Crouton

Happy New Year !!!! I adopted a cat just after Christmas last year and thought I would like to share with you how she is doing. When I picked her out, you had named her Crouton. I tried that name but could not put it with her personality. I now call her Callie and she knows when you call her name. I want to send you a couple of pictures of her, but I haven’t figured out how yet. This was her first Christmas and she was the official Christmas tree inspector, and checked that tree out from bottom to top!!! She batted the ornaments she didn’t like until they went rolling, thank goodness, I had put plastic ones on the tree this year for my 3 smaller grandchildren. She managed to redecorate the tree so well that it came down the day after Christmas!! Her other thing that she is possessed with is sinks! The minute you start the water she is there, she doesn’t drink the water but will bat at it and then when you turn the water off, she climbs into the sink and sits, or curls up. We love her and our dog RyeLee, a yorkie, loves her too. He doesn’t like cats, but I don’t think he knows she is one. They chase each other around the house and RyeLee lets her know if she is doing something wrong. When we take the dog out for a walk, Callie will sit right at the door until we come back and then goes in the kitchen with the dog, to get her treat. We give her one for sitting at the door and waiting!!! Just thought you would like to know that one of the cats you saved is a great joy to us and is considered the queen of the house while our dog is king, only because he was there first. Thanks! Denise

Top Spot

The kitten (now named Jolly) is fantastic!! My in-laws love him and are so happy that we surprised them! He is already in love with my mother in law and follows her around the house. Thank you so much, Whitney

Flower

We are loving having Flower (but we renamed her to Clover, because we feel so lucky to have her.) She has adjusted really well, and I think is feeling really comfortable and a sense of belonging and has become affectionate with us. She has 'adopted' the place under the Christmas tree for her evening naps (not sure how she will react when the tree goes down!). We have met many dogs in the park during the walks and she is always so exciting for a chance to play a bit. We've been invited to a neighborhood play group so will be doing that also soon. She is so well behaved and smart, never begs for food, and respects the rules like 'don't go on the stairway' which we told her 'No' on the first day, and she learned the off limit area in the house right away! But of course she is still a puppy and likes to steal socks from my laundry when I am folding and so I have to go chasing after her :). She is definitely a girl who talks when she needs something. Sometimes she will bark at us, but always it is for a reason, like needing to go outside (no accidents whatsoever), hungry, etc. Also, she is very predictable. In the morning she is very playful, but in the evening after dinner she is a lazy puppy who only wants to curl up in a ball and rest near us. She is learning Stay, and to Wait before crossing the street. We love her! Thank you so much for joining us together. Regards, LVP

Mari

Mari (right) and her adopted friend

Lizzie & Poser

And to all a good night!