Animal Scene

Let me set the scene:

The wee hours of the morning when a hazy pre-dawn light is just beginning to filter through the blinds. A nine month old dog awakens from a long night's sleep with batteries fully recharged. At the far end of the house a cat is lying on the floor enjoying the heated air blowing out of the register.

And... action:

Tasmanian dog speeds in and out of interior doorways like a marble bouncing between bumpers in a pinball machine.

The sound of jangling dog tags alerts the lounging cat of the horrid dog's approach. In one fluid motion the cat rolls off its back, springs to its feet, and accelerates into warp drive.

Spotting an orange vapor trail streaking across the living room, Tasmanian dog makes a mid course correction and zeros in on a potential playmate.

Said potential playmate hits the pet door at full speed and disappears from view.

Tasmanian dog puts on the brakes just in time to prevent becoming lodged in the too small pet door, then scurries over to the sliding patio door.

Outside the patio door, the tabby cat pauses to blink at the dog.

Inside the patio door, Tasmanian dog bounces up and down like a kangaroo on steroids.

Snubbing the devil dog entirely, the tabby cat tends to her morning bathing ritual, shows her butt to the dog, and strolls off the deck.

It's good to be a cat.