Dusk learns a new trick

So, the other day I came online and the Mrs was telling me that our male kitten, Dusk, had learned a new trick and she got some pictures of it. I asked her what he did and all but she refused to tell me what it was cause 'the pictures would explain it all'. The internet was slow up in camp, which it always is, so it took a bit for me to get the pictures emailed to me. When I did get them these were the pictures that I got. First one was this:







Notice the slightly puffed tail, which implies to me distress and sort of surprise or at least hunting something that has startled him. The look of excitment and yet slight shock in his eyes like he had just walked out a door looking for something and suddenly realized that there is no floor on the other side of the door. I was wondering what it could possibly be to cause such a look on the little furball. Then I saw the second photo:

Yeah, the look on his face and the state of his tail were totally explained to me at that moment in time. I can not believe the little furball did this. I mean, both the Mrs and I know that he is a good jumper and all. He was the first up on the table and the first up on the kitchen counter. Dawn only seems to go up on the table but I have not seen her on the counter. I am not sure if that is because she doesnt have the leg power to get her up there, she is smart enough to know what happens when you jump up there as Dusk has been scolded and squirted many times, or simply cause Dusk is the explorer and loves to go and do new stuff whereas Dawn is just happy being where she is and is not that thrilled with new places.

Glad to know that our two furballs are developing their own distinct personalities. Dusk will explore and poke his nose into everything and anything to discover what it is. Dawn has a habit of collecting and hording shiny objects like coins, jewellery and shiny tin foil. Over Christmas my mom lost one of her ear rings and we figured it fell off the dresser and I would probably find it under the dresser or somewhere. It seems, however, that Dawn had gotten a hold of it and took it to her cat bed that was in the masterbedroom and stashed it underneath her mattress, along with a few quarters, dimes and nickles.

So we have a horder and an explorer. Quite the two loveable bunches of joy we have adopted. Which have a surgery operation set for Feb 17th to get declawed. Gonna be interesting to see how they are after the event. I am guessing Dusk will be fine and all but might take a bit of time for Dawn to get over it since she has always been a skittish one as well.