Cats and dogs
Cats and dogs are supposed to be natural enemies. Wendi has this pussycat that can't weigh more than four pounds, soaking wet, who used to beat up my dog Katie on a regular basis, for no other reason than he could. Snot hated dogs. The dog was AFRAID of this pussycat. It used to make the wife laugh every time it happened.
Fast forward to today. Snot doesn't live with me anymore, but the fear that pussycat put into my dog lives on and on.
There is a family of wild pussycats that live in my back yard. June feeds them, but it doesn't stop them from hunting. They're pretty adept hunters. I keep them around because we live so close to the mountains and because of the bushes planted in the small hillside in my backyard, rats and other critters have cover to live. The pussycats do their job. One had a small rat for lunch yesterday afternoon.
Three of these pussycats will allow us to pet them, but the rest are afraid of us. They're not afraid of the dogs, though. It makes me laugh.
One in particular, a grey and white tiger looking pussycat just loves my dogs. I've seen him chase Katie down in the backyard to try and play with her. He likes to rub up on them, and so do the others. The dogs don't bother these pussycats and the cats like to rub up against the dogs. Bucket doesn't mind, but Katie, because of the countless times she got a face full of claws, doesn't want any part of this unusual love fest. She runs from the cat. When she does, he chases her.
The dogs and cats in my life should be natural enemies; yet, they find a way to co-exist in happiness and harmony. We could learn a lot from my dogs and cats.
Fast forward to today. Snot doesn't live with me anymore, but the fear that pussycat put into my dog lives on and on.
There is a family of wild pussycats that live in my back yard. June feeds them, but it doesn't stop them from hunting. They're pretty adept hunters. I keep them around because we live so close to the mountains and because of the bushes planted in the small hillside in my backyard, rats and other critters have cover to live. The pussycats do their job. One had a small rat for lunch yesterday afternoon.
Three of these pussycats will allow us to pet them, but the rest are afraid of us. They're not afraid of the dogs, though. It makes me laugh.
One in particular, a grey and white tiger looking pussycat just loves my dogs. I've seen him chase Katie down in the backyard to try and play with her. He likes to rub up on them, and so do the others. The dogs don't bother these pussycats and the cats like to rub up against the dogs. Bucket doesn't mind, but Katie, because of the countless times she got a face full of claws, doesn't want any part of this unusual love fest. She runs from the cat. When she does, he chases her.
The dogs and cats in my life should be natural enemies; yet, they find a way to co-exist in happiness and harmony. We could learn a lot from my dogs and cats.
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