Meet the Pets

Schnoodle-doo

Meet the pets. First we got Schnoodle, our dog, from my parents. She is named that because she is a Schnauzer/Poodle mutt-mix pound-puppy. She is a great dog and loves to take walks, sleep, beg for food, and catch grasshoppers. She is between 11 and 15 years old.

Kitty

Then, Britton wanted a kitten. So we now have Kitty. Kitty was originally named Batman, but it just didn’t stick. The more we called him Kitty (as in here kitty-kitty), the more he responded, and thus the name stuck. He is a funny cat. He acts very proud, but is actually a Fraidy Cat. We even saw him jump up and hide from a mouse once!

Josh, the Parrot

Josh is another pet we received from the parents. He is an African Grey Parrot with quite a personality. Yes, he does talk. Every morning he says, “Hello” or “Hola” depending on his mood. He also whistles the Simpson’s Theme song, the western show-down whistle, and sings “Doe a deer, ray a coke of sun….” He laughs like a human and has a remarkable ability to imitate squeaky doors, farts, burps and pretty much any sound you DON’T want to have repeated over and over. The worst is his impression of the alarm clock, 10 minutes before the alarm clock should go off. So much for SNOOZE! Update: Josh is now living with Cassie’s parents again. But we want to take him with us when we move to Puerto Rico

Callie

Finally, there’s Callie. Callie is a stray that chose US as owners -I think there may be others out there too! She started showing up in October 2006 which fit because her calico tortoise shell coloring is orange and black, just in time for Halloween. We fed her and took her in when it was cold. She then started to get softer, rounder and very obviously pregnant. Then she disappeared. Soon thereafter, Britton was working in the basement and looked over. Callie had had her kittens in our window well. Callie has since been spayed and the neighborhood is her home. All the kitties found homes elsewhere. She regularly catches mice and birds and is a very friendly cat. Her nose is half orange and half black. UPDATE: Callie has been missing since July 2008.

Callie’s Kittens

As of August 2008, we now have two chickens also. We do not really have names for them, although they are black and white (a Sumatra -I think- and a Leghorn), so they might be named Salt and Pepa. They are fun, help with the grasshoppers, “Salt” is laying eggs very regularly, and overall are constant entertainment. Not exactly pets, but pretty close. Update: The black chicken died. But we now have three new chicks.

The Two Hens