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You are here: Home / Diary / Possibly the Worst Photo Shoot Ever

Possibly the Worst Photo Shoot Ever

September 22, 2017 By: Summer Samba40 Comments

Note: Link to Halloween Scratch House is a Target Affiliate Link

somali cat's back end and haunted house cat scratcher

My human brought home a new scratcher house, and you’d think we’d be all excited about it. It’s one of those Target holiday designs — this one is the Halloween Scratch House Cat Scratcher — and it was the last one in the store. And my human was doubly thrilled because she could use a link from the Target affiliate program! (They sell out really fast, but you can order it online.) But do you think we cats were excited? No! I was considering sitting (or lying) this one out.

tortoiseshell cat rubbing on cat scratcher box

When Binga saw me not facing the camera, she decided maybe it was her opportunity for stardom.

tortoiseshell cat and somali cat ready to supervise assembly

Of course I couldn’t let her get away with that. So I decided I wanted to supervise after all.

possibly the worst photo shoot ever

Then Binga and I had an argument over who got to try it out once it was completed. Which meant my human had to assemble it without our help.

tortoiseshell cat examines haunted house scratcher

Fortunately, my human finished it and only screwed it up a little. (The scratcher inside is facing the wrong way.) Binga wanted to do the inspection.

somali cat examining inside of haunted house cat scratcher

But I was the first one to get to look inside!

somali cat sitting in haunted house scratcher

I thought it was pretty cool. I could have stayed there all day.

tortoiseshell cat invading somali cat in haunted house scratcher

Except for one thing.

somali cat chased out of haunted house scratcher by tortoiseshell cat

That scratcher house was definitely not big enough for the two of us.

somali cat waiting for tortoiseshell cat to leave scratcher house

I did get the haunted house back. Eventually. But I do have to say, this was the worst photo shoot ever! My human said it was totally chaotic and we were not well behaved.

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Comments

  1. Ellen Pilch says

    September 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    I almost bought the last one at my Target today, but I knew I was too lazy to assemble it. I am sure you will have lots of fun with yours.

    Reply
  2. Pipo/Angel-Minko/MrJackFreckles says

    September 26, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    Chaotic, fur sure, but a hoot fur all of your readers, MOL!!!

    Reply
  3. Marvelous says

    September 24, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Dear Ms Summer and Ms Binga,
    I, Marvelous am most pleased that other siblings do NOT get along! I and Jo jo get along, we even sleep on the same bed at the same time (But NO touching), and I DO get aling with Kozmo, but mostly we yell and scream and tussle. Mommy says we sound like we are killing each other.
    You and Binga don’t appear to do that.
    And the Haunted house looks cool! I’ve asked Mommy if she can get me one the next time she goes to the US>
    Purrs
    Marv

    Reply
  4. Kitties Blue says

    September 24, 2017 at 8:07 am

    Summer, that first photo of your fluffy butt is hysterical and cute. You should have learned by now that Binga must also inspect anything new that comes into the house. That is one of the cuter holiday scratchers. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy

    Reply
  5. the pdx pride says

    September 23, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    MOL! Hey, at least you have some great pics for your outtake calendar for either 2018 or 2019!

    Reply
  6. Cathy Keisha says

    September 23, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    C’mon, you guys were having fun. Sometimes that’s better than posing.

    Reply
  7. The Swiss Cats says

    September 23, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    You made us giggle ! We think that was the purrfect photo shoot for a haunted house ! Purrs

    Reply
  8. Memories of Eric and Flynn says

    September 23, 2017 at 8:42 am

    It must have been the ghosts causing all the problems with the photoshoot!

    Reply
  9. The Dash Kitten Crew says

    September 22, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    * helpless laughter *

    Oh my cat you two. We would LOVE one of those but they do NOT do them here in NZ isn’t that a rotten trick?

    Reply
  10. Mark's Mews says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    Well, Halloween stuff can cause that.

    Reply
  11. Angel, Kirby and Max says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:21 pm

    THat is a cool house! We have one but it is am older one and not as cute as yours!

    Reply
  12. Fraidy Cats! says

    September 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    mol! your photo shoot would be status quo around here, Summer 🙂 we like that house design. very cool!

    pip, smidgen, minnie, hollie, sharpie, ditto, TL

    Reply
  13. THe Island Cats says

    September 22, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    Hey, not every photo shoot can be purrfect. Sometimes cats just wanna have fun. That’s a cool house!

