Fate slowly stalked Zip from the barn to the chair under the apple tree. The whole time Zip ignored her. They seem to take turns ignoring each other.
Their relationship is the opposite of Zips and Zinnia’s, who are always playfully chasing each other and touching noses.
Zip and Bud have only met with a fence or door between them. Bud watches Zip, the same way Zip hunts mice and chipmunks. I’ve seen Zip both taunt and ignore Bud.
But when Bud dug under the fence and ran through the yard, Zip disappeared into one of his many hiding places.