Hey all! I'm new here, kinda posted a long book over in the gallery with a link to Leo's site, didn't realize this area was here to discuss him!
lol But anyway, I have so many stories of our crazy boy that I'd need a whole site just for him.
Like many others keep saying, Leo just has so much energy and personality, it's almost overwhelming. He is an F3 brown marble, his sire and dam being quite the show-stoppers (we lucked out that he picked up the beautiful tri-color that his father has, but he is a cooler shade).
The first couple of months with him were almost frustrating, since he really has a very dominant personality. Things were so bad with his biting and scratching, that at one point I thought I would break down. I have scars from his claws starting from fingertips all the way down to my elbows, and puncture marks where he'd bite into the palms of my hands. He never growled, hissed, or showed "anger", so I took it this was either all in play, or he was trying to show his independece. Not sure if anyone else has ever had this problem with males? We bought him stuffed animals to chew on, and he can get so rough with them! lol He tore the belly open on one, so I had to sew it back up. God forbid you touch his animals, he jumps up and protests loudly until you drop it. Then he'll pounce, and wrap his entire body around the toy, biting and clawing to his heart's content. He has a "special" way of asking for attention, too. He'll just walk right up to you and watch you. If you don't acknowledge him, he will jump up and try to hang from your neck, or wrap his paws around your head. He did that to me a couple times, and actually sliced my lower lip pretty good.
He's definitely a chatter-box, and mumbles to himself alot. Right now he's shoving his way onto my lap while I'm typing, for his usual ear-scratching. Ok, I'm entertaining his need for attention... now he's jumped down and is intent on biting my feet and legs. LOL and he's purring all the while! I am still trying to figure out why it is he is so rough. Just now he bit my ankle really hard, and he thinks it's a game!
I came here hoping to see if I can understand Leo more, because I'm not sure if it's just his personality to be this way, or if he is trying to tell me something that I am missing? I play with him as much as possible (I work full time and go to school full time, but online, so I'm on the computer alot). And my husband plays with him quite a bit too, but somehow he just doesn't seem satisfied. Is he bored? Is that why he acts up like that? He'll be fine for 10 or 15 mins in my lap, and then all of a sudden he'll try to latch onto my hand, arm, or knee. Help! lol