Flo and I have crossed one of those animal thresholds. I see with a cat it is more gradual than a dog – Red and I bonded almost instantly – Flo watched me from hiding for much of the winter. Now, I see whenever I am outside, she appears, walking near me, watching me, being near me. I was recording my podcast today and I noticed her right up on the stone wall just a few feet from me, where she always seems to be. This morning, out in the barn, I saw her peering out at me from a hole in the barn wall. She is looking out for me.