"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"MaryL" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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I have new next door neighbours (not the nasty ones, unfortunately, the
other side)
They seem nice, a young couple with no children yet.

They have a dog, though, a Jack Russell terrier type. It's not that I
don't
like dogs, I do very much, but Boyfie often strolls in a leisurely way
through their garden and he won't be expecting to see one there. I hope
it
doesn't catch him by surprise as JRT's can kill cats.
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As the new neighbours seem really nice, I am sure we can synchronise if
necessary, although I am making assumptions about their terrier. For all I
know he/she was brought up with cats and loves them. However, maybe not,
and I wouldn't take any risk with the most kind, gentle and beautiful
boycat in the Whole World.


Tweed

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Do you think you could make arrangements for Boyfie and the neighbor JRT
to "meet," with all of you present in a non-confrontational manner?
Perhaps that would help.

Mary


No. It would freak Boyfie out to meet a neighbour, let alone their dog.
I'm sure it will be OK without any sort of confrontation, any confrontation
with neighbours is the last thing we need.
We'll see what happens. Probably they will be out at work all day and their
dog will be in. Or it will be cat-friendly. OTOH, it might chase him up a
tree, and if that happens, he knows to be careful again.
What worries me is if it takes him by surprise and grabs him because he's
not expecting it to be there, although I probably worry too much - he isn't
stupid, I'm sure he can see a dog coming in the same way he can see a fox.

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Well, I can see my idea probably would not work. I do want to clarify one
point: When I said "nonconfrontational," I did not mean to imply that a
meeting with the neighbors might be confrontational. I was trying to
describe a situation where you and the neighbors could meet in a friendly
setting and give Boyfie and the dog an opportunity to see each other in a
nonconfrontational *setting.* That often works, but I can see from your
description that Boyfie would be freaked out. So, not a good idea. Let's
hope the dog is actually cat-friendly. The collies we had when I was
growing up would sleep with the cats curled up within their legs (but a JRT
is a very different type of dog).

MaryL