"When we met him, I knew it was love." Within a minute, Appa melted into Alyson, rumbling with his gentle purrs, while she petted his cheeks.

A week later, Appa, renamed Sir Lewis, arrived at his new home with Alyson and her fiance and quickly claimed the place as his kingdom.

Sir Lewis wants to stay close to his people at all times. Whenever he is petted, he switches on his purr motor and even plops down on the floor to soak up all the love.

He prefers being curled up next to his humans when he naps, always touching them with his paw.