Sooty, Sooty, Sooty! What a beautiful and original lady huntress she is! Sooty was dumped on the moors one stormy night and was ’temporarily’ dropped off with us while we waited for Zoe to finish work.
Sooty didn’t like being in the holding cage at all and cried all night which was awful to hear.
But in the morning light she was allowed out and has been adventuring ever since. She formed a close bond with Princess Smoky Bean and it seemed like she had always been with us and always should be.
The most rewarding moment was the first morning where she was clearly exhausted and hyper alert but little by little I gained her confidence and she crept close and closer until she finally climbed into my arms and fell into a long deep sleep.
Sooty loves to climb and hunt and she loves to go in the shower and push glasses of water off the table.
I often think she would make an excellent lady spy as she is so capable and not scared of anything.
She is so entertaining- as she is walking along she will make a random crazy shaped jump into the air accompanied by a ludicrous shriek, then continue to walk as if nothing had happened.
There is a beautiful two way relationship with Sooty and our dogs, especially Toffee - if either one is outside in the garden they will come to the door and ask for the other one to go out and play - I’d never thought it possible to have cats and dogs interact like that!
When the fire is on Sooty has to get as close as possible and she heats up to sizzling hot! Contrary to her usual adventurous nature, when the snow came Sooty loved the fact that the fire was on all the time rather than wanting to go outside!
She is such a sweet and loving kitty - I always know if it’s her jumping on me in the night by the loud constant purr and trying to snuggle under the covers.
Fearless and highly intelligent, independent yet loving and cuddly - what a wonderful complex cat she is!
