That Darn Cat

A few days ago (actually, we have no idea how long ago it was as us canines have no concept of time) we mentioned that our arch-rival, the squirrel, was back in town.  We have already made our feelings known about this horrible creature, so we'll address another concern that has crossed our path.

The other concern?  A cat that has decided to take up residence in our neighbor's back yard.  Now, since we're just dogs, we don't have any sort of animal medical training, but something is wrong with this cat.  The cat makes some sort of noise at all hours and this noise is driving us CRAZY.  One of our owners told our other owner that they think the cat is in heat, but we can't take that as fact as our owners have zero veterinarian training either.

Whatever the issue is with this darn cat, we do not care.  All we are concerned about is letting this cat be fully aware of the fact that we do not appreciate it shacking up in our general smelling area.  Does this cat not understand that not only our yard, but the whole area surrounding our house (as well as our neighbor's houses) is OUR area?  Who does this cat think he is to be able to just move into the surrounding area that we have designated as our personal protection area and just set up a make shift living arrangement?

It's bad enough that we have a squirrel outside of our house to concern ourselves with these days.  Now, in additional to that ugly squirrel with the bushy tail, we also have to deal with 'MEOW, MEOW, MEOW' all day and all night.  You would think our lives are easy since we appear so fabulous and relaxed in our profile pic, but let me tell you, that is not the case.  Being a canine (and especially being part of the Toes N Tails gang) is no easy task.  Besides dealing with the daily interruptions of the mailman/neighbors/FedEx guy, we also spend plenty of time setting off alarms/warnings to these other creatures who have invaded our personal space. 

When you factor in other dogs/birds/squirrels and now a cat, it's apparent that we're much more valuable around here than we're given credit for.  I wonder if there is some sort of union for working dogs?  Maybe we should strike?  We'll look into this and get back to you. 

In the meantime, if you have a dog, give them an extra pet and let them know how much you appreciate them for all of their hard work, dedication, love, and loyalty.  As a dog owner, you probably aren't aware of just how lucky you are.