The old man cat, aka, cat bro Bert is back to going outside. He only goes out on dry days and prefers those days that are sunny and warm. As always, he thinks he is a dog and he enjoys hanging out with any of us that are outside with him.
This year, he has already spent a couple nights outside. Some nights he races out when we go out for our pre-bedtime potty break.If he does, that means he is out for the night. At least if necessary, he has shelter under the grill, table, or the pine trees. One morning he did come in sopping wet as it was pouring out.
Despite the love of being outside, Bert is very different this year. Mom says he aged about five years since last fall. Even when he goes out, he rarely stays out for more than a few hours. He does tour the yard and thinks it is his giant litter box. Mom is not happy about this, but it is what it is. We all line up to come inside, and that includes Bert.
Now that Mom has the deck furniture out, Bert enjoys napping under it. If it gets to warm, he only has to move a little bit to find some shade to cool off.
He also loves to roll around when he changes positions. We think the old man cat can get his back scratched on the wood doing that.
Down in the yard he is a real pest, always trying to get in on whatever we pups are doing. I don’t mind Bert too much, but Madison says she is “over that cat.” If he really bugs me, I can chase him and get him to leave me alone that way.
We love this shot Mom took of Bert up on the deck between the bottom of the railing and the deck floor. No one knows if this cat will last forever or not, but we will put up with him as long as he is around.
We are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard for their Nature Friday blog hop.
Good to see Bert has been getting out and about and is (mostly) tolerated by you pups!
We all fight a lot with him, but he never gives up.
well said… and we wish bert a good time… we have this litter problem with the neighbors cat, it is a challenge sometimes to be still polite…
The cat litter thing is not good and does not make our mom happy.
You are such a handsome and fun guy, Bert!
Maybe we could rent him out to others and make some spare treat money for ourselves.
It’s great that you are putting up with him!
We have to live together. There is a lot of fighting, but sometimes we get along.
I think Berk thinks he’s a dog. He may have to save you from a wild animal at one point.
He doesn’t understand that we are not like him and he always wants whatever it is we have or are doing.
Bert is sort of color coordinated to all of you! Hopefully he is wise enough to stay in your own backyard.
He has never left even though he could easily.
Love Good old Bert! Especially the final head shot! Fun to see him with you all out in the yard.
He loves being outside, but only when it is warm.
We do feel bad for sweet Bert, he just wants to be loved.
He gets plenty of attention from everyone, but what he loves most is being outside on warm days. This week will be warm, so he will love that!
Bert is a handsome boy.
Everyone has always said that about him.
Silly Bert, he sure loves hanging out with you all. Maybe he is part GBGV, BOL
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
We don’t know why he wants to be with us all the time. When Sophie was alive, he never wanted anything to do with her. He should want to hang out with cats.
Here’s hoping the summer is kind to Bert.
He is going out more now that it is getting warmer. Outside is where he has always wanted to be.
Cats may be different, but they can still be good brothers and it’s obvious Bert loves you.
Would you like for me to link you up to Feline Friday?
He likes me for some reason and he also likes Bailie.
We love Bert and it’s great to see him enjoying the outdoors!
This week is warm and he is outside more and more.