A canine and a feline have what is likely the cutest and most moving friendship that you’ve ever seen between two animals.
Films, television shows and books have portrayed cats and dogs as mortal enemies. A large, ferocious and menacing dog chases after the small, innocent but always curious cat in a seemingly endless string of movies. Or it’s the tired, old and easily agitated feline that angrily lashes out at the dumb, hungry and clumsy dog. Very rarely are those two natural enemies ever on friendly terms.
But as one video posted on YouTube, that is certainly not the case for Boris and Gregg. Boris, a golden retriever, and Gregg, a British shorthair cat, are the best of friends and have been so since the first day their owner, Aarika, brought them home.
On the first day of their lives together, the clip shows Gregg slowly and cautiously approaching Boris, who stares at the incoming feline from the confines of a cage. Gregg was obviously sizing up his housemate, trying to learn about and understand that large, furry creature.
Seconds after their initial encounter, Gregg and Boris are best friends. Gregg is spotted getting comfortable and lying next to his best friend, all sprawled out.
The next several images show the two companions taking several naps together, with Boris even giving his feline pal a sweet lick on the head a time or two.
Initially, Aarika admits that she was uneasy and nervous, worried about how the two would interact and treat one another. But in a matter of weeks, all her fears melted away. Aarika realized that Boris and Gregg were best friends for life.
“I just realized after a few weeks, they were good with each other,” she said. “Their little friendship and bond grew from there.”
Now, five years later, Boris and Gregg remain buddies. They still cuddle together when it’s nap time and give one another baths.
Boris and Gregg’s sweet friendship has even inspired Aarika to write a book about the two animal pals.
Proverbs 12:10 “An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evildoers are cruel.”