Jordan, I know, we lost ours a few years ago- I still search for stuff that I forgot we never replaced... LOL
Enid, sometimes the parts you see are not the whole story- and I know that my kids have been in that situation. quite a few times I have allowed the animal to deal with the issue. It teaches the kid quicker than me saying no.
But I am a firm believer that a lesson is learned best by doing then hearing.... ;-)
and truth be told, I had a cat once that LOVED Bow, she would FIND him, jump him so he would chase her and then stop in the middle of the room and he would dive bomb her- I mean flat- then he would let her go and she would do it all over again. and no matter what he did to her, she NEVER offered to scratch or bite him. and this hussy would bite you if you walked by her and laughed. At first we were scared- for the cat and for Bow- then we realized, the hussy was teaching HIM to play how she wanted him to.
granted, that kid and cat were not playing- they had a disagreement and the cat won. I bet the kid doesnt hit the cat anymore
