A Trio of Outdoor Cats Are Taken by Surprise When a Plush Puppy Starts Meowing at Them

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3. The cat my husband had when we married beat up a pit bull

Our new neighbor came over to introduce himself and brought his dog with him. We warned him to watch his dog around our cat and his response was, "I'm a veternarian - if my dog hurts your cat, I'll sew him up for free." We sort of shrugged and then started talking.

My husband's cat, Merlin, a big long haired black cat with vampire teeth and claws that would not retract all the way, came up to the door as we were chatting. He puffed up at the first sight of the dog, and stood his ground. The dog went over to sniff the cat - major mistake. Merlin launched himself at the dog, landing with his teeth into the base of the skull, front claws trying to rip the dog's ears off, and back claws tearing at the dog's eyes.

It took my husband three tries to take the cat off the dog and hold on long enough for the new neighbor to get the dog back into his truck and leave. My husband had huge scratches all over him, arms, chest, and face.

The neighbor lived next door for over ten years. We never saw that dog - or any other dog from that direction - during the entire time. The neighbor never mentioned his dog, or "sewing up" our cat, ever, not once.