My 19 year old Bengal, Spanky, saved some of his chicken for later eating and used his long tail to protect his chicken from my one year old roaming Bailey. However, the tail did not deter Bailey. After cleaning the dish to "rinse water ready", Bailey used the Wall Street Journal as his camouflage and reached from under his cover to tap Spanky's tail. Spanky moved his tail only a half inch. That required Bailey to move on his side under the paper to tap Spanky's tail again. As Kayley and I watched, the boys played their find the tail game another 8 rounds before the tail was pulled into the cat sofa.
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