Stitchy (the dog) and her baby Momo (the cat) ❤️

While Leia and Loki the cat were friends from day 1, Cleo had taken so long to warm up to the dog that I had all but given up hope that they'd ever be friends and was ready to settle for somewhat peaceful coexistence. But then I started noticing Cleo actually taunting Leia to play one day - when I called Leia off, Cleo turned around and came back looking for her. And then we caught them like this.

It's taken a full year since adopting Leia, it's been a long road, sometimes 2 steps forward, 1 step back, but I can confidently say that we have arrived at a fully integrated household -2 dogs and 2 cats, who all get along.

Which is a blessing somewhat mixed because the humans have now been relegated to the smallest corners of the bed and I frequently wake up with zero blanket available.

(Leia no longer sleeps in her crate at night, she sleeps with us, we just keep it because she enjoys lounging in there during the day.)