The Hubs, an important albeit infrequent, member of the circus. He's a truck driver so is only home for a few days every 6 weeks. We met online 3.5 years ago when he said he was a Republican and I joked that since they had cut college funding, he needed to buy this poor student dinner! On October 4 2008 we were married in a lovely ceremony and are now parents to 6 furkids who drive us as crazy as any child could.
Boots Evander- Big black tuxedo cat (19 lbs) that we found living under the porch of my last house. He was full of worms and starving to death back then, but 4 years later he's *much * healthier. His name comes from Puss in Boots from Shrek (he's a loverboy) and Evander Holyfield ( not only is he missing a fang but also part of his ear!) He's also fiercely protective of his family, and enjoys disciplining the dogs. We call him "the enforcer"
Natasha Sue (Tasha) a miniature schnauzer, is the bane of my existence. Living with her is often frustrating and stressful b/c she's a cantankerous old biddy who hates for anyone to have any fun or do anything without her. She is also vindictive, and likes to soil in the house when she's mad. Luckily she's 10, so I won't have to deal with her cranky old ass too much longer ;)
Lucky Dollar Charles (Charlie) was found about 18 months ago in the Dollar store parking lot. I initially thought he was dead, as he was painfully thin, lying still, covered in ticks, and had maggots crawling out of sores on his skin. I went to scoop him up with a trash bag and he licked my hand! After I jumped back into my skin, I gingerly picked him up and took him home where I removed ticks, bathed him, and made a vet appt. for first thing in the morning. We then found out that he has a missing testicle (which will most likely cause testicular cancer if not found and removed) that can not be operated on because he has severe heart failure and has to take three medications twice a day in order to stay alive. He can not be vaccinated or stressed, so it is important that all the other animals maintain a strict vaccination schedule and provide herd immunity. The vet gave him a prognosis of a few hours to a year of life. We are very happy that he is doing so well; he's still small for a beagle (only 15 lbs and not as tall nor stocky as he should be) but he's so full of life and loving that we hope to have many more years with this guy.
Jinx Marley is the queen b(itch) of the house. She's about 7 or 8 yrs old. I adopted her around 5 years ago after my previous dog died. I was at a shelter to donate her old items, and saw this pitiful dog in the last cage. The woman told me that they were getting her ready to be euthanized b/c people kept adopting her and bringing her back or she had run off. She looked at me with those beagle eyes (She's a beagle/dachshund mix) and that was it. On the way home she jumped out of my moving car through the window to go chase a rabbit. (sigh) She continued to run off frequently so we had her chipped and tried to fence her in. She,of course, dug out. So we tried the electric fence, but once she got past the line it stopped shocking her until she re-entered the line. So she'd run away and not come home! Jinx hasn't run away in about a year; the last time she did Hubs shot at her and scared her back home! She is also scared of water.
Deliah Rose (Lia) is about 12-18 months old and is a beagle/ basset hound mix that was previously used in dog fights, shot in the head with a shotgun (either on purpose or accidentally) and dropped off in my driveway. She still has pellets embedded in her ears, and has incontinence, possibly due to brain trauma. She's super protective, and will defend us to the end. She will even step in if the other animals need help. She even went as far as corner my mother when she came into the house unannounced and before Lia knew her. She is loyal and loving but a bit hyper and quite destructive. We hope it's just the puppy in her! We also hope she stops growing soon, as she has doubled in size (both weight and height/length) since we found her back in January.Charlie is her absolute best friend EVER and they are inseparable. Charlie can not be neutered, so Lia had to be right away! That gene pool does not need to spread ;) (sidenote: all but Charlie are speutered. I don't believe in breeding)
Assassin Boomerang (Sassy Boo) will be 2 in October and is the fiercest 6 lbs you will ever try to hold. We've had her since she was 4 weeks old, when the man whose porch she was born under was drowning her siblings in the river (he knocked mama in the head with a hammer) and she would not stay under. We heard the ruckus and offered to take her instead. I spent the next weeks nursing her back to health and letting her sleep upstairs and go everywhere with me. Now she is a healthy, feisty Sassanator who is part cat and part serial killer. She will hunt anything and likes to leave the severed heads on the porch for me. (Thanks) So far she has killed mice, wasps, moles,voles, rabbits, TURKEYS, birds, and anything that dares cross on to our property. Sometimes I catch her giving the deer the side eye...
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