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I am a bonafide dog
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht"> lover, so I harbour a natural dislike for cats https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐈" title="Katze" aria-label="Emoji: Katze">. For the past many days a stray dog would drop by my house for a free meal. He was quite friendly. He would greet me with a "woof" &wag his tail.
One day a cat dropped by my house...(1/n)
I am a bonafide dog
One day a cat dropped by my house...(1/n)
The cat was in poor condition, & meowed piteously. Despite my dislike for cats https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐈" title="Katze" aria-label="Emoji: Katze"> I fed it some leftover fish. The dog didn& #39;t notice the cat, or probably didn& #39;t care. The dog arrived an hour after the cat had left. It sniffed suspiciously but raised no alaram.
Things changed.
Things changed.
The cat, a stray like the dog, took a liking to the fish & would drop by regularly. It would look at me & meow continuously. I would give it leftovers but it had developed a taste for fish.
By now the dog was suspicious that something was amiss. He would sniff & growl.
By now the dog was suspicious that something was amiss. He would sniff & growl.
I think he either got the scent of a cat, or his 6th sense told him so. He would look questioningly at me, his tail not wagging. There would be a "woof?", as he would demand an answer from me. I tried to deflect his question by giving him extra servings of rice. (4/n)
The cat, being a cat, had no fixed timetable. It would come when it pleased, & walk about the house as though he was the master. The dog on the other hand usually arrived post lunch for his free meal. But the dog was a smart one, one day he arrived earlier than usual. (5/n)
My worst fears were realised. The dog https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐕" title="Hund" aria-label="Emoji: Hund"> saw the cat slurping up fish & rice. With a loud bark he chased the cat all around the garden, in vain. But he wasn& #39;t done. He approached me, look of anger & hurt on his face, and complained (barked) to me about the betrayal. (6/n)
He did eat his meal though, so I wrongly assumed that all was forgotten & forgiven. But things got worse.
The next day the doghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐕" title="Hund" aria-label="Emoji: Hund"> again saw the cat https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐈" title="Katze" aria-label="Emoji: Katze">, & once again a chase ensued. This time dog looked at me, snarled, & left without eating his food. He was angry. (7/n)
The next day the dog
Oblivious to everything, or perhaps in glee of the chaos he caused, the cat https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😸" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen"> became a regular visitor. It would meow loudly, walk into the kitchen, & demand food. The dog was missing in action for a few days, until it showed up one day with his gang. (8/n)
As the cat was in the backward, fiddling with a fish bone, the dog showed up with 2 more of his brethren and launched a surprise attack on the cat.
The cat was taken aback, but being a feline it managed to get away. But a feud was declared that day. (9/n)
The cat was taken aback, but being a feline it managed to get away. But a feud was declared that day. (9/n)
After the failed offensive against the cat the 2 henchdogs went away but he came up to me with a stern expression on his face, and complained loudly. He was quite bitter that I was harbouring a cat when he, a dog, was around. (10/n)
So now I have a greedy #cat https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😸" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen">, who will drop by for a free meal irrespective of the danger. And I have a dog https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht"> who feels betrayed that I am harbouring a cat, & he is raising an army of dogs to take out this cat.
How do I prevent a war between #Cats_and_Dogs ?
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How do I prevent a war between #Cats_and_Dogs ?
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Any cat/dog lovers in my list, if you are reading this thread please drop your suggestions.
The last thing I want is an armed conflict in my garden between an army of dogs and a cat.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Mattes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Mattes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Mattes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Gesicht">
The last thing I want is an armed conflict in my garden between an army of dogs and a cat.
