Contrarian Pet of the Week
Meet Bertie!
By Pam Reed
We told you we wanted to have fun, and we take fun seriously at The Contrarian. Each week we will share The Contrarian pet(s) of the week. (The pet need not be contrarian.) Subscribers are invited to submit their furry friend!
Name: Bertie
Breed: American short hair Tuxedo
Hobbies: eating houseplants and cut flowers. His favorite is tulips.
Best Moment: When he feels that his food dish is growing alarmingly low, he finds a cat toy and places it in the dish.
Worst Moment: Long ago, with hackles raised, he was having a fight with a marauding outdoor cat through a screened window. When I reached around him to close the window, Bertie jumped to the floor and misplaced his fury by biting my leg. By delaying medical care, I ended up in the hospital. I forgave him. He’s my boy.
Pam Reed is a friend of The Contrarian.
We had so much fun with the photos of your pets dressed up for Halloween, we’re following it up with holiday pets. Send a photo of your furry loved one or ones celebrating the holidays—whether investigating the menorah or a Christmas tree, decked out in red and yellow for Kwanzaa, or just enjoying the snow—to submit@contrariannews.org, and please put Holiday Pets in the subject line. We’ll run highlights later this month.
Whoa, that's quite a story. Never get between fighting cats, even if they are separated by a screen. He is cute, anyway.
Aw Bertie, we know you didn’t mean it!