Friday, December 30, 2011

Making Friends

Stormy being brave and trying to get her bluff in on Marley.

Our son and his puppy, Marley, were here several days during Christmas.  
Our family had a great time.  We played a lot of games, ate, visited, and watched Marley and our kitty, Stormy, 
whenever they got close to each other. 
We were hoping they would get along and become friends. 
Stormy had to stay downstairs the first 
two days, mostly because she would hiss and want 
to strike at Marley with her claws showing.
Finally, she decided she had enough of being alone
most of the time and ventured upstairs. 

  Help Mom, lock that dog up!!

The minute Marley made a move to walk closer to Stormy,
she hightailed it down the hall with Marley in hot pursuit.
  We then decided it might be wise to put
Marley in the kennel for a while.

That's much better, thanks!

Stormy thought that was an excellent idea, too.  She
was very relaxed by now and started pulling herself along
inch by inch toward the kennel.  They stared at each other 
for quite some time and almost touched noses.
After a while, we decided to try again 
with Marley out of the kennel.

Let's try getting along again outside the kennel, okay?

Well, peace reigned for all of 5 minutes, then it was a game of
cat and mouse puppy again.  They were back to chasing and
stalking each other. 

Don't get too close, Marley!

Watch out!

Friends from a distance is good.
Until next time...

47 comments:

  1. Cheryl,I am sure these two will get along together eventually.I do not have a cat but my son does,the cat hated Archie when he was introduced as a pup,but now they get on well.The cat has not met my Freddie yet,I do foresee the problems you had,when they do meet.!!
    Marley is a lovely looking dog and Stormy is so cute.

    I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy and Peaceful New year,and I look forward to swapping our stories from across the pond in 2012.
    Carolyn.

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  2. What a delightful post with adorable pictures. Given time, friendship could work.

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  3. LOL! I love the look on Stormy's face when she is "asking you to help" and then rolling along on the floor all stretched out when Marley is crated!! LOL! From a distance is probably best. blessings ~ tanna

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  4. Cheryl such a fun post this morning! I love Stormy's obvious relief and thankfulness for having some time with Marley in crate. They are funny and I think they will become more tolerant of each other. That is a BIG dog for Stormy to process :) Marley is a cutie. AND thank you so much for the Name/URL option in comments, it is a lifesaver for me with the Wordpress blog and a wonky keyboard!

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  5. Very cute Cheryl, I kept looking for stormy to strike,with that right paw! that tells me she really likes Marley, they are adorable, their coats even match. Ahh! truce!!
    Happy new Year,
    Sue

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  6. i so much enjoyed this wonderful story . they are both beautiful, i love the way kitty turned upside down like she was saying nana nana boo boo

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  7. That was so cute! Isn't it amazing how cats know when a dog can't get to them and flaunts its freedom? All things considered, it looks like they did pretty good.

    Hope you have a great day!

    Deanna

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  8. Cute- they tried anyway- but the pups always seem to get the worst of it when dealing with kitty's sharp claws. I have to put my cat up whenever anyone comes over. She is not visitor-friendly.

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  9. Awww, it's hard to let someone or some 'thing' in when it hasn't been there before! LoL! =)

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  10. Hahahaah.... Too funny. They were probably tormenting each other.

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  11. Adorable pets......so funny in the "standoff". They would probably be great friends if they lived together all the time.

    Glad your holidays were happy.
    Blessings in the New year!
    Carolyn

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  12. they're both so darn cute! your stormy is a gorgeous cat!

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  13. Loved the story AND the photos. Marley and Stormy mat still be friends one day. (o:

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  14. Perhaps if they'd had a little longer. Your story is a fun one to read. The captions perfectly tell what's going on.

    (I am always surprised to find Molly and Fioré together. They are often together on cold days.)

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  15. So funny! They just need a little more time to get used to each other!

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  16. What a cute post... Hope Marley and Stormy FINALLY became friends... I'm sure if they were together more often and for a longer time, they would become friends...

    Happy New Year.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  17. So funny, I'm glad you captured all the pictures of the hijinks!!!

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  18. These pictures were too cute! Reminded me of our 2 cats we had growing up who hated each other! What a job that was trying to keep them separate! Hope you have a nice weekend!

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  19. The will get used to one another soon. My best friend has several dogs and a cat, and with time the cat lets the dogs know she is in charge, and then all is well.
    :-)
    Hope you have a very Happy New Year!

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  20. Ha - just like separating kids when they get mad. They both look so cute! Stormy looked really happy when Marley was in the crate. Happy New year. sandie

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  21. These are really cute pics to go along with a cute story.
    In that second pic your Stormy looks quite upset no question about it and her tails looks all puffed out in this pic. Even unhappy, she's so cute!

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  22. What adorable photos! It does take awhile for them to get used to each other doesn't it? I hope they become friends :)
    Happy New Year to you and your family!
    Blessings,
    Marcia

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  23. This is such a cute series of pictures! I love the one of Stormy stretched out & RELAXED right beside the kennel!
    Thanks for sharing - I bet this was fun to watch unfold in real life....well, most of the time!

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  24. Such a cute post. I predict these two adorable pets will be friends one day soon.

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  26. Cute post and photos! Happy New Year!

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  28. Our cat and dogs play fight from time to time, but generally love each other.

    Looks like they will eventually warm up!

    Happy New Year!

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