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This is a true story. You might not believe it, but it’s absolutely, honestly true.<\/p>\n

It’s about Pierre, who goes by the nickname P around here, and his newest toy, which we nicknamed “mini P.”<\/p>\n

Mini P is large stuffed mouse I acquired at Dollar Tree. He’s gray like Pierre, and has a white belly like Pierre, which earned him the nickname Mini P, like “mini me” in the Austin Powers movies.\u00a0 Mini P makes a nice rattling sound when he’s batted around the house, which really excites Pierre.\u00a0 We hear him jingle-jangling his way all around the house with that thing.<\/p>\n

Now, Pierre has managed to lose several mini P’s over the past few weeks.\u00a0 One is still at large in the house, but he has another he enjoys.\u00a0 Still, when he shoves it behind the TV cabinet or under the sofa and can’t get it out, he gets frustrated.<\/p>\n

Early this morning, he took matters into his own paws.<\/p>\n

I was sitting in the plant room enjoying my morning coffee when the sound of Mini P’s rattle jingled throughout the house.\u00a0 Then I heard a thump and a muffled crash.\u00a0 I considered checking Pierre’s whereabouts, since I had a feeling the crash came from his antics, but the next sound was a short jingle, as if he had his Mini P toy again.\u00a0 I thought nothing of it and continued reading.\u00a0 About half an hour later, I walked up stairs and went into the bedroom, where I found the source of the noise.<\/p>\n

You see, we had a new mini P, still attached to his store cardboard backing, on a high bookshelf.\u00a0 Pierre had lost his toy, and decided to take matters into his own paws. He’s climbed up onto a bookshelf about 3 feet high, jumped to another piece of furniture, then made the leap up another several feet to reach the desired toy.\u00a0 He grasped the cardboard back and walked it across the living room, up a long flight of stairs, and left it at the foot of the bed…hoping, I guess, that one of us would play with him.<\/p>\n

I had to show it to John.\u00a0 We got such a kick out of it that I didn’t even mind the books Pierre had knocked over in his attempts to grab the toy off the shelf.<\/p>\n

So now not only can this cat open doors by hitting the door latch with his weight, he can climb up bookshelves to get his toys.\u00a0 Lucky for us all his Friskies bag is safely\u00a0 in a closet, but woe until me when he realizes he can pop open that door, too!<\/p>\n

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This is a true story. You might not believe it, but it’s absolutely, honestly true. It’s about Pierre, who goes by the nickname P around here, and his newest toy, which we nicknamed “mini P.” Mini P is large stuffed mouse I acquired at Dollar Tree. He’s gray like Pierre, and has a white belly…<\/p>\n

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