An Uneasy Truce

John and Petey have worked out a bit of a truce when it comes to the recliner.

John can have it as long as he wants as long as it isn't when Petey wants it. This gives John a good 30 seconds in the recliner. Once John's time is up he is signaled by Petey with much sighing, pacing and forlorn looks.

Petey gets the recliner, all night, when John isn't home and pretty much any other time he wants it.

There is no cohabitating in the recliner -at all - none, nada, not happening.

For now this is working for them.

John is hoping it is a phase and Petey will soon move on to another piece of furniture that he claims for his own. John could be right, Petey has a tendency to claim something and battle for it tooth and nail until he wins. And Petey always wins.

Once Petey has claimed victory, he seems to move on to something else. I recall a battle over a snuggi...