Saturday 9th July 11
Rob and I attend adoption talk at Dogs Trust. They are coming to do a home visit next week. Have been given a set of instructions on how to manage the relationship between Pepper and the cat, which include
1. Keeping Pepper and the cat apart for at least 5 days (easy perhaps when you live in Blenheim Palace. Less easy when you live in a Victorian cottage.)
2. Wipe each creature with a cloth and give the cloth to the other one. Yuk!
3. And most alarmingly, introduce them only when Pepper has been exercised and HAS EATEN A BIG MEAL.
Hmmm.
Sunday 10th July 11
Obliged to take Amy and Tom to meet Pepper. We take her and Hector for a walk. Worried will be deemed unsuitable adoptive family as we remove her muzzle once out of site of Dogs Trust building and are spotted by Dogs Trust employee. This is against the rules. Then Pepper does poo in middle of dog walking path and we have no plastic bag. Oops.
Thursday 14th July 11
Collected Pepper today. Managed to keep her and the cat apart for a few hours by locking cat in Amy’s room but then carried Kiki into kitchen for introduction. Dog clearly frightened of cat. Cat very unpleasant. Arching back, hissing, spitting and at one point emitted terrifying high pitched growl. Poor Pepper.
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