Patrick: A nine-year-old brown tabby and white Maine Coon with two crinkled ears and an endless supply of personality. He lives in our bedroom because … he wants to. I walked in one day and refused to leave so we added a litter box, food, and water. Patrick is our “big kitty” who is also our chief kitten trainer–even when the kittens are dogs who outweigh him by three times. He is joined in his adventures with the other household cats who include Ocicats and Chinese Li Hua cats and three dogs.
Bo came to live with us during the COVID 19 quarantine when the local shelter we volunteer at was having a “clear the kennel” event (the goal was to try and place over 200 animals to allow them to close to the public and allow for only minimal staffing during the shelter-in place order.) Bo had never had a home as he and his litter were fostered when his mom was picked up and then he was not adopted. He moved through a few shelters with a label of “high energy” and required antidepressants because of it. Because he had never learned doggy manners such as how to make friends with other dogs, he was a “must-have met and greet with other dogs in the family”. After introducing him to Lucy and Dexter, we decided we needed him as a playmate for Dexter as much as he needed us and he is constantly discovering the joy of a family.
Wombat Kitten a/k/a Bobo: This is Patrick’s nickname for the newest addition to our home. Based on this nickname you can tell he has highly distinctive ears. Also known as “Bo”, “Boxes”, “Beauregard” and “Bobo”, he is an eighteen-month-old D.A.W.G dog whose mother was a quiet lady of the house and father was a traveling gentleman of questionable morals.
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