My mommy has always been a dog person. She always had dogs in her home since childhood and never a cat. However, a couple of months ago when she got back home to her parents, she found two new members in the family – a cat and a dog named Chakki and Simba. They are the best of friends and that makes me want to see and get to know a catty in person. You know in my long three months of life, I have never seen one. Arf!
Today Mommy has requested another one of her favorite bloggers to grace this space. She blindly follows her book recommendations and is floored by her amazing talent in poetry. She is also the proud owner of two furballs – Pebbles and Buttons. Please join us in welcoming Sanch who blogs at Sanch Writes. She is here to bust the myth as to Cats and Dogs are sworn enemies.
Over to you!
Can Cats and Dogs be furriends?
Meow there! How are you today? Before we continue, let’s introduce ourselves – we are Pebbles and Buttons – two domestic short hair rescue cats who own our hooman, Sanch. Did you know, before our hooman adopted us, she loved only dogs? Yeah, those big furry, yappy animals that can’t self-clean. Ew! Anyway, we reckon we changed her meownd.
Hi There! I’m Buttons!
Recently though, we found out, our hooman has been thinking of getting one of those yappy creatures. And we are appawled. We think it’s because the neighbour hoomans have two dogs – Enzo and Jovi. Enzo is a golden retriever and Jovi is a groodle puppy. Enzo comes to say hi through the window when we sit in the study; he’s okay but Jovi is still new, and we are not so sure about her. Enzo also woofs hi through the fence when we are in the backyard. But that’s it. We don’t let them anywhere near us. We aren’t that good furriends yet. If they try to get too close, we have hissed at them to put them in their place.
…and I am Pebbles!
If you watched cartoons like Tom and Jerry, you pawbably learnt cats and dogs are enemies. We did some of our own research to find out if cats and dogs can get along. Turns out, they can with a few rules.
- If you want to adopt an older dog, make sure their temperament has been tested before and they are okay with cats. Else, get a puppy who can learn to get along with us.
- As long as we are the boss of the house, a dog is welcome. The furry yappy beast needs to understand its place in the hierarchy of the household; for us, that would be Buttons, Pebbles, the hooman and then, the dog.
- Introduce us slowly to the furry beast. This might mean having us in separate rooms for a while before allowing us to be in the same space with the furry beast on a leash.
- Give the furry beast treats if they are calm during the introductions. And do not get angry with us when we hiss at the beast or occasionally swipe at them. It’s our way of telling him who is the boss.
- Don’t leave us alone in the same room for at least a month until you can be sure the beast doesn’t snap at us or bite us.
- Make sure we have high places we can jump up to – in our house, we have a huge cat tree so it’s not an issue. It’s somewhere we can get to if we feel unsafe.
- Make sure as hoomans, you spend individual time with us cats even if you do have a yappy beast.
In the end, even if we don’t fall in love and become best furriends with the yappy beast, we will tolerate them if they let us be the boss.
We will leave you with a YouTube video that proves cats and dogs can be furriends.
And we will keep an eye on our hooman to make sure she doesn’t get one too soon; we like running this household.
Meow for now,
Pebbles and Buttons
P.S. Did you know we have our own Instagram page? Come on over for photos of how purrfect we are!
Author’s Note:
Sanch is a child psychologist by profession and a writer and aspiring author by passion. Originally from India, she has called Australia home since 2005. She lives in a coastal town with her two beautiful rescue cats, Pebbles and Buttons. When she is not writing or working her day job, you will find her reading, chilling at the beach, exercising at the gym or hiking in the bush. She confesses to being a coffee snob, a lover of merlot and craft beers, is imperfect and a staunch feminist.
You can find out more about her on Sanch Writes or follow her escapades on social media. Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
P.S: You may want to watch Simba and Chakki in action 🙂
That’s all for now! Don’t forget to drop in tomorrow because…
This April I am taking over Mamma’s blog to share my pawsome puppy tales with you. You can expect helpful information, fun and interesting articles topped with a dollop of adorable pictures and videos of mine. I will also be calling some friends over. I hope you’ll join me on this journey for I promise to shower you with unconditional love and deliver a positive dose of dog everyday, this April.
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I had read sanch’s write up so many times, and I know she is such an amazing writer, though I am not much an animal lover, still enjoyed reading this post. thanks, shalini for sharing. please read my latest post here. #BlogchatterA2Z
Thank you, Surbhi 🙂
I love Cat pictures! My hubby is allergic so this is the only way I get my cat fix. Fun post, and happy blogging.
