‘Two Bobbies’ is one powerful, heartwarming book

Like soldiers who served in combat together, those of us who experienced Hurricane Katrina are still sharing storm stories, which transport us instantly to those disorienting days during which we tried to make sense of what had happened. [...]

Like so many, the dog Bobbi was left behind, chained on the porch with bowls of food and water. Bob Cat apparently stayed there with her. When no one came to rescue them, Bobbi eventually broke free, the chain trailing behind her and Bob Cat staying by her side. After several months, the pair was rescued and delivered to the temporary animal shelter in Celebration Station in Metairie. There the Best Friends Animal Society volunteers discovered two surprising things: Bobbi would not stop howling day and night until Bob Cat was placed in the cage with her, and Bob Cat was completely blind. Bobbi had been Bob Cat’s companion and seeing-eye dog.