Name: Slate
Breed: Gray domestic shorthair
Likes: Certain warm laps, crickets, boxes, bird watching, and things to chase.
Dislikes: Loud noises, sudden movements (unless they’re hers), and being told what to do, especially if it involves a carrier.
About Slate: Slate selected us over 4 years ago when we visited Last Chance Animal Rescue, months after the death of […]
Name: Smoky
Breed: Maine Coon mix
Likes: Boxes, squirrel-watching on the porch, talking, getting pats and snuggles.
Dislikes: Being separated from “her people,” having to come in from the porch.
About Smoky: We weren’t planning to get another cat so soon after our previous cat passed away, but we were at a party and my friend Penny said, […]
Name: Oliver
Breed: American Eskimo
Likes: Baby carrots, ice cubes, tummy rubs, and cuddles.
Dislikes: Getting his paws wet.
About Oliver: Our meeting with Oliver was completely by chance. After searching for months to find a dog that was a good fit for our family, we went to the shelter again to only find small horse sized dogs. […]
Name: Zoe
Breed: Domestic short hair
Likes: Getting her way; cuddling up to people she likes (on her terms, of course); monitoring everyone’s movements inside her home; tunnels; and chicken (especially KFC).
Dislikes: People who do not respect her personal space and boundaries; grandparents; and not having the run of the house.
About Zoe: When […]
Name: Sasha
Breed: Domestic short hair
Likes: Lip rubs. People tuna. Hearing her name. Getting up early. Being close – but not too close – to where ever the action is at home. Watching birds out the window. Defending the house against outside cats.
Dislikes: Thunder. Trucks. Ceiling fans. Being picked up. Humans, other than family members and Sit-A-Pet friends. Surprises. […]
Name: Stella
Breed: Orange Tabby
Likes: Food. And did I say food? She likes to tease her big sister and knock small objects off countertops. She likes to lie on her back and let me pet her under her arms.
Dislikes: Having her claws clipped. Dislikes jumping onto high landing places.
About […]
Name: Troubled (a/k/a Chubbled)
Breed: Orange Tabby
Likes: Sucking his fluffy blanket and kneading it; hiding under the dining room table while someone walks in circles dragging a string around the table for him to pounce on; drinking water from a teacup; Frisky treats (Original flavor); running out into the hallway of the apartment building.
Name: Moo
Breed: American Tuxedo Shorthair (although her fur is long and silky)
Likes: Fresh roast turkey, sitting in an open window and smacking wine corks (they are the best toy EVER!).
Dislikes: Vacuum cleaners and manicures.
About Moo: Moo was a 4 month old baby when she ran up to the man who would become her dad as he […]
Name: Norman
Breed: Tuxedo
Likes: Leaning on Mom, laying on Mom, anything ON Mom especially while watching TV; displaying my tummy across the carpet in front of the door when Mom comes home so she cannot pass without a mandatory belly rub first; pathetically reaching up like a 2-year-old to be held over the left shoulder (because for some reason the right shoulder is very […]
Name: Zuzu
Breed: Blue Burmese
Likes: Attention, having her back scratched (purr), salmon and tuna cat food, climbing the clothes in the closet like a rock face to reach the topmost shelf, freeze-dried tuna flakes treats, running after and pouncing on a 3′ long piece of clothesline (her favorite toy), having her claws clipped (purr), sleeping on the pillow right next to your head so […]
