I just got back from teh river I put cotton’s leash on him and carried him down there he seemed to love me holding him it is just the picking up part. he ran and played on the dock I kept him well away from the edge. then his leg got caugth in the leash and he got scared. I caught him up and help him put him in my lap to see if he wanted to play agian he just lay there snapping his teeth as I petted him. just as content as could be. awe  now we are home and he is trying to get near me I have the playpen thingy between the computer and his living room. so he can’t chew wires or lie next to me. hubby has taken to calling cotton HIs Majesty. heheee and we just screws in the screens too so I feel safe opening the windows now. he cna’t knock them out. the maintenance never came been 2 – 3 weeks so we did them. probably did them better too. I feel much better about that now. relief. my little 3 lb ball of cute little fur can’t fall out the window now.