Welcome to the Rainbow Bridge
Cheddar 8/31/2002 - 7/23/2006
Even though Cheddar could be a pain in the neck in the house, he was a very sweet cat and LOVED the outdoors. When he finally convinced us that he was meant to be an outdoor cat (after he figured out how to open the door and let himself outside), we all got along wonderfully. He couldn't have been happier and since he wasn't driving us crazy all of the time in the house, we really enjoyed him. We would let him out every morning as we left for work and when we got home he would meet us in the garage and follow us into the house. He stayed inside during the night, which was fine with him since he got to come upstairs and sleep with us.
He was the happiest cat I'd ever seen. I used to tell Seth that he must be pretty dumb to be that happy :) He was so friendly too. He quickly became our outdoor greeter. When Phil and Jane brought Gable (Taylor's dad) over one time he came right up to them for petting and walked right up to Gable and rubbed against his nose as Gable sniffed at him and wondered who this friendly little cat was.
We think it is truly ironic that the time that we locked him in the house is the time that he got out and never came back. We miss him meeting us as we get home from work and him busting out of the weeds when we called him. His recall was better than our dogs' sometimes :) We never knew what happened to Cheddar, but hopefully wherever he is, he's happy and safe and rolling in grass and catnip. Farewell, our "Orange Furry Bug".
