Dana Brown

Wild Kingdom- The Final Episode

The Cowboys complete the series!  Smooch and Spoon were born behind the studio in a vacant lot.  I trapped them along with their Mom and two sisters.  I worked late one night and as Mark and I were leaving, the car lights caught the eyes of a black and white kitten, which was Smooch.  We sat and watched and saw another one….then another one…then another one.  It took me a week to trap them and OH, they were a feral bunch!  They had to be crated, then kept in the bathroom.  I took turns taking a kitten with me EVERYWHERE for 24 hours — they cooked dinner with me, slept beside me, painted with me….I was determined to tame them and I lugged crated kittens around with me for several weeks.

The girls were adopted by a WONDERFUL person who continued the work I started.  Their Mom now lives at my home and is a member of our family.  Smooch (looking at the camera with a collar on) is quite tame now and will let me approach and pet him.  Actually, that has happened in the last month.  Right now he’s working up the courage to jump in my lap.  He’s watching George and Noah and approaches the chair.  I think he’ll do it within a month.

Spoon is another story.  He was the oldest of the litter and the most terrified of people.  He loves me now and watches me intently.  He lounges on the floor within a couple of feet of me —- but I can’t touch him.  We had made some progress a few months ago but he’s regressed.  He and I are still working on it — I’m not giving up.  The amazing thing about Spoon is that he is Carmela’s best friend.  Carm likes him and they sleep together a lot.  He’s loves his brother dearly and watches out for him.  

Spoon and Smooch.  The Cowboys :)