Trooper

The Bobcat Who Came in from the Wild

By: Forrest Bryant Johnson

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Whenever middle-aged desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went out on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful and serene. But one beautiful summer day in 1987, Forrest heard a cry of distress. Following the cries, he came upon a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned, and desperately in need of help. So Forrest took his new feline friend home for a night.

But when the little "trooper" clearly needed some more time to recoup, that night turned into two nights, a week, and eventually 19 years. And so Trooper became a part of the Johnson family. And in those 19 years, Trooper lived his nine lives to the fullest. He explored desert flora and fauna around him, befriending kit foxes, jackrabbits, desert tortoises, and other creatures and getting into mischief along the way.

Trooper became a "big brother" to stray tabby Little Brother, teaching, guiding, and protecting Brother on the pair's adventures and misadventures. He became a beloved patient at his local vet and cherished housemate of Forrest's wife, Chi. And Trooper even managed to melt the icy heart of a tough guy neighbor. But most of all, throughout his 19 years, Trooper became Forrest's best friend as the two shared each other's worries and frustrations, musings and rants, joys and laughter.

©2018 Forrest Bryant Johnson (P)2018 Tantor

Heartwarming story for animal lovers!

This was a wonderful story of a friendship between a man and his cat, bobcat that is.

An interesting Story

A very interesting story, a subject not normally experienced by most people.. A sympathetic view of bobcats..I learned alot.

an exceptional story

there were times it was hard to believe, but with good books there's always a little bit of Truth to that. Troopers story is magnificent. at the very beginning I found the reader hard to listen to but by the time I was at the third chapter I was hooked by the book and the reader's voice was perfect. I listen to the first 17 chapters in one day and just finished the books now. even for folks who don't have or even like animals, this is a compelling story.

A Great Book for Cat Lovers Everywhere

A long but very good story but with loss and sadness at the end, as appropriate.

I will miss Trooper.

Loved it

No, it is not a particularly well written piece of literature, but instead a wonderfully interesting story about a rescued bobcat kitten who went on to live a very unconventional but extremely satisfying life. I really fell in love with it. I would recommend it to anybody who loves animals.