Posted on 11/27/2013 8:25:48 AM PST by Dysart
They were originally bred to rescue mountaineers trapped in snow storms.
So it is perhaps no surprise this giant St Bernard also wants to help the needy, albeit of a rather different kind.
For nine-year-old Yankee has been letting dozens of stray cats cuddle up to him when he goes to sleep every night to shelter them from the cold.
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He comes to eat and we made him a house, which he uses, but in 5 years he hasn't let us touch him.
IT’S TRUE! Years ago, back in the eighties we adopted a stray Rottie/Shepard the ladies in the office had dubbed “Bruiser” as he looked like a very vicious dog, BUT there wasn’t a vicious bone in his body. The dog lived to be quite elderly for a BIG dog, and he was loved by all who met him including every kitty in the valley.
We often saw “Bruiser” with as many as half a dozen cats parked on, or around him as he slept.
He tried to make friends with the local Coyote populace, and we counted as many as 39 attempts to befriend the local Skunks as well. He never succeeded, but he sure tried.
I used to get so mad at him when he came home stinking of skunk, BUT he was one of those you couldn’t stay mad at.
Sounds like a sweet dog. All the Rotties I’ve ever met have been teddy bears.
“...in 5 years he hasn’t let us touch him.”
That’s like our one awful cat, and she’s a house cat that we adopted from the shelter. She’s so pretty and cute and filled with needless fear at all times.
Some day I’m going to get that cat on Prozac and I won’t care who calls me crazy!
Is now :-)
LOL!!!
They do have calming medications for cats. There may even be herbal remedies.
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