As any cat lover knows, one never owns a cat. If we are lucky, some of these remarkable creatures will deign to share our home with us...as long as we provide all the things they believe necessary for their comfort and happiness. For Hillary, a cunning little Siamese-mix kitten who came to live with the author and her two cats, that included the companionship of a dog.
Although there was no dog in the household, by some quirk of fate, shortly after Hillary arrives a dog appears--a hyperactive, mostly whippet-mix named Brandy--and the cat is happy. But an unforeseen tragedy abruptly robs the cat of the companionship of her beloved dog.
At first, not understanding that the dog will not return, Hillary maintains a vigil at the living room window. Eventually, however, she comes to understand that her K-9 friend is gone. Her “person” watches helplessly as the young cat sinks into depression. Then one day, after weeks of mourning, Hillary disappears.
The Cat Who Loved Dogs is the true tale of Hillary’s commitment to keeping a dog in her life...and the unpredictable impact her determination has on the humans whose lives she touches in the process.
