Hey there,
I know it is too late to enter, but I just discovered you and wanted to participate nonetheless "out of competition".
I don't have a pet anymore. I used to have three dogs and a cat way back.
One of the dogs was a West Highland Terrier and she didn't like the cat at all. But she always knew, the cat was off-limits.
She didn't know though, that I couldn't care less about the cat myself, as it was my girlfriend's cat and it always hissed at me like a maniac.
What would I have said to my dog regarding her 'hatred' of our cat?
'You know, I wouldn't rat you out if something would happen to Garfield, if you know what I mean.'
:o)