Sunday, September 9, 2007

Dogs, Cats & Such

We have one dog, two cats, one fish, two hermit crabs, and one hamster. Our dog, Lennie, is part pug and part shoe-chewer. He has chewed every shoe in the house. He looks like he is smiling at you all the time. When he is curious, one tooth pokes out the side of his mouth. Our cats, Scarf & Milkshake, are black and white cats. Scarf has returned home after a 8 week hiatus. He came back skinny as a rail and a five inch tear behind his leg. He usually is the dominant cat of the house. Milkshake (aka babycat) is the sissy of the house. When he looks at you, sometimes he looks cross-eyed. They are both very sweet and gentle cats. My children usually carries them around the house and dress them in doll clothes. Our fish, Rainbow II (Rainbow I got knocked over by the cats) is a Siamese Fighter (Betta). He is really pretty and has a mind of his own. His tank is tall, narrow, and really heavy. He has accumulated a lot of marbles, rocks, and shells in his tank. Our hermit crabs, Sandee & Shamrock (Smoothie passed away last year), love to climb. Unfortunately, their crabitat is not very big, but they crawl around alot. The first cage, Shamrock climbed out and was missing for a week. They like to change shells often and push each other around. Our hamster, Snowball (Squirt passed away last year) is white and very fat. We had to get him a new cage this year because one of the girls broke the first one. He had the loudest wheel in Georgia. This new cage, the wheel is on the top of the cage, but the crazy thing brings all his food and bedding in there. Then when he wakes up, he wants to run in the wheel and the food comes out. He is almost to fat to get up the tubes to the petting area. Well, that's about it for our animals. Let us know what you have.