Up until this past spring, doggy daycare was part of our weekly routine. Then Delilah had a little fence fight, finances got tight and we stopped going.
Lately I’ve been sending them randomly, mostly when I know I won’t have a chance to walk them. 😉
Normally when I pick them up from daycare they are waiting at the gate for me, but yesterday I surprised them a wee bit early. They were in crates, resting. Jumping up and rushing out only when they saw me.
Little stinkers.
That was the first thing I noticed. The second thing I noticed was the other dogs, lots and lots of dogs.
The next thing I noticed was Sara had a cat on the grooming table.
Wait a minute! Really? A Cat?
Yes, that is a cat on the grooming table.
A cat. On the grooming table. Calm and cool amidst a sea of calm and cool dogs.
A cat, unrestrained on the grooming table. While dogs meandered here and there, and neither species bothered the other.
I know how my dogs react to cats and I was surprised at how cool that cat remained with all those dogs around.
But as they say, truth is stranger than fiction.
Have you ever seen an interaction between different species that make you shake your head in amazement?
Toby says
Evil, evil cat. I bet he was planning on infiltrating the pack. I bet he asked her to clip him like a poodle so he could slink in and wreak havoc.
Jodi Stone says
Oh my gosh Toby, I never thought of that!! You may be on to something, they are sneaky little creatures.
Toby says
Yeah – you always have to think of the worst case scenarios with those evil kitties. They are nearly as bad as the TREE.
jan says
My cat once scared off a big dog who had jumped over the six foot fence while my dogs came to get me. Whatever her body language was, it worked.
Yes, actually she is somewhat evil, why do you ask?
Jodi Stone says
LOL somewhat evil? I imagine a puffed up cat would scare me off as well.
Barb says
An amazing cat, being so calm amongst all those dogs!
Jodi Stone says
It surprised me that neither cat nor dogs seemed bothered by the other.
Vivien says
Cool cat!
Mary Ann says
I didn’t know that cats needed to be groomed! The poor thing looks like it’s going to freeze to death, now that they cut all her fur off.
Jodi Stone says
LOL I’m not sure why the cat was in there being groomed. Perhaps they shave her in the beginning of fall and let the fur grow out over the winter?
H and Flo says
That’s a cat who knows he’s the boss…
Jodi Stone says
No sh*t.. LOL
Misty Shores Chesapeakes says
My old man would probably be like that but the other one, NO WAY, he would be heading for the hills…lol
Tanya says
Are you and the groomer certain it was a cat? Mazzie would have caused the biggest commotion every the moment that cat got near the door, much less when it got put down on top of a grooming table for all of the dogs to see.
2 brown dawgs says
My dogs would have been all over that cat. Their prey drive extends to any small furry creature. Nestle gets a pass from all but Freighter. Thunder and Storm are used to her and mostly ignore her. Freighter, well that is a topic for a blog post. lol