Moochie

I am now the owner of a street cat named Moochie. I call her Moochie because she is a Mooch.
She has adopted me because I lured her with food. She eats well. So well, in fact when I actually give her cat food she sits there...stares at it...and looks at me like I might have made a mistake.

She doesn't eat from Tupperware - she only eats from plates - I don't own fine china thank goodness - she would request that if possible.

I have finally figured out her sex because she never liked me to touch her stomach. But now that I am feeding her regularly. She allows me too (how kind of her).

She is an orphan. A neighbor moved and left poor Moochie behind. Moochie doesn't go far - she now has my opening of a door down to a science and makes quite the racket barreling down the alleyway to get to me.

She has made her home on a lawn chair and uses my yard as a litter box.

She's a terrible hunter and has yet to score a lizard. Though she tries.

Moochie likes HB more than she likes me. Seems that all animals do. My dearly departed doggy always sat at HB's feet and whenever I pet sit - they go crazy for HB when he walks in. Moochie does the same - and he doesn't even like cats. Go figure.

Moochie has been a pleasure since I am longing for a pet.

I have my bird and he is becoming quite talkative. Knock on a door and her screams J's name. Walk out the door and he says "Lets go". Leave the room and he screeches "Mooom!".
He talks under his breath and he lets me kiss him - but only for a while - then he starts doing this mating thing and starts to puke his recent seed feed and starts to try to feed me his puke. I know he does it out of love - but the puke thing is a little gross.

Moochie is something I can pet. She waits outside my window and meows until I look out and acknowledge that she's sitting there (waiting for food). She zips and zags thru the yard and seemingly likes her new gig.

Now - the issue. Moochie doesn't like dogs. Everytime a dog is around she takes off. She always comes back when the dog leaves. But - I really don't want to lose Moochie if I get a dog.

So suggestions are needed - How I can have a dog and Moochie co-exist in the same yard - the same space?

I want the animal kingdom. More cats, fine. Birds, you betcha. Doggies, of course.

Funny how I want everything living - except the lizards.

Which seem to multiply with a fury.... Yuck!