My heart was pumping as I softly closed the door, my three musketeers snoozing unaware. As if counselled by a psychic of my secret rendezvous they had cleverly aligned this meeting of new friends became a war of dislike,. As my body began melting my composure returned, who would be the general and take on this command? Who would show bravery in this moment in time? The moments seemed like hours as the room seemed to spin until Romeo the love god began his great move. “Hi their young poodle welcome to our gang”. His silent voice bellowing to all corners of the room Romeo the stray cat that came and never left, an angel in transit had welcomed this boy in.
The new, black miniature poodle named by the previous owner Jessie, had been passed on to us due to the owner going overseas. On meeting he seemed a genuine guy, cute as a button with meaningful eyes. We had probably broken some cardinal rule, as little Jessie had never been exposed to, you guessed it cats. I was utterly convinced that after a suitable period of getting to know each other they would eventually be great mates. Well two out of three is not too bad. So here we stood all five of us wondering who was going to make the first move.
To my sheer delight Romeo the stray that had turned up and never left put his best paw forward and you could almost hear him saying. “Nice to meet you Jessie, welcome home” This took young Jessie by surprise and he jumped back and banged into the door behind him. Next came Lucy who has always seemed like the favourite Auntie in the house with a resounding meow and walked off as if nothing was amiss. Nothing quite prepared me for what was to come as Ruby the resident Queen of the house let out a horrible sounding hiss and proceeded like a tiger stalking its prey in the direction of Jessie who by now I would say was hoping the ground would swallow him up. Who to grab hold of first, this was my dilemma as I opted for Ruby, as she seemed much closer at the time. A matador facing a charging bull seemed almost a better place to be right now as I lifted the Queen high off the ground in a bid to avoid world war three.
Weeks have gone by and some progress has been made. Romeo and Jessie have become the best of friends and are an interesting twosome as they walk with me on the way to the park. The neighbours are truly entertained by the sight of a ginger cat with a fluffy white do, as it must be a sight not too often seen. The bond between these two guys is spiritual by nature and so easily formed. Lucy is adorable as she watches the scene she has become so much happier since the arrival of Jessie, her depression has ended I am happy to say, for in her previous home she had a dog friend who she had missed very much.
I wish I could tell you a happy ending took place, but the truth is that Ruby and Jessie can never be a friend. Had there only been one cat and dog in this home I would probably tried to re home Jessie for the sake of those concerned. My family is a mixture of love never shown and my mission is to show a world filled with love. From the books you are given I have learned so much more and with tactic and strategy our family seems content. There are always those moments when the two worlds collide but if mankind can show them a vision of love where all stand together, different but the same.
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