Best Friends FOR LIFE

Lily

Cory Smith’S life Changed about eight years ago when his mom handed over her tortoiseshell cat, Lily. “My mom was a crazy cat lady and always had it in her heart to rescue the ones who were trapped out,” he says. Smith said he was living alone for the first time in years, and though he was dating his current partner, Brian Garrison, he needed some company. “She was destined to be with us,” Garrison says. “She has great taste. She only lounges on our best throws and loves to barf in my partner’s Italian shoes and the Italian dining room chairs.” Though that part is pretty frustrating, Smith says, 9-year-old Lily is his to keep. Lily also likes to rule another portion of the house, the backyard, where the couple’s 7-year-old Australian shepherd doesn’t use his 67-pound advantage on her as intimidation. “They get along just great,” Smith says. “He’s pretty docile — doesn’t mess with her ever.”