Ah, so so true and I, for one, remember your Alan very well. Mine have mostly been Siamese as well. They really are more dog like than other cats so I brought one with me to this apt. and it's been good. They are most entertaining in many ways it's difficult to keep up with that part more than any with the folks with 9 lives. Please take care and know the folks on this list are "entertaining" too Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Sandell" <magic4sure@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Cats I came to Florida at the end of 1992 with my father, Magic, and Sammie my cat. They were my support system after Alan died. Well they are all gone now. One day before I left to go the Board meeting I had to put Sammie to sleep. She was 20. All I can say from my experience is that Sammie knew when my spirits were down and she would insist on sitting in my lap. That was her way of comforting me. Cats are very smart and can be taught a lot. Sammie was a talker and she let me know when she wanted something. One time she was at the water bowl meowing very loudly as Siamese do. The bowl is one of those plastic bowls that shine. It looks like it has water in it when it doesn't. I went over and it was dry. She was letting me know that she did not have any water. I loved them all and miss them very much. Rita Sandell --------------------------------- Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================