Our extended family consists of two cats and a dog. They all bring us lots of love and joy.
While I was growing up we had all kinds of animals from cats, dogs, birds, snakes, horses, ducks, chickens, hamsters, guinea pigs, chickens, rabbits, hermit crabs, mice, rats, and even Iguana's. I love all kinds of animals, but by far my favorites are cats and dogs.
I've had so many dogs and cats and so many litters of kittens and puppies that I can't even remember them all, but I do remember that Golden Retriever puppies have to be one of cutest breed of puppies. They are absolutely adorable.
This web page is primarily about our pets, but I will tell you about some of my other favorite types of cats and dogs. I will also tell you a little something about each of them.
Here is a glossary with:
Everything you ever wanted to know about cats and,
everything you ever wanted to know about dogs.
Now here is the information about our wonderful pets!!!
Our female cats name is Cleopatra, but we call her Cleo. I saw her when she was a day old and fell in love with her. She was so little and pink. We took her home when she was about eight weeks. She was so scared, that she hid all day and only came out at night. Now she is about almost six years old. She is a little timid, but will come to us for attention when she is good and ready. Typical cat! She usually wants attention when one of us is on the computer, or doing homework. This is when she loves to sit on your lap and be petted. She’ll sit there for hours. She is a very sweet cat, but wants nothing to do with our male cat or dog. She was the first one and doesn't like the fact that she's not the only pet. Oh well, she will get over it, maybe. Either way we love her and are very happy that she is part of our family.
Our male cats name is Anthony, but we call him Tony. I know, I know, Anthony and Cleopatra. We couldn’t resist. Tony was a gift from a co-worker who had three cats that had litters within a few days. We saved him from being taken to the pound. We received him when he was about five weeks old. He was extremely little. He is almost 3 years now and still very full of energy. He is the complete opposite of Cleo. She did not like him at all, and still doesn’t. He knows she doesn’t want to play, but he won’t leave her alone. He begs for food constantly. He likes to grab food off our plate, which earns him a free shower!!! Hopefully he’s starting to get the connection. He thinks everything is a toy, everything. He is very affectionate most of the time. Almost to the point of being annoying. He likes the dog and rubs on her. He even lets her clean out his ears. Yuck! They are buddies though. We love him, and are happy that he is part of our family.
The latest addition to our family is our little Mocha. We rescued her from a woman who had recently received her from a family that had basically abandoned her. She is about 7–8 years old and is the most loving and sweet dog. She is a little clingy sometimes because she had been shuffled around from 3 to 4 homes before we got her. I think she is afraid we will abandon her as well. We couldn’t ask for a better dog. She loves to go on walks and road trips. She will do almost anything for a doggie treat. Last summer we took her to Dog Beach in San Diego and she had a blast. We wore her out, she didnt move for the rest of the afternoon and night. We love her and are very pleased that we have the opportunity to give her a warm and loving home. She makes our house a home.
Unfortunately our little doggie passed away on September 25, 2003 after a short battle with kidney failure. I can't beleive she was gone so quickly. We only had her three and a half years. Not long enough, by any means. She was a big part of our family and we miss her terribly. I still think I hear her nails clicking on the floor. I did set up a memorial site for her at Memory of Pets and an eternal flame at Memory of Pets Eternal Flame I don’t think we will ever have a better dog. She loved to go no matter where, as long as she was with us she was happy. I think I will miss her meeting me at the door the most. Please read the memorial so you will know how much she meant to us. Even though she is gone, she will forever be in our hearts and memories.