About this time, Blanca agreed to share me with another girl. Kris put up with a lot from us- all that hair, her cat getting sick on dogfood, dirty pawprints on the carpet, my bad jokes... I think she always wondered if Blanca liked her. Well, she did, and would look around for Kris when she wasn't there. Kris thought Blanca was the most regal dog she'd known, that is, like an aloof queen. That was just Blanca's reserved nature, coupled with her need to always be off to the side, watching me.
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Now, there's no doubt that Tim the Cat didn't like Blanca. On their first meeting, he managed to plant a sharp claw right in that soft fuzzy area where the wet nose ends and the furry nose begins. He drew blood. Blanca was just being curious. But from then on, they were frightened of each other, and we made lots of little dances getting one past the other.
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Kris carried this photo of Blanca and me while we were together.