Brendan has always been a friend to animals. In CA Betty and Andy had a mean cat. This cat scratched pretty all the children that came around including Christopher. But for some reason never was mean to Brendan. When the cat ran by Brendan would reach out and grab him by the tail and nothing. The cat would wait to be released and walk away.
Brendan used to lay on the floor patting it with his hand saying "here BJ come BJ" and the cat would walk over to him and lay down. Everybody was in shock. If BJ did have enough he would gently waive his paw at Brendan with no claws. It was amazing.
When Brendan started school we'd stop at Betty and Andy's on the way to the bus. BJ was always sitting on the top step waiting for him. Betty told me even after we moved to AR he still went outside and waited on the top step for Brendan around the time the bus came.
I love this post (actually, have loved every post -- nice trip down memory lane). But this post SHOWS the kind heart Brendan has as well as it reminds us that animals are a heck of a lot smarter than we think they are sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThank you Grace. You are aweaome. I'm glad you're enjoying my posts! xoxo
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