I swear my cat, "Gizmo", is part dog.  He certainly doesn't act like a typical cat.

Oh, he meows, purrs, rubs on people, or plays with string, just like any normal cat; however, he has some unusual ways about him that make him stand out in the crowd.

For starters, it's his size.  He may be a cat, but he weighs over 16 pounds easily.  He is absolutely gargantuan, as far as size goes.  Secondly, he follows you around as if you were a walking can of tuna and comes to you if you call his name.  Thirdly (and perhaps most unusual of all), he will fetch. Yes, you read right:  he fetches items like a dog.

If you throw a crumpled piece of paper or one of his cat toys, he will run after it, then bring it back to you, carrying the item in his mouth, before he drops it at your feet.  He will then pat your leg, meow (his way of telling you, "Throw it again, please?"), and then wait until you throw the item.  He will then go galumping after the item and bring it back to you.  He can do this for hours; he never tires of his special little game.

Every time I have company over, they want to see Giz's special talent.  They tell me that I ought to seriously think of entering him on "America's Got Talent"; they think we'd win the million dollar prize.  Maybe that's all in good, but to tell you the truth, I'm really not ready to be thrust into the national spotlight just yet.

I have had Gizmo for several years now; I have no clue as to where he picked up his special talent, unless he's watched our beagle, "Snoopy", bring balls back to his master (my son) too many times.  He somehow picked this talent on his own; my family flatly says they didn't teach him how to fetch.  He must have learned it on his own.

My son and his friends delight in watching our "puppy-cat" perform his special trick.  Every day, I can be sure as certain to hear the boys laughing as Giz does his thing.  Like me or my company, they never tire of his game.  It is just one (of many) moments that makes having "Gizmo" as our pet so memorable and unique.

Now if I could teach our other cat, our Ragdoll, "Harry", to do this, but no ...  Harry would much rather sleep or be lazy, as all Ragdolls seem to be.  He's too busy sleeping or lounging around, having us wait on him, than to worry about silly childish (cat) games!