I've always been a dog person even though I have had the occasional cat.

For the first time, however, I'm learning that a cat is a lot of fun. I have both a dog and a cat and I'm enjoying them both but the cat continually surprises me. He is affectionate, curious, wise and smart - he knows 'stay', 'no', 'come', 'no, you can't come', and a host of other simple commands. His demeanor changes appropriately as he processes various commands, and he complains loudly when I tell him he has to get down from wherever he is. He's just a lot of fun.

He is a handsome cat: coal black with 14 white hairs on his chest, tall and slim and his name is 'archy', as in archy and mehitabel.