Conundrum 1 #1 October 4, 2004 cross posted from another board I frequent: QuotePosted by Nojoi on 2003-10-02 08:27:46 So, I've decided to let the girlfriend move into my house with me. She is an avid cat lover, and has been going on and on about getting a cat, which I am opposed to as I am a dog person. I have an Akita. (See where this is going yet)? Well, yesterday I get home early from a business trip, and nobody is home. I bring my bags in, only to find a litter box, cat toys, cat stand (whatever those things are), and water/food bowl in my living room. At this point, I'm thinking whether or not my girlfriend completely misunderstands the concept of Akita / cat relationships. I get a bit irate, because I specifically told her not to bring a cat into my house. Now, I have nothing against cats, I just don't want one. And for the above mentioned reason, I do not feel it appropriate to have one in the house. For those who don't know, the AKC describes the Akita like this: · The Akita is a powerfully built dog originally developed to hunt bears in Japan. The Japanese now use the Akita as a guard dog and police dog. I haven't trained my dog to be aggressive, I love my dog, and he is a great companion. All he does is run around the yard, playing in the dirt and being happy. Now, when I go to work I bring him inside, as not to disturb the neighbors, who are home all day (he is loud). My dog does not socialize well. He never has, and never will. He is very aware of new people and things and wants to protect his own by nature. So, I call my girlfriend and ask what the hell she was thinking. "Blah, blah, I wanted to suprise you, blah, blah....". So I ask what I could possibly want with a cat. "Just go look at her, she's soooooo cute. I know you will love her". "Dammit where is the damn cat"?!!! (I'm running around furious now). "In the bedroom". I run into the bedroom. "No cat", I say. Then the thought crosses my mind that maybe since my girlfriend has just moved in, she does not know that the bathroom door handle sticks. (I have the bathroom layout with two doors. One leads to the office, one to the bedroom). My dog has full access to the house except for my bedroom, as he plays outside then likes to get in my bed and ruin it. At this point I am going to say I will not take or post pictures, as it would just be wrong. As I walk into the bathroom I just see fur and blood. You just cannot prepare for things like this. Horrid, horrid, scary, murder scene like crap. When I see the paw laying on the ground, I lose it, drop the phone and run into my office, where everything has a fine smattering of cat parts on it. My Hex Com is torn to bits, laptop, destroyed, chair on the floor with a dangling leg, brand new leather couch ripped apart. Needless to say, I am now single. And calling a biohazardous waste cleaning company. Bad, bad, day. Then a follow up: Quote*sigh*................. Well, as if today's horror story was not enough, the family of my girlfriend "dropped by" today to see how everyting was going. Keep in mind that they know what has happened today. Let me set up the scenario. It's 5:00pm and I'm in my kitchen calling a few friends as I am in desperate need of alcohol. I've got five plastic wrapped men walking about my home, cleaning up scattered kitten remains, and my door is propped open due to a large tube from an ozone machine. The parents of my ex-girlfriend walk up to my patio door directly off the kitchen, which is now wide open to air out the house. The mother sticks her head into the kitchen to see if anyone was home. Now, imagine this. They know what has happened with the cat, (but apparently think the blood is from me beating or killing their daughter) and the first thing they see is me on the phone, and five guy's in plastic suits cleaning up blood. Hmmmmm. The screaming ensues, Her mother: "Where is my daughter?!!!! What is this? What's this? Blood?!!! Me without thinking: "She's gone". Her mother: "WHAT!!! WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER!!! MEGAN!!! MEGAN!!! Her father: "WHAT THE FVCK IS GOING ON HERE!!!"............He gives me the stare. Me: "Whoa, wait, let me explain"..... At this point, Megan's mother starts running through the house and sees all the blood my dog has flung everywhere. She's screaming like a banshee, and finally sets sight upon the office. I won't go into details here, but an Akita flinging around a bloody kitten leaves images that will not soon be forgotten. So I'm trying to explain what has happened to the father who is half paying attention because his wife is screaming. And the phone rings. It's Megan. Great I thought!!! Now we can straighten this out. I go to answer the phone, and one of the clean up crew guys opens the door to the garage where my dog is being kept while they do the clean up. I didn't get a chance to tell them where the dog was because of the commotion with my ex's parents. So the dog hears the screaming and immediately "turns on" and charges for the office. I