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p id="25fb">Xander</p><p id="9398">Dear Xander:</p><p id="618e">Why does my mom say she’s a dog person? She’s the only one I love or give the privilege of stroking me.</p><p id="7a43">How can she be a dog person when they allow anyone to touch them? All us cats like her better than any other human in our house.</p><p id="d535">Respectfully,</p><p id="8a8c">Disheartened and Confused</p><p id="400c">Dear DAC:</p><p id="1aa3">The bigger question is how anyone can be a dog person. Yuck.</p><p id="99a9">The simple answer is your human is trying to up the canine’s self-esteem. Let’s face it, they need it. We are so vastly superior, they must feel outclassed by us every time they see a swish of our tails.</p><p id="f5e1">Don’t worry about it. If you like her better than anyone else in the house, you know she likes you. She’s saying that and doesn’t mean it.</p><p id="b503">Think logically. How can she mean it? We are perfection and a canine is … a DOG. No comparison.</p><p id="98ef">Let her give lip service to being a dog lover and know she can’t possibly mean it seriously.</p><p id="3780">Remember, you are royalty. A canine is just a dog.</p><p id="128f">Xander</p><p id="0af9">Dear Xander,</p><p id="96e1">Why can’t we be friends? I’m really a nice guy, give me a chance.</p><p id="6c11">Rory(Rawry)</p><p id="476f">Dear Rawry:</p><p id="21d9">Why are you bothering me?</p><p id="9bdf">Every time you come to visit, invading my home for a day or more, you don’t seem to realize you are invading my space.</p><p id="d3f0">What don’t you understand about territories? My house is my territory. I share it with Anya but we have worked out a system.</p><p id="c03d">She knows I am Alpha in this space. You, obviously, do not.</p><p id="ba88">I saw my human giving you treats. What was that about?</p><p id="9ece">Are you trying to take over my territory? You must. No male could come into my house, refuse to admit I am Alpha, and not want to take over.</p><p id="a0fe">While I’m at it, what is the deal with you and that canine? He actually defended you when I hissed and stalked you the other day.</p><p id="449d">Are you actually friends with a canine?</p><p id="1f1e">Also, you smell like my old human. She cuddles with you like she used to cuddle with me every singl

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e day.</p><p id="2a18">She also smells like that canine. What is going on with the three of you?</p><p id="bd34">Stop. I can’t even talk to you.</p><p id="eb79">Xander</p><figure id="41bc"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*GF3ZbUOi23pw0qJ09HqQUw.jpeg"><figcaption>Xander — photo by the author</figcaption></figure><p id="c1d4">If you liked this, you may like:</p><div id="60c4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/dear-xander-unfriendly-cats-and-the-afterlife-f4e5a52eff8d"> <div> <div> <h2>Dear Xander: Unfriendly Cats and the Afterlife</h2> <div><h3>Special Edition: Questions from a human and a canine.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*jxHOOQmUGfIbYIW7-Xay7A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="f840" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/dear-xander-the-case-of-the-disgusting-pills-4840810de1a"> <div> <div> <h2>Dear Xander: The Case of the Disgusting Pills</h2> <div><h3>A feline advice column for other felines.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*W09N3eA44RUZKMYLDC5K-Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="42ed" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-member-of-our-local-cat-colony-found-a-forever-home-9045c80feb59"> <div> <div> <h2>A Member of Our Local Cat Colony Found a Forever Home</h2> <div><h3>The world seems a happier place today.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Nd2Ngw7C3diMTkj9oarooA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Dear Xander: Fierce Cat Turns Into a Cuddly Kitty

A feline advice column for other felines.

Dear Xander is an advice column from a feline, for feline readers. If you have a question for Xander, please leave it in the comments and he will answer in a future column.

Dear Xander:

I used to be fierce, strike at small children. A killer.

Lately, though, all I want to do is snuggle under the blankets with my pet human.

What’s happened to me?

Former Killer

Dear FK:

You aren’t going to like the answer. I think you grew up. I have always been outgoing and friendly. The moment my first human picked me up, she was nice. My brothers and sisters liked her, too, but I was the most outgoing.

Then I was in a big place with lots of other cats. I got along with them all. We had to share our space and we did a good job at it.

One day a female human came into our small room and picked me up. Her hair smelled nice. Two other humans were with her. I didn’t know it, but they were going to be part of my new family.

They picked out another cat. She was a female and a little shy but still friendly. We got along ok and eventually, we all went to my new home together. That’s how Anya and I became buddies.

Over time my human stopped staying in our house all the time and Anya’s female human became my human, too.

I have always cuddled with my humans. It is warm and feels nice to have someone scratch your ears.

I am imagining that you grew older and realized how nice it is to cuddle with your human. Being an attack cat is sometimes fun, that’s true. But being a cuddly cat is always fun. Honest.

One warning: the more I cuddle, the less I run around. I’ve gained a little weight and the humans are giving me a set amount of food now.

I used to have food in my bowl all day long. It is very disappointing.

Xander

Dear Xander:

Why does my mom say she’s a dog person? She’s the only one I love or give the privilege of stroking me.

How can she be a dog person when they allow anyone to touch them? All us cats like her better than any other human in our house.

Respectfully,

Disheartened and Confused

Dear DAC:

The bigger question is how anyone can be a dog person. Yuck.

The simple answer is your human is trying to up the canine’s self-esteem. Let’s face it, they need it. We are so vastly superior, they must feel outclassed by us every time they see a swish of our tails.

Don’t worry about it. If you like her better than anyone else in the house, you know she likes you. She’s saying that and doesn’t mean it.

Think logically. How can she mean it? We are perfection and a canine is … a DOG. No comparison.

Let her give lip service to being a dog lover and know she can’t possibly mean it seriously.

Remember, you are royalty. A canine is just a dog.

Xander

Dear Xander,

Why can’t we be friends? I’m really a nice guy, give me a chance.

Rory(Rawry)

Dear Rawry:

Why are you bothering me?

Every time you come to visit, invading my home for a day or more, you don’t seem to realize you are invading my space.

What don’t you understand about territories? My house is my territory. I share it with Anya but we have worked out a system.

She knows I am Alpha in this space. You, obviously, do not.

I saw my human giving you treats. What was that about?

Are you trying to take over my territory? You must. No male could come into my house, refuse to admit I am Alpha, and not want to take over.

While I’m at it, what is the deal with you and that canine? He actually defended you when I hissed and stalked you the other day.

Are you actually friends with a canine?

Also, you smell like my old human. She cuddles with you like she used to cuddle with me every single day.

She also smells like that canine. What is going on with the three of you?

Stop. I can’t even talk to you.

Xander