Introducing the Family

Since the birth of this blog there have been some mentions of my family, so here they all are (except my wife, she’s shy… that’s what she says anyway…)

Maggie, or Margret when she’s in trouble, is a three year old cat. Not sure what kind of genetic line she comes from, but she is wonderfully affectionate to me, does not like many other people. Maggie is most famous for her funny face when she yawns and terrorising the neighborhood dogs.

Abby, the long member of the family. We picked Abby up from the pound when she was about 12 weeks old. She was so small that she would fit between my hand and my elbow, today she measures a mere one meter long (3.2 foot). Sausage as she is more affectionately known loves hunting lizards and chasing pigeons. She has a very big bark, and possibly a big bite for the person who dares to break into our house.

Taylah is my big girl. Having always had a German Shepherd Dog in the house when I was growing up, I heard about the puppies that Taylah’s breeders had and fell in love (who can’t love a GSD puppy?). Tay has had some runs in the show ring, coming out with Best of Breed in a number of shows. She loves to eat bones, chase balls, wrestle with Sausage and lick and nuzzle at Angus.

Hyphen is a foster cat, she was on death row as her owner was going overseas. Being 16 and diabetic is not much of a selling point. After two months at our house she recovered from her diabetes (cats can do that), and became much more affectionate. Her owners have now stopped traveling and are getting ready for her arrival in New Zealand. Hyphen will be remembered for running through the paint roller tray and running and sliding across the polished floor boards.

Who has never dreamed of having a Tiger or a Leopard for a pet? As owning exotic animals such as this is not legal in Australia, we have opted for the next best thing, a Bengal Cat. Angus has only been with us for two days at time of writing, but already he has Taylah under his spell (she loves cats and thinks he is her puppy).

There is the run down on the family. Everyone likes to garden in their own way, Tay & Sausage dig holes while the cats like to hunt and lounge in the sun.