To Have A Friend - Be A Friend

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This husband and I…

Had a best friend here in Texas…tuxedo cat extraordinaire…sat on our porch…sat on our laps…fed him…cuddled him…loved him…

Twas the boss of the camp…cat boss…brave…bold…made sure the other cats knew that he was the club…and they weren’t in it…

Nights would find the boss doing boss things…with the lowlings watching from afar…and now the boss is gone…found a home far away…and that lowling…the one lowling left…is now Top Dog…

Top Dog is timid, sweet, and scared of everything…absolutely everything…come too close, move too fast, breathe too loudly…and there’s panic…hissing…bapping…fear…

Too many summers…too many tourists…

But he’s coming around…baby steps…cat lover me taking it slow…keeping her distance…letting Top Dog call the shots…

Because sometimes in life…to gain a friend you have to be a friend…to gain trust you have to be trustworthy…and to get into the Top Dog Club…you have to have patience, lots of patience…and maybe even a daily serving of Fancy Feast…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…