The "play bow," a posture that Bart now understands as a clear invitation.
Normally, Bart will bring home a half-dead mouse that he and Buck can play with, but today a foam peanut suffices.
"You are such a sucker..."
Ha! See? It's moving.
We must now wait for the prey to wiggle after our first attack...
Let me help it along by giving it a little nibble.
Fooled you! But this play rushing is something that Bart just doesn't get...
So Buck is left alone to guard his peanut, which seems decidedly less interesting now that Bart has split the scene
Bart glories in his superior climbing skills, and Buck wonders why he left the game.
"I am cat. Superior to you. Plus, you keep bugging me to play."
"Back off, young man."
"oooh! I made him run!"
And now we have a play move from Bart that Buck just doesn't understand. They still have yet to hone their communication skills. Don't we all?
Detente.
Bart initiates play by turning upside down and Bucky starts to imitate
Buck eases in for a nice nibble of Bartie's paw
And now we grab the neck....
You can see here how very painful this is to Bartie...
Oh yes..a little to the right please... ah, that's the spot
OH, ok, I'll play with you, ya little red-head
Buck bites the pillow, demonstrating his fierceness to the obviously wary Bart.
Wait! Who's that dog in the mirror?
The roll of fierceness, part 1
The roll of fierceness, now complete.
This is probably his most frightening stance. It's the ear-flop that does it, I think.
Bartie shows off his lean, white belly.
And now it's time for a nap...
