Name: Lucy
Breed: Orange domestic shorthair
Likes: Being brushed; napping in the sunlight; regular meals; drinking rainwater; watching the birds; making sure there is enough orange fur on furniture, clothing, etc.; purring loudly at 3 am; tummy rubs; having Pat from Sit-A-Pet take care of her.
Dislikes: […]
Name: Iggy, age 9
Breed: American Shorthair
Likes: The very favorite thing in Iggy’s world are towels hot from the dryer, wonderful for playing and snuggling; he even defers mealtime when he’s snuggling in warm towels! Getting brushed is high on Ig’s list, especially on his cheeks, between his ears, and near the base of his tail. Ig figures that when I read the newspaper, […]
Name: Nero, age 9
Breed: Great Dane
Likes: Riding in the “Dog-Wagon”; food-time and treats; following my owner around and not giving her space to move; my acupuncture treatments with Dr. Alterman; my buddy, Zeus (the cat), always laying next to me; and of course, my Sit-A-Pet care!
Dislikes: Staying home when Mom goes on errands; constantly […]
Name: Steffi, age 10
Breed: Domestic longhair (Maine Coon, with some other breeds thrown in)
Likes: Eating her little brother Cosmo’s non-diet food; getting lots of pets and rubs; napping in the sun, under the bed, on the bed, on the chair, etc.; sitting on the piano bench while her human sister practices; chirping to her guardians; licking Cosmo’s head.
Name: Bunny
Breed: Pin-tailed Whydah
Likes: Chatting with/being serenaded by the neighborhood sparrows outside her window; classical music on satellite radio; preening for an appreciative audience; and millet, millet, millet.
Dislikes: Cage cleaning; temperatures below 70 degrees (she hails from Africa south of the Sahara); and that awful vacuum cleaner.
About Bunny: Several years ago while running an ordinary pet store errand, we […]
Name: Bo (also “Bo Bo”)
Breed: American Short Hair
Likes: Being fed, walking over his mistress’s face at night, being petted and brushed, a cat massage (especially between his toe pads), napping, cat sitters (especially Evelyn, whom he has a crush on).
Dislikes: Any delay in being fed, fire alarms, the vet (any and all of them!), being left alone for […]
Name: Ilio Keiki o Kala
Breed: 1/2 Pit Bull / 1/2 Wild Thing
Likes: Sit-A-Pet’s very own Jim “Kimo” Alder; as Cartman on South Park says “Cheesy Poofs”; his favorite food buddy, Katjiah the cat; kickin’ in the sun Hawai’ian-style; chasing wild boar (although those days have passed); and Billy.
Dislikes: Crowds; […]
Name: Louie K. Blooie
Breed: Sphynx
Likes: Sleeping in the bed under the covers with his head sticking out (just like people do); rubbing his face against a scratchy, unshaven chin; greeting strangers by climbing on their shoulders and nuzzling their necks; waking up; testing gravity by knocking small items off of high surfaces; eating marshmallows; barking like a dog from atop the refrigerator.
Name: Phantom
Breed: Tuxedo
Likes: Chasing his feather toy! Scaling walls (he is quite the jumping bean). Cuddling his toy duck (which had to be replaced with a lady bug. Shhhh. He can’t tell the difference). Digging the soil out of plants. Watching TV (he goes crazy for cartoons and iPod commercials). Staring out the window at cars and birds. Cuddling before bedtime. Having his […]
Name: Molly
Breed: Mutt (Black Lab and Shepherd mix)
Likes: Being a driving force for reducing crime in Fairlington by alerting neighbors about such infamous intruders as the garbage truck, mail man and UPS truck; long walks; sitting out on the balcony – especially on a sunny day; carrots – can’t get enough carrots; getting her belly rubbed; having two beds and a sofa at […]
