meow/bark/blog

Name: Ty King
Birth date: September 25, 2005
Breed: Bullmastiff
Distinctive feature: Giant head
Favorite color: Red, because I’m red, too.
Favorite treat: Giant rawhide bones
Favorite toy: Simon the stuffed tiger. I love to carry him around, especially when someone comes home or visits for the first time — I have to make sure they meet him.
Favorite pastime: Chasing kitties
Least […]

Name: Picklesworth “Pickles” King
Birth date: July 15, 2006
Breed: Pug
Distinctive feature: Lightning-quick tongue
Favorite color: I don’t care what color it is as long as I can eat it.
Favorite treat: Ice cubes and rawhide twists
Favorite toy: Penelope Pug, because she looks like me
Favorite pastime: Licking Ty’s jowls
Least favorite thing: Getting my claws clipped
Before Pickles, I hated small […]

Name: Isabel King
Birthdate: On or around September 25, 2005
Breed: Tuxedo cat
Distinctive feature: Goofball personality
Favorite color: Black, because my white fur shows up best on dark colors
Favorite treat: Anything on Mom and Dad’s plates (when they’re not looking)
Favorite toy: Daddy’s shoes
Favorite pastime: Sneaking drinks from the faucet
Least favorite thing: Coming inside at night. Outside is so […]

Name: Zoe King
Birth date: On or around February 15, 2003
Breed: Lynx Point Siamese
Distinctive feature: My beautiful blue eyes
Favorite color: Blue, because it makes my eyes look even more gorgeous
Favorite treat: I don’t like treats. They make me throw up every time, so now I just ignore Mom and Dad when they try to give […]

When my then-fiance, Jesse, and I got our Lynx Point Siamese, Zoe, in 2003, little did we know that it was the start of something big. In the years that followed, we acquired a second cat, our first puppy (who knew house-breaking could be so much fun?), and a gentle giant whom we rescued. […]