not sure what to do

[Tuckervill]

I have a cat that hates dogs. There is an uneasy truce between my dogs and him. Most of the dogs we've had here have been able to adapt to the scary cat who hisses at them. Occasionally he has been chased by one or the other dog (not mine, fosters and grand-dogs), and those dogs get a stern talking to from me. The only problem is when the cat decides he owns the stair case, and I'm downstairs and the dogs upstairs. The dogs will NOT pass him on the stairs, so I have to rearrange everyone. Sometimes that's funny, sometimes it is just annoying. Sometimes he does it on purpose!

If this cat would just learn not to run and act scared, the dogs would ignore him like they do the other cat. I am proud of him, though, because he is learning to be more brave around the dogs, and take his rightful place on the bed, even when he has to sneak past a sleeping dog to get there.

I wouldn't trust him with a full-blooded terrier, though.

Karen

[badger]

I have decided to return him on Saturday. As much as I think he's cute and all that, he's older with a lot of health problems. I don't think I can do elder care again (Chevy had health issues as well).

I have faith that he will go to a good home, so while I'm away, I'm positiive he'll be adopted. When I come back and he's still there, then I'll think about taking him home.

The cats have started to adjust to him. Morley's the dominant cat, and his problem is that someone's entered his domain and he's all bent out of shape on that one. When he started attacking the little guy, I pushed him off with my foot and ended up biting my ankle - so the cat's the ankle biter, not the dog!! lol. The other one's the scaredy cat and even she's coming out occasionally sneaking by the dog (and the cat, he picks on her, too, poor thing).

[sundial]

Badger, if it's meant to be....

It takes awhile to mourn the loss of a dog and give yourself time to do so. Whenever you lose a dog, another one comes along at the right time. They always do. They always know.