God-Wrestler

A cat's tale of two owners

Q: My beloved cat was lost for four months.

Yesterday I discovered a family a block away found her injured from a cat fight, nursed her back to health ($350 worth!) and have adapted her.

They love her deeply, but so do I.

Do I let them keep Pywacket? (Now called “Snooky,” yuck!)

A: Legally, a case could be made for returning things to its rightful owner, but then again “possession is nine-tenths of the law.”

Maybe a “cat call-off” (with the two of you standing on either side of the cat begging it to come to you) could “prove” who is right.

(Here’s an unethical hint; rub some oily tuna on your hands! Just kidding.... )

But both of you have attachments to this well loved pet, and we know that

Barking Dogs in the Night

Q: My neighbor has a new barking dog that
never seems to shut up at night. I’ve tried
ear plugs and keeping the windows closed,
but Summer is coming and I need the
windows open. It is time to call the cops?

A: Perhaps… or maybe a gift of duct tape to
the owner is needed.

But before you do that, I hope that this might
be an opportunity to build some “neighborliness.”

It’s quite likely that the owners are