Yes, I do know it’s not Saturday! I’m a little behind the curve lately, which I will blame on work, magazine deadline, and some recent dog training woes. Check back here for more details on most of those things.
Back to the point… this is the fourth week of the Saturday Pet Blogger Blog Hop, co-hosted by Life With Dogs, Two Little Cavaliers, and Nip and Bones!
This week, I’d like you to meet our oldest cat, Annie. Here she is, looking somewhat annoyed at Oliver’s arrival in May 2006.
Dan rescued her as a very young kitten from an abandoned semi trailer near his workplace in June 1993, so she turned 17 years old earlier this month. She is camera shy… in fact, very shy in general. People who have done cat sitting or even house sitting for us have gone the entire one- or two-week duration without ever seeing more than the tip of her tail retreating under the bed. Oh, and the obvious evidence in the litterbox.
We feel fortunate to have had her with us this long, and hope she sticks around for many more years to come.
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