My Mother's Racist Animals

My Mother has 3 animals at home - a little black poodle, a little black cat, and a blonde goldendoodle (who is a MONSTER sized dog).

She started out with Jake, the little black poodle.  There are no two ways around it, Jake was (and still is) a little spoiled puppy.

After my Mom and I got a house together, the kids and I decided we would surprise her with a kitten.  And surprise her we did!  We went to our local SPCA and adopted a little black kitten named Jynx.

To our surprise, Jake and Jynx instantly bonded.  They ate together, they slept together, and they played together.  They were inseparable. 

The two of them would have their crazy hour (usually in the evening) and chase each other all over the house!  And it wasn't a one way relationship - they would take turns being the chaser and the chasee.  Yep, they were bestest buds!

And then, we introduced Jack into the fold.  Jack was my idea.  A number of years ago I dated a woman who had a goldendoodle.  After the relationship fizzled, I found myself missing her terribly - the dog that is, not the woman.

So, with my heart still longing for a goldendoodle of my own, my Mom and I decided to adopt one - we named him Jack.

Crazy hour was about to get crazier!  Except, Jake and Jynx didn't take to Jack at all (I know, I know, Jack, Jake and Jynx - what can I say, we weren't really thinking). 

All Jack wanted to do was play with the little black puppy and kitty.  But they wanted nothing to do with him.  It was actually kind of surprising because when we would take Jake for a walk, he wanted to greet and play with every dog he came across.  We thought adding another playmate in the house would have been a dream come true.

Wrongo!

Poor Jack.

When my Mom and I broke up (it was an amicable break up), and TC and I moved in together, we adopted Doc, a tiny little blonde cockapoo.

Now, we thought perhaps the reason Jake and Jynx didn't want to play with Jack is because they were intimidated by his sheer size.  However, when we visit my mom, we often bring Doc with us, and they don't want to play with him either!

Doc and Jack desperately try to include Jake and Jynx in their rowdy animal play, but it's a fruitless effort, the two little black animals have zero interest.

It's not that Jake and Jynx don't want to play, I mean, they still love to play with each other. 

There can only be one explanation for this - Jake and Jynx are racist.  That's right, racist.  They simply aren't interested in playing with the white animals! 

Buggers.