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Gryffindor
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Age: |
One and a half years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Korat
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| Home: |
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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realize every pet owner believes their furry friend is the ultimate pet
of pets. However, Gryffindor is more than a pet to me. As a college
student with a busy schedule, Gryffindor is ultimate companion. I can
always count on him to greet me each and every time I step through the
front door. He anxiously awaits on the same step (where he has a clear
view of the driveway) day in and day out and sprints down the stairs to
offer a warming hello upon my arrival. Good luck finding a human with that
type of commitment! I received Gryffindor as a 21st birthday present. I
remember the day I picked him out from a Kansas Humane Society Shelter. I
had been previously viewing photos on the shelter's website days before
Gryffindor's adoption. Growing up, I had the same cat, Snowball, who I
loved more than anything in the world. After almost nineteen years with me,
Snowball left to join Kitten Heaven. I needed to find not a replacement
for Snowball, but a companion that could fill the empty space Snowball had
left in my heart and who I could devote my time and attention to the way I
did with her.
Then, one day I came across this beautiful gray kitten with the bluest
eyes that warmed your heart with one look. "Asher" was his name and he was
only weeks old. I saved his photo as the background of my mother and
father's phone screen so they might get a hint of the one thing that would
make my birthday special. I would causally throw into conversations what
it would be like to be "Asher's" owner. They would laugh it off and tell
me I was being silly. Then around a week later, I remember my father
waking me up and asking how I felt about giving "Asher" a home that day. I
leaped out of bed and was ready to go in seconds. Once we got to the
Humane Society I made an appointment to meet "Asher" before any other
kitten. I wanted to keep my options, but the minute they handed him to me
and I could feel his tiny little self start purring I knew I had to have
him. I viewed a couple more kittens, but none of them greeted me like
"Asher" did. He started playing with my shoe strings right away and I
couldn't leave that place without him in hand. We adopted "Asher" that
afternoon and that evening a Harry Potter marathon was on. I'm not the
biggest HP fan, but a scene was playing in which a professor transforms
into a beautiful gray cat. I looked at "Asher" and decided he needed a
name as unique as his personality. That's when "Asher" became my
Gryffindor.
To this day, the name Gryffindor couldn't be more fitting. Gryffindor is
the ultimate social ham. He loves people and he loves attention. He's the
most agile cat I've ever seen. He finds new obstacles to climb every day.
He loves paper balls and will fetch them much like a dog would. His
personality is the perfect mix of spunk and compassion. He can entertain
me for hours but also cuddle with me when I've had a bad day. I am the
luckiest girl in the world to call Gryffindor mine.
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