This is Shredder (Female). She was my first cat and earned her name when Shelly
and I came home one day to find that she had shredded an entire roll of
toilet paper, making the house look like it had just snowed. We wanted a
demonic name to fit her personality, and since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
was popular then, it was a winner.
She's also guilty of taking a bag of Cheetos off of a table, removing the
chip clip, unrolling it, crawling in and eating almost half a bag.
We walked in, she backed out of the bag - now an orange cat - and looked
at us like "What? I dunno how they got on the floor."
Another time, she and Socrates (Socrates Johnson, one righteous cat - also
known as "Polyester, the leisure cat." (he once fell asleep while eating
dinner) opened up a pizza box, took out a slice, and ate all the topings
off. Which wouldn't have been so unusal, except that they also re-closed the
box, causing us to blame our roommate! At least until we found the remains
of the piece. Pat might take a piece of pizza, but he wouldn't eat all the
toppings and hide it under a table.
Tigger (male) is actually Teri Church's cat. He's been staying with us for some
time. Since he and Shredder became such good friends, he's pretty much a
permanant resident now. He's had a tough life - being rescued from the jaws
of a dog by Teri as a kitten - and because of it, he's kinda psychotic.
Occasionally, he'll just sit in the middle of the room and meow, following
objects that only he can see.
Madison Mckenzie Leigh is our brand new Miniature Australian Shepherd. She was born on December 5, 2003 and has only just recently come to live with us. She's settling in nicely, but the cats aren't quite sure what to think of her. So far she's been a joy to have and very easy to train. She's anxious to please, shy around strangers and a complete bundle of energy.
Photos From 3/15/05
Madison MUST have the Frisbee! COME TO ME!
And, a real three dog night...From left to right, Buddy, Madison, and Buster. (Buddy and Buster are the neighbors' dogs)
And here is Spooky Fish. We got this paticular Chiclid as a youngster on the understanding it would get along with the other fish if they were raised together. I guess we shouldn't have gotten it at the 'Indian Burial Ground Pet Store', because she quickly ate every other fish in the tank.
And then we woke up one night during a fierce thunderstorm to find this particular view of our fish tank...
