Pet of the Month Archive

April 2026 Pet of the Month

Name: Dash and Skooter

Breed: Birman

Likes: Skooter greets every visitor at the door at full speed, completely unbothered by who they might be. Petting and chin scratches are simply non-negotiable priorities. He is equally passionate about his morning treats (which are, in his professional opinion, Delicious) and his naps, which are sacred and not subject to negotiation. Skooter may be brave, but Dash is wise. […]

March 2026 Pet of the Month

Name: Ziggy

Breed: Domestic short hair

Likes: Food (highly motivated), toys, bird watching on “cat tv” in the backyard, all the sunny warm places, playing with her awesome cat sitter Chris!

Leave the back door open so I can go in and out to check on the birds!!

Dislikes: The vacuum, the cleaning lady

About Ziggy: Ziggy is the youngest, and quirkiest, of my three cats. I […]

February 2026 Pet of the Month

Name: Effie, Miss Effie

Breed: DSH Tuxedo

Likes: To sit on my lap and motor purr. To swat her new brother Mica’s butt to instigate zoomie chases.

I love you Mom and I miss you, but I am happy and loving my new home.

Dislikes: When Mica doesn’t want to play, and he tackles her.

About Effie: What is unique about Effie is her mom was my […]

January 2026 Pet of the Month

Name: Schmoo (Schmooey, Schmooington, Schmoobalooby, etc)

Breed: Domestic Shorthair (Orange tabby)

Likes: WET FOOD, belly rubs, heating sources (including laps), bed time, and “new smells”, also loves the sound of my manager’s voice, changing apartments, back scratches, inanimate objects, burying under the sheets

Why are you not feeding me the good stuff?

Dislikes: The litter box, tepid water, stairs (at first), when Nate and I kiss, […]

December 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Ember & Mazzy

Breed: Domestic Shorthairs

Likes: Anything string/rope-like, chilling in the hammocks in our catio, chattering at the birds & squirrels, treats!, our human’s lap, chasing my sibling, jumping from the floor into my human’s arms to be carried around like a baby on her hip (Ember), climbing into the walls to hide and scare my human (Mazzy), greeting our human at the door […]

November 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Cookie

Breed: Phelsuma madagascariensis Kochi or Koch’s giant day gecko

Likes: Loves basking under her heat lamp, crazy about crickets, adores attention, keeps her cool meditating on the Buddha, has a secret crush on the Geico gecko (love that accent!)

FEED ME! NOW!

Dislikes: THE CAT!!, hates being called cold blooded (she has a warm heart), THE CAT!!, tank cleaning time, THE CAT!!, if her […]

October 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Stuart (the “Hoover”) Ingold

Breed: American short hair gray

Likes: His wet food treat; being combed and brushed; belly kisses and rubs (when he is in the mood!)

Just a reminder, it’s meal time. (And the time of day does not matter!)

Dislikes: Having to wait for his meals; being gently restrained so that his sister can finish her food before he swoops in to […]

September 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Mabell, aka Queen Mabes

Breed: Domestic Shorthair Brown Tabby (generic cat, I guess!)

Likes: Churu treats, meowing with great intensity, scritches on the head, belly rubs from her chosen human, sleeping underneath the bed or on her heating pad by the window, dragging her feather wand into the bedroom at 3 am and loudly announcing that she’s the best hunter, and not paying rent (LOL)

August 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Buttercup (aka, Pumpkin Kitty, Peanut, Sweet Pea, Honey Bun)

Breed: Orange tabby

Likes: Chin scratches, relaxing on the heating pad, eating Greenie’s tuna treats, making biscuits, sunbathing on the window ledge, chirping at birds, sharing her opinions with humans

YEEHAW!!!!

Dislikes: The doorbell, manicures and pedicures, lawn mowers, trips to the vet, suitcases, being picked up

About Buttercup: Buttercup was adopted from the Fairfax County Animal […]

July 2025 Pet of the Month

Name: Miss Penelope, but sometimes called Queen Penelope

Breed: Devon Rex

Likes: Sunbathing, Playing Fetch, Turkey and Treats, Sitting on Owner’s Lap, Sleeping on Freshly Warm Laundry, Sometimes Cuddling with Dr.Bartok (the “Other” Kitty)

Give me sunshine, rubs and love on me! Pets please!

Dislikes: Human Food, Cold Temperatures, Bathtime, Nail Trimming, Getting Ears Cleaned, Competing for Pets with Dr.Bartok

About Penelope: When we first got Miss […]

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