Thank you so much for the warm welcome!

I guess I'll tell you a little about my kids- furry and non

I have two human children, a son age 8 and a daughter age 10. They are both animal lovers like me- the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My daughter wants to be either a Vet or a Zookeeper when she grows up

I have 3 kitties: Onyx- a 6 year old all black male kitty with TONS of attitude
Gibbons- a 3 year old grey tabby male kitty- my cuddle bug
Kitten Little- a 1 year old calico- slightly neurotic, but cute

Tasha, my puppy, is a German Shepherd/Boxer mix. Shes just 8 weeks old, and came from a large litter of 9. She doesn't appear to have much seperation anxiety so far- shes very relaxed and is trying to get to know the kitties, who as of yet are NOT impressed with her.

Thanks for the tip about the shoes! We put them on the highest shelf in the porch!

I'll post pics as soon as I can- I need to find an online place to store them so I can link to it.