Puppy and Kitty hilarious story (true)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

My Nashville Cat is a formidable old biddy-- Queen of the universe; Mistess of all she surveys. She puts up with nothing from noone, and makes no bones about what and where her territory is.

There's also a dog in the house-- Lady is a 1.5 year old AKC registered purebred Labrador Retriever. As sweet and gentle as she can be, always willing to play fetch or tug toys, her trainer has stated that Lady is in fact the most intelligent dog she's trained in her 20 year career. She's as close to being a puppy supergenius as is possible.

Cat has her completely cowed. Lady knows my room is Cat Country, and when she's on guard it's like there's a force field at the door. Lady will not cross the threshold if she sees Cat anywhere around. How they came to that agreement I'll never fathom, but it's there and it's real to them both.

However, Lady loves to sneak in and steal cat food when she can, which I try to stop when possible. But Lady can be a quiet, sneaky puppy, and I can't close the door all the time because I have a heated waterbed that will raise the room's temperature about a billion degrees in an hour flat. So a little while ago, she, having checked to make sure the coast was clear, padded in and wolfed down a few precious morsels of kitty food before I knew she was there.

The problem is, about that time the Nashville Cat came quietly in behind her, and let her majestic presence be known with a single miaow. Lady froze, then shot under my legs and made herself into as small a ball as a 70 pound puppy can make, under my desk. I looked down into the shadows and all I could see was a nose and brown puppy eyes as she rested her head on my leg, begging me for a way out.

If I'd ever wished I had a camera handy in my entire life, that was THE moment I'd want to snap. I was laughing so hard I (almost) forgot Cat was sitting right behind me, daring Lady to emerge. After a suitable moment of puppy/kitty lesson I intervened, and Lady shot out of the room to her freedom.

There are some moments just completely worth it all. This one will not be forgotten for the rest of my life.

[mike_c]

1. great story....

I have similar dynamics among some of my cats-- the two females in particular have Major Personal Space Requirements. The boys all tread lightly.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Cat/puppy stories are priceless....cause the cat always seems to win.

PS Not sure the cat food is good for that pup.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. The cat food is too fatty

but she doesn't score much, nor often.

[DELUSIONAL]

4. My vet explained that cat food tastes better than dog food

My Chihuahua will NOT eat dog food -- no matter the brand. But she will eat cat food.

So I've given up and put out one bowl of cat food for the Chihuahua and her cat.

When my Chihuahua's older dog sister was alive she would eat dog food -- only the best brands with her sister. However, now her only buddies are cats -- so she shares their food.

So the cat food is better for her (balanced and nutritious) as opposed to the human food she really prefers and was getting fat on. She is very picky about any food -- and doesn't like veggies.

The vet tech -- lectured me and told me the vet would not be pleased. However, the vet wasn't surprised and didn't lecture.

My cats and dogs are best friends -- often curling up together on my bed. And they travel together in their carrier.

I love cats and dogs equally.