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horse, and any stray dogs that tried to

chase the kittens quickly learned the

error of their ways. At times he faced

down as many as three at a time. And

each night, the mother cat and her

kittens climbed on top of him and

snuggled down into his fur to sleep.

For my part, I watched this with

great interest, but I was determined I

would not become attached to him.

More than once I had grown to love a

dog only to lose him. But one day,

despite all my efforts, he did

something that ended my resolve.

I knew Buster thought the cats

were his family, but I hadn’t realized

how much he was part of ours. We

had a llama that grew viciously

territorial. Though he had learned

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