But like an exception to every stereotype, my experience with a human-animal relationship is also an exception. When I was twelve, I received a couple of kittens as a birthday present. I've never been an animal lover so I wasn't too thrilled to receive this. But as the days passed, spending time with them developed a soft corner for them. Unlike dogs, with cats it's more of a give and take relationship. You need to spend time with them and show them that you care so that they can reciprocate the same care and concern for you. The more time I spent with them, the more I became a founder and inseparable from them. After a while it was such that if I was at home, the cats would follow me wherever I went. Just like Stickeen who “was sure to be on his tail, as long as I didn't go out” (par. 7). Every time I pulled into the driveway, no matter where they were, they would run out to greet me. The moment I got out of the car, they surrounded me, brushed my feet and looked at me with excitement in their eyes. Then they would stand on their hind limbs and ask for a pat on theirs