Actually, in all seriousness, this sounds like a great idea.
Yes. Or Japan, for horizon expansion.
Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?
'The Girl in Question'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - Feb 03, 2005 9:18:18 am PST #3587 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Nilly - Feb 03, 2005 9:18:59 am PST #3588 of 10002
Swouncing
Nicole! It's been forever since I posted with you! How are you?
Robin, congrats on the dog. I have no useful info, just that.
-t - Feb 03, 2005 9:20:12 am PST #3589 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I didn't do anything in particular to get the dog and cats to get along. The dog came into the household as a puppy when the cats were full grown, and I think that helped establish the cats as dominant. The dog is never ever ever allowed to chase cats (any cats, not just ours), though he is allowed to bark at strange cats who try to come in our open window. They worked everything else out on their own, and I probably don't know all the subtleties.
Dogs are fun. They require a different kind of attention than cats and they have different rewards
Jars - Feb 03, 2005 9:24:34 am PST #3590 of 10002
How about Dubrovnik, ita? Or in Greece, Meganisi or Skiros?
brenda m - Feb 03, 2005 9:25:30 am PST #3591 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, dog / cat households are a lot more pleasant when the cats are firmly in charge, so whatever you can do to reinforce that... It's not so much that they're benevolent dictators, but they are more hands-off, and dogs don't get so touchy at being bossed around.
Nicole - Feb 03, 2005 9:25:47 am PST #3592 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Someday I'll make it to New Zealand. Before I retire would be nice.
Nilly!!! I'm busily working (can't you tell?) but I'm good. Any vacation plans this year?
§ ita § - Feb 03, 2005 9:28:19 am PST #3593 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How about Dubrovnik, ita?
How warm is that? I have a theoretical crush on all young Croatian men, so it sounds good. However my horizons are good with not expanding into the cold.
Or in Greece, Meganisi or Skiros?
I've been to a couple of Greek islands already, so it moves lower on my list.
sarameg - Feb 03, 2005 9:28:35 am PST #3594 of 10002
Puppy!
And what everyone says on the cat being boss. Unless the cat is really really really mellow and the dog knows boundries.
Lee - Feb 03, 2005 9:30:11 am PST #3595 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yay for dog getting, Robin. Do you have one picked out yet? If so, we want details, and pictures.
Calli - Feb 03, 2005 9:39:36 am PST #3596 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If the cat has claws and/or teeth it doesn't much matter how mellow it is. The dog will learn boundaries.
My sister's mixed dogs and cats in her household with reasonable success. The key for her seems to be getting dogs that are either mellow and cool with cats or young enough to be impressionable. You might want to aim for dog breeds that have relatively low prey drives--I'd avoid terriers. Herding types might try to herd the cats, but as long as they're not trying to eat them that could be hours of entertainment in itself.