Always being inseparable, Simon and Sabastian. The two stray dogs enjoyed the fact that they were never seen apart from one another. They’d be set if they could just find each other a permanent home and leave the streets behind.
Once their opportunity finally materialized, they weren’t going to let it pass them by.
“My best friend bought a new home, and the very first week they moved in, a stray came up onto their porch and had kittens,” Colleen Green, Simon and Sabastian’s mom, told The Dodo. “[My sister] took them in and planned to find homes for them all. I’d go over to visit, and the little fluffy orange guy named Simon … who had such a spunk.”
Despite Green’s initial idea of possibly rescuing one cat, the clever felines had a plan of their own.
“I’d go to visit Simon and when I’d pick him up, the shy, fluffy black one started jumping up into my arms along with Simon,” Green said. “They’d wrap their arms around each other and just gaze with such love at me. If I said anything, they’d move their little heads in tandem like they were one.”
The duo did the same thing every time Green came by.
“I’d tell them, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t take you both,’” she said. “Yeah, that worked.”
After a few of these incidents, Green gave in and took both cats home.
“They were a really special pair,” Green said. “[Loving them] was a very easy thing to do.”
Simon and Sabastian lived a long and happy life together. The two cuddle bugs hugged each other every day and were eternally grateful to have a safe home.
“When we lost Simon at the age of 16, I knew Sabastian wouldn’t let his brother leave without him. He passed less than a month later,” Green said. “I know wherever they are, they’re hugging.”