Thank you, Jen. Happy A to Z 🙂
Very well written. The pointers make a lot of sense… Can’t predict in the initial phase how they may react so one does have to play referee for awhile till they get used to each others presence
True that! 🙂
Ha ha ha!! What an adorable post Sanch and Shalzzz brilliant idea for the theme! This is indeed superb and I was not aware that one could keep both as pets.
Big hug to all the pawsome creatures!!!!
THank you, Shalini.
Thanks, Shalz! 😀 Always fun getting the cats to write a post!
Both animals make me go awww, is even if pebbles and Buttons dont like Muff, I like them all 🙂
Hihi 🙂
My friend has a cat and a dog called gattu and gurey respectively. Your post reminded me of them. I was always a dog person however since last few months a cat has adopted me and now I have a new baby who is literally dominating me. So much attitude it has..Phew!!
Cats are honestly their own bosses! 😛 I would love to get a dog but am still exploring my options.
Such a lovely post written by Pebbles and Buttons. Love their clarity of thought on the rules that they laid down. must say that these two are smart ones!!
Yes, they are the smartest cats I’ve seen! 🙂
What a lovely post! With no pets at home, hadn’t thought about their co-existence before. Thanks for laying it out so neatly.
Thanks, Anshu fior dropping by 🙂
I do like kittens, but cats…hmm…only if I am in the mood to pet one! But, dogs will always always be my first love!
Pebbles and Buttons are cuties, I know. And, I also have a good idea of how they boss over their momma. Now I would like to see how they bond with the yappy beast who might join them some day! Good luck to the yappy beast! 😛
Cute and adorable shots. We had in our house, Blacky and Peter as friends. Thanks, Sanch, and Shalu for this great insightful post.
Who better than Sanch to talk about cats! 🙂
I’m an out and out dog person, still waiting to discover my love for cats 😛
Love, love, love, is all I can say. Good to know more from Pebbles and Buttons.
Thank you for these heartwarming tails Shalini. 🙂
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Great furriend idea! Really sweet! Nice pics!
Don’t have either a cat or a dog, but I liked the post. 🙂 Hope you meet a cat soon, Muffy.
I have two of each, and while they aren’t “friends,” they don’t fight. One dog, Boo, had never seen a cat before we got him at 4 months, and he had a natural respect for ours! He still is a bit afraid of her, 8 years later. Then a kitten showed up, and he was petrified while the kitten, Benny, rubbed all over him and played with his (Boo’s) ears! Edward the Goldendoodle was already an adult when we got him, and when he moved in the resident cat, Velvet, was fine. Then Benny moved into “his” house and we had to literally keep them apart for a year! The cats are indoor only, so we played a lot of switching rooms between the two! Then, one day we’d had enough, and just let them together. Benny ran straight to him with love! Now, Edward mostly ignores the cats until we come home and he bounces them. The only problem is if Benny doesn’t get his way (his way is always about food) he will go terrorize the dogs, usually epileptic Edward!
I’ve always had at least one cat and dog as an adult, and they’ve never been “friendly” with each other, but the cats always tolerate the dog. As was said in the post, as long as the cat’s the boss!
I know that my current situation does not allow me to have a pet in my house. But your posts really are growing on me. Sometime in the future when I will have enough resources and bandwidth to have a pet, i surely will route the credits to your month full of propagating the agenda.
Mission accomplished 🙂
🙂 We had a cat for 6 years before we got a dog, my assistance dog, and she was terrified of this pup – we put all her stuff upstairs so she had a safe haven and it took precisely 2 years before she would enter the room where the dog was… she learned that if she stopped still the dog took no notice of here so used to walk in a stop motion manner every time the dog looked away…. Gradually though she got braver and now they sit on the same person even – but never together anywhere else, they tolerate each other and both glare if the other one is being given love! (I had to type this blind, hope it’s ok, but in the comment box the writing is SO tiny I can’t read it at all!) Liz I’m doing it Z to A! http://www.poetryroundabout.com
I love the cat’s discussion of the yappy creatures that can’t self clean. That’s adorable!!!
Haha. I loved it too. Sanch is amazing!
If an owner prepares properly and introduces animals in the right way, a cat can live with many animals in harmony. An owner should be patient, and shouldn’t speed up the process. You should only keep cats away from small animals such as birds or fish.
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