Dogs and Cats

Dogs and cats: we have two young male cats. That is about the right number to keep the mice at bay, though I have to feed them too. There are four dogs here - that is two or three too many, but for various reasons, they are here. Shadow, German Shepherd, is half scared of the cats. Larado, half Border Collie, sits on the back porch and the cats climb onto him and sit there - warm and secure. The younger dogs, Drover and Tovi want the cats to play with them, but the cats aren't scared. This afternoon, the cat called Ranger sat under a small trailer that Tovi can reach while chained. Ranger knows the exact spot he can sit without the dog being able to reach him. So Tovi enlisted the help of Drover to move the cat. Sorry dogs, it didn't work. I watched you for half an hour from the big dinning room window. Later, when I was outside doing the evening feeding and milking, I saw the same two young dogs playing tug-o-war. It was getting dark, sun already down, and light snow falling, but I didn't recognize the piece they were tugging on. So, I hollered at the dogs. They dropped Ranger and he casually sauntered off. Silly critters.