Superiority Contest

Daily writing prompt

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

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I made the mistake of mentioning this prompt to Max ( dog) and Sabrina and Marcus (cats). The look I got implied that, as the knight in the Indiana Jones Movie mentioned, I should “Choose, but choose wisely.” I was just jesting, guys! But they were not getting the joke. This was serious stuff. It was right after dinner, and Max had done his usual job of cleaning up the leftover cat food after Marcus and Sabrina walked away.

These guys normally get along like siblings. Hanging out together, playing, and with none of the gruff stuff between species that you hear about. So I was surprised. To hear the comment from Marcus about how dogs made efficient servants – cleaning up after cats. Nor did I expect the rather “caty” comment from Sabrina that her fur was silken as opposed to Max’s rough cattle dog coat.

Max then chimed in about how dogs were traditionally “man’s best friend” and a snide comment about “how recently has a cat warned you about a prowler?”

All this was going on after dinner while I was thinking about this morning’s prompt. I thought no more about it until this morning, when Sabrina hopped on top of me in bed, purring, and then Max started licking me. Lacking were the standard howls to get up and feed them breakfast.

Later, after I got up, Max so ferociously went after the squirrels in the yard that they departed the county and sought assistance from Travelers Aid. Not to be one-upped on this, there was a mouse hunt of epic proportions by the cats in the dining room. With much puffing of chests and preening, I was asked: “Whose best at pest control?”

I know Prompt Control Center at WordPress has staffing issues, and repeats prompts ad infinitum, but come on, folks, my dog and cats are already planning their campaigns for when this prompt goes around again next year. There has to be a better way!