Elzy's Dog Blog: Poor Kitty

Well yesterday when I got home I found out that my truck broke down so not very much happened except me crawling into bed, balling my eyes out, and then sleeping most of the afternoon away. Luckily one of my friends, Maddy, showed up and got me out of bed. I would have gone into a sad funk if not. My Friend Michelle is my roommate so we went and got eggrolls and dessert. Lol.

trying to put on weight

As for Peanut, he is doing well and even though he has only been with us since Thursday he already looks allot better. I can see that he is gaining weight and is becoming less shy. My husband said that my daughter accidentally left the front door open when the tow truck brought my POS home. Peanut got out and looked for Tyra and when he saw my husband he just sat watching him till they went back inside. Peanut does very very well on a lead. He likes to stay right next to myself or my husband. No mater if I am in the house or outside he likes to be right next to me.

I found out rather quickly that Peanut does not like cats....at all! Thursday when i got him out of the car our stay Kitty was sitting under the truck. Kitty knows my other two dogs don't mind cats so he was not aware Peanut has a hatred for them and though he could walk right up to Peanut. Peanut jumped and Kitty ran. I thought that would be the end of Kitty trying to get to know Peanut but boy was I wrong.

This morning I let Peanut outside to potty and Kitty was sitting on the fence just outside of out fence and Peanut was watching him like a hawk. I told him to leave the cat alone and go potty. Peanut listened and did what I told him to. My daughter then wanted to come out and I told her to put shoes on and she said she couldn't find any so I stepped inside to get some. Just as I got one foot away from the door I heard snarling, hissing, and crying. Peanut had grabbed Kitty and was shaking him on the floor. I yelled no and spanked him on the butt. Peanut immediately let the cat go and Kitty ran up a tree. He then came and sat right in front of me and looked at me like he was sorry. I told him no and we went inside. I was surprise how quickly he let the cat go when I told him to and how he looked sad that I was disappointed in him. Poor Peanut has scratches all on his face. I had to clean them of but other than that Peanut is OK.

Kitty has been MIA all day long and I was extremely worried about him because I didn’t know how hurt he was. Normally I can call Kitty from the front door and he will come running. We had plans for the day and I could not find Kitty anywhere so we had to leave. We were gone a few hours and when we got home I called for Kitty and still, a no show. By this time I had begun to worry. My husband suggested he was just scarred to come back and when he feels better he will show again.

Peanut and I on the couch trying to Nap

I then TRIED to take a nap. Peanut was not having it. He wanted out of his kennel and was being very vocal about it. He would not stop crying and barking. He knew we were home and wanted to be with us. I took a blanket and a pillow in the living room and let him out of his kennel. He lay with me on the couch, yet we are both rather large so it was hard to get comfy. All he wanted me to do was pet him. Every time I was almost asleep he would nuzzle his head under mine our under my hand so I would pet him. He is a very affectionate dog. He loves attention and all he wants is to be pet. I finally just put him back in his kennel and went to my room for a nap. He would not let me sleep. I forgot to mention he get so happy to see us when we walk in. His tail goes 90 to nothing, hens the Happy Tail poor baby, and he SMILES. LOL He is so funny. When he gets excited she shows his teeth. Not like he would if he was growling but just the front little teeth. I have been trying to get a picture put my attempts are all blurry. I have also been working with him on commands. He knows the word No very well and he will sit only if you have a treat in your hand. He also “hugs”. If you tell him “hug” he will stand up and put his paws around you. It’s so cute. Then when you say “down” he gets down. He has yet to just jump on myself or my daughter or anyone for that mater. He is very well behaved.

I also let Peanut outside with my dogs today. They have seen each other while we were playing musical dogs for feeding time and bathroom breaks but never been out all together. I feel bad that someone always has to be in a kennel. Anyway, they are always wagging their tails when they see each other so I figured they can all go out to go potty together. I just made sure I went out also and Peanut was on a leash. He seamed to do fine with my pit bull BamBam but was a little uneasy with my Chihuahua Michael Jackson. As long as MJ did not run Peanut was OK with him but as soon as MJ got a little hyper boost of energy Peanut would try and snatch MJ every time he ran around us. My husband thinks it’s because he is the same size as a cat. Lol I guess it is a little confusing for Peanut. For now we will keep playing Musical Dogs but over time I am confident he will be fine. There was not one time that his tail stopped wagging like it did when he was watching Kitty.

After my nap my mother wanted us to visit so we were all getting in the car when my husband said he saw Kitty under the house across the street. I looked over and there Kitty was on the back porch sleeping. I called him and he looked at me as if saying “yeah right”. I was so sad. I hope Kitty does not stay mad at me for long.

We are now at my mother’s house and we just go done eating dinner. Its now almost 10pm and I am ready for bed yet again. We have a big day tomorrow. Peanut gets his first visit to TERR to get vet checked and hopefully a clean bill o health. I will be glad if they tell me they are going to have him fixed soon too. I very much dislike him trying to mark EVERYTHING. He has had 3 “accidents” in the house so far. One for each day he had been here. Well it’s late and I need to head home. I will write again and here are some pictures from today.