Our cat Chester is pretty cool.
He's big, strong, and a good hunter, yet he also has a soft touch and is very patient with our puppy.
We began calling him Chester the Mollester when he was a kitten. He used to spend his daily 'crazy' hour zipping around in circles, attacking anything in his path especially our feet! Fortunately that stage is over and he spends most of his time lazing around or hunting mice.
Cats are interesting creatures.
Most of them appear to be less attached to humans than dogs however I think it's a disguised behaviour. Chester is always happy to see us and is very demonstrative with our dog. He will rub himself against her every time he comes back into the house. He behaved the same way with our previous dog Biko. Chester was in fact quite out of sorts for at least 3 days after Biko died. He'd go into our backyard on his own and sit on the deck as if expecting Biko to show up any minute. It was rather sad to watch especially since my own sadness overwhelmed me.
Chester has come to tolerate our new puppy very. Initially his back was up and he didn't appreciate the new addition to our family. Eventually we let him into the pup's area and he accepted her after 3 days of sharing the same space. Now Nikita, being so playful, continuously jumps on him, nibbles at him, and doesn't take 'no' for an answer. He may growl, hiss, and even swat her but he's never any rougher than he needs to be. I'll know they have become friends for life when I eventually see them cuddled up together for a nap.
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