I live in a condo and my new neighbor has a dog. It's an old couple who already talks to others with "I'm old so I'm entitled" type of tones from what my neighbors tell me. They seemed nice when I ran into them after they moved in but they do come across as very nosy type.
Today, I harness walked my cat as usual and she was on the other side of the walkway with her dog. I ignored them but did notice that she was eyeing us across the parking lot. She kind of made some circles (I guess waiting for us to move away from the stairway). As you know, cats go where they want, when they want so I just stood there waiting for her to start walking. When she saw that we were going nowhere she stated to me that she needs to get to her unit and that her dog hates cats. I didn't respond and tried to finagle my cat into walking the opposite direction to which she didn't want to have anything to do with so I picked her up. This upset her (cat) and she started letting out an annoyed meow followed by growls. After this, it set a chain reaction of her being irritated to a point where when we got back inside, I couldn't even get the harness off her because she was so mad.
For those who walk their cats - what would you recommend I do when this happens again? My cat is the type that wants to do what she wants, when she wants. I feel that the neighbor's not at fault that her dog hates cats, but I feel that now I have to accommodate to their dog's needs and confirm that her dog is not outside when I bring her out. I wanted to tell this lady that I've walked my cat here w/out any issues with other neighbors until they moved in and if she can't handle her dog's behavior while she's out, she needs to utilize her patio door to go in/out and stay out of our sight. Am I the A****** for wanting to tell her off?
I don't get confrontational until someone pushes my buttons but because it involves my cat, this is now making me a little pissed off because I feel like we now have to walk on egg-shells because of them.
Today, I harness walked my cat as usual and she was on the other side of the walkway with her dog. I ignored them but did notice that she was eyeing us across the parking lot. She kind of made some circles (I guess waiting for us to move away from the stairway). As you know, cats go where they want, when they want so I just stood there waiting for her to start walking. When she saw that we were going nowhere she stated to me that she needs to get to her unit and that her dog hates cats. I didn't respond and tried to finagle my cat into walking the opposite direction to which she didn't want to have anything to do with so I picked her up. This upset her (cat) and she started letting out an annoyed meow followed by growls. After this, it set a chain reaction of her being irritated to a point where when we got back inside, I couldn't even get the harness off her because she was so mad.
For those who walk their cats - what would you recommend I do when this happens again? My cat is the type that wants to do what she wants, when she wants. I feel that the neighbor's not at fault that her dog hates cats, but I feel that now I have to accommodate to their dog's needs and confirm that her dog is not outside when I bring her out. I wanted to tell this lady that I've walked my cat here w/out any issues with other neighbors until they moved in and if she can't handle her dog's behavior while she's out, she needs to utilize her patio door to go in/out and stay out of our sight. Am I the A****** for wanting to tell her off?
I don't get confrontational until someone pushes my buttons but because it involves my cat, this is now making me a little pissed off because I feel like we now have to walk on egg-shells because of them.