go running up the stairs after him throwing the phone at the father, and all of the cleaning guys bolt out the door. The mother hears the dog comming and locks herself in the bathroom. With what did she lock herself in the bathroom you ask? That's right, absolute, total, carnage. Right in the damn spot I found the paw. The spot where the damn cleaning guys had not been to yet. Oh, the agony. So, she won't come out of the bathroom because there is a very excited dog, who's bark resonates in your chest outside the door. The father is yelling in my ear "get the damn dog out of here", I'm yelling at the father telling him to get the "fvck out of the room" so I can put the dog in my bedroom, and the mother is beginning to have a panic attack in the bathroom covered in blood. I finally get the dog in the bedroom, the mother unlocks the door and runs out of the house with the father following her, shaking the telephone around screaming "I have Megan on the phone, I have Megan on the phone!!! It's okay, it was the cat"!!! I followed them outside and there are the five cleaning guys and two of my neighbors watching this unfold. The mother is now in the car hyper ventilating, and the father is leaning in the window with the phone that has my ex on it. I'm too far away to hear what is happening, but five minutes of so later the father throws my phone on the ground breaking it, and motioning to me that he is going to slit my throat. (The finger across the throat thing). Now I'm really, really, angry. I start walking towards the car, and the bastard gets in his crapillac, and drives over my shrubs in reverse while leaving my driveway. This is going to get reeeeal ugly tomorrow. I'm off to the police station to file a report. 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beowulf 1 #2 October 4, 2004 She most definitely wasn't the brightest girl. What did she think the dog would do with a kitten around? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #3 October 4, 2004 Oh, that is just the wrong way for a kitten to die. Dumb bitch. He told her not to. Except for the death of the kitten, though - kinda funny situationally, like Murphy came in and took over. "Let's see...what else could possibly go wrong?" you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #4 October 4, 2004 Ummmmmm...yea...Can you post the follow ups? I'm curious as to where this one is going...----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #5 October 4, 2004 People that stupid should be put to sleep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #6 October 4, 2004 Ok I'm curious, keep us updated or Link? what right does the dad have to give the guy the "i'm going to slit your throat" sign? That is the part that confuses me... oh and the breaking of the phone... _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 October 4, 2004 QuoteMy dog does not socialize well. He never has, and never will This is totally the fault of the owner....that Akita was poorly raised/trained..they can be very affectionate very social dogs. I know several very well, one of which lives with 3 cats and acts as if it were one.... of course the ownerS were stupid in leaving them alone / not introducing them properly____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #8 October 4, 2004 Quotewhat right does the dad have to give the guy the "i'm going to slit your throat" sign? That is the part that confuses me... oh and the breaking of the phone... Prolly for dumping his daughter and breaking her heart while she is obviously traumatized over the death of her little kitty....he should have shown compassion and been there for her in this time of need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #9 October 4, 2004 nm, I dont wanna get into it. and I'll keep an update when I read anything new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #10 October 4, 2004 Quotenm, I dont wanna get into it. Sarcasm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #11 October 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteMy dog does not socialize well. He never has, and never will This is totally the fault of the owner.... I call bullshit on that. Sometimes animals are not social (just like people). Sometimes they are just plain wired wrong (like some people). You can work with some animals forever and you will just never break through some barriers and you will never make them smarter. The owner was smart enough to know it was a bad idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #12 October 4, 2004 Yeah, she was dumb to do that, but maybe she is just a little slow. Sad that he dumped her immediately in this time of trauma, though. Poor kitty Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #13 October 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteMy dog does not socialize well. He never has, and never will This is totally the fault of the owner....that Akita was poorly raised/trained..they can be very affectionate very social dogs. I know several very well, one of which lives with 3 cats and acts as if it were one.... of course the ownerS were stupid in leaving them alone / not introducing them properly I disagree. If a dog has not been raised around cats it will do what comes naturally for dogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #14 October 4, 2004 Say, tat wasn't about - oh - um - 1:30 this afternoon was it?