Cats and tantrums!

Well the saying... " Never work with children or animals' is ringing in my ears as yesterday Pickles attempted his first rehearsal as the Christmas Giveaway.. draw master ..in preparation for tonight's draw for the vintage Christmas bundle of goodies.
Shall we just say that the rehearsal did not go smoothly and even with some small bribe of munchies and a catnip mouse placed discreetly under the paper slips.. Pickles failed to perform his duties!! We have had a certain amount of theatrical tantrums from him and I did hear him mutter something under his fishy breath about not having an equity card and the fee of a few prawns was not nearly enough!
Oh dear! I shall probably have to hire an understudy to pick the winning name out of the bowl this evening unless Pickles decides it's worth getting out of bed for... doubtful... looking at the bleary-eyed, beligerent photo of him!!!!