Thursday, December 27, 2018

Renn the Friendly

I hope everyone’s Christmas is going well. In our era, the Season doesn’t last long, so many of us are returning to work, returning to routines. I’m afraid that that includes this blog.

So, just to remind readers that my collection of cats includes more than Raleigh and the sugar twins, I thought I would present Renn.

Renn is a significant part of a new cat’s integration. That’s because I can always count on my big boy to be friendly to a newcomer. He doesn’t go out of his way, making a ‘welcome’ banner to hang on the wall or inflating balloons. But he will be the first - sometimes the only - cat to sniff at the stranger’s nose (and the other end), and will not fuss if the new boy or girl, unaware of the cosy apartment’s ways, transgresses a little.

Renn is not flawless, of course. He does hiss or growl at times. He likes to have the sitting room couch to himself and will whap at someone who jumps up to join him - but he does that with long-established roommates, too. And new boy Raleigh does raise the big boy’s ire by intruding into his food-bowl now and then.

By and large, however, Renn is an inviting sort who takes things as they come, and that includes new arrivals. I view his easy-going attitude as essential in smoothing the transition of strangers when they come to stay with us. He’s the cat who makes a newcomer feel that the changes he’s experiencing may not be bad after all. And that’s a cat all of us could use.

10 comments:

  1. Renn you sound like a great welcoming committee!

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  2. Renn, you are the facilitator, or liaison!

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  3. Oh, Renn...! ♥ ♥

    Yes, every kitty household needs a cat like Renn. He's your Chumley (my first adoptee). Laid back and (mostly) easy going, and just a teddy bear, really.

    Give Renn a scritch and smooch from me, you know I adore him!

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  4. Well done Renn! Mom bean says she loves kitties that are chill with out kitties. Our Sasha is like that, and good thing too, otherwise there wouldn't have been five more (six if we could Sheldon) after him.

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  5. A cat like that really is a treasure. Renn reminds me so much, in both looks and personality, of my dear Mac, who passed away early this year.

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  6. How wonderful it was to read about Renn. He's such a sweet boy. Please give him a hug for me.

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  7. That is a precious looking picture and I am grateful for Renn's easy going nature.

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  8. What a friendly soul! Not only handsome but a soothing personality when needed. Every home should be so lucky to have one! Maybe you could rent Renn out to other homes as a welcoming committee! Just kidding. I sure could have used Renn a few times in my household.

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  9. Renn is such a dear! He looks the sort you want to pick up and cuddle.

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