One of my best friends Tressie asked me about Theo. Thelonius Monk is the name on his papers (yes, we named him) and he is indeed a Bengal cat from Kelli cattery in Sammamish called Cheetahsden, Bengals Northwest. He is the most outgoing, happy, active cat we have ever shared a bed with. Kelli also created this page of pictures of Theo from birth forward.

Around the same time we found Theo we lost Dharma 2 so Suzy was thinking about finding Dharma 3 (Dharma 1 was born in 72, the year I met Suzy in high school.) So she found a little Siamese girl kitty that the owner though was too wild and rambunctious. Suzy felt that was perfect for a cat who would have to deal with Theo, a 17-year Siamese male cat, and a 10 year old German Sheppard. Turns out, Suzy was right.

So we have these two kittens who demand we play with them 24 X 7 and it is wonderful. Theo even chases Shelby the German Sheppard around the house; it’s so funny. Shelby, a female, has even had to correct Theo and did so by knocking him over with her paw. It was very the first time I’ve seen her do that. But Shelby is the sweetest tempered dog in the world so you know Theo asked for it.

Okay, so now you know more about my pets than necessary, but that’s the way most blogs go. Oh, I wanted to mention, all of our pets are indoor-only animals. This is the first dog we’ve crate trained (took a week and then we gave the crate away). Our house doesn’t smell like cats or dog, even to those people allergic to them. And the bond created by sharing a living space with a pet is that much tighter. It helps that the dog’s favorite shows are ours too.  ;o)