1. Rudy, Dr. Merck named you after Rudolph Valentino, because you were such a lover. AKA- Woobadeer, Cody AKA- Moogadeer
2. Rudy, you hungry?? He cocks his head, moves his ears, gets a wild look in his eyes, stands on his hind legs with front paws on the dishwasher & yells YES!!
3. Rudy being playful- walking sideways with his back arched & chin tucked in, taking fast tiny steps.
4. Rudy hugging and kicking his rope mouse, while looking up at me, as if to stay, "must you leave-look how cute I am!!!"
5. Rudy looking out the sliding glass door.
6. Rudy sleeping by my head on his favorite spot, the sofa-back cushion, usually with 1 front paw & 1 back paw sticking out into the air behind the sofa, occasionally jumping on my stomach as he climbs onto or off of the sofa cushion.
7. Rudy sleeping by my side in my bed, letting me rub his tummy as he purrs loudly.
8. Rudy sometimes liked to sleep under my bed.
9. Rudy liked to peak around both ends of the shower curtain as I took a shower, sometimes he would wait for me sitting on the toilet seat.
10. Rudy got excited by running water from the kitchen sink faucet, sometimes swatting or drinking the dribbling water, sometimes I would find him sitting on top of the refrigerator.
11. Rudy liked to watch the squirrels, birds & occasional chipmunks from the sliding glass doors at 2418 when I would put out nuts etc on the air conditioner during cold weather.
12. Rudy hearing my car or car door & greeting me at the door almost every time.
13. Eric and Sandra both saying that they had waken up during the night to find Rudy sitting close to them, just looking at them.
14. One time I could not find Rudy anywhere, I finally found him IN one of the bathroom drawers. He had climbed into the closed drawer from beneath. When I tried to open the drawer, it would only open slightly, just enough for me to see his orange fur!!!
15. Rudy had a "Nike" logo shaped white marking on his back, & seemed to have a slight, almost lavender shading to his orange & white coat.
16. Whenever he got the chance, Rudy would jump into the pantry where the cat food, treats & some toys were kept, linen closet & my closet too.
17. Rudy always looked cute as he waddled down the stairs as I watched from above.
18. Rudy loved to take kitty treats from my fingers, always being careful not to bite me.
19. Rudy in my refrigerator!!!
20. At night, every time I would turn off the TV to go to bed, Rudy would wake up & jump up to run to the kitchen to be fed, because he knew I would feed him before going to bed.
21. Rudy, unlike Cody, really did not like to be brushed, but he got a little better about that during his last years.
22. Rudy, much more so than Cody, always smelled great, almost perfume like. I loved to bury my face in his furry side to smell his sweet scent.