What a bitch

Until today, only once I have been asked to keep my cats away from the porch door of a dog owner because her dog goes berserk when he see my cats. I have wholeheartedly complied with this request since and have done my best to keep my cats out of view of said dog who lives below my apartment, which doesn't make compliance easy exiting or entering the building.

Today, I was walking my cats as usual when a lady first thinking I was a crazy lady wandering around the place, then realizing I was walking my cats started yelling at me how rude it was to allow my cats on her porch and how it is impolite it was not to have my cats on leashes when it is the rule that all cats be on leashes. To my knowledge, I have have read only Dogs are required to be on leashes by city law and apartment manager's rule. She explained her dogs go crazy seeing my cats. I believe her dogs would still go berserk if my cats were on leashes and off her porch. I did not wish to provoke an argument over the fact that my cats were not on her porch, they were located on the nearby sidewalk hidden by the bushes, nor was her dogs barking at my cats at present moment. Precious did come towards the porch when the lady started yelling at me and her dogs started barking when he did and I calmly picked him up to take him across the street where there are no windows or porches, only bushes. She continued screaming at me long after I removed Precious from her side of the street and walked down towards the street on the other side of the complex before the river (Yeah I heard her the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth time but she keeps repeating herself even though I am out of sight). I know dogs bark at rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, in addition to cats and can not ask a dog to stop being a dog simply because it is frightening my cats. One dog owner walking by told me her dog went berserk viewing a cat in a window so this lady certainly can't blame me for her dogs barking. Our outdoor time is only one hour and most of the time my cats are enjoying the wooded areas behind the garages. It was today that they first explored the wooded area before the road where a bike trail runs through to leave behind the lady screaming at me. I complied with her loud request to remove my cats from her dog's eyesight and I do not understand why she is still screaming at me how rude and impolite I am, what else does she want? And by the way, there are many places on the fences between the next door houses and the apartments where my cats can squeeze through and I can not follow where a leash is ineffective.

If there is a cat obeidence class in the city, I would be happy to take my cats to it. I do call them and give them praise when they obey, but like children they do not always obey or they would never be locked outside from refusing to return. The first year I had my cats I had them on leashes and harnesses. They escaped from the harness when they were spooked by barking or loud noises. I refuse to tighten the harness so tight they can't breathe or move in order to stop this. They also do not follow the leader so I am pulled like a wishbone since CATS ARE NOT DOGS and jump in the bushes causing me to let go of their leash, especially behind the garages where it is too hard for me to walk through all that brush. I tested my cats off their leashes and they do stay nearby often coming when called so I removed the harnesses and walk them without a leash. And then there are times where they behave like cats and ignore my calls. I do my best keeping them off tenents porches' and guide them from barking dogs behind porch doors. They do run and hide when a tenent is walking their dog to observe them from a safe bush, often the owner will guide their curious dog away from my cats without me saying one word. I am sorry dogs at the apartment complex despise my cats but I have no power over them when said dogs are inside tenents' apartments. Maybe the bitch's dogs need obedience classes so she has more control over them.

Besides, if I did find another place for my cats where there are no dogs, there is no guarentee they won't take dogs in the future. Well, better go to bed. Post later. Bye!