A Love Affair for the Ages…
HIYA!! Mom Linda Here Again!!!
A kind blogging buddy once said to me…”sometimes you need to write the post because it is something Savannah cannot tell”. That person is Summer’s human Miss Janiss.
This love affair came about almost as soon as we brought Nana home to foster.
Who knew a plush Siberian Husky, given to Dad Peter by a friend, would become Savvy’s very best friend, and we believe a source for her increasing courage. I have posted in past…excuse me ‘Savannah’ has posted in past…about her Sibe pal Nanuk. here…here…here…here…and there are many others including videos of Savvy giving Nanuk his special “Kisses from Savannah”.
This first photo is from the front door in our home we lived in when we first fostered, then adopted, Savannah. This was taken about 4 months after she was adopted in 2012.
We perform our morning front yard duty
Later in 2012,we had to move and as soon as we brought Savvy to our new home, we made sure Nanuk was with her in her bedroom suite. She sought him out quickly. Clearly, he was a comfort to her in her new home.
Thanks for being with me my friend…
We worried when we moved that we no longer had a front entry with windows to the outside. Where were we going to place Nanuk for Savvy? So we finally decided to place him in the kitchen, next to her feeding station, where they could share a view of the back garden.
Savvy, Savvy davvy do, Nana…our precious girl…approved. (remember to hover over photos to view captions…we luvluvluv it when you do!)
I am constantly amazed that Nana continues her love affair with Nanuk. She never, ever fails to walk over to him, give him multiple smoochies and rubs before she ever goes to her food dish for a snack or a meal. It is the most amazing love affair between a cat and a Siberian plushy.
What an endearing relationship our precious Nana has with Nanuk.
Isn’t this the face of pure feline bliss?
Human hugs, Mom Linda
Savannah is joining Pepi Smart Dog’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop…being ever so thankful for her best furriend, and furrever love Nanuk…click on the badge to visit other Thankful Blog Posts…
The photographs are gorgeous. It’s lovely that Savannah counts Nanuk as a friend.
So lovely to see. When you started that post as you I was worried something was wrong! Don’t do that to me ;0)
That is so sweet. I (Scylla) has the same sort of relationship with the pillow cat in Mommy’s bedroom. Whenever I am sick/scared I sit by Sky. And before eldest took the Whiskers pillow off, Socks spent lots of time with it. ~Scylla
Love comes in all shapes and sizes and.. um.. degrees of plushness?
Purrs,
Nissy
This has just made the human’s day!! 🙂
So glad that Nanuk has been such a source of strength for Savvy. She really is a special girl 🙂
Such sweet photos – we love them!
Awww… those are so sweet photos ! We love to see you smooching with your plush buddy ! Purrs
Oh BFGF, you look so happy in the company of your husky furrend. I wonder if you’d approve of a real husky that you could cuddle with. I know your peeps used to have them.
oh my, no, no…that can never be. In real life, most Sibes have much too strong a prey drive to live with cats. But we will always love this breed best of all. Such characters!
That is so sweet- I love the photos of her smooching with her pup.
Isnt she just something; it is a special moment each day to see her go through her Nanuk routine
Dat’s very sweet. She has a dear furiend hoo will be there fur her furever. Not many can say dat.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
that is so very true Dezi and Lexi and Nana loves Nanuk lots
That’s pretty sweet! Love an woooos mates,
Nuk an family
arwooo to you all as well Nuk. As woo can see I have my very own Sibe pal who looks lots like woo
Allie: Oh Mother…why don’t *I* have a SBFF (stuffed best furry friend)??? Savvy looks soooooo happy!
Allie I am pawsitive you would totally luvluvluv having your very own SBFF…just make sure whatever you get it is real life size. So you might want to rethink having an elephant
Aw, how sweet is that?? You gotta have a bestie, Savvy. 🙂
Yes, Nanuk will always be her bestie
That is adorable the way Savvy loves her Nanuk. She obviously finds him as a special friend who is always there for her.
She does seem to trust him and feel comforted when he is present
Such a sweet love affair – and of course, we are thrilled that it involves such a nice Siberian as Nanuk:)
Woos – Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning
as I said, it is one for the ages isn’t it?
Makess LadyMum smile like this: 🙂 when shee saw thee fotoss of Savannah with Nanuk! Shee told mee both Aunty’ss Nylablue an Mingflower befur her had their own plushiess that they luvved allott too.
Mee hass not quite picked out one alltho mee iss leenin towardss TwinkleStar who was Autny Nylablue’ss pony….
