skwarepeg's blog: "Good and bad"

A little background: I’ve been trying to “domesticate” Butch, a bad-ass and semi-violent 15-lb. stray cat that adopted me, so that I can bring him into my house full-time. I originally thought I would foster him for adoption through my rescue group. I’ve become way too attached to do that now, so I am going to keep him.

Good: **He doesn’t have any problem with my current cat, Mojo, who could have been the prototype of the original “’fraidy cat.”

**I’m also very pleased that my 90-lb. dogs don’t bother him at all.

**He is very tolerant of my two-year-old daughter, who is still trying to master the idea of “gentle” and “soft hands.”

Bad: **It appears that Mojo (half Butch's size), *does* have a problem with Butch, who barely escaped a fight by allowing himself to be chased out of my house.

**The reason the dogs don’t bother Butch is that they are scared of him, and with reason. Imagine a 90-lb. beautiful and strong yellow Labrador retriever, who could literally tear the cat in half, cowering in fear behind a coat rack because Butch entered the room.