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‘Far from being a vulnerable, timid little ball of fur, Pickle seems to be an actual psychopath.’

A few months ago, my family and I went to a nearby cat rescue shelter to get a kitten. There were five in the available litter to choose from, but as we were watching them play, one of the two tabbies boldly decided to scale a nearby sack of bedding, then promptly fell in head-first and couldn’t get out. Obviously, we had to have that idiot. And that’s how we ended up with Pickle.

Dean Burnett and Pickle
Dean Burnett and Pickle

Named by my five-year-old son for , Pickle seemed to have no fear whatsoever,

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