A boy and his cat...

It's the American story... a boy and his cat.  If the boy falls in the well, the cat runs to the house to get help.  When out hiking, the cat goes ahead to scare off the bears.  While the boy is off at school (or work, in the case of an older boy... or out for a leisurely lunch, in the case of a retired boy), the cat waits dutifully by the door, listening for the sound of footsteps... or playing frisbee in the park - where the cat throws the frisbee and the boy leaps and catches it in his mouth.  No doubt, you're familiar with all these boy and his cat cliches'.

Yeah, this isn't anything like that.  But, I do have a photo of my sweet cat sleeping by my shoulder...

:-)