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mardigrasbob 0 #15 October 4, 2004 QuoteQuoteMy dog does not socialize well. He never has, and never will This is totally the fault of the owner....that Akita was poorly raised/trained..they can be very affectionate very social dogs. I know several very well, one of which lives with 3 cats and acts as if it were one.... of course the ownerS were stupid in leaving them alone / not introducing them properly Huh!? Dogs hate cats. My rottie is well trained, total verbal control, but if a cat were to wander into his area; especially without anyone home; there would be carnage. Dude, I feel for ya! What a fricken mess, in many ways. What surprises me is that the cat was not able to get up in the air; curtain rod or top of dresser, something. Oh well good luck, I guess both you and your dog will be killing kittens. Funny story! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #16 October 5, 2004 QuoteSad that he dumped her immediately in this time of trauma, though. ???????? Did I miss something? I don't think it mentioned that he dumped her. He might have dumped her (I told you not to...) , she might have dumped him (I can't deal with this, I never want to see you again... , it might have been an ultimatum: (the dog or me..), but we don't know. Very said story but I did have to chuckle a little at the parents and the images of a biohazard team cleaning an apartment. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #17 October 5, 2004 It's like a Joe Cartoon. Poor kitty. Talk about people jumping to conclusions and not thinking before they act. He told her not to... Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #18 October 12, 2004 QuoteThis is totally the fault of the owner....that Akita was poorly raised/trained..they can be very affectionate very social dogs. I know several very well, one of which lives with 3 cats and acts as if it were one....of course the ownerS were stupid in leaving them alone / not introducing them properly Glad you clarified that a bit at the end, but I'm still of the same mind as several others here. I had a Chow Chow that I raised from a tiny pup. As many people are aware, Chows are one person/one family dogs and are VERY protective. I raised her to be sweet, accepting and friendly, and it took plenty of time and effort. However, the first time I brought a kitten home, it took many more days of constant attention and effort to get her to accept that this new addition was not a target. The girlfriend should have 1) not introduced a kitten into that environment against her boyfriend's wishes, 2) waited until he could be there to control the dog, considering the cosmos were obviously going to implode if she didn't get the kitten, 3) stayed with them both until it was apparent the dog would not go Hellraiser on the kitten at a moment's notice. Poor planning and bad judgement. You know, sometimes when we ask you not to buy/do/say something, it's not about control. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 0 #19 October 12, 2004 We had a Chow/Shepard mix who was very smart and well behaved who would go after another cat even when her cat was sitting right there next to her. I am not sure if the dog thought she was a cat or the cat thought she was a dog. But I would have never brought another cat to the house knowing the dog was there. Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #20 October 12, 2004 The exception that proves the rule... Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #21 October 12, 2004 QuoteQuoteThis is totally the fault of the owner....that Akita was poorly raised/trained..they can be very affectionate very social dogs. I know several very well, one of which lives with 3 cats and acts as if it were one....of course the ownerS were stupid in leaving them alone / not introducing them properly Glad you clarified that a bit at the end actually my point was more in reference to the male owners ignorant comment that Akita's are not social dogs... HIS might not be, but that is TOTALLY the result of how he raised it, not any 'hardwired' attribute of the breed....socialization is something a great many dog owners completely neglict... you dont have to turn your dog into a lapslut, but it shouldnt become cujo either every time someone/thing new shows up..... i'm actually staying with an Akita and 4! cats now... and Jammin (the dog) is more social to the cats, including the newish kitten, than some other visitors that stopped by last week (the city inspector)....guess he has good taste....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