As mee had horsess inn thee barn when mee was a young kitt TwinkleStar comfertss mee too 😉
Luv an **kissess** Siddhartha Henry an LadyMum xXxXx
so purrleased you may have found your special comfort friend
Iss a toss up tween TwinkleStar an Haymish thee Scottie doggie stuffie…. 😉
That is so wonderful and so are the photos!!!
Thank you Brian. Savvy and Nanuk have a relationship that continues to amaze us. She NEVER misses giving him rubs, head butts and then those sweet kisses on his tongue with her eyes squeezed shut in bliss.
You can see at a glance how much Savvy and Nanuk love each other and the last picture shows all the love that the two of them share.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
it is very special to watch Nana go over as though he is real and rub against him, and then give his tongue kisses, licks
Nanuk is the bestest furrend ever! Those furrends are always there, never judge or say anything bad. Rock on Nanuk!
Kisses
Nellie
so true Nellie. Savvy made Nanuk her heart friend as soon as she came to live here
yur nanuk iz way kewl savvy & nuk iza way kewl pup two ! wooooooooooo huskeez ♥♥ { hope de poneez R well 🙂 !!
heerz two a popeye catalufa kinda week oh end ♥♥♥
hope you tabbies have a wonderful weekend in Trout Towne
Awww that is such a sweet story. We’re happy Savvy has a special friend.
He is very special to her. Amazing how she goes directly to him and sits with him and they watch the garden together.
I think that is absolutely WONDERFUl that you have such a wonderful and QUIET friend Savvy…..obviously Nanuk is your “safety blankie” of choice…..wherever he goes, you go……he’s a big part of your life and I think that’s really lovely.
Hugs, Sammy
You got it Sammy. Nanuk is indeed Savvy’s safety blanket and the trust she shows him is intriguing; wish she would do the same with sweet Sage. Maybe one day
Indeed it is Linda 🙂 i think that when kitties have a love they just throw their whole selves in…and funny this is like watching Dinnermintz with the dogs..she does the same all the time..head butters smooches sharing her scent..and Savvy is doing the same 🙂 gorgeous girl 🙂 loves Bev xx
She is exactly like Dinnermintz in that video you posted of her rubbing all over Doc. That is what Savvy does with Nanuk. She never approached her food in the kitchen until she has walked around to the front of Nanuk and nuzzled him. It is fascinating that she has known from the beginning which end is his head; she NEVER makes the mistake of doing that to his back end! How did she know?
I guess it proves that features are observed in all species.so many butterflies,fish and birds have markings to look like eyes on other parts of their anatomy for safety..even big cats such as tigers have false eye spots to give others the illusion they are bigger and watching them…so she has noted a ‘face’ albeit on a toy 🙂 her instincts are bang on! loves bEV XX
oh my goodness, never thought of that. She always gives him head bonks then smoochies
Bless her 🙂 she is just like all smart animals..she knows the face and slaps the lovin on him 🙂
What a wonderful story! Sometimes a buddy like that is just what you need. He’s Savvy’s Hobbes (as in Calvin and Hobbes), there for her for her move to a new home and subsequent adventures.
Yes!!! Just like Hobbes!! Our fave cartoon ever. We have books of Calvin and HObbes and were devastated when they went away.
Nanak is a great buddy! Plus he doesn’t require the dreaded “sharing’ of toys or food.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Nope, he never ever wants one single toy of Savvy’s
That’s adorable ^_^
*blushes* thanks piggies
I will tell you something very funny and ironic – especially since my human was so surprised and touched to see herself mentioned at the beginning of the post. See, she was a very strange and quirky young child and was bonded to a Teddy bear for quite a long time. She loved the Teddy bear so intensely she wore him out several times, but her parents would magically make him good as new by throwing him in the dryer (of course there was a brand new Teddy already in there). So she totally relates to Savvy!
Miss Janiss is more of an inspiration to how I approach what I write than she likely realizes.Not one piece of her advice has been ignored. I may not be totally successful in executing on the advice, but I keep trying. And I still have the very first teddy bear I was given…I have had his eyes replaced with vintage teddy eyes and his stuffing redone with the same sort of straw stuffing he had originally. ANd, his fur is mostly all loved off
Nanuk is the best! and he always fools my mommas eyes… bet even in 87 years she still screams: look savannah got a dog :o)…. it’s time for new glasses for my momma, huh?
LOL!!! I know Miss Kathy always thinks for a split second that we have another Sibe. We wish!
Such an adorable relationship,lots of love and snuggles Speedy and Rachel
It is beyond adorable Speedy, trust me
Awww, dat are so sweet!
thanks Angelique, Travis and Crockett…it is precious to watch for sure