I wish I was still volunteering at the
thrift store, I'm sure I'd eventually find another copy. Unfortunately, I got replaced by a FTE and they doubled the price of books, but it would still only be $2. I got curious since you got one of those book gizmos. I went on Amazon to check the price for kindle versions. The prices of the electronic version is now higher than either the hardback or softback, amazing! If you look at the costs of raw materials, production and packaging, there's just no justification for that type pricing. Anyway, check it out on Amazon and read the comments (I didn't but I'm sure they're good). I'll use a term my last boss used, "I highly recommend", followed by what ever he had to say. He defined his highly recommend as, "You'll be sorry if you don't follow my recommendation".
If you're reading a book on basic puppy care, most are pretty good. Once you get to the "sit", "stay", "heal" stuff is where Jan is so amazing.
I wouldn't worry too much about the cat, I've had cats and dogs all my life also. I'm getting a bit tired of the cat thing but that's because too many ended up here and they wore out their welcome (plus the one I really loved is gone). The worst, and funniest, incident I had was one of the first. I had an existing cat and brought a full grown black Lab Shepard into my household. The cat was an indoor outdoor cat and would come to the door and meow if it wanted in. The dog was in the house and the cat was at the kitchen door so I left him in not really thinking about that first meeting.
So the car saunters in like cats do and was meowing as it did when it wanted food. He had the closed door behind him, cabinets on the right and a portable dishwasher directly in front of him. Damianne must have heard him and came into the kitchen to investigate the sound. All the cat can see is this 60 pounds of black animal blocking his only exit from his current position. The fur went full fluff, he let out this scream as if he was being killed, then jumped straight up at least two thirds of the door's height. I guess he used the curtain for leverage because the next thing I saw and heard was the road and curtain flying against the cabinets, he propelled himself onto the dishwasher and was gone from the room.
Poor Damianne had this look on her face like "what was that"? My ex and I were laughing so hard it hurt. Needless to say it took a few days to see much of the cat and he was always very careful as he moved from location to location until he realized the dog wasn't some monster.
Cats seem to normally avoid dogs until they realize their personalities. Puppies usually will be let known when they overstep their boundaries. TBear- all the cats know is a big lug. I've had cats crawl up and sleep with him. Hailey, the little one, still gets avoided but not so much after 10+ years. Jackson- they generally don't want to see him.
You're going to have a lot of help here on the pet support helpline.
