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- Buddy harumphs and snorts when he is mad or frustrated.
- Buddy likes it when I order him onto my chair and I beat him with a slipper. He gets mad if I swat him too lightly.
- Buddy was abandoned by him mother, and we adopted him at 4 weeks. He has deeply bonded with me and is a mama’s boy through and through.
- Buddy has a short tail shaped like an upside down U.
- Buddy likes to lay on his back, prop his back feet on a wall, and chill.
- Buddy likes to hang out in the window box, but I have to limit his time outside because he gets sunburned on his forehead where the fur is thinner.
- Even though he is neutered, Buddy likes to “play rape” Dot. She meows loudly and does not seem to enjoy it all, but when I scold Buddy, Dotty looks very guilty.
- Buddy patrols the hallway outside our apartment. He knows all our third floor neighbors and their friends, and they all know him.
- In the morning, Buddy crawls onto my chest and naps for a little while before we both get up. All morning long he follows me around, hence his nickname “puppycat.”
- Buddy loves to eat pistachios. No other nuts will do.
- If I throw right, Dottie can catch treats in mid-air. The problem is that I throw like a girl.
- Dottie squeaks instead of meows. When she has a hairball, it sounds like someone stepping on a squeaky toy repeatedly.
- Dottie hisses at my husband Richard when he wears a baseball cap.
- If I hold the hairbrush handle, Dottie will move it around with her paw and brush herself.
- Dot likes to watch tv, but only likes nature programs with animals. Sometimes she enjoys anime.
- Dottie will only sit on our laps if we are wearing jeans. It’s the only fabric she will tolerate.
- Dottie allows Buddy to be the boss most of the time, but about once a day she will pin him down and bite him hard on the cheek or tummy so he doesn’t get too domineering.
- If you offer Dottie some food ands she’s not particularly into it, she’ll pretends to nibble at it out of politeness. She will never outright refuse.
- Dottie toes are so long they’re practically fingers.
- Dot always looks like she’s asking a question.
