Motivator

Who ever really knows what critters may alert to, why they act as they do? Mysteries go forever unsolved, as with our household drama, and the two main protagonists, Biscuit and Curly. The latter critter was the queen of the house long before upstart puppy Biscuit showed up, far too cute and thoroughly annoying. Aloof at first, Curly wanted nothing to do with the brash interloper. Bisquit didn't mind Curly's rudeness, he still wanted to make friends. But the cat wasn't about inter-specie socializing- the chemistry was all wrong. They kept their own space and distance, there was minimal trouble. One day, exactly at noon, a thunderous earthquake briefly but harshly jolted our Southern California region. Complacent as we've become to such events, this one was a real arm punch. No danage for us, thankfully, and we eventually found BOTH our kids huddled side by side under the same upstairs bed. Fear can be an interesting motivator. There's no explaining it, but since that shaky Monday, we've witnessed a 180° change in house critter attitude.