Really in charge

Please let me know when you are tired of hearing puppy stories! :-)

We have a cat. He's around 13 years old. He's an indoor cat. He weighs probably 15 pounds. He's great. The new puppy is smaller than him.

Cats are easy. In fact, they usually like you better if you ignore them.

I do understand how people "don't get cats". They can be quite odd. In fact, other people's cats seem quite odd to me.

As a pet though, they are easy. You can leave them for a couple of days with food and water. They don't require being let outside or for a walk.

Brodie (the puppy) arrived here last Wednesday. Since that time, Ozzie (the cat) has been hiding in my bedroom.

Ozzie's food had to be moved to my bathroom. Ozzie has been under the bed. He's slowly come out. He has slowly grown tired of the bedroom.

The last couple of days, Ozzie and Brodie have sniffed noses. Then Ozzie runs off to his sanctuary.

Then today happened. I guess Ozzie had enough.

Ozzie was in the kitchen when Nolan brought Brodie upstairs. Brodie ate breakfast, went outside and then was ready to play.

The boys were getting ready for school.

Brodie had followed Ozzie down the hall. The next thing we hear:

"Yelp, Yelp, Yelp" followed by Brodie running down the hall. Through the living room and into his kennel in the family room.

Ozzie poked his head around the corner of the hall.

We told Ozzie "Good job buddy". It was about time you quit hiding in the bedroom. (Ozzie has no front claws). (The only thing we can figure out that happened is that Ozzie hissed and made a swatting motion).

Brodie spent the day hanging out in his kennel - with the door open.

Ozzie laid on the floor in the dining room all day.

It rained all day. It was cloudy. I didn't get out of my sweats.

No one went for a walk.

We know who is really in charge around here.