創始會員賓士公主Sadie－Catsle 貓守城堡

With this blog entry, I want to record Saide's stay at Catsle and, more importantly, thank the MK family for trusting us to take care of her.

小兔希望透過這篇文章不只記錄Sadie的城堡生活，也要藉這個機會謝謝Sadie的爸爸媽媽信任我們照顧她

Sadie's dad is a great friend of mine, and one of the first few people who knew my plan to open a cat hotel.
The first question he asked was "when is it open? We are taking a vacation in June."
Unfortunately, the renovation project could not be completed before their departure.
I suggested to check Sadie in a different hotel for the first week and relocate her into Catsle when the renovation is done.
"We don't trust other people to take care of Sadie," said Ms. MK.

Sadie的爸爸是小兔的好朋友，也是最早知道小兔創業計畫的人之一
他聽完之後馬上問「什麼時候開幕？我們六月要出國度假。」
可是我們沒辦法在他們出國之前就裝潢好
小兔原本建議Sadie先住其他旅館等到Catsle裝潢好再帶她過來
可是Sadie的媽媽說「我們不放心讓其他人照顧她。」

So, Sadie stayed at my apartment in the first week and at Catsle in the following weeks.
Oh, dear, you have no idea what it is like to be trusted and relied.
It gave me so much confidence.
所以最後決定讓Sadie先住在小兔家，裝潢好再住進Catsle
哦～被信任和信賴的感覺真好
讓小兔在開幕前就多了好多信心

Sadie had never left the MK family so it was difficult for all.
Ms. MK was teary when Sadie was put into her carrier.
She screamed madly in the MK living room, but she stopped meowing right after we put her into my dad's RV.
Smart girl, I have to say, she knows that she is in our hands now.
Sadie從來沒離開家，所以那天人、貓都很難過
Sadie一進到外出籠裡，她媽媽就快哭了
她在客廳裡一直狂叫，可是一上車之後就安靜了
真聰明

That night, we tried to tell Sadie everything, including that we are her sitter for the next 3 weeks, that the MKs are only taking a vacation, that they will come back really soon, that she will move into a fancy hotel in a week, that the MKs will be able to see her and talk to her when the hotel is ready.

那天晚上，我們盡力跟Sadie溝通，跟她說我們接下來這三週會照顧她、爸爸媽媽只是去旅行、他們很快就回來了、她下禮拜就可以住進漂亮的旅館、到時候爸爸媽媽都可以用網路攝影機看她喊她

She seems to understand most of it (except the web camera part, well.)
She was not used to seeing other cats but she liked our companionship.

她好像大部分都聽得懂（網路攝影機那一段就算了）
她不習慣看到其他貓，可是很喜歡人陪

Oh, Sadie is the short form of "Mercedes". She got this name for the Mercedes mark on her nose!!
We later referred to her as Her Royal Highness Sadie because she was so......demanding, in the good way!!!

對了，Sadie的名字是Mercedes的縮寫，因為她鼻頭上有個白色的賓士標誌
不過後來我們都叫她Sadie公主，因為她真的很公主

There, a clearer picture of her Mercedes mark.
The picture was taken on the first night at my apartment.
She did not seem nervous at all in our living room.

這張照片就可以清楚看到她鼻頭的賓士標誌了
這是Sadie在小兔家第一晚的照片
她在我們的客廳可以放鬆了耶

Being the first hotel guest, Sadie had many privileges.
For example, she got to try out all suites and see which one she liked the best.

因為Sadie是貓守城堡的第一位貴客，所以她有很多特權
比方說，她可以先環遊世界一圈在決定要住哪間

She decided to settle down in Rome.
I am sure our interior designer would be super excited to know this because Rome Colosseum was indeed designed for shy cats.

最後Sadie決定在羅馬落腳
設計師一定樂瘋了，因為羅馬競技場就是設計給害羞貓貓的

The archway is a perfect place to hide and peek.
It gives her a full sense of security while the arches satisfy her curiosity.

拱廊很適合貓貓躲起來往外偷窺
一方面給她安全感，又能滿足好奇心

This picture reminds me of all the fountains in Rome.
這好像羅馬處處可見的噴泉哦

I could not enter the archway but my camera could.
The picture was taken when she came to the archway to escape nail-clipping.

雖然小兔進不了拱廊，但相機可以塞進去
Sadie不想剪指甲就躲進來

I am sure the interior designer was thrilled to know that the Rome Colosseum was her comfort zone.
設計師看到羅馬競技場變成Sadie的避風港一定超開心～

Actually, it served pretty well as my bench too when I needed to brush her fur, clip her nails or talked to her.
{Uhh!!!! Entrepreneurship can be really stressful and obviously I relied too much on food under stress.}

羅馬競技場也很適合讓我坐下來陪Sadie說話、剪指甲、梳毛
但這張照片裡我也未免太腫脹了吧

If you have more than one cats and hope for more space, Catsle can fulfill your demand.
Sadie is here to show you how.

如果多貓家庭想要有大空間的話，貓守城堡也能辦得到哦
讓Sadie來示範一下吧～

Voila!! She moved from Rome to Greece.

嘩～Sadie瞬間從羅馬到希臘囉

The MK family gave us her favorite blanket and Sadie would really rest on it every night.
In day time, we were often asked by visitors if cats use the beds.
Of course they do, they are simply the smartest!!!

Sadie每個晚上都會窩在爸爸媽媽準備的小毯毯上
白天沒貓在睡的時候，很多訪客都會問說「貓真的會睡在床上嗎？」
當然會啊，貓那麼聰明～