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I have a cat that loves to go for walks. Her name is Sassy. I found Sassy on Thanksgiving day , two years ago. As I walked my dogs on the levee that day, Sassy came out of a drainage ditch limping on a hurt leg. She ran up to me desperate for some attention. I picked her up and took her home. I never intended to keep her since I already had three dogs, a cat and two hamsters but she quickly became part of the family. She is such a sweet cat and has never been scared of our dogs. I take the dogs for a walk everyday and Sassy would always sit in the driveway and watch us leave. One day she decided to follow us and to my surprise she followed us all the way around the block. Well she's been following us ever since. It's been about nine months now and she goes everyday. If she gets left behind she is quite upset when we get back. My neighbors laugh when we walk by and I get stopped everyday by walkers and joggers that are amused by the sight of a cat walking with two dogs. She makes me laugh everyday, so this Thanksgiving I give thanks for my silly cat named Sassy.

When our daughter entered second grade, we wanted to adopt a pet that could tolerate the affection every 7-year-old wants to lavish on the family doll - er, I mean cat.

As much as the South Valley loves its dogs, as was illustrated by our “It’s a (wonderful) Dog’s Life” tribute to Man’s Best Friend Sept. 27, it’s time the cats were counted.

Collin is an 8-year-old Siamese lynx point cat who is very quiet, sweet and relaxed. He would make a great lap cat and loves to be pet. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since October and would love to find a forever home. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my boyfriend, "Jose," for a year. Before that, we were friends for five years. Ever since I've known him, he and his half-sister, "Blanca," have danced together at parties. We're all in our mid-20s.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have the same argument every year around Thanksgiving. He says there is a difference between stuffing and dressing. I say they're the same thing, except that stuffing is baked in the turkey, while dressing is baked separately in a casserole dish.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 15-year-old girl. Recently I made a new friend, "Mandy," and confided to her about my dark past of depression. When I explained how I used to cut myself, she burst into tears and told me she had cut herself the day before. I didn't expect that response.

Jennifer Lynn Kranz, or “JLK,” loves Disney princesses, dance parties and the color pink. But life hasn't been a fairytale for the 6-year-old who learned last month – on her birthday – that she has an inoperable tumor growing in her brainstem.