Well Those Two just returned from a vacation and I have to say, they brought some delightful scents back with them. They rented a seaside cottage in Sequim, Washington, which happens to be the “lavender capital of North America.” Throw in a couple of hikes and a woodstove fire and their belongings were smelling quite delicious by the end of the week.
As I “hit” on different odors, I got to wondering why we hear so much about drug- and bomb-sniffing dogs, but never cats, even though we, too, have great senses of smell. A little Internet research gave me no concrete answer, although the consensus seemed to be that cats are “uncooperative,” “untrainable” and “lazy.”
Well I’m insulted! OK, I can be a bit lazy, but uncooperative and untrainable? You throw in the right incentives and I’ll cooperate and train with the best of them!
It doesn’t really matter, because I don’t want to work for The Man anyway. And now if you’ll excuse me, I think I smell a nap coming on.
Oxbow's World 
It’s good to be back home with you son! I’m glad that we gave you lots to do when we returned. Xo
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Dear Mr. Oxbow, thank you for presenting that interesting idea about bomb sniffing cats. You are every bit as able as any dog to recognize dangerous scents. Maybe the feline of the 4 footed species doesn’t appeal to the mostly masculine trainers…
As for inspecting the suitcases…I bet you’ve gotten a pretty good idea of where your Mamas visited. It is great that your Mamas can go to lots of places and you are cared for when they are travel. I bet they miss you and your amazing perspective of humans and other stuff when they are away from you.
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