The Entropy Gang’s February 2024 blog

 

 

The Entropy Gang’s February 2024 blog

Herschel: We had a nice surprise the other day. The MAID gave Jellicoe and me a new toy. She put it in the conservatory.

Jellicoe: We haven’t had any new toys for ages, not since we were little kittens.

Herschel: The MAID used to give us little balls to play with, but the DOGS kept taking them and the THINKER and the MAID thought they might choke on them.

Jellicoe: This toy is designed to make us work. The MAID puts treats in the different parts and we have to get them out. I like playing with it, because I like food.

Herschel: It’s not really a puzzle toy, more of an activity board. My paws are bigger than Jellicoe’s and I’m not as greedy as him, but I can still pull out the little biscuits.

Jellicoe: The MAID puts liver treats in the different parts. I like liver. Yum.

Herschel: Roxy came to have a look. She likes liver too, but her paws are much too big, and so is her nose.

Jellicoe: She’s not very good at removing them. I suppose she’s just too big all round. I was surprised that Gilbert hasn’t tried to snaffle all the little biscuits. He hasn’t bothered with them at all.

Herschel: That’s because he’s usually in the kitchen, helping. The THINKER puts us in the conservatory when he and the MAID are preparing food because Jellicoe is a pest and tries to take all the ingredients. I have much better manners, so I don’t have to be shut away.

Jellicoe: The THINKER suggested putting wet food in the sections. I liked the sound of that, but the MAID said, ‘No’, even though it can go in the dishwasher. It is quite big, I suppose.

Herschel:  I wait until Jellicoe’s finished before I have a turn. Most times there’s not much nothing left but I’m not really bothered. Sometimes we have a standoff . . .

. . . but mostly I just watch and wait.