I have had both rescue dogs and rescue cats – many at the same time. Sometimes they can be tricky because of things, sometimes horrible things, that have happened in their past. I think they take a bit more time to train – that's dogs because you really don't train cats – and you do have to be careful about how they react to strangers, children and sundry other people, say, someone wearing turban or a woman with long hair, until you have established pack order and a way of life in which they feel absolutely safe and know their role in the family. My dogs have always been wonderfully loyal and have adored my cats. My cats have always been, well, cats but much given to being stroked and made a fuss of even when they wouldn't let me touch them to begin with.
Army horses loose on London streets