Special combination

Tour of the park

Originally, Merel knows that dogs and cats can live together just fine, in fact she has had a dog at the same time as several cats all her life. So Storm, the 12-year-old Cypress male cat was also already used to dogs, as Merel's parents have a dog that Storm is already buddies with. So when the couple decided to add a dog, they did not expect any mischief between the two. And so it happened, although a busy puppy was sometimes a bit too much of a good thing for Storm, he did keep him at bay from time to time and definitely did not let him be chased away.

Merel and Arie had studied very well which breed they thought would suit them best, and in terms of character and appearance they absolutely love Indy, the Saarloos wolfdog of just one year old!

Since Indy is with Merel and Arie, they naturally walk outside a lot and then Storm joins them. During a walk in the park near a dump, a small kitten of about 8 weeks came running towards them, meowing loudly. ‘The little kitten was totally unimpressed by such a big wolfhound’ Merel tells us. Since then, Poppy, the black European shorthair, hasn't been away from Indy!

The big boss in the house

When we ask Merel who is the big boss of the three, it turns out that it is not that big at all “Storm is clearly the boss of Indy, Indy tries it over Poppy and Poppy... Well, she is the boss of the whole house, including us” Merel tells us.

Because Poppy and Indy are both still young, they seek each other out all day. “They constantly chase each other, play a lot, and terrorize the whole house when they get the chance” says Merel about the little Poppy and big Indy. “When they take a moment to rest after all that playing and wildness, they prefer to do this together on the couch” she continues. Where Indy is, there is Poppy and vice versa. Merel never dared to dream that this would click so well.

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Buddies, through thick and thin

Just because Storm sometimes prefers to be a little more aloof, doesn't mean he doesn't belong. In fact, he prefers to eat with Poppy, and during Indy's walks he goes along too. During one of these walks, Indy was attacked by a smaller dog, but Storm did not let this happen and scared him off right away! Some time after that, Indy jumped in front of Storm between two cats to calm down a fight so Storm could walk home again in peace. Merel is rightfully proud of her beautiful sweet animals!

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