Cats & Dogs

This cat is very particular. He knows everyone who should and shouldn't be in his house. And, yes, he considers this his house even though he is the newest member of the family. He goes to the front door to greet or show his disapproval of all who enter. Este gato es muy particular. Él sabe quien y no quien debe estar en su casa. Y, sí, la considera su casa a pesar de que el es el miembro mas nuevo de la familia. Va a la puerta principal para saludar o mostrar su desacuerdo con todos los que entran.
When my friend Michele came last week with her children she also brought their dog, Fritz, an elderly labrador retriever. That was NOT ok with Andres, the cat. He hissed, arched his back and made loud warning growls throughout most of Fritz's visit.
Cuando mi amiga Michele llegó la semana pasada con sus hijos trajeron tambien a su perro, Fritz, un perro labrador de edad avanzada. Eso no estuvo nada bien con Andrés, el gato. -Siseaba, arqueaba la espalda e hacia fuertes gruñidos de advertencia durante toda la visita de Fritz

This is Olive, whom recently Sara and I have nicknamed"the sausage" for obvious reasons. Andres wasn't overly friendly with Olive for most of his young life. He has always kept a wary distance, or so I thought, until I discovered something today . . . Andres has changed his affections toward Olive.
Esta es Olive (Aceituna en espanol), a quien recientemente Sara y yo hemos apodado "la salchicha" por razones obvias. Andrés no era demasiado amigo de Olive durante la mayoría de su vida joven. Ha mantenido siempre una distancia cautelosa, o eso pensaba yo, hasta que descubrí algo sorprendente hoy . . . . Andrés ha cambiado sus afectos hacia Olive.

He sits by Olive, sometimes even purrs. Incredible! Today I was most shocked to find that Andres had come in from outdoors, slipped into the schoolroom/office and made himself quite comfortable upon Olive's cushion where she sleeps at night and often during the day in her elderly years. Andres has made Olive's bed his bed, too!
Se sienta al lado de Olive, a veces incluso ronronea. ¡Increíble! Hoy estuve aun más sorprendida al encontrar que Andrés había entrado despues de estar afuera, se deslizó en el aula o la oficina y se hizo bastante cómodo en el colchón de Olive, donde ella duerme durante la noche y a menudo durante el día en su vejez. Andrés se ha hecho la cama de Olive su cama, también!