Day One

You may recall my story about the famous "Vinny". He's the cat that's lived next door to my parents for the last three years. He's an outdoor cat and he's earned quite the reputation in the neighborhood for ruling the streets.

Well, his run has come to an end. Sort of. Marla and Andy, Vinny's humans, are having their third child and decided that it was time for Vinny to find a new home. Now, he has a number of surrogate families in the neighborhood already so I'm sure any one of them would have taken him.

However, this sweet little tiger cat found a special place in my heart over the last year when I was making almost daily trips to see my Dad. He would meow loudly at me from his driveway and then saunter over to say hello. Once we got to know each other a little better, I would bring him treats and he would leave me dead mice. I think we were destined to be together.

So when the opportunity came along, this diehard dog lover decided to welcome this cat into her home. Unfortunately, Bernie wasn't aware of the plan ahead of time but here we are in hour three and so far, so good!



You guys know how mellow Bernie is. I mean, she's practically a stuffed animal so I wasn't too worried about her but Vinny doesn't know how laid back she is, so he's already hissed at her a few times which has caused her to run away. Way to stand up for yourself, Bern!

Surprisingly, after Vinny made himself comfy on the bed, Bernie came into the bedroom and walked right over to her bed with nary a flinch.


"Here comes that damn dog again."




Could this be a match made in heaven? I'll keep you posted!