So these aren't the best pictures ever, but you can see the growing relationship between Joaquin and Chita. (Joaquin is wearing his work shirt having just come in from the garage.) Chita has always had an ambivalent attitude towards Joaquin. She's very protective of him and gentle with him, but she doesn't trust him. Watching her trying to teach him how to play fetch and tug-of-war is wildly entertaining. Joaquin of course has always loved Chita, but now he sees her as a source of fun as well. Yesterday we were all hanging in Joaquin's room (he likes to shut both Chita and I in there so we can't leave) and they developed a whole new chasing game. I was sitting with my
knees up and Chita, attempting to escape from Joaquin, dove through them. Up to this point, I think only Joaquin was having fun but it changed as Joaquin dove to the floor and scrambled through them after her. Chita began to wave her tail and then ran around me and did it again. Joaquin followed. This went on for quite a while, with the added gambit of Chita licking his face passionately and play-biting his hands to keep him from getting through the 'tunnel'. Constant giggles and tail-waving accompanied all of this. It was cute but boring for mommy since only my physical presence (i.e. the creation of the 'tunnel') was required and I had nothing else to do. This morning we spent half an hour or so snuggling under my blankets with Chita. Surprisingly, Chita let him do this without even trying to run away. It must be love.
So these aren't the best pictures ever, but you can see the growing relationship between Joaquin and Chita. (Joaquin is wearing his work shirt having just come in from the garage.) Chita has always had an ambivalent attitude towards Joaquin. She's very protective of him and gentle with him, but she doesn't trust him. Watching her trying to teach him how to play fetch and tug-of-war is wildly entertaining. Joaquin of course has always loved Chita, but now he sees her as a source of fun as well. Yesterday we were all hanging in Joaquin's room (he likes to shut both Chita and I in there so we can't leave) and they developed a whole new chasing game. I was sitting with my 
knees up and Chita, attempting to escape from Joaquin, dove through them. Up to this point, I think only Joaquin was having fun but it changed as Joaquin dove to the floor and scrambled through them after her. Chita began to wave her tail and then ran around me and did it again. Joaquin followed. This went on for quite a while, with the added gambit of Chita licking his face passionately and play-biting his hands to keep him from getting through the 'tunnel'. Constant giggles and tail-waving accompanied all of this. It was cute but boring for mommy since only my physical presence (i.e. the creation of the 'tunnel') was required and I had nothing else to do. This morning we spent half an hour or so snuggling under my blankets with Chita. Surprisingly, Chita let him do this without even trying to run away. It must be love.
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