We took a little pity on Rocco tonight and invited him onto the couch. He really enjoyed jumping around and tossing the kitty toys up in the air. We were all having fun but after a few minutes he decided he wanted to jump down and chase the kitties. He is just like Dino- too much of a good thing leads to trouble. When we told him no there was a little growl. D and I took a united front and held him tight, told him no and showed NO FEAR. He looked kind of puzzled, then a little sad- I think he got the hint. I put him back in his kennel and made him sit down. He growled at me but I looked him in the eye and told him to SIT. He looked away and sat down- bwwahhahaha (that was my evil laugh), victory is mine! Small steps...
He is resting now- he's got to be exhausted from all the stress. Hoping he'll get some rest tonight. We'll start again tomorrow. On the good side- none of our neighbors complained yet! And he still is the cutest little guy in the world. Oh, and D got his first Rocco kiss tonight!
Hi Sherra,
ReplyDeleteWhen he would be curious about my cat I would ask him in a very stern voice. Leave you sister cat alone. Sometimes that was enough but sometimes he required a tap. He can be a little rugged with them but he never bit my cat. He will try to hump them.
I'll try that! He just seems more curious than anything. They aren't going to let him near them for awhile. I think by the time we let him roam around he'll be used to them.
DeleteWe haven't had any humping or marking yet- I think that's a good sign.
You would have laughed if you saw his face when he growled and I stared him down. I wanted to give him a huge hug afterwards but I resisted.