Well, Cadet pouts through bathtime, but Jasper is okay with it, and Keisha LOVES LOVES LOVES to take showers, and none of them are terribly averse to ear cleaning or teeth cleaning, so I get off pretty easy overall.


It is so sad, clipping Keisha's nails is a two person job. One has to to hold her so she can smoosh her face into their chest and be comforted, occasionally popping up for treats, and when she pulls away we both have to pet and soothe her until she is ready to try again. Then she'll slink away and stare at you, cringing for a minute when you first walk up to her for the rest of the evening.

Cadet just sits there and gives you one of those gut-wrenching "Why are you such a mean mommy? Don't you love me anymore?" looks before moping under the couch for a few hours.


With Jasper, I have to do about half a foot before he gets bored and antsy and starts resenting it and struggling, so we let him down to play for about five minutes, and then do another half of a foot, five minutes, half a foot, etc. He also gets uppity if you hold him or pay too much attention to him when he hasn't initiated it, so when you call him up and try to hold him at all, he just thinks you are being presumptious, lol. I tried to play with him later that night, and he just looks at me like "Are you nuts? You tried to make me hold still!?"