Does your pet have a nemesis?

Pumpkinseeds

There's a young tabby cat that sometimes ventures over to the estate across the road from us. He's obviously somebodies pet and I suspect he's not neutered and is looking for females. Whenever Toby sees him he takes off after him immediately to try to get rid of him. No matter how many brawls they've had the tabby just keeps coming back. He even chased him up a tree trying to get at him and it got me wondering about other peoples pet nemesis?

sunbeam

Well I wouldn't exactly call them my pets, but I 'share' two semi-feral cats with the lady next door-that is we both feed them.

For years they hated each other's guts, but neither succeeded in chasing the other away. Now, they have come to a truce and will share a bowl of food on the windowsill.

I think one of them must have been a lost pet as he is very chatty and will miaow if he hears me in the kitchen, even if the curtains are closed. This suits the other one fine as he isn't able to miaow at all.

If they miss a meal or two, it's still handbags at dawn....

mymo

Toby doesn't have one, he's has every other cat that doesn't live in this house!
He sits outside looking down the road, if one dares to pass a certain point, he's off like a bullet to beat them up!

He feels safe from the other end of the road as we're the second last house and next door has a large cat chasing dog. (She doesn't chase Toby though, just woofs from a distance).

The ponies in the field in front of the house were given death stares for a few days too, he chased (well made a run at) the two that were there last year.

micar

Most definitely

Our dog of 13 years died last year. Every time I took her past a house in glasnevin, she looked out for a particular dog (black and white collie) in their front garden. They would always go for each other. The dog on the garden was always enclosed in the garden.

aonb

ANY cat of any type/description would cause a RED HAZE in Peppers eyes! Our old collie used to go INSANE when an empty (i.e. noisy) truck/trailer/tractor went by. Our younger dog HATES wasps/bees/flies and screams the place down when one flies in - summer time & doors/windows open all day = lots of screaming!!:D

Evac101

One of our neighbours has a black and white cat who seems to take great pleasure in sitting in our front garden staring up at the front bedroom window. Only if the two dogs happen to be there looking out, of course though :P The little gimp will sit there for literally 30 minutes until either we shoo it out of the garden or we lock the dogs out of the rooms with a view out. If it's the latter the cat waits for maybe 5 minutes, gets the point that there's no more cheap entertainment for it and moves on.

ShaShaBear

Shadow had this one particular dog he absolutely hated above all other dogs. It was a little westie who lived two doors down from my mum. Shadow rarely got out by accident (in fact, it only happened three times in his life) and every time he beelined straight for this poor dog to give him the showdown of a lifetime. We actually had to offer to pay vet bills once, but the neighbour was very nice, said we only had to pay half as her dog was loose on the road and should have been kept in the garden. Both Shadow and McDuff died of a ripe old age, and not ripping each other to pieces as I imagine was the desire :pac:

Opie doesn't seem to have any utterly despised nemesis of sorts. The only dogs he really squares up to are intact dogs who are literally about to mature. He's not bothered with, say, 4 or 5 year old in tact males. But 8-9 months to about a year? By golly, he doesn't like them in his space at all! :pac:

alibab

Yes yes and causing problems on both sides . I have a female tortoiseshell she is tiny and the cat next door is a big male tabby cat . He attacked her it was over in 2 secs I was there but managed to do enough damage that perforated her abdomen. We have a schedule where both cats are never out the same time and my girl is mostly a house cat . Yesterday when he was in my girl was actually over taunting him through the window . I honestly despair will she ever learn .

It's very stressful on both sides as it's like they are out to get each other .

tk123

micar wrote: »

Most definitely

Our dog of 13 years died last year. Every time I took her past a house in glasnevin, she looked out for a particular dog (black and white collie) in their front garden. They would always go for each other. The dog on the garden was always enclosed in the garden.

ooooooooooh do you know the 3 barking labs on Mobhi Road? :P

chanelfreak

Izzy (Havanese) has a human nemesis and it is mortifying! She is a gentle little teddy-bear with everyone and has the patience of a saint, but the SECOND she sees/hears our neighbours from across the road going into/out of their house, she completely loses it. Screeches like a banshee, howls like a wolf, incites the poor shihtzu to accompanying her (even though the Flump has no idea what is going on), tries to shred her bed, etc etc.

