tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post1223246451165920462..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: The Cat is Out of the BagAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-60941084249960714242015-05-12T15:34:35.101-07:002015-05-12T15:34:35.101-07:00No,I think the neighbors would definitely not appr...No,I think the neighbors would definitely not appreciate that! This is a different era, and people are really afraid of chimpanzees. A couple of generations ago, though, according to an anecdote I heard from the breeders, a couple could wake up in the middle of the night to find a chimp had broken into their house and had opened a can of cherry pie filling (using their can opener) and was sitting there in the kitchen at their table eating it out of the can with a spoon, and they would not be phased at all. They would just phone their neighbor and say "Hey, come get your chimp." But that's not something that could happen today. So Bow is safest under our current arrangement, restrictive though it may be.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-68543279427494426942015-05-12T14:10:24.717-07:002015-05-12T14:10:24.717-07:00Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures from Bow...Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures from Bow and Sword's childhood, Aya! I've been curious about the events that led to Bow's confinement. Of course, his safety is primary, and I couldn't imagine the neighbors' reactions to finding a chimpanzee at their front door.Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.com