Surprise at the chalet for all

With Llara getting ready to return to the States, Julia decided she HAD to go to the chalet because she's never been up there. I never argue about disappearing up into the magic of the mountains. Thus we piled into the car and headed for the Valais. And after the usual two-hour drive of drop dead beautiful scenery we arrived.

Because he, too, is stateside bound, Scooby asked to go. And, of course we said yes, the more the merrier. We would soon rue the more the merrier concept.

Scooby loved the charm of the chalet.

Llara and I immediately set off with Scooby to show him the fuzzy chickens, which had probably become Sunday lunch, because not only were they not in their pen, the pen was gone. What none of us knew Petite Cougar and Lady Leopard, who didn't think Scooby should get treated to the chalet, had stowed away and when we came back they were ensconced on the couch in a gab fest.

The two felines have become really good friends through their solidarity. Scooby's reaction when he first saw them was to shake. He hasn't fully recovered from their attack (see bandaged paw), but we three women, Julia, Llara and I encouraged him to make the first move toward, if not becoming friends at least being civil to each other.

The girls were not overly impressed, but at least they did not attack again. Lady Leopard being older was civil, but Petite Cougar would not even turn around and look at Scooby. It may be a tension-filled couple of days with them all the in chalet.

However, tonight we'll escape for a fondue. I'm not sure if it is wise to leave all three alone together, and taking all three could spoil it for the humans.

We have a powwow in about ten minutes to decide how the evening will play out.