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The Great Dane finally gets to play with cats…

(8/11/2009)

Since puppyhood my dog has wanted to meet and love on cats.  It started when she discovered my friend Cindy’s kitten Elbie and tried to give her a sniff.  Elbie whapped Shakti on the nose so quickly that my dog had no idea what hit her.

She hasn’t had any luck sniffing or loving on cats since then and you can imagine how an affectionate 140-pound dog might intimidate a cat.  Shakti tends to show her affection by bumping you with her nose or leaning on you and most cats hate that kind of thing.

Shakti has been staying with my wife’s parent’s this year and by a happy coincidence some kittens were born this year at the house.  The Great Dane has finally gotten a chance to play with some cats that were not intimidated and you can see the results below.

Shakti loving a kitten

Shakti loving a kitten

shatki hugging a kitten

Shatki hugging a kitten

Shatki loving two kittens

Shatki loving two kittens

Shakti napping with a kitten

Shakti napping with kittens (click for larger image)

What do you think?

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