“She scared me at first… now we have a secret blink language”: A lifelong dog guy takes in a neighbor’s cat, and five months later he’s a certified softie with a chirping nap buddy

Now here is a story that us cat lovers will get a good kick out of. Because there is hardly anything more annoying than hearing a dog lover bark at you about how much better dogs are than cats. Pointing out that they can pet their pup whenever they want, sleep together like peas in a pod, and even run through fields and forests together like Disney movie characters.

It is lame, and it is getting old. Which is what makes this feline fronted story so satisfying, as we get to watch a timid dog guy, slowly turn into a feline fanatic, day by day, week by week. And before he knows it he is deeply in love with a creature who attacks his bottom at four in the morning to wake him up for breakfast. It is the purrfect story to share with any doggo doter who dare tell you that dogs are better than cats.
 

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  • Oh that cheeky Cat Distribution System, up to its tricks again. You see, the CDS knew that this self-proclaimed dog guy, was actually a cat cuddler at heart. But seeing as he likely ignored all the signs that the CDS were sending him, they had to take a more direct route to getting this guy to come around to cats.

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  • Hehe, welcome to the club pal. And by club we mean the middle of the night meeting of hoomans who pawrent cats and no longer sleep soundly because they never know when they will be poked by the curious paw of a clawminal catto who wants food. The membership is free, but we do not have refreshments, because we gave all of them to our cats…

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