By Karen Rice
Official Kids Mag
Six-year-old Gatlin S. of Bella Vista
has a cat that acts like a dog, and a
dog that acts like a cat! And they're
best friends.
Gatlin got his cat, Pearl, about 3
years ago.
He wanted a grey cat, and he got
lucky because a friend had a litter of
two kittens. One of them was grey.
Gatlin says that Pearl thinks she's
a dog. She comes up to people and
wants to be petted. She will even
follow his family when they go on a
walk, just like a dog.
About a year after he got
Pearl, Gatlin got a real
dog and named him
Spot.
Spot came
from the Joplin
Humane
Society, and
he was only
11 weeks old.
Gatlin called him
Spot, because
he was covered in
spots. You can't see all
of Spot's spots anymore,
Gatlin says, unless his fur is shaved,
but they're there! Gatlin likes Spot
better when he's fluffy.
Pearl and Spot quickly became
friends and play together all the time.
Spot will curl up and sleep at the
end of Gatlin's
bed, sort of like a
cat. And Spot loves to
cuddle. But in most ways,
Spot is a true dog, and Gatlin's best
friend. Gatlin has taught Spot a lot
of tricks, including "sit," "lay down,"
"play dead" and "shake."
Gatlin and Spot love playing fetch
together. And Spot loves sticks.
Bones are Spot's favorite treat.
Gatlin says the best thing about
having a dog is "they're always your
best friend. When your friends aren't
around, your dog is always there."
Best friends
Spot
after a
haircut
gatlin
& Spot
Spot &
pearl
pearl
officialKidsMag.com • August 2020 • 39
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