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Old 09-16-2005, 02:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Duke
Assuming you can bond with a cat which I rarely see yet almost all dogs live through their masters.
And all cats through their slaves. They are much smarter than we give them credit for. And even that is a deception we feed ourselves.

My parents had a cat who was all about me. I could walk her, without a leash, as if she was a dog. I could call her, and she would always prefer to sleep in my room. I only had to enter a room where she was, and immediately she was up and about to ask me for my affections for her.

When I got mad at something, she was frightened - but always looked for ways to comfort me. When I was enraged, she would disappear as fast as she could. To make me immediately realize that my reaction was way over the top.

When I was away and returned from my trip to the US, she was so happy, and following me around, and bossing me around. Very affectionate. Sadly a few weeks later she got terribly ill, and could not eat anymore. What exactly happened is a mystery, but she had to be put down.

She owned me. I miss her.
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