Dog Befriends Cat for Christmas

Dog Befriends Cat for Christmas
My built in gift for the every day this week is I'm taking care of my neighbor's cat, Giles. Even though I have two cats of my own, Giles and I share a special bond. I often jokingly refer to Giles as my boyfriend cause I love him so much. Giles has been incredibly jealous since we got our new dog, Charlie, about a month ago. He hasn't been willing to give me the time of day and if Charlie steps one little paw onto the balcony we share with his mother, Giles takes a mean little swipe at Charlie. But a day-before-Christmas-Eve miracle happened. I left the two balcony doors open while I was feeding Giles and Charlie tentatively ventured into Giles' domain. Instead of trying to beat up the five-pound pup, Giles started to play with Charlie. They're best buds now. The only problem is befriending Giles made Charlie a little over confident and now he keeps playfully jumping on Habib and Abu, my two kitties who haven't fully accepted him yet. There's been a lot of hissing in my house the past 24 hours, despite the harmony that happened next door yesterday.