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AnnieO: Week 3

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By Donna Littlejohn on October 27, 2009 9:57 AM | | Comments (0) |
Annie Oakley, the new cat, continues to feel more at home, exploring and enjoying her new freedom to roam the house with the dogs around. 

We seem to be over the hump, dogs-meet-cat wise. She literally rubs her face up against the sides and chests of Cowboy & Tess, purring, apparently leaving her scent on them. 

My border collies don't know quite what to make of this. They are still perplexed and intrigued by the strange creature and there have been a few tense moments. Herding game, anyone? 

But Annie is very confident around the dogs and, as a result, they are relaxing more and more in her presence. Tess is the edgier of the two dogs, so I spent some time this weekend feeding her some special treats and praising her as she was in the "sit" position with Annie weaving in and around her. (An excellent suggestion from my dogs' trainer, Barbara, but I believe some of our readers have also given me that tip. Thanks to all!) 

As for AnnieO, she especially likes sitting up in a window where she can keep a close watch over her domain, both inside and out. 

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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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