What would you do if you were abandoned three times over? That is the story of this black and white friend. This poor boy doesn't have a full time human but has been blessed by the kindness of a small community. 
We'll call him Monti (no one knows his real name). I see Monti every Saturday along with two to three of his other homeless friends at one of my delivery stops. When I first started this route, the restaurant was a hot spot in the community. It closed in 2011, leaving these lovely friends behind. Several people from the community and I feed them. I met a gentlemen today that knew a little of Monti's history. Monti had a home when he was a kitten then his family moved without him, leaving him all alone in the driveway. 
Soon after another family came along and took him in. During their next move, they too, abandoned him to fend for himself. He soon found some other strays and the restaurant. Food and friends: who needs anything more? The restaurant closed when the owner went bankrupt leaving these friends without dinner or happy hour. Monti is now about 11-13 years old and still a survivor. Many of us have been abandoned by someone we've loved, but in that new space someone always comes around to help us out and give hope -- someone who warms our heart and fills our bellies with love and endless kindness. Tomorrow is always a new day with a new opportunity to reach out to someone who may not be able to voice their needs, but we can still see them. Don't waste that opportunity.

Colt 45 had to have known immediately that I was a friend when we met the Saturday before I left for London to spend the holidays with my extended family. As soon as I asked Colt’s traveler if I could say hi, Colt nuzzled right into my lap like an old friend. He seemed to know he was safe with me as soon as his human nodded that I could pet him. Colt 45 and his traveler were on their way from Vancouver, WA to anywhere sunnier and warmer in California. Their sign read “broke, hungry and traveling”. I can say I’ve been two out of the three a fair part of my life. Though, after some attitude adjustments and transitions, I have learned to embrace traveling to the point that I wake up excited about where I will travel to next-- even when that means a new coffee shop to work from. I am never without, for all I need and more is always provided to me by my faith and friends. This day I was able to take care of Colt’s hunger for a bit with a couple bags of dog food for the road. I did apologize to his human for only having dog food in my car. I know more people will take pity and have kindness to his human and give him some people food. More people need to carry pet food for man’s best friends. Please “Like” and “Share” the Facebook page to change the social view of companion pets of the homeless and see more stories of kindness and compassion.