My sister found a kitten starving in a bush about 2 months ago. She's a total sweetie, adorable and very playful. We lucked out. As she says, "the kitten fairy dropped her on our doorstep." Now, I'm a dog person, but I have fallen in love with this feline. She's about 5 months old now, and just cute as a button. Like most cats, she doesn't like being cuddled the same way that dogs do, but she does tolerate a little but of holding. All in all, she's a lovely little girl, and my sister named her after an Egyptian goddess: Isis. I think it's kind of fitting. She's smart enough to know her name, and requires very little personal care.
And now, the "but" of the story:
We've had our dog, Jojo (obviously NOT named by my sister), for about 2 years now. He has the run of most of the upstairs, and is a very nice dog. (Long haired daschund, standard size) He gets very excited about the cat, and wants to play with her. Over the last few weeks, he's gotten better about the cat being around, and has even stopped whining to see her when she hides behind the gate from him. However... she H*A*T*E*S him. She's afraid of him, she is angry at him, she wants nothing to do with him.
We've tried associating the dog with kitten treats. We've gotten the dog not to be excited and trying to get at her. We've let her swat him on the nose, but... nothing seems to work. Jojo's been put in his place and understands that he has to be nice to kitty, but kitty doesn't understand that Jojo isn't a threat. I don't know what to do. Any ideas?
Lastly, too much cute to handle!!!:
