We found Java at the local shelter after our beloved first cat Onyx passed away. Java was just over 5 months old when we took him home. He had been at the shelter for a little over 3 months. The personnel at the shelter warned us that he would be a handful, energetic and a trick player. Being at the shelter kind of prepared him for our house full of dogs, mostly large, since we owned a dalmatian and a doberman and also boarded canines at that time. He fitted in immediately. He knew right away how to size their temper, how to stay away from the (rare) not-so friendly ones and how to seduce those who had never been close to a cat before. Java is now 6 years old. He heart-warmingly welcomed another cat in the family, Siobhan, consoled us when our Dalmatian and Doberman passed away, and taught our new great Danes, Charlotte and Aoife how to treat a cat with respect and affection. Java has proven to be a playful, attentive and loving fur ball.

Helene Deshaies
Trois-Rivieres, Canada