Shep is really loving our new puppy Samson. She has always been the house pariah, but a few days after Sam's arrival, she came out of her self-imposed quarantine room (spare bedroom) and now lives in the kitchen with Sam. She tolerates his puppy antics, and usually sleeps next to him on his bed.
Shep is smart enough to know that Sam will keep the other cats at bay (at least for the time being). Sam still thinks the cats are his littermates and tries to play with them as if they were dogs. They don't entirely appreciate it, but he's learning (he's 9-1/2 weeks old and beginning to bat like a cat now), and gained enough maturity in the last week to start listening to discipline.
Anyway, here is Shep with Sam - the best of buddies right now! Who would have thought that Shep would start this behavior at her age (she's somewhere between 15 and 17 years old).
Shep is smart enough to know that Sam will keep the other cats at bay (at least for the time being). Sam still thinks the cats are his littermates and tries to play with them as if they were dogs. They don't entirely appreciate it, but he's learning (he's 9-1/2 weeks old and beginning to bat like a cat now), and gained enough maturity in the last week to start listening to discipline.
Anyway, here is Shep with Sam - the best of buddies right now! Who would have thought that Shep would start this behavior at her age (she's somewhere between 15 and 17 years old).
