07-16-2025, 08:42 AM
I do two walks in the morning: one for me and one for the dogs. The one for me, the dogs are leashed. The one for them, the dogs are off-leash for part of the walk. During the off-leash portion of the walk yesterday, Aoife cornered the neighbor's cat, Kitty, near a culvert at a different neighbor's house. Usually there is just a chase involved. No harm. No foul. But Lily raced in and helped Aoife. Kitty was trapped between the both of them. I thought it was the end of Kitty. I kept seeing the cat lunge away while Aoife would grab Kitty and drag her back. Kitty was desperate to get past Kitty to get through a fence which Aoife couldn't pass through. But Aoife blocked her from that avenue of escape. The whole fight took down this little bank that I couldn't quite navigate in order to halt the proceedings. I did a lot of useless yelling. Eventually, Kitty made it into the culvert. Aoife used to be able to go through this culvert but has a grown a little too big to do that.
I found a way down the bank and tried to see into the culvert to see how Kitty was doing, but I couldn't see far enough into the tunnel to see him. I grabbed the dogs and took them home. I came back with a big flashlight to better see into the culvert. When I shined the light in, I saw a fast moving ball of fur dart out the other end. Kitty seemed to be a live, but I didn't know what shape he was in.
I pass Kitty's house about three times on my morning walks. The owners let him out in the morning to wander around before locking him up for the day. I desperately wanted to see how he was doing. On the second pass, I spotted Kitty near his garage. The dogs were with me but leashed up. Usually, when Kitty spots me, he races down the gravel driveway to get pets and the occasional chicken treat. I keep the leashed dogs away from him.
Today, that didn't happen. Instead, Kitty looked at me for several seconds then squatted down to take a big dump. He never stopped looking at me while pooping. I got the message.
Kitty did finally come to see me. He didn't seem to have any injuries or damage. I gave him a lot of guilt chicken.
I found a way down the bank and tried to see into the culvert to see how Kitty was doing, but I couldn't see far enough into the tunnel to see him. I grabbed the dogs and took them home. I came back with a big flashlight to better see into the culvert. When I shined the light in, I saw a fast moving ball of fur dart out the other end. Kitty seemed to be a live, but I didn't know what shape he was in.
I pass Kitty's house about three times on my morning walks. The owners let him out in the morning to wander around before locking him up for the day. I desperately wanted to see how he was doing. On the second pass, I spotted Kitty near his garage. The dogs were with me but leashed up. Usually, when Kitty spots me, he races down the gravel driveway to get pets and the occasional chicken treat. I keep the leashed dogs away from him.
Today, that didn't happen. Instead, Kitty looked at me for several seconds then squatted down to take a big dump. He never stopped looking at me while pooping. I got the message.
Kitty did finally come to see me. He didn't seem to have any injuries or damage. I gave him a lot of guilt chicken.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm