I had to break up a fight the other day. Our puppy is getting very big. She's not really a puppy anymore, but there certainly is lots of puppy attitude. And she's got energy. I really thought that Labs were supposed to be laid back and lazy. This one is not. She gets into these moods where she runs laps around the house. I guess I don't blame her. She does have to stay home along during the day when we're at work. And we don't always get a chance to take her to T-Park for a super run. Anyhow. No puppies or cats were hurt during this confrontation. I must say that Jingles (the cat) is getting much braver during these 'confrontations'.
Kona usually corners Jingles in the guest bedroom (or Jingles' bedroom as this is where the cat has hung out since we've gotten the dog.) By the time I get upstairs to interfere, Jingles is usually under the bed and all one sees is the swiping of paws out from under the bed. It is funny in a sense; I wonder what goes through the cat's head when all this is occuring. I don't know if she is really scared more than she is just mad that her life has been interrupted by this goofy puppy. I guess we should have forced more 'meetings of the pets' when Kona was still a baby. I just didn't want Kona to get hurt. Now I'm afraid for them both.
The picture is kind of blurry, but you get the idea. I'm not sure who looks more scared here, the cat or the dog!
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I wonder if, after awhile of getting used to each other, they'll one day bury the hatchet. I dunno . . . Jingles seems like the type of cat that can REALLY hold a grudge.
I think she (Jingles) should establish herself now while Kona is (relatively) small. Because one day Kona will be big enough to realize she don't need to take no guff from an animal she could basically sit on.
Interesting times at the ol' homestead!
- Big Sis
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