social working the neighborhood animals

so this is my story of the recent activities of me trying to rescue animals around the neighborhood. the first one is not really in need of a rescue. She is mca's family dog, britanne. she is a cocker its a long sad story about my fil and mil being sick and no one to fully care for her, so since we have moved in, i have taken a small liking to her. i need you to know that i really hated her when we moved in next door, because all she does is bark and bark and bark. but now that i have taken her to the vet and gotten her groomed, bought a new collar and leash and cute sweater, new bowls for food and water, and even an "all about your cocker spaniel" book, i am getting attached and really love her. i have even started thinking about taking her for walks and playing fetch in the backyard. this hasn't happened yet, but i am working up to. this picture is not britanne, however she is another cocker that the anderson's had and she looks similar to her. not right now though, because she resembles a shorn sheep after her grooming.

my next story is of this sad sad neighbor cat. if you know me, then you know i detest cats with everything i have. i am deathly allergic to them and they smell and are mean. i make fun of my closest friends that have cats. i cannot go to a cat house for more than 3 minutes without needing to die or at least to take a benadryl. with all that said, you will think - as mca did - that i am crazy for trying to rescue this matted, long haired, silver, hissing cat. i named her/him triste which means sad in spanish. the other night i went out to my car for something and i saw this sad cat roaming, she is the neighbors cat that was abandoned when they moved last week. i suddenly felt such sadness. i tried to go to her and call her, here kitty kitty, come here, in my best cat lady voice. she meowed. then she hissed. she turned, meowed again, and then hissed again. i attempted a soft lunge toward her to pick her up, but she took off. i knew she was hungry. and with much fervor i called my cat lady friend and asked her advice. she said leave some tuna out for it and start with that. she was very helpful. so i got some tuna, left it near the driveway and waited. i even went out and checked two more times before bed and the tuna had not been touched. but to no avail it was not there in the morning. now my cat lady friend says i have to buy cat food. that commitment is scaring me. so i have backed off for a day or so. i think i should leave some more tuna out tonight. i will update later on this situation as more develops. this pic looks like the mean, nasty, hissing cat i saved two nights ago.