I never liked cats and i was petrified of dogs.
Story has changed 50% today; yes i still dont like cats!
But I strongly believe in "live and let live".
So initially when Dexter would chase a cat, I would always teach him to let cats be. Honestly I was surprised initially very surprised by this behavior of his as he is a very non violent dog (only creature he ever chases is mosquito; that too very unsuccessfully !) I thought it would be some genetic coding that makes dogs and cats not like each other.
So whenever I and he would go on walks I would always reprimand him for chasing cats.
Yesterday on our walk I saw a real sweet cat and I became alert, just about to put a leash on Dexy anticipating him to start his chase. But to my pleasant surprise my boy did not bother!
He just gave the cat, "could not care less" look of his and moved on. Just as we moved ahead, I can swear he looked at me smugly; like he was saying " gotcha !".
I really felt like a proud momma and floated a bit on the air for a as long as my humble weight allowed me (read as nanosecond).
I guess this boy would not stop to make my life full of fun.
But honestly till date I never understood why cats and dogs dont like each other and not only that it also gets transferred to cat people and dog people !
Some answers in life are best not pursued too much as the essence lies in guessing the answer, the answer itself may be mundane as the thrill is in the chase and not the catch!
but then what is life without a bit of craziness !
Monday, January 17, 2011
art of making friends !
We have relatives from kolkatta.
Before coming here they were very anxious and petrified if i may add, not knowing what to expect when you hear that there is a dog who stays in the same house as the family, shares their bed, is spoilt and pampered silly.(Ha ha I can imagine their dilemma !)
Their first encounter with Dexter was really funny. I and bro had gone to pick them up and my baba got this brainer that he should take dexter out for a walk at 4:30 am so that he is not home when they come and they get some time to get used to the fact called dexter.
Unfortunately and as usual baba goofed up with the timings so low and behold ,Dexter was down when they arrived and Dexter being Dexter was on red alert as his mom had strangers in her car and came running up to me rescue me from the tangles of strange people he absolutely knew nothing about.
They were devastated not only by his size but also his volume and energy, more so after a long and tiresome journey, the jumping and barking was the most unwelcome welcome anyone would look forward to.
But again Dexter being Dexter..... soon became friends with my relatives. Within the first day they had graduated from being petrified to patting his head with one finger. (But no means a small achievement !)
But then came the next problem, he refused to allow them to sleep on my parents bed as that is the one he shares with them..
So yes guys my guests are sleeping on mattresses on the floor and dexter is ruling the bed !
But thank god for peace returning to our paradise... guests seem to have overcome their fear and now a days dexter wakes up his new play mate with a lick (which is again unwelcome), hey I never claimed paradise to be perfect !
Before coming here they were very anxious and petrified if i may add, not knowing what to expect when you hear that there is a dog who stays in the same house as the family, shares their bed, is spoilt and pampered silly.(Ha ha I can imagine their dilemma !)
Their first encounter with Dexter was really funny. I and bro had gone to pick them up and my baba got this brainer that he should take dexter out for a walk at 4:30 am so that he is not home when they come and they get some time to get used to the fact called dexter.
Unfortunately and as usual baba goofed up with the timings so low and behold ,Dexter was down when they arrived and Dexter being Dexter was on red alert as his mom had strangers in her car and came running up to me rescue me from the tangles of strange people he absolutely knew nothing about.
They were devastated not only by his size but also his volume and energy, more so after a long and tiresome journey, the jumping and barking was the most unwelcome welcome anyone would look forward to.
But again Dexter being Dexter..... soon became friends with my relatives. Within the first day they had graduated from being petrified to patting his head with one finger. (But no means a small achievement !)
But then came the next problem, he refused to allow them to sleep on my parents bed as that is the one he shares with them..
So yes guys my guests are sleeping on mattresses on the floor and dexter is ruling the bed !
But thank god for peace returning to our paradise... guests seem to have overcome their fear and now a days dexter wakes up his new play mate with a lick (which is again unwelcome), hey I never claimed paradise to be perfect !
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