We had a neighbour's kitty Oz a mangy looking 17 year old long haired black cat adopt us as his main home for a few years. He spent more time with us than at his home We fed him everyday (twice) and would let him in our house in the winter when they left him outdoors to freeze. He let us brush him , wipe his eyes and butt and pick him up and cuddle him. He spent most of his time on our front porch. We had workers who called from their cellphones saying they couldn't come up the stairs because there was a vicious cat growling and hissing at them on the porch. This happened twice. We are talking about big, burly men here!!!
I went to the door , Oz sauntered in , I picked him up and cuddled him until they came and then sent Oz on his way. Talk about a guard cat. I wanted to keep him but when we went travelling for a few months his owners moved away. He was very special . I'm sure he would have stayed with us if he had the choice.