And the maddest thing is that when she meets them out, she is totally pally with them! She just seems to have major issues with seeing them out the window - poor Izzy is a weirdo I think

jimf

our new recruit molly bichon/maltese/yorkie cross just schits herself when tom the big ginger bully of a tomcat without rear indicators is around the fecker bites her if your not looking and is her best friend when you are watching him


hes the most two faced fecker you ever come across but hes loved and spoiled to bits

eviltwin

My dog was attacked last year by another dog, we don't see it that often but if she's in the park when we are my fella won't stay.

kylith

Not a nemesis, but she is racist: hates collies. I think it's the way they drop their heads.

micar

micar wrote: »

Most definitely

Our dog of 13 years died last year. Every time I took her past a house in glasnevin, she looked out for a particular dog (black and white collie) in their front garden. They would always go for each other. The dog on the garden was always enclosed in the garden.

tk123 wrote: »

ooooooooooh do you know the 3 barking labs on Mobhi Road? :P

I know them alright. Would only have walked by that house a few times.

The collie was in a house between griffith Ave and the skylon probably more drumcondra. I think even before wellpark Ave.

tk123

micar wrote: »

I know them alright. Would only have walked by that house a few times.

they were my nemises for a few years after they went nuts barking at Baikey on morning and caught him by surprise - he wouldn't walk past the house for a few years after!!

2 JRTs in the park are Lucy's - they have her terrorised barking and running at her every morning to the owners amusement. She lies down or runs to me/Bailey depending on who's closer!

Ashbx

My border terrier hates huskys....all huskys!!! I think its because they hold themselves quite proudly and maybe intimidates the other dogs!

Conall Cernach

My grandmother's old black lab used to hate British soldiers. We used to know when there was a foot patrol in the area as he would start barking, no need for bin lids round her way. We think he could hear the Saracens drive into the top of the street where the soldiers would dismount.

gimmick

Growing up a neighbour had a golden cocker called Goldie. Goldie was the most passive beautiful dog I have ever known I'd say. Nothing would bother her. Except milk trucks. Any time she would see one, she would burst a gut chasing it barking like a lunatic and would come back doing that silly barking under her breath thing.

Myself and my dad became her nemesis for a while as well. She would always greet us whenever we got home from work, straight over to us looking for a belly rub. This day she came over as usual, but was just after getting a butchering of a grooming. We laughed at her so she turned and went away. For about a week or so afterwards when we would pull in, she would poke her head around the gate and give us some barks and slink away. I guess you never mock a females haircut regardless of species. The feud did not last long though. We apologised and she wanted her belly rubs back

Shivi111

We have a cat we called the meeping cat (noisey boy!) who comes into our garden, Mori hates him more than anything but Loki is his friend... he comes sneaking in to the garden to see who is around, if its just Loki they will play chasing in the grass, but once Mori appears its world war three! Mori just ignores all the other cats so we think he is jealous that Loki likes him.

My mum and dad have a shih tzu who loves everybody, but hates the postman, to the point that he even barks at the next door neighbour who is a postman, but not our postman! I think he saw the neighbour in his uniform once and that was the end of that relationship.

Pumpkinseeds

Poppy has never forgiven Jazzy for playing with our foster kitten. He loved having Molly around and he'd jump the pet gate to get into her safe room and play with her. He even let her swing out of him until he'd have enough then he'd jump back over the gate. Up until that point he and Poppy had been friends, then she started chasing him out of every room he went into. She'd also hiss at Molly. Molly's been with her forever family for over a year now, but she still hasn't forgiven him for replacing her with a younger model.:D

thegreatgonzo

My parents' collie has a long standing feud with the the 2 collies and jrt up the road, the swallows currently nesting in the shed, the bin lorry and the the post van. His latest nemesis is a shetland pony. He loves my terrier, children in general and all the cats we've ever had so he clearly has his reasons :-)

Hollister11

My border collie hates our black cat, because my mam love her.During the day, the cat would hope on the counter and miaow at my mam for attention, just to annoy the dog.

borderlinemeath

Coco has a thing against newfies, one charged at her a few years ago and since then any she sees, even in the distance gets barked at. At the local charity show last year she was put into the "large" dog group, and was lined up beside a newfie who she was not happy with at all! On the plus side she loves almost all black dogs, of the lab/lab x/lurcher/greyhound variety, and almost every greyhound/sighthound she meets. She's fond of a skinny leg!

Gazzmonkey

My cat has many nemeses...

He (Mr Boots) has a limp tail so its always pointing down which to another cat is like sticking up the middle finger, so he gets in a lot of fights

me0w

The huge fluffy cats that like to intimidate my little cat from outside, one of them managed to sneak into an open window and marked his/her territory in our utility room. Owners who let their cats roam freely outside to pee, poop, fight with other people's cats is just wrong imo. Thats the main reason I keep my cat indoors/in a safe outdoor run so the doesn't get into battles with these other cats

MrWalsh

Last night I caught Arya chasing a local dog (who was leashed) out the back. The dog was delighted, he thought it was a big game, cat chases him, he runs, then he barks joyfully and chases her. Little did the dog know if he'd been unleashed she would have shown him who was boss (more likely she would have hidden behind me)

Meemars

Token definitely has a nemesis, in the form of the B/W collie who lives directly across the green from us & the feeling is mutual. Both bitches despise the sight of each other, & always did. Token is older, but the other dog has been living here longer. The collie will play nicely with the other dogs in the neighbourhood (my Token is above all that silly play nonsense!) but both of them see red when the other is around. This cul de sac is just not big enough for the 2 of them! Definitely leash tight, and move on quickly when they're out together.
Also, for the season that's in it: Flies & Bees in the house drive her loopers!

Ashbx

Meemars wrote: »

Token definitely has a nemesis, in the form of the B/W collie who lives directly across the green from us & the feeling is mutual. Both bitches despise the sight of each other, & always did. Token is older, but the other dog has been living here longer. The collie will play nicely with the other dogs in the neighbourhood (my Token is above all that silly play nonsense!) but both of them see red when the other is around. This cul de sac is just not big enough for the 2 of them! Definitely leash tight, and move on quickly when they're out together.
Also, for the season that's in it: Flies & Bees in the house drive her loopers!

Oh the flies! I think my poor dogs are losing their minds trying to work out where the buzzing is coming from! Yesterday my border terrier stared at a fly on the window for a good 20 mins before I had intervene and get the fly out of the room for her!

Teyla Emmagan

I am currently making friends with my cat's nemesis. He used to chase the cat for something to do, but now I've been encouraging him they are much more civil to each other. And less howling all through the night.

Jen Pigs Fly

My Labrador ollie has a nemesis, our neighbours dog who is a pug/beagle.

Ollie hates him to his core, whenever this dog goes for his morning walk ollie will loose his life barking, growling and jumping. Only this dog he reacts so bad.

My neighbour and the house beside theirs has two small dogs, the pubXBeagle and a lovely small terrier, so when they mind each other's dog they remove the divide in the gardens.

Well .... Ollie will patrol the wall when this happens just in the off chance his nemesis comes too close! The other dog has almost broken in a few times because of the amount of words they exchange!

We can't understand it, ollie never even met this dog before

My 13 year old labX's nemesis is my horse .... She doesn't care that her 27kg vs 500kg is hugely one sided she has gone for the horse a few times, never succeeded of course she's always on the lead but she will quite happily square up to a very large animal who has a history of kicking dogs.

gidget

For my dog, it's the postman. We actually have to time our walks, so as to avoid coming across him, which can be tricky as our postman can be flexible with his delivery times, all the while our fellow is on red alert just waiting to spot him & if he does, i swear he must wake the whole road up with the barking.

PurplePrincess

My Cats nemesis is a seagull. When the weather is nice Missy likes to eat her food outside on the roof of her little cat house. The seagull sits on the wall above her and makes loads of noise down at her and then she starts the same up at him until she runs off and he swoops down and helps himself to the food.
His new thing now is to come inside the back door and eat all the dry food while the cats give him verbal abuse. He seems to have no fear.

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MrWalsh

Omg PurplePrincess! Cheeky feicer!!

I'd like to see a pic of the cat house too please.

PurplePrincess

This is what I have at my house, Its a rabbit hutch I think but the door size is perfect for the cats. I have it up against the back step so the door is propped open all the time and its sheltered from the elements. Missy loves sitting on the roof while Willow will sit inside the door. I've had it about 6 years and its stood up well against the elements. We usually sand and retreat/paint it every year.

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This is what my mum has at her house and Missy loves it, she just sits out on the verandah all weathers. Its a bit flimsy in parts and probably not worth full price but the cats do like it.

http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/cat_beds_baskets/cat_houses/outdoor/278231

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MrWalsh

Wow cat palaces! So cute!