Jessie entered the room, the silence was deafening. One new dog face to face with the resident three cats. Thoughts of the battle of Waterloo were sounding in my head, would there be peace in the valley or all hell breaking lose? The four children were spellbound as if frozen in time. Would there be a melt down? I could feel my heart pounding for this was not the homecoming planned. Somehow Ruby, Lucy and Romeo had an esp moment and managed with the help of an open window to place themselves in a strategic position ready for the arrival of Jessie.
The newbie was a poodle, a miniature black as the night with an irresistible nature I was sold in an instant. Blinded by love so soon in this meet I was oblivious to the fact that Jessie had never encountered a cat in his life. Absolutely confidant that Jessie would fit in I had forgotten the many travesties written before of homes turned to battlefields in a fight to the death. My thoughts only fixed on this adorable little guy, my mind so convincing that everything would work out. So why are we standing in front of this door, nobody moving not a sound could be heard.
To my sheer delight Romeo the stray that had turned up and never left put his best paw forward and you could almost hear him saying. “Nice to meet you Jessie, welcome home” This took young Jessie by surprise and he jumped back and banged into the door behind him. Next came Lucy who has always seemed like the favourite Auntie in the house with a resounding meow and walked off as if nothing was amiss. Nothing quite prepared me for what was to come as Ruby the resident Queen of the house let out a horrible sounding hiss and proceeded like a tiger stalking its prey in the direction of Jessie who by now I would say was hoping the ground would swallow him up. Who to grab hold of first, this was my dilemma as I opted for Ruby, as she seemed much closer at the time. A matador facing a charging bull seemed almost a better place to be right now as I lifted the Queen high off the ground in a bid to avoid world war three.
Some moons have passed and we are still all intact no bandages have been needed and no permanent scars. My ginger boy Romeo has been a blessing in disguise, for his first day greeting with Jessie has turned into so much more. The planets were aligning round this perfect romance for these two natural brothers have made friends for this life. My walks with my poodle begin and end with Romeo, who walks with us some of the way then waits our return where we is smiling at this peculiar sight. Lucy is so happy to have a dog pal again as her previous existence was with a dog and a cat. The change in her nature from depression to joy has been a spiritual moment in time and in space..
I wish I could tell you a happy ending took place, but the truth is that Ruby and Jessie can never be a friend. Had there only been one cat and dog in this home I would probably tried to re home Jessie for the sake of those concerned. My family is a mixture of love never shown and my mission is to show a world filled with love. From the books you are given I have learned so much more and with tactic and strategy our family seems content. There are always those moments when the two worlds collide but if mankind can show them a vision of love where all stand together, different but the same.
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