Close encounters of the kitty kind

We had our first Callie-Athena encounter this morning. For those of you who don't know, Athena is our rottweiler and Callie is our new kitten. Haha...that's quite a setup.

We've arranged the pets in the following way: the dogs stay outside and the cat inside until bedtime. At bedtime, the cat goes into the laundry room and the dogs go into the bedroom. In the morning the dogs go back outside and the cat is let out of the...bag?? No, the laundry room.

I ask my boyfriend this morning, "Cat inside the laundry room?" His reply: yep. So I open the bedroom door and let the dogs out...who let the dogs out?? Nicole did. I'm sorry, I just can't help it. And they swiftly ran into...the loving arms of Callie the Cat. It was doggie-kitty mayhem. Not really, but it certainly took a few seconds for my brain to register what was happening.

Something just didn't seem right and it wasn't until I saw the door to the laundry room open that I realized Callie was out and Athena was right on top of her. Athena was just sniffing her so I wasn't sure whether to grab her or let her sniff Callie. I got my answer when Callie started running away and Athena chased after her trying to get her mouth around her.

My reaction: Hey...Hey!...HEY!...HEY! as I'm running after them with my boyfriend right behind me saying, "I swear I closed it!!" lol I grabbed Athena and Callie was able to run away. My boyfriend grabbed Callie to put her up and I let the dogs out. Yes, again.

So it wasn't as bad as it could have been, but I am surprised it happened so soon. I figured it'd be at least a month before any accidental encounter would occur. And believe it or not, I still have hope that Athena and Callie can live together in peace. If Athena really wanted to eat her, she could have. I really think she's just excited and doesn't know what to do. She only started trying to get her mouth around her after she took off running...her natural dog instinct to chase and capture. I don't know, maybe I'm completely wrong, but I'd rather see the glass as half full rather than half empty.