Tells

If you have ever been subjected to had the pleasure of watching TV poker tournaments, then you know what "tells" are. The commentators talk about them all the time; tells are the itty bitty movements, motions or sounds that give away a players bluff. Of course it takes great skill to identify your opponents tells and use them to your advantage - it seems fair to say that poker is a game of skill as well as luck.

Now the reason tells are of interest to me at this point is that just yesterday J pointed out OP's bluff to me by way of a tell. OP is the type of cat that likes to pretend he doesn't need you as he rubs up against you. You think he's asking for affection, but it's only attention he wants because when you actually make a move to pet him, nine times out of ten he moves just out of your reach.


little tiger
Originally uploaded by granola girl :).

So yesterday, OP is sitting on the arm of the couch and as J begins to pet him he lifts his head and turns away - he doesn't get up mind you, but he does turn his head away. But J knows the secret, it's not the head you need to watch, but rather the paws. When he is happily enjoying the attention OP contracts his paws. To prove his point, J ignored him a bit then gave him pets in all the places he likes and each time though the rest of his body remained unresponsive, he clenched those little paws.

Ahh...So cute - the cat thinks he's smarter than us.

And because I love both our cats with all my heart, here's a picture of the super cuddly and lovely Mr.Poo.


Caribbean sweet
Originally uploaded by granola girl :).

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