Furry Family Updates

This past June marked another round of birthdays for our furry critters, who are certainly due their very own update.

 Ms. Sydney, turned 8 this year, which is always hard to believe. Its really amazing how fast time goes by. December 30th, 2004 I adopted Sydney who was a year and a half at the time and who went a little berzerk in the meet-and-greet kitty room.

The shelter personnel seemed darn confident I wasn't going to adopt this rather spastic cat, and I can't say quite why her behavior didn't phase me, but she just seemed like a good kitty and I wasn't about to put her back in her shelter cage. She has called many an apartment and state home and has been with me through countless life experiences and transitions. She may not always be the brightest bulb, but is as sweet as can be.



Not so patiently waiting



The feistiest of our little gang, Toby, turned 5 this year.  Toby was said to be the runt of his barn-cat litter, which traditionally consisted of  7 pound cats at their maturity. Goodnes, if this solid 15 pounds of intelligent punk with attitude was truly the runt, I can't fathom the size of his siblings. You may think 15 pounds means he is a fat cat, but just recently the vet agreed he isn't fat, rather he is just a large, solid cat.

What you wanted to sit?



 

As of this past year Toby has proven himself quitge the hunter, much to the bird population's chagrin, a bit of a annoyance to the neighborhood cats who he approaches, then sits awkwardly close to and stares at, and quite the entertaining companion to Jackson.  He sure can be a turd at times, and continues to far out number the other animals in  yearly vet bill expsenses bill but when he is being sweet or when his purr motor starts, all reminders of misbehavior seem to fade.

Streeetchhhhh

Speaking of Jackson, according to his records, he turned 4 this year, so don't be fooled by what his little gray muzzle would have you think. Jackson is without a doubt a wonderful rescue and is the perfect doggy addition to our little clan.  He is a sweet boy who loves to play, is great with adults and children and enjoys the company of  both cats and dogs.  He is a considerate protector of Sydney when he intercepts Toby during moments of Toby thuggery and is always considerate of her hissing protest when she has come across him for the hundredth "first" time.  As mentioned before he'll play with Toby when Toby's in the mood but he also keeps Toby in check when he charges at the cat who has decided that the rug is a terrific place to sharpen his claws. 

Jackson even has a friend down the street, Yager, who has been featured on Huppdates before.  The two get along swimmingly, are always excited to see each oher on the street and play/hang out on occassion.  Just this past week Jackson spent the day at Yager's for a little mix up of the daily at-home routine and had the chance to meet Vivian, Yager's family's newest addition.  I had faith Jackson would be a good boy but wasn't sure how he would react to an infant.  Bekke said he was great with her and intersted, that is, until she started to cry.



Jackson met Vivian for the first time and
found her quite interesting!



Can I have some??

We are very fortunate to have such great animals with very unique personalities.  These past years they have warmed our hearts, kept us company through thick and thin and continue to enrich our lives.  Here's to many more years with our furry family!

 PS. This post wouldn't be complete without at least a nod to Frank.  Although he doesn't sport any fur, he is still a part of the family and has been with us for 6 years.  From the sunshine state all the way to the desert, Frank may not be the most exciting of companions, but is a good little turtle and we also wish him a happy birthday.