    Reply
  14. Laila and Minchie says

    September 22, 2017 at 6:20 pm

    We would say blame it on that very scary (but very cool!) Halloween scratcher!

    Reply
  15. Mickey's Musings says

    September 22, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    Some days are just like that :/
    Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ

    Reply
  16. William's Kith & Kin says

    September 22, 2017 at 5:09 pm

    All cats are always behaved–doesn’t your human know that? We think any chaos might have been her fault!

    Reply
  17. Eastside Cats says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:20 pm

    Summer, you and Binga are CATS…why would your human use ‘behaved’ or ‘not well-behaved’?
    LOL!

    Reply
  18. emma and buster says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Pretty sure your mom got one for each of you ladies.

    Reply
  19. mommakatandherbearcat says

    September 22, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    I love the pictures! Your human sure captured your personalities perfectly.

    Reply
  20. Melissa, Mudpie & Angel Truffles says

    September 22, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    That’s such a cute house. I decided I needed to either stop buying every one…or start adopting more kitties!

    Reply
  21. Colehaus Cats says

    September 22, 2017 at 11:03 am

    We just love those seasonal scratchy houses. We couldn’t tell the scratchy thing was facing the wrong way and it didn’t look off in the photos. PLUS, you two look like its alright to you… after having your tussle, that is.

    Reply
  22. Lola says

    September 22, 2017 at 9:25 am

    MOL! We’ve had a few of those shoots, too. They’re fun for us, but not so much for our mom. Especially when she says she’s on a time crunch.

    Reply
  23. Madi and Mom says

    September 22, 2017 at 9:09 am

    MOLMOL this cracked us up, “I changed my mind can she leave now”
    Hugs madi your bfff

    Reply
  24. Toffee says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:55 am

    Oooooo! I like dat howse!
    Toffee

    Reply
  25. caren gittleman says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:54 am

    it isn’t a bad photo shoot at all and the house is cute!! I just stopped getting those cardboard things because they always fall apart but that IS cute!

    Reply
    • Summer Samba says

      September 22, 2017 at 10:05 am

      This one is actually more well built than the others – it may last a while!

      Reply
  26. Roby Sweet says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:40 am

    I wouldn’t be able to behave if I was getting a Halloween house either! 🙂

    Reply
  27. BeadedTail says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:34 am

    OMC! That made us MOL! Loved this photoshoot!

    Reply
  28. Random Felines says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:33 am

    holy moly – that’s a fancy one!! mom may have to run to Target. BTW – Summer we believe your house may be haunted by some tortie MOL

    Reply
  29. Teddy says

    September 22, 2017 at 8:09 am

    I think the fact it was a haunted house made both you and Binga a little “on edge” – it’s tough to have a photo shoot when you have GHOSTS all around you!!

    Hugs, Teddy

    Reply
  30. CRAIG S. C. OKAJIMA says

    September 22, 2017 at 7:52 am

    Pretty Summer, I counted THREE pictures in this shoot, where we were reminded as to how fluffy and pretty ruddy-colored your tail and fur are!

    I don’t know why, but when kitties peek out from inside of a door, as you are doing, that looks super cute!!

    Reply
  31. Brian Frum says

    September 22, 2017 at 7:34 am

    Actually it looks like you two were having fun!

    Reply
  32. Purrjamm Cats says

    September 22, 2017 at 6:00 am

    Awesome looking haunted house. Love the new design. I think you two were just having too much fun in this photo shoot to cooperate. Love the funny pics! Purrs

    Reply
  33. Ratty says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:28 am

    Two cats, one photoshoot. Maybe this was as good as it gets.

    Reply
  34. Toby and Leia says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:22 am

    That’s a pretty neat house. But… since when are we felines supposed to be well behaved? That’s news to us!

    Reply
  35. Katie Isabella says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:18 am

    Behaving is vastly overrated!!!

    Reply
  36. Sallyhicks says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:01 am

    What a fun house. You have a mighty tail summer. Do you ever get called Basil brush or am I the only one old enough to remember him.?

    Reply
  37. The kitties of purring pines says

    September 22, 2017 at 3:56 am

    Sometimes things are chaotic….. especially when Binga is there.

    Reply
  38. TyBee says

    September 22, 2017 at 2:51 am

    Sometimes it is hard to behave

    Reply

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  1. Halloween Haunted House Scratcher Giveaway | SparkleCat says:
    October 6, 2017 at 12:10 am

    […] remember when I posted about the haunted house assembly, lots of you really liked it! In fact, some of you wished you could get […]

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