I don't know what this has to do with anything..........but I was thinking about Annie and Emma.

Both (sisters) were born outdoors next door. Their Mama was barely a kitten herself. They lived outdoors for the first nine months of their lives. They would come into my yard all of the time.

They have now been with me a little over five years. It has taken ALL of this time for me to get Emma calmed down and comfortable. She has destroyed lamps, chairs, furniture - the underside of my box springs......you name it. She has never (nor has Annie) ever lifted a paw or bitten me.

She used to be scared to death of my feet - so someone obviously used to kick her.

But it has taken FIVE years to get her to be loving and trusting. She still doesn't like strangers. For the past year or so she now snuggles with me at night. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when that happened.

That is just her background - now compare hers to Ally's - and it just breaks your heart.

I have said this before and I will keep saying it - Jenn, you must be a saint!