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Dude has been to the Bahamas three times, Dry Tortugas 6 times and who know how many miles of trolling for gamefish.
Here he is as a 14yo distinguished a**hole.
His name is Beagle after Darwin’s boat.
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After that I couldn't stand it anymore. I was in this group home, still learning to walk again, using a walker, and didn't have two nickles to rub together. I returned clothing I'd been gifted to buy KRM and bottles, and started touring him around in a basket on my walker. He learned to walk with me. He's sleeping next to me right now.
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To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user Little_Manager2727, who invited fellow pet owners to share where they found their kitties.
"It was really to see how people came across their cats. Once I got my cat and I was introduced to the world of cat owners, it seemed like my story is like everyone else's," the author shared. "We get chosen, not the other way around. I have been around cats almost all my life, but I have never found one like her who still has the attitude of a cat, but a complete soft spot for me and only me. It's curious."
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I shouldn't have worried, because when I went over there to pick up my intended cat and meet the others if they would allow me, one of them - the runt of the litter, a shy tiny girl with more of a squeak than a meow, who had according to my friend had always dashed away immediately when she saw a strange person, immediately approached me, squeaked, and started climbing up my jeans, up my jacket, placed herself in my arms and started gnawing on my nose, and the decision about taking them both was made for me. That was a little over three years ago now and not a single night has passed that she hasn't curled up on my pillow and made herself a little teddy bear for me, she's just the sweetest little baby.
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(Photos from the shelter's post to his first days at home to when he turned 1 year old)
We also asked the OP why they believe so many cat owners have interesting stories of how their cats chose them. "You know right off the bat if a cat doesn't like you or whether or not they will tolerate you," Little_Manager2727 shared. "Also, my cat, as my post mentioned, found me off the streets in Mexico."
"Someone like me would think the cat would be a lot more defensive or prone to clawing than other cats. Their intuition seems very interesting to me, and it's always interesting how it's used when they want to be with a certain person," the OP continued. "I was sitting with my family on the patio, and she came straight to me. She didn't look at anyone else or even go near anyone else, and my family is not as soft as I am."
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"Even when my family told me not to get swept away in feelings (because of finances), and I walked away from her, she came back," the author continued. "Finally, we went inside, and I tried to let it go. Eventually, we were leaving toward the end of the night, and I felt really sad. She popped up following me toward our car, but I had to keep walking away even though it tore me up inside."
"Finally, my sister told me, 'Okay... We can take her home, and if you can't afford it, I'll help you.' One little 'pspsps' and she came right to me," Little_Manager2727 said. "Luckily, I am able to afford it, but she still doesn't quite open up to others."
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River will be ten next year and is still loved by all of us.
"A cat is still a cat and will have attitude, but it is almost like she knows I have a soft spot for her, so she has a soft spot for me," the author continued. "I can fake whimper, and she immediately comes to investigate and be close to me. But if I call her name or anything else other than food bribery, she often will not bother."
Little_Manager2727 noted that she wanted to hear more heartwarming stories like this, about other cats who found their forever homes in unexpected ways.
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She was hanging around in the neighborhood, right across from a friend who used to live up the street. They gave her some cat food and she followed my boyfriend home. She just waltzed in the house and never left.
She had a collar with multiple phone numbers. My boyfriend tried to call/text the numbers. One never answered and the other said they never had a cat. Oh well. Their loss. She's an amazing cat and my boyfriend loves that she chose him.
The OP also said they really enjoyed reading all the replies to their post. "It is positive and heart warming. A lot of the pictures posted, you can almost tell the personality of each cat because they are quite expressive," they shared. "Honestly, I loved all the posts."
Finally, Little_Manager2727 said that they want to promote adopting animals and spreading kindness even to homeless pets. "You never know if you'll meet the pet that is meant to be with you and get a bond that is just... something else," they told Bored Panda.
"This coming from someone who was never a cat person. I loved dogs because they love easily and quick. But the love of a cat is interesting," the author says. "Sure, mine came to me when we first met. But also in the weeks that followed after, I truly earned her love. She trusts me, and I think it's beautiful."
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"It is my dream to somehow open a shelter for homeless dogs and cats in Mexico, heal them up and find new owners for them," Little_Manager2727 added. "While that dream is quite out of reach, I can sleep at night knowing I at least saved one. As the future comes, hopefully I can save more. But I think people should see it that way. It just takes one. While my heart breaks for the rest and many without homes and without shelter, when there is a storm, I am always grateful that at least my Sylvie is here in a loving home and safe from hunger, harm, and the elements."
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Tiny cat.... was talking to a friend about maybe getting a kitten. 2 days later when she was out n about not looking where she was going and there was a kitten in the road!!! so she brought it home and called me. Well i got my kitten!
We got her brother from the vet, we had just taken Tiny to get fixed and again talking to the ladies saying maybe she needs a sibling but we hadent decided yet. a few days later our vet called us as someone had left an abandond kittten and was unable to keep it so they asked if we wanted him. so thats how I got kittens all we have to do is say we want one and lo n behold they come!!!!
its now almost 14 years later. our Ceasar has passed due to age but Tiny Cat is still going strong and we now also have 2, 2 yr old cats Velvet and Velcro ... and our 2 dogs are 10 and 4 yrs respectivley.
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