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Animal Anomalies l My children wanted a puppy. I knew who would be responsible for taking care of it, so I was reluctant to get one. But after they had begged and pleaded for some time, I finally gave in. We named the huge bundle of fur Buster. He was a strange dog, never quite understanding the normal boundaries that nature set up, and he immediately tried to make friends with our cat. She had just had kittens, and, at first, hissed threateningly. But when she realized he meant no harm, she accepted him into her family. He would curl up beside them, and the cat and her kittens would all lay warm and cozy by his side. It became obvious to me how much he had been taken into her family on the first bath day. When the mother cat had finished licking each of her kittens, she turned to Buster for his bath. Even though he was three times her size, she started the arduous task of cleaning him. He indicated his displeasure, so she gave him a swift swat with her paw, and he reluctantly settled 5