Troop Cohesiveness in Jeopardy

In time of war, it’s important to have unity amongst the troops. Currently my two new WMDs are not able to work together. Stinky refuses to allow BooBoo Kitty access to the lower home front during the day watch. BooBoo is much more advanced at searching and destroying the enemy, but at this time we are only able to use her skills during the night watch.

New WMDs Need Tweaking

I’ve noticed that my new WMDs are attracting the enemy by leaving a portion of their food rations out each night. I don’t agree with this tactic and have been forced to remove their rations to discourage this behavior. It would appear that my new automatic WMDs are going to need more human interaction than previously planned.

Mouse Wars 2009

The enemy’s first attack didn’t come as a surprise to me this year. After carefully studying my opponent last year, it was pretty obvious they’d plan their invasion once the temperatures dropped below 40 degrees.

Well, my battlefield is different this year, but my opponent is still the same. This year I’ve added two new Weapons of Mouse Destruction (WMDs) to my arsenal:

Prince a.k.a. Stinky

Strengths:
• can make a lot of noise to scare off the opponent
• loves to chase things – can be relentless

Weaknesses:
• has a tendency to go after the wrong opponent
• has difficulty focusing at times, gets confused easily

Trouble a.k.a. BooBoo Kitty

Strengths:
• eats the majority of what she kills
• has sharp jaws that can penetrate skulls for chewing and devouring the enemy

Weaknesses:
• unable to take orders
• has a mind of her own

I Created a Belly Monster

In my temporary living quarters, I share a house with a funny little canine named Prince. He’s different than most dogs I know in that he doesn’t crave attention like normal dogs. At first I thought he might really be a cat trapped inside a dog’s body because most of the time he acts more like a cat than a dog.

However, I discovered his aloofness is really due to fear of intimacy and I’ve made it my personal goal to help Prince overcome his problem. I’m constantly invading his personal space and forcing him to sit near me while I pet him. Now I’m proud to say that Prince has become a much friendlier and social dog and actually enjoys being around people.

Unfortunately somewhere along the way, I’ve managed to create a Pavlovian Belly Monster. Every time I look at Prince and walk in his direction, he flops down on his side, rolls over on his back, and stares at me hoping for a belly rub. It’s quite hilarious actually, but I really don’t understand why his little brain hasn’t figured out that he doesn’t have to flop over like a dead fish to get attention. Fortunately he doesn’t do this with anyone but me. I wonder what the Dog Whisperer would have to say about my predicament?