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| Name: |
Sammy
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Age: |
Twelve years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Siberian mix
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| Home: |
New Jersey, USA |
This
is Sammy, a large, furry mostly-Siberian (we think), who came to us
when his ditzy owner's Boyfriend-du-Jour disliked cats (after more than
seven loyal years of service). Sammy is the mellowest and most laid-back,
tractable cat in the Pride- he loves people, and will cheerfully greet
and socialize with guests and strangers who visit- even small children
don't phase his cool. He's simply a very mellow cat, who's happy to have
attention paid to him. He especially likes to have his longish fur
combed or brushed (which takes a substantial brush!) He's also one of
the most 'aggressive' eaters around-- he doesn't take a bite of food, he
chomps it powerfully , and when he eats, the dish tends to be pushed and
migrated all over the kitchen floor ahead of his biting- sort of like
the old vibrating hockey games they used to make. It's just enthusiasm,
but it's fun to watch.
Also, Sammy is a very smart cat-- he seems, for example, to have a
working knowledge of physics and can predict outcomes-- he will, for
example, be eating a dish across a counter in the kitchen, and he will
be approaching the edge, and he will stop, look down over the edge at
the floor below, consider things a moment, then use one huge furry
shovel-paw to pull the dish well back from the edge of the counter so it
won't go over onto the floor. I've never seen another cat use
predictive thought in this way. Anyway, physicist or not, he's a welcome
addition to the Pride, and we're very happy to have him!
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