Ziggy update..We continue to make progress on all fronts.
Ziggy and Jax continue to be great friends and playmates. Jax was tearing around the love seat and Ziggy, chasing him, was launching himself from the back of the love seat hard enough to lift the front feet a couple of inches off the floor--several times!
Ziggy and Oni are slowly getting better with each other. A small breakthrough--Ziggy was sleeping on the 2x4' table behind the couch--where Oni usually hangs out. Sometime, while three of us were on the couch, Oni hopped up on the table and curled up-- relaxed or asleep. Once Ziggy noticed, he started growling, which started Oni up, and Oni jumped down. But for her to get that close to him and relax was pretty amazing!
Ziggy is still chasing her, but most of the time it's a slow chase, and Oni doesn't make any noise--she just heads to high ground most of the time.
Ziggy is still showing aggression when he is hungry or surprised--mainly at Carolyn. He also gets pretty crazy when treats come out. He wants to hog them all himself. I think clicker training might help, so I've ordered clickers and downloaded Marilyn's book. Read about 3 pages last night...
Ziggy is enjoying walks. They are usually slower than with Oni. Walking the two of them is doable (there's less aggression and more attractions outside), but even slower as they rarely agree on a direction. Ziggy would prefer to lead, but he takes too much time looking around and Oni passes him and then he decided he didn't want to go that way anyways! Reverse psychology sometimes works on Ziggy--pulling on the leash the opposite way you want to go sometimes gets him moving the way I want him to.
We have friends staying over and one of them accidentally let Ziggy and Jax get around them at the door. Jax, the feral cat we adopted from my brother and promptly lost for 6 days, still wants little to do with outside, so he just hung out at the door and came in when I called him.
Ziggy took the opportunity to explore the side of the carport that I have projects and building supplies in, and that I don't let the cats go in. He came to me for treats (freeze dried chicken) and proceeded to fuss and growl as I brought him in. Not too bad, and no runners to chase down.
Here's Ziggy being rascally with his leash:
