The Tri-Lite

Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Brooke Edwards

A few months ago you read about my cat, Max, who carried a favorite towel around from room to room and slept on it. Eventually his towel became dirty, and I had to wash it. As I gathered my clothes, I noticed Max wasn't on his towel so I seized the moment, snatched it up, and put it on top of the clothes. Meanwhile, Max was lying only a few feet away and had seen me steal his beloved towel. He looked very upset as I took the laundry down & when I got to the basement door, I noticed that Max was actually following me.

Max is always trying to get down the basement, a place we don't allow him. After I shut the door, I proceeded with my laundry. After about five minutes, as I was loading the washer, I heard my grandmother scream from the living room couch "the cat opened the door." Right away, I dropped the clothes, thinking I had to see this for myself. Sure enough at the top of the steps, Max was there with the door half open. What my grandmother saw was that Max had propped himself on his hind legs and grabbed on to the doorknob, eventually causing it to move and the door to open a crack.

He then proceeded to pull the door open even more with his paw, allowing him access to the basement. After he worked so hard, of course he was happy to get his towel back later. I spread the now clean towel out on the floor and he took a nap on it. Thankfully Max has never tried the front door. It's too bad I couldn't get this on video.

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