SMILE by Blog Dog Dan

Tabby Cat has asked me to address a situation that her friend Luciano "Luci" is currently going through.  Luci's daddy owner is going on a trip, a month-long business trip to Melbourne, Australia (almost 9,000 miles from home), and Luci is upset.  Here's Luci's story:  Daddy owner was looking for a companion and went to  a local shelter.  He told the shelter worker that he was looking for a tabby or calico cat, and she led him into a small room where he visited with a lot of different breeds and colors of cats that were available for adoption.  With all the playing and visiting with the cats, this little black cat curled up in his lap and fell asleep.  The shelter worker came in and announced, "Well, it looks like you found your cat."  And that's how it came to be that Luci came to live with her owners all those years ago.


I think we can all sympathize with Luci when our owners go on a trip.  We all hate to see that suitcase get wheeled out of the closet and watch the packing begin.  The owners seem real excited about it, but we usually just walk away with our heads and tails down to show our displeasure.  We also sulk when they're away and ignore them when they come back.  I think we have to remember that they don't like leaving us either and worry about us when they're gone.  Just remember, your mommy owner is not going on the business trip and it's difficult for her, too.  My advice to you, Luci, is to sit in her lap as much as you can and purr loudly while your daddy owner is away.  Remember, he will be working hard and missing the both of you. 


So love, laugh, and smile as much as you can to make yourself and others around you feel better.  Watch Chaplin's Violin (all the way to the end) and hear the song Smile, sung by Michael Jackson.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu-rLA4POkI,