High from a successful play date with Carl on Saturday, and a good puppy preschool class, Ember was ready to play some more.
Deterred from his normal escape spot by the neighbors running an edging machine on their lawn, The Prisoner was standing his ground on our own deck.
Ember took this as an invitation, and approached, nudging the kitty with her nose.
The cat put up with this for a brief time, but when Ember put herself in the "on top" dominant position for puppy wrestling, Prisoner had had enough.
This is how we played in class for playtime, isn't it, Mom?
And of course, comforting the puppy, telling her, "A cat is not the same as a puppy, Little One."
Anniversary Dinner
Puppy did a good job, after all that Sunday activity, holding her organs while Mom dressed, drove across town and enjoyed a lovely dinner with the companionship of the one-year-married now "kids", and my DIL's parents. We had a nice table in a little nook, and enjoyed an excellent meal. The plan is for this to be an annual tradition. Good friends, good food, good conversation, leaving the venue with good feelings, hopefully all around!
Ember did well overnight, and when I went down in the midnight hour, she just came out and climbed sleepily in my lap, not wanting to go out at all, so I cuddled and tucked her back in, and she lasted until 3:45 a.m., at which point I got up, and we began the day. And mommy is tired.
But Life is still good! Spark on!
Oh no . . . the murder mittens unleashed the claws. Poor Ember . . . but a learning lesson.
ReplyDeleteSo nice that you had a good time celebrating the 1st anniversary! Awesome.
Ember is doing well! Good girl, Ember. And so is Mommy!
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She did not appear to be harmed, usually a kitty stick is painful but not life-threatening. My heart just melts when she wants to just be near and be petted. Crawling into your lap is the ultimate trust sign.
DeleteIt's nice to see that Poor Kitty and Ms. Blueberry are testing/limiting boundaries. It appears that some eventual peaceful co-habitation are in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe anniversary dinner sounds wonderful! An annual tradition in the making. Awesome!!
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It will happen whenever it happens, but I'm confident they will find their "peace" with the fact that they are both loved by the same human.
DeleteYes, an annual tradition begins with the first! Actually we were reminiscing as we entered the restaurant about how cold it was on the day of the wedding, which was outdoors, and how long it took us to warm up.
Wow, Prisoner did very well! Holding off on the swat for a bit is excellent. Once Ember understands the boundaries they may do very well together, especially as Prisoner was used to another animal for company previously.
ReplyDeleteAnd, wonderful for the anniversary supper. It's great to have grown children who want to spend time together.
Happy Tuesday.
I agree. Prisoner is acting with Ember very similarly to how he did when Rubia joined us as a kitten. Prisoner clearly missed Rubia when she crossed the Rainbow Bridge, and that was part of my consideration in bringing Ember into the fold. Not the only consideration, but I do like that Prisoner seems to be a bit rejuvenated by having a youngster in the house!
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