Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter Menagerie - Frankie's Sister Zoey

Early last month I wrote about Frankie the German Shepard Poopy.

A few weeks ago, my parents brought home his sister, Zoey.

Sometimes I have to wonder about my parents - they have rarely had less than three pets underfoot... I think they might of had as many as ten once (if you count rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and/or guinea pigs) along with the usual menagerie of cats and dogs.

But, awww, she's so cute, how could you resist? :)

tiny zoey lies on the ground next to my dad's foot
I think she is about 9-weeks old now. She still staggers around a bit when she walks since her feet are much too big for her body. I'm sure she'll grow into her legs and feet soon though.

zoey runs to the corner of the yard to meet, greet, and bark at the neighbor's dog
My parents live in a small residential area and everyone of their neighbors has a dog (or two or three). Here Zoey dashes off to say hello to Mitchell and Rosie, a brother-sister pair of Rhodesian Ridgebacks as well as Monty the mostly black mutt.

Molly my parents older dog
Molly is my parents older, more mature, German Shepard. She seems to be unfazzed (and unamused) by the youngster's antics. She has always been very well-mannered and supremely patient around young kids (human or dog).

pumpkin the orange cat
You may remember Pumpkin the Chest Sitting Cat. I begged him to pose "pretty" for me but he ... well, typical cat!! :)

Chippy the Himalayan cat
Chippy the Himalayan is not much brighter than he looks. This cat does nