Name: Lyla
Breed: Norwegian Forest Cat Mix
Likes: Heating vents, cardboard boxes, and her screened porch where she loudly defends her castle from critters who dare enter the yard.
Dislikes: Catnip
About Lyla: Having languished in a shelter for more than a year, Lyla was adopted by our son who then moved home briefly after college. When he left, we said goodbye […]
Name: Truffle (aka Miss Truffle or Truff)
Breed: Grey and white domestic shorthair
Likes: Tuna from the can; being stroked on the side of her face; when her younger brother licks her head
Dislikes: Going anywhere in the car; playing in the backyard […]
Name: Neep
Breed: Gray Cockatiel
Likes: Freedom, millet, a Saturday afternoon siesta listening to opera on WETA 90.9 FM, exploration, and his bedtime routine.
Dislikes: Too much interaction, rustling noises, raptors, and crows.
About Neep: At 26 years old, Neep is no spring chicken, but he flies vigorously every day—a daily exercise regimen that has kept him young at heart […]
Name: Romeo
Breed: Delmarva Shorthair (Harlequin Tuxedo variety)
Likes: Petting, his people, his brother, his fishing pole toy, squirrel surveillance, and FOOD — but only a certain flavor of a certain brand.
Dislikes: The smoke alarm, nail clipping day, the loud leaf blower that comes around every week to clean our patio, and when you let 5 pm go by […]
Name: Pumpkin
Breed:Orange Tabby, most likely a reincarnation of The Buddha
Likes: Being alert to all living things, Pumpkin likes to sit in his watcher pose at the backdoor and flicks his tail as he tracks the birds in flight. He meditates every morning during his favorite activity – being brushed to maintain his wise and all-knowing look. When we are away, Nila from Sit-a-Pet is his […]
Name: Valentine
Breed: White short-haired American cat
Likes: All food: cuddling; watching mom cook; playing soccer with his brother, Milo; watching birds and insects on the patio.
Dislikes: Loud noises, like vacuum; big objects, like exercise balls and golf clubs; being alone.
About Valentine: The heart on his nose says it all: […]
Name: Roosevelt Franklin (and not the other way around); commonly referred to as “Dude Stop”, “Dude Get Down” and “Hey”. Responds to none of the above, because cats.
Breed: Orange tabby cat with many traits of a human toddler
Likes: Garbage collection day, darting outside, my squirrel friends who stop by every morning, and Winston.
Name: Duchess
Breed: American Shorthair
Likes: Chasing shadows (in lieu of birds); tummy rubs and ear scratches; cuddling on the bed at night with me and her sibling.
Dislikes: Having her nails cut!
About Duchess: Duchess and her twin brother George are exceptional because they are PURE white; no markings anywhere. The only difference between […]
Name: Tulip
Breed: Bengal
Likes: Belly rubs, being brushed on her cheeks, her cat brother
Dislikes: Being picked up, having her nails cut, loud noises
About Tulip: Tulip is a four-year-old Bengal cat, born in New Hampshire. She has very soft fur with a marble pattern that glows silver at the tips. Like most cats, Tulip […]
Name: Woody Hammelman
Breed: Barn Cat/American Shorthair/Tuxedo
Likes: Brushing; napping with Mom; chasing my brother all around the house; sitting on the very top of the kitchen cabinets and looking down on the world. Oh, yea, and biting Mom’s toes (hard!) if she wiggles them under the blanket.
Dislikes: Hate it […]
