“If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.” – Collins (This also applies to dogs and cats who are difficult to reason with. )
Even though our situation improves a bit each day, we may not live long enough for our dog, Amber, and our new cat, Jet, to reach detente. Added to this is Jet is stupid. I try very hard to have the dog gate between her and Amber, but she is now slithering under the gate to be in the same area as the dog. She will then ‘startle,’ hiss, and I’m afraid of what happens then.
So I’m on alert – on duty – all day long, unless the dog is out or the cat is in her bathroom.
Example – Just now, Amber was barking, wanting to come in. Jet was in the office with us. My husband reached down to pick her up so she would be under control while I let Amber in. She startled, biting and scratching my husband. We’re okay for the moment, but the tension is pretty thick.
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