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Scaredy Dogs

Our dogs are scared of cats. It's a fact of life. Pongo spotted a cat in our yard after we got home from a family walk last night. He howled and howled, but wouldn't go near it! I believe the reason for this is that he and Perdi were both exposed to our cats Zenda and Cali (who live in Manhattan) at young ages. Zenda promptly swatted them in the head when the curious puppies got too close to her. They have been scarred for life and scared of all felines ever since. Even metal ones.



They were getting braver by the time we took this video. I wish we had grabbed the camera sooner. It was so funny watching them run and howl at a metal cat decoration!

By the way, if you can't see it, there is a tennis ball underneath the cat that they are trying to work up the courage to snatch. I think we say something about it in the video, but it makes more sense if you know what they are trying to do.

Comments

Brennan Walter said…
Thats really cute. I should send a video of Zenda or Calie along and you could post their reactions :D
Thursday, 12 November, 2009
Doug Walter said…
You forgot to mention that Zenda also has a formidable growl. It's enough to give dogs several times her size pause. Of course Zenda also has a formidable size for being a mere feline. At one time, she could make Brennan take wide detours around her!

Dad
Friday, 13 November, 2009
Laura said…
Well you have to remember that Pongo was quite a bit smaller than Zenda when they first met. He was probably 4 or 5 pounds and no animal had really been openly aggressive toward him until Zenda. He walked right up to her, wagging his tail, expecting to sniff an introduction and instead, he got a few whaps on the head and some hissing. He sure learned his lesson about cats and remembers it to this day!
Monday, 16 November, 2009
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