I admire cats for their survival skills and their ability to come back 'home' after two years away, bigger and stronger than when they left. The on I am referring to belonged to my in-laws and was never 'cuddly' or anything like that. He had his space and if someone encroached on it he would let them know. He left home when he was six and came back when he was eight. He was just livin' off the land as evidenced by his many battle scars and ripped ears when he returned.
My family had cats when I was growing up and we had cats when my daughters were growing up.... but I could have lived without them, very easily.
I have never hurt a cat but I don't especially like them - and I think they can read my mind because they always keep a respectful distance when I happen to be around them.
My cousin Tim in Ohio who maintains his farm for turkeys and deer - well, that's another story for another time.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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