Growling match...

Who ever thought a cat and dog would have a growling match??? NOT ME! I think it lasted over half hour. It all started when I was watching TV with Mitch at my side. Virgil decided to stalk Mitch and attacked his paws when he was hanging off the couch. Mitch didn't like this too much. They just looked at each other and growled for over a half hour. HAHA

This is how I found him. 

Virgil seems to like this chair. 

Virgil LOVES to get brushed

Virgil got pretty jealouse the other day when I was brushing my cat...he wanted to be brushed too. So I started brushing him. He was sooooooo happy. Purring and everything. I was like wow. Then he wants to go on my shoulder when I'm brushing him. He gets really lovey dovey. So I hold him for a few seconds... then it is like a switch flips in his head. He starts to hiss. So I usually put him down gently and he is grumbling. Well, last night I decided not to put him down. He started to freak out a little bit, and tried to bite my head. I put him down and told him that is a bad kitty and he was grumbling and had his paw up and ready to smack me...so i put my hand out too. He was confused. He didn't think I'd fight back. He hissed, I hissed...he rolled on his back and was mumbling. Tux proceeded to run around the house to get a front seat view of our cat fight. It was HILARIOUS....he was looking at me like go go go go. Then Virgil calmed down and I walked away. Within a few minutes he was at my feet. Wanting attention. I still don't understand this cat haha.

Mitch gets empowered

So Chris came home last night from his week of travel and Mitch was sooooooooo happy to see him. Of course Virgil doesn't like Chris at all and was really moaning and growning at him. Chris let Virgil know he wasn't scared of him. Virgil kept screaming and batting at him but Chris didn't move...it was pretty funny, he would just stand there and BAM BAM BAM. It was like he was boxing and screaming the same time. Mitch saw this and felt empowered and started barking at Virgil. Keep in mind, Mitch has been running scared with his tail between his legs. haha So Mitch is barking at him and Virgil was like what? Mitch actually chased him downstairs. He felt pretty empowered. He went and got his ball and told me he wanted to play haha. Although, Mitch was still scared this morning. I had to carry him in the house again b/c he wouldn't come in.

Day 2: Cat vs. Dog

Well, Mitch wasn't home during the day today. He was at my aunts house playing with her dog. But he did come home at dinner. He did not want to come into the house...b/c Virgil was right at the door. I had to spray Virgil to move back and drag Mitch in. I then took Mitch to my room. Virgil hasn't attacked Mitch today. He is just standing around growling and Mitch refuses to look at him, he turns his head. Then Tux goes in between them and makes a funny meow noise and Virgil backs up. I wonder what he is saying to him?? ha-ha. But I think it'll take time, they will be ok eventually. Virgil just never saw a dog before. He looks scared, he was kind of shaking a little bit.

Mitch comes home...

Well, Mitch came home this evening... I found out that Virgil HATES dogs and attacked him pretty hard core. The water bottle does not work in these situations..just an FYI. I had to push him out of the room with a pillow which he attacked the entire way and I shut Mitch in the room. Virgil proceeded to hide under the tables where I had to work my way in pushing him and spraying him to try to get him downstairs...this did not work out very well. Then he decided to go on the kitchen counter top and pinned himself in the corner..I had to try to push the carrier up to him till he finally went in...then I took him downstairs and shut him down there. I'm going to give it a few days..but I'm not sure if this is going to work out...ugh. When he goes after Mitch, he then goes after everything that moves :( not good.

Allyson, I'm going to give it my best!

Unfriendly encounter...

Well, this morning when I was tying a plastic bag...Virgil ran into the room and full fledge attacked my arm. What for!? He is not on my happy list. One puncture right into the spot they draw blood at the doctor, with the 3 other teeth marks that didn't make it all the way thru my skin. It took a while before it stopped bleeding...he got lucky he didn't puncture my vein! So close....I didn't even know he was around! *sigh*

My body guard

Well, today Virgil wanted up on my shoulder again. So I picked him up. He was hanging out loving it for a while. Then he started to growl, so I put him down on the pool table gently. He decided to hiss and try to smack me and I just stood there and didn't move. I told him he doesn't scare me. Tux watched the whole thing and was not very happy about how he was acting. Tux jumped up and smacked the pool table cover where Virgil was sitting so hard that it startled Virgil. Virgil was like, whoa what just happened. Then Tux jumped up there and got between Virgil and I and was like, dude you leave my mom alone. Tux is continuing to follow me watching Virgil's every move. I feel special ha-ha I have a body guard. :) I then came upstairs and there is Virgil, at my feet rubbing my legs. I walk away, and he does a drive by, smacks my legs and takes off. I think he was playing, but here comes Tux full speed, jumps on him then they start wrestling. TOO FUNNY. Tux is keeping a very close eye on him now.