My dog and cat worked it out.

[EndlessWire]

They're better than I am. Nicer creatures.

I live with a very gentle, 90-pound malamute mix who is a sweetheart about everything except her food. I am the only exception to her possessive, touch-my-food-and-I'll-thrash-you attitude. Her food is her food, and another animal's food is also hers.

I also live with an older cat who is healthy but falling victim to older age slowdowns. She is mindful of my wishes, but she pursues her interests with insistence and an I-don't-give-a-damn attitude. If she were human, she'd be wearing purple.

I am not a fool, and I am seeking to keep them separated. But, I brought my dog inside because it's winter and if I'm cold, she's cold. My dog does not like being inside, so I am forcing her. Well, I gave my dog the cat's water dish location and moved my cat's into the kitchen. She knows where it is.

So, I walk to where the dog is, and out pops my cat from behind the dog, where she has been drinking water from *her* dish. She strolls past the dog without a care in the world, and the dog is looking at her and wagging her tail. I watch carefully, but there is no problem.

These animals have never met before. Within two days, it's all good. I feed my dog separately and make sure that my cat can't walk past the dog food bowl. But the water bowl is now shared.

A dog is a dog and a cat is a cat. They are not supposed to get along unless you raise them together. But, these two came to some kind of understanding.

I do not think I can ever get past the bitter feelings I have against Repubs. I just don't think I can. I know Joe needs us to get over it (I can see how hard it will be for him to get anything done,) but I don't think I can. I want to go back to a nonpolitical life, but I am painfully aware that we all will have to fight at the midterms.

This isn't my life and I don't want it. But I feel like if I turn my back, my country may disappear. I see the Russians starting to fight the tyranny in their country, and I want to be part of the mindset that the Earth is worth fighting to keep whole, people should be free to pursue peaceful interests, and nobody should be able to dictate to me. I'll choose, thank you anyway.

I can choose to reconcile, like my dog and cat have shown to me, but there is no trust anymore. Maybe I'll feel better after Trump's trial. Maybe.

A lot of bread to be baked...

[MineralMan]

1. Cats and dogs who live in the same house

generally get along pretty well. They put aside their many differences and co-exist. We have two dogs and two cats. The cats won't eat dog food in the first place. If they encounter it, they make burying movements with their paws. The dogs, on the other hand, love the cats' food. The cats, wisely, step away, but the dogs don't ever disturb the cats when the cats are eating.

Republicans, on the other hand, will come over and push you away without even noticing you are there. They don't care about you in any way. You're just an obstacle to them that can be brushed aside, they think.

Dogs and cats figure it all out. Dogs are bigger, but cats have very sharp needles in their feet.

[KayF]

2. burying movements, lol

humans say "this smells like shit", cats do that.

[jcgoldie]

12. My cat does that sometimes next to my plate when I set it down

It doesn't inspire much confidence in my cooking

[EndlessWire]

14. LOL! n/t

[MineralMan]

13. Cats are picky about food.

Dogs, on the other hand, will eat cat poop if they find it.

Critters are strange.

[EndlessWire]

5. Yeah

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I agree. But, my dog will eat anything, just in case it's food. She once ate a new plant I had, and she has nibbled on the house siding, just to see if it is something she could eat. I *know* it was her. She can look innocent all she wants.

I wonder if I really want to reconcile with Repubs. I would be quite content to shun them forever. But, they are still up to something, and I think we will be fighting again. Was it always this way and I just didn't see, or is it the case that evil has grown and it became necessary to do something about it? The whole world has changed. In the past, you could make a voting mistake, but in four years you could correct it. Now, it seems like any mistake will be fatal.

[jcgoldie]

11. Just put the cat food up on a table...

...Republicans are not smart enough to find it there...

[EndlessWire]

15. LOL! n/t

[malaise]

3. I love this OP

Rec

[EndlessWire]

16. TY n/t

[awesomerwb1]

4. Pics! nt

[ProfessorGAC]

6. My Wife Found A Funny Sign!

For a long time, we've had a big dog & 2 or 3 cats.
They always got along, the dogs act very protective.
But, my wife found a sign at a craft shop & we put it on the piano in the rec room. (Dog spends 90% of his time there.)
Sign has a picture of a lab on it and says "I've done the math. One of the cats has to go!"
I get a kick out of it.

[EndlessWire]

17. LOL! n/t

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. We have 5 cats who have (just about) figured out how to coexist.

All over ten & all from different circumstances. We got them at varying times in their lives. One from a dump, one from our woodpile, one cost $600.00, but was left when owner moved, one persistent one who lived in the canyon & ate insects. I think he might be a Nebelung & is easy going. The latest one is "the old man" who we finally got to sleep indoors (his elderly owner had to move to assisted living).

Anyway after using so much energy trying to keep them happy & in their "space", we just watched and they seem to have figured out how to be happy and comfortable in the house and yard.

[stillcool]

8. human to human..

canine to feline, we see more than face value when we can see. Not by way of a reconciliation, more like an inexplicable cosmic connection. An insight. I feel the need to refrain from what's going outside my little world now. It's so freaking ugly, and the hair on the back of my neck goes up at the mere sight of a jacked-up truck. The anger is surprising, it might have even intensified. It's certainly not focused. Anyone is welcome to my evil eye. What gets me the most, the longer i live the more I need to unlearn. Wish there was a cat, or dog, or both in my life now. They are the best teachers I've ever had.

[FakeNoose]

9. Please post a pic

Thanks for the chuckle, EndlessWire!

[EndlessWire]

18. I'll try. n/t

[Silent3]

10. I'd be happy to let Trump and McConnell and McCarthy and Cruz and Hawley and Gaetz...

...et all crawl around on the floor and lap water out of any dish they like. Preferably one found behind bars.

[demigoddess]

19. animals are more advanced than humans.

[Dem2theMax]

20. "If she were human, she'd be wearing purple."

Truer words have never been written about cats!

[Demovictory9]

21. Nice story