When Sparky wants to go outside to go potty, he scratches at the sliding glass door in the basement. I go down, and go through a fairly narrow area due to the stacks of boxes. Without fail, Sparky backs up to Rob's desk and moves to the side, and waits for me to get to the door before coming himself, even though if he stayed at the door, I could easily get there without him being in the way.

I wonder why he does this? Is it a submissive thing?

How to make an excellent cat toy

I made this for Tornado last night and he about wore himself out playing with it. I've never seen him so excited about a toy before.