Until lately, Taki has always just jumped without regard for who or what might be in her way. Except for the unfortunate high jump from a shelf near the ceiling of the garage, which resulted in her moving stuff on the shelf, losing her balance and tumbling to the floor, most of her jumps are about 3 feet in height. She does not jump on the kitchen counter, the washer, the freestanding kitchen cabinet, the dresser or its extension, the chest of drawers, or the roll top desk. She does get on the TV tray and makes her way to the computer desk, and gets on the dining table chairs, and makes her way to the table top. She will jump down from the table, but not up onto the table. She does jump onto the bed. She jumps onto the sofa, and then the sofa back.
I am not sure what happened, but the last couple of weeks, she has been more cautious about jumping onto the bed or sofa: she used to just jump. But I think Sake must have said something to her, because Taki would often land very close to a reclining Sake, who was not happy to have her space invaded. This has been going on for a while, but most recently, before Taki jumps, you can see she reconnoiters and decides where she wants to jump. This is especially obvious when she wants to get on the bed and Sake is on it. I have given her suggestions a couple of times, which she has taken, to avoid Sake.
I actually think this is not only a result of a rebuke from Sake, but a maturing process in Taki. She is reaching 2 years old.
I think we all sometimes jump without regard for the consequences. Hopefully as we mature, we consider the consequences.
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