The Bearcat

Bearcat is a doggie I watch sometimes when my friend Lyn is out of town. I figure he's about 10 years old now, or more, because he was full grown when I first met him 7 years ago. Lyn's family rescued him when they took their dog Hershey (since gone to doggie heaven) to the vet and the vet had some puppies that had been dumped there. Lyn's husband is a professor at UC, so I think that, combined with the crazy grey fur, made the name Bearcat perfect.

Bearcat used to be absolutely wild and rambunctious when I came over, but he's really slowed down in his old age. The funniest story I know about Bearcat is that they took him in to the vet one time and the receptionist looked at him and exclaimed "hey-it's Rat Boy's brother!!" So yeah, I guess Bearcat lucked out in the name game, at least.