So some people know this already, but we recently adopted a male cat named Tito. I wasn’t really sure how I’d do with a cat, because I don’t like them on the counters in the kitchen. My grandmother assured me that you can train your cat not to do that. With that in mind, we started looking, and we almost became owners of a kitten when the cat at Steve’s work gave birth. We held out, and all of the cats were adopted.

About a week later, a friend of mine asked if we would want Tito, and we gladly accepted. We were allowed to take him home for a trial period to see how well he and Elway adjusted to each other to make sure it was a right fit. At first I was nervous just because Elway is so large. I know that he had no intentions of hurting Tito, but  I wasn’t sure if we would understand he couldn’t really play with the cat in the way you can another dog.

We spent about a week taking baby steps to introduce them, and everything went well. Tito is also missing 1/4 of his front left paw, so I wasn’t sure how he’d be able to get around the house with Elway there. He sure is speedy when he wants to be though.

Now you would hardly know that they just met a little over two weeks ago. They lay together, and when Tito is in a goofy mood they play together. Elway licks Tito so that he’s soaking wet, and Tito still has no interest in playing with Elway’s bone. However, we can leave them alone together and know that they’re safe and keeping each other company.