theDog was named after my pet cat, a little stray we rescued and the SPCA told us she was likely the runt of the litter and had siamese in her

she was almost completely black except for a few white strands of hair on her chest

she was my cat... meaning of course, I was her human

she had a huge territory wherever we lived - everyone knew her and called her by name, she wouldn't want to be picked up, but in true siamese fashion, she would walk to the corner store with you like your pet dog would... but no leash or collar for her... she was a true free spirit

however, we live in cougar, coyote, bear country now and I think she might have finally met her match