King of the hill, anyone? Note that this picture was taken (peaceful appearance notwithstanding) during the morning rush on a Saturday. Dog, two kittens and five people all in one area, with two of the people running around trying to get out the door for a soccer tournament on top of it all. And this little guy just sacked out in the middle of the floor, oblivious to it all!! Hard to believe that the kittens have only been in the house a little over a week...we've been fortunate that they and the dog have come to terms with each other quickly. She's curious but not aggressive, and they are becoming more comfortable around her as they realize that she means them no harm.
Their food, on the other hand, is squarely in her crosshairs!! They have been eating wet kitten food (although the vet told me at their checkup on Thursday that they don't need it anymore, so we are transitioning them to dry food) and she wants it ALL, wet and dry. We improvised a solution, and I have to say I am pretty darned proud of it.
This is the dog's old car crate (yes, I bought her a new one) with a cooling rack (the kind you'd use for cookies) securely zip-tied across the top of the front opening. The kittens can get through the space at the bottom of the opening, but the dog can't. Plus, I can open the second door on the right-hand side of the crate to put the bowls in and take them out without having to try to deal with the small front opening myself. Perfect!! Now we can feed all three critters at the same time in the same room without worrying that the dog will eat all the cats' food.
How's Bingley doing, you might ask? Well, he's a little more skittish around the dog still, but not enough so that he's about to hide himself away. Here's where he was this morning...
Right on the other side of the kitchen table against the knee wall separating the kitchen from the family room, observing the morning mayhem from the comfort of Thing One's club soccer backpack!! Too funny.
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