was a rather daunting prospect for him, when he first came to live with me. He was frightened by string-toys, especially. How that has changed.
He will pursue the little ‘bug’ on the end of the string, running and standing on his hind legs to grab it. (Though he can jump, he’s not one who leaps after desired objects; he’s too heavy for that.) He has developed a habit that I haven’t seen in my other cats. Sometimes, though not always, the Mixer will seize the string-toy’s ‘bug’ in his teeth and hold it, clamp it, with his teeth. He will thus retain his prize for one minute, two, three… Play comes to a stand still while I tug gently on the string, offer him other toys, and cajole him to release his catch. He eventually does, though it seems to be more through fatigue at keeping the ‘bug’ in his dental vice.
Moxy loves playing. And once he has won the game, he doesn’t want to let go of his reward.
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