Today is Respect Your Cat Day I love cats, and I’m one of the few people that doesn’t identify as either a cat or dog person. But cats get a lot of bad press (they will eat you long before a dog if you die alone). Dogs are all surface, innate shining beings of all […]
Sam & Coco, lambs
The tall gal is Sam, renowned detective and enforcer. The little one is Coco, a special entity not seen for generations, her cuteness unrivaled and what proved to be Sam’s undoing. Sent to retrieve Coco, barking or silent, Sam was transfixed. Unable to fill the contract, Sam went on the lamb, Coco a bundle under […]
Top 10 Pet Sitter Pet Peeves
We love the pets we care for, but sometimes the humans can be a pain in the scruff! We all voted and came up with the top 10 things that drive pet sitters crazy: 10. No towels on rainy days 9. Empty poop bag dispensers 8. Runners who charge up from behind with no announcement […]
Belle, Buddy, Gordon, Jackson, & Sadie, gumshoes
Whenever there’s trouble,We’re there on the double,We’re the gumshoe gang! To help me with The Case of the Missing Collar, I enlisted four of the most famous detectives in the area: Gordon, with his deer stalker on sideways as is the fashion, was looking hot and hot on the trail. Buddy grabbed his trusty magnifying […]
Neville, hail caesar
Over the summer, I got to know this big guy. Every day we had an adventure bigger than the last! Here are a few highlights: When no one is around, I like to think of Neville as Emperor of Short Street. He reclines on his cat tree while being fed and fanned by other cats […]
Sydney, inamorata
This is Sydney (in her tanuki suit), and oh how winter is an affront to good hair! These past months when I’ve had to bundle her against rain and cold, she’s been bursting to be free, to shed her clothes and throw her paws in the air! How happy she’ll be to let her hair […]
Cotton, Peko, & Candy, kawaii nekos
おじゃまします！ ぼくは今日にとてもうれしいですからペコちゃんとコットンちゃんとキャンディちゃんを始めます！ ペコちゃんは元気ですね。食べ物が大好きです！ コットン ちゃんは窓の外を見るが大好きです！ キャンディちゃんは愛してるが大好きですです！ ぼくは一番運お言い男です！ありがとうございました！ おじゃましました！すみません、日本語が下手ですよ。 （写真にセーラ）
Max, Louie, & Taylor, meat showers
On a recent chilly and drizzly morning in Kentucky, Max was a little reluctant to go outside – when you have such beautiful hair, you have to be wary of the damp (I should know). To get him out, I told the boys the story of The Great Meat Shower of 1876: on a clear […]
Maxine, eater of the sun
In ancient times, the Muskogean people sought to appease Metztli who was responsible for swallowing the sun each day and expelling it again the next morning. After a time, Metztli became arrogant and demanded richer offerings, holding the sun in her belly until her orders were met. Not a people to be intimidated, the Muskogeans […]
Beatrice, charming lady
Beatrice has quickly become a company favorite! The bells on her collar always ring as she meets a visitor at the door, ready to help out with chores or show newcomers around her house. She’s got a charming drawl and is always so welcoming. In all her years, she’s trained her purr motor like an […]