Bead Retrieve and Catch

by Ellen
(New Brunswick, Canada)

Dax, my seal point Siamese had a favourite game when she was younger.

She loved stringed beads, and would retrieve tossed ones for as long as I had the energy to play. When I had had enough, she would play toss and catch by herself, tossing the the beads in the air and then catching them.

I don't know for sure, but it makes sense that she amused herself this way when home alone, since the beads were never where they were left in the morning when I came home after work.

Sadly, Dax passed away (at the age of 17) last month. I miss her so very much, but the image of her bead-antics will always remain with me; and it will always bring a smile to me... sometimes, through the tears.