Journal by Sil

February 22, 2000

Just let Kate out for her evening patrol. As she started down the snowy path, Lion leaped into the walkway. She stopped to sniff him and he stropped up against her legs, wrapping his tail around her muzzle and smiling so that his eyes were just slits. Then she set off in a purposeful trot to do her rounds and he bounded after her. How a cat and a dog can have such a friendship is beyond me.

Lion is the boss tomcat here. When Kate first arrived, he immediately loved her and has been her most constant companion ever since. They do have their differences. He doesn't like kittens and she loves them. But when they are outdoors, they run together, except when neighbor dogs come to visit. Then, he climbs up on the shed roof or ducks in the cat door. The neighbor dogs just aren't trustworthy in Lion's view,... not like his dear Kate. They usually sleep together, a big lanky yellow cat with a white chin and a rusty-red Rhodesian Ridgeback.

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