kita

Have you had any kita lately? Kita is a Polish word for tail. Dogs give good kita, but when a cat is wagging her tail you better be careful. Last week while we were away, we worried that our dogs wouldn't be too sad with us away and that they'd be enjoying their walks. Since our daughter Malina and her fiance Eric were leaving a day after us, they were in charge of the dogs, before Christine (Malina's friend took over the doggy detail). When we leave for out of town, we generally have friends and family take care of our pets. Only one time since we've been married (May 1981) we left a pet at a kennel. (Rush...our Springer/Lab)  It was a sad thing. When we returned and got to the kennel we thought old Rush would be happy to see us...but instead, she got out of the cage and just looked at us...we got no kita...she was pissed, I assume because we abandoned her. It wasn't until much later that we began to get some genuine kita form our beloved Rush. We vowed shortly thereafter never to leave any of our pets in a kennel. However, in this year of 2009 I believe that most kennels realize the pet separation anxiety thing and they go out of their way to reassure us that Spotty's environment will be as comfy and homey as possible. In fact, one place wants you to bring a few articles of your unclean personal clothing along with your pet so that they can tuck it away in the cage with your beloved Spotty while you're out of town having a good time without him. (her) And hopefully you'll get some good kita upon your return. It was actually nice to get this snapshot from Eric while we were away. We felt joy that our Bindu was getting her evening walk, and she was flashing her kita and that we were about to get a young man officially next June via the institution of marriage that understood our need to witness kita 360 miles away. Kita abounds....may you experience some tonight. Even if it has to be in the form of a purr or an eye glow you get when you do something nice for someone.