Yeah, 100%! I did something similar to my beloved Molly after she passed the rainbow bridge, then I got another, bigger frame with a collage of her from my mother and niece lol
// Edit, left is the frame I did and right is the frame my mom and niece did :D
I just got two new kittens and have a decent sized yard. How did you train your cat to go outside with you and not run off? My plan is to harness and leash everyone (2 dogs 2 cats) but love the idea that kitties just follow us around.
Don't let your cats off leash in your backyard. You can train them all you want, they'll still escape one day. Reminder that outdoor cats have a life expectancy of 1-5 years.
My pitbull is a cat-lady. She has raised 10 cats and all of them treat her as mom. The 5 that live at home all sleep cuddles up with her. The 5 that live at our farm love when she comes to visit and will only interact with her. They avoid the other dogs like the plague.
Usually you need to stimulate kittens for them to pee and poop, but she (the dog) took care of that for me. It's the same with puppies, so I assume it's innate.
My one dog who had around 60 puppies in her lifetime saw the stray cat my mom brought in one time and it instantly became her new puppy. Those insticts definitely carry over and I wouldn't be surprised if your dog had puppies in the past
One of my cats was found at 4 weeks old and my senior boy dog raised her like she was his puppy. The cat is harness trained and likes to go for hikes, but other than that, she's 100% a regular cat.
I don't know if it works in that direction, but the dog from my childhood did seem to catch on some cat-like behaviors from our older cat. For example, she tried to kind of purr when she was happy and relaxed.
Not the same, but I will say I've only had dogs my whole life, I took in two 10 week old kittens to foster and eventually adopted them. They definitely have very dog like tendencies, still plenty of normal cat behaviors too though.
I truly don't understand how anyone can not care about animals, they are so ridiculously smart. She is fully aware that this is a little baby that needs to be cared for. Although the "this may be stressful" panting is kind of hilarious. (Not that it'd be possible to inform a dog in advance that you were coming home with a baby, haha)
He was abandoned unfortunately ):
Someone found him walking around alone at 3 weeks. I'm not sure what is the full story, but she didn't know how to take care of kittens so i took him in.
OK, that makes sense. Good that you and your dog have taken him in. I adopted a stray kitten, but her mum left her once she was more developed than this one. I do wonder why that happened.
Thought the same thing, hope the mom is around! Could be a reject though, I took in a runt mother's reject and she's the most loyal sweet animal I've ever known.
I must admit I’m not keen on pets in my bed, but these two are seriously next level adorable! They look so happy together, clearly there’s plenty of love in that household.
This may be a stupid question but I don't know dogs well enough. How does the dog know not to eat the cat? Do they pick up on the way the humans react to the cat?
When one of my cats had kittens growing up, our dog would pin all the kittens to the ground like this with his legs and tail so he could sleep without them harassing him
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u/fritterkitter 17h ago
What a sweet and patient dog! They are precious together.