THAT IS MY BABY!
We’ve all seen mama dogs or cats adopt a different
species to nurse, or raise. What happens when a kitty
and a dog in the same house decide they want the
same baby?
It gets really weird when the “baby” is a velvet
cushion. Darby the dog, had raised her litter of
two pups. Molly a pretty tabby, seemed relieved
when her kittens left the nest.
It began when Molly adopted the velvet cushion,
fussing over it like it was a kitten. Darby, dragged
the thing away to her box. She mothered it.
The cat was royally ticked off. That cushion was
a member of “her” family, she wanted it back
At first the owners were highly amused with the tug
of war. Until it lasted into the night. They removed the
cushion. That only sent both dog and cat into baby
withdrawal. Both critters protested, loudly. They
fought. It was getting ugly. The blamed the other
for the loss of their velvet baby.
Enough! Their humans tossed the cushion back.
It only caused more ruckus. Nothing left to do
but give each animal a cushion. The uproar continued.
The teenager of the house stumbled out of bed,
picked up cat, dog, the two cushions, took them
into his bedroom, shut the door..then silence.
Morning came to find dog and cat curled together.
Fake babies forgotten. I love the fact that it took
a sleepy teenager to solve the problem. His parents
wanted to know how he knew what to do. He gave
them a long stare, “Well, that’s what you two do.”
They blushed when he added, “When you guys
fight, one night in the bedroom sure stops the noise
around here!”
