So Ana has a babygate up on their door

[conuly]

which allows their cat to go in and out while keeping the dogs from going in and either terrorizing Mama Cat or eating her food.

The dogs, I say, but it's really just Finn. Moonpie clambers over the gate whenever it is unguarded, and honestly, when I see her struggling to make it over I should stop her, but her determination is so adorable that I never do. It's hard work for her! Hilariously, I'm pretty sure that she could just jump over. She certainly jumps onto things higher than that gate all the time.

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[magnetic_pole]

What kind of dogs are Finn and Moonpie, do you mind if I ask? They have such strong personalities in your posts. M.

[conuly]

Moonpie is a chihuahua, but she's pretty large for a chihuahua - about nine pounds. The shelter thought she might be a chihuahua mix, but looking it up I find that some chihuahuas are just bigger. So I don't know.

Finn is a toy poodle, and as near as we can tell he's purebred. You can tell he's a poodle every time he goes to the groomer - suddenly his snout appears!

This makes them about the same size, which is good, it means they can share sweaters in the winter.

[nocowardsoul]

We had a chihuahua that size (not a mix) when I was younger. He was white with brown spots and people sometimes mistook him for a Jack Russell.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Sounds like Moonpie is trying to be a cat.

It's good when the furbabies can share clothes. Sort of like cousins visiting and the weather takes a turn.

[conuly]

The cats jump gracefully to the top, perch on the beam a second while scoping out the landing, and then hop down.

Moops stands on her hind legs, awkwardly clambers onto the middle beam, and then spends five minutes trying to flop over the top beam.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

My yard is a holodeck for the neighbors' cats. Some of them can take my fence much as yours do the baby gate. Others are Moonpie hanging on the way over. Or Steve in the obstacle course.

[gale_storm]

Ragdoll cats are known as floppycats, but maybe Moops is a floppydog! :-)