May 28, 2010 – In loving memory of Miss Mattie May, our sweet, spunky, wonderfully mischievous, loving little girl. She was approximately 10 years old when we adopted her 15 months ago. She was the most beautiful husky/sheltie mix who showed her love by coming up and burying her face in our knees asking to be stroked. She lived for food and would stop at next to nothing to get it. She had been described as a heat-seeking missile for food and less than 1 week before she died she was still on top of her game having stolen a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from the kitchen counter! But perhaps she was best known for her unusual quirk of stealing – and ingesting – socks. Not any other small article of clothing, just socks. Socks from the floor, socks from the hamper, clean or dirty, she loved to seek them out and walk around the house in front of us with them. And initially she wouldn’t give them up so we learned (i.e., she taught us) to trade her for them. A treat for a sock. And it worked, but she would still eat them when we weren’t home despite our best efforts to not leave them lying around.
Meow of the Month: Anya!
Hi. I’m Anya, and when you come to visit me, I’ll be the quiet one in the corner who no one ever notices. I’m not shy, really, just not the center-of-attention hog that most of the other kitties are. So time after time, I get passed over, because not only am I quiet, but I’m 10 years old. And I’m black. In kitty terms, I can’t really catch a break! But here’s the thing you won’t find out about me until you bring me home- being quiet is a good thing! I will snuggle up to you, be your companion, and even be friends with your other kitties, but won’t meow at the top of my lungs at 4am to be fed! I’m such a sweet girl, it’s a crime that I’ve been waiting for a home for over a year now. Please come meet me.
