For those of you who don't know - long story short, Holland and I are living in my mom's basement for now (hopefully not too much longer), and my sister, BIL, nephew, 2 nieces and their dog are here too (yay economy!). 
Holland is afraid of everyone who is not her meowmy, but she has been getting better (MUCH better) around my family. Jake (the dog) was outside this morning, so I opened the basement door to let Holland upstairs and she was up in an instant! She was hanging out with me & my nieces, chilling in a patch of sun, when somebody (we think it was BIL) let Jake in. They have been introduced before, and they do well watching each other from a distance, but Jake still seems to feel that Holland is prey...
He got her cornered in the kitchen in a flash, but within moments we were able to intervene and grab Jake to let Holland flee to her "safe" basement. I immediately checked on Holland, no damage done. I came back upstairs and one of my nieces said Jake's nose was bleeding. What?
Sure enough, Jake had a scratch on his nose (no worries, he's fine). The only thing we can figure is that Holland got a good scratch in when they were tussling in the kitchen.
I love that my nephew said "Well, maybe he learned his lesson!". I'm honestly happy to know that my girl can defend herself when it's necessary. I have a constant worry in the back of my mind about what could happen between Jake & Holland if I'm not around, so - as much as I love Jake - I have to say I'm thrilled that my little baby held her own when she needed to. 
My mom has volunteered to keep Jakey on his leash while Holland is upstairs. I really don't plan to be here for much longer, but I think if we can get Jake & Holland to be friends, only good can come from it.
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my family. They are trying SO hard with Holland, being SO patient, and knowing that I love her more than anything.
Holland is afraid of everyone who is not her meowmy, but she has been getting better (MUCH better) around my family. Jake (the dog) was outside this morning, so I opened the basement door to let Holland upstairs and she was up in an instant! She was hanging out with me & my nieces, chilling in a patch of sun, when somebody (we think it was BIL
) let Jake in. They have been introduced before, and they do well watching each other from a distance, but Jake still seems to feel that Holland is prey...He got her cornered in the kitchen in a flash, but within moments we were able to intervene and grab Jake to let Holland flee to her "safe" basement. I immediately checked on Holland, no damage done. I came back upstairs and one of my nieces said Jake's nose was bleeding. What?
Sure enough, Jake had a scratch on his nose (no worries, he's fine). The only thing we can figure is that Holland got a good scratch in when they were tussling in the kitchen.I love that my nephew said "Well, maybe he learned his lesson!".
I'm honestly happy to know that my girl can defend herself when it's necessary. I have a constant worry in the back of my mind about what could happen between Jake & Holland if I'm not around, so - as much as I love Jake - I have to say I'm thrilled that my little baby held her own when she needed to. My mom has volunteered to keep Jakey on his leash while Holland is upstairs. I really don't plan to be here for much longer, but I think if we can get Jake & Holland to be friends, only good can come from it.
I
my family. They are trying SO hard with Holland, being SO patient, and knowing that I love her more than anything. 
I'm glad you said it in your post, because I've forgotten to check that forum. 
Kudos, little girl!
and hopefully will think twice next time
