My Really Hyper Cat

I have a cat named Toby. We got him from Petsmart a couple years ago. (Petsmart rescues cats and lets people adopt them). Besides my dad, my family had never had a cat before, so my mom wanted a calm cat that was easy to take care of. Whenever any of us picked up our cat, whos name was Bear before we adopted him, he would just slump into our arms and go to sleep. He was so cute! He was tiny because he was only 5 months old. We decided to adopt him 1. because we liked him and 2. because he was sick, and if we didn't adopt him, they would have put him down (kill him) so the other cats wouldn't get sick. After we nursed him back to health, he became the most hyper cat I have ever seen. One time, when I came home from school, Mama told me that he ran along the back of the couch a few times! I even saw him doing it myself a few months ago. Another time, he was waiting about 5 steps up on the stairs, waiting for my dog, Thyra to pass by. As soon as she did, he pounced on her! Also, a couple years ago, my dog came around the corner with a guilty look on her face. I looked behind her and saw that her look was not a guilty look, it was a "get this thing off of me" look. She was dragging my cat along the tile with my cat clinging onto her back leg like a leech! It may not seem like it, but they actually get along pretty well. Every once in a while, I will see them cuddling up against each other on my dog's bed. Awwwwwww! Just like my dog, Toby can be really funny chasing the red lazer light. You can get him spinning around in tight circles for quite some time...and if you want to see something really funny, try to get him to run straight! He will be SUPER dizzy! As much as I love him, during the summer, he woke me up EVERY SINGLE MORNING at about 5:00 in the morning and wouldn't leave me alone!!!!!!! As annoying and mean as he sounds, he is actually a very sweet cat. (although my mom doesn't think so!) Since we have had him, which is about 2-3 years now, he has hissed only twice. The first time when my mom had to give him baths when he was sick (but he only hissed on the first bath). The second time when he was ripping up the side of the couch with his claws and we had to cut them. (again, he only hissed the first time we cut his nails!) One more thing before I go... If you want a calm and easy-going cat, don't be fooled by how he acts when he is sick!!!