A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!
A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!

Alpine, whose fierce disposition derives from his early days in the Oakland wilderness, teams with the alarm service to keep my house secure.

Did I say fierce? Alpine teaches his buddy Moo who's boss.

Exhausted, the boys conserve their energies for the next conflict.

OK, so 'fierce' was an exaggeration. But at least he's not hiding under the covers, which is his usual response to company.

Moo is no longer a resident of the household, so Alpine is alpha once again.