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Wall watching

Hello, it's me - Four-legged-friend - again. I'm worried. And just a little bit puzzled.

What is it with walls and humans?

Mum usually says something along the lines of, "I'm not going to watch it now; I've got too much to do." And then she does! She stands, or sits, or lies down watching it. A wall!?

Sometimes, it makes her laugh. Quite often, she sits on the edge of a seat watching it. I've seen her cry in front of it. She even uses that dangerous, hot, spitting thing to flatten clothes, on a board, while staring at it - the clothes don't get flattened very well!

I can't see the attraction myself. It's just a small grey wall. Yes, it does make noises and the only other wall I have found that does that, is the one at the back of the cloakroom, which gurgles a bit when the drains swallow something. But mum doesn't find that wall fascinating.

I like to let her know that her behaviour is hurtful - how can she find a wall more interesting than me? - and I grizzle and yelp now, whenever she goes wall watching - this works, because anyone else watching the wall with her says, "Take him out!" or "Is he hungry?" or best of all, "Does he need a walk?"

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