Cat Stories - Zero (Friday Five Edition)

Since it was requested to have just a post of cat pictures, I thought I'd start a series of not just cat pictures, but cat stories.  I have tons and they are all over the place.


Fist is the story of Zero.

When I was in college, I moved out of my parents house and in with my boyfriend and a friend.  I had always had dogs growing up and we all agreed that we missed having a fuzzy friend around.  We also agreed that none of us had a schedule where we could guarantee a dog would be walked throughout the day.  And even though I was a dog person, I agreed to get a cat.

My boyfriend and I went to the local pet store and found this little black kitten.  He was so cute that we got him without a second thought.  He was my baby instantly.  When I first had him, I'd hold him on my chest and he would curl up in my hair.  Since then when I would go to bed, he would curl up in my hair and sleep right behind me.


My boyfriend named him and when I heard it I thought he said Zorro, which I thought was perfect since he was a black cat.  A few weeks later he corrected me and said that it was a name of some sci-fi character.


I only had him for 2 1/2 years, so I don't have as many stories about him.  He did love the bathroom.  If I was in the shower, he was on the tub ledge watching the water.  He would sleep in the sink all the time.  He was the sweetest boy.



Do you have a pet that does something weird or different from most pets? 

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Cat Stories - Puss (Friday Five Edition)

Since it was requested to have just a post of cat pictures, I thought I'd start a series of not just cat pictures, but cat stories.  I have tons and they are all over the place.

First is the story of Puss.


Growing up we have always had dogs in the house.  I hated cats.  Well really I didn't know or understand them.  The summer before I went to college my brother brings home this kitten that his friend had given him.  Not really asking our parents, we had this kitten that I didn't want.  She had to stay in my brother's room because we had a big Samoyed at that time.


Since I was getting ready to go to college and had the bigger room, my parents were making me swap rooms with my brother.  My brother being the normal gross teenage boy, the room needed a scrub and new paint.  I was in there getting things ready to paint and this kitten played with a piece of plastic for an hour.  It was really so cute that it just totally changed my mind about cats.


My parent's lack of imagination gave the kitten the name of Puss.  She was with my parents for 20 years before she passed away.  She was my introduction to cats and I couldn't have had a better cat to do so.

(I looked and since this was before digital photos I couldn’t find any other photos of her).

Are you a dog or cat person (or both)?  Do you have any memories of a pet?

I'm linking up with Fairytales and Fitness and Running on Happy for Friday Five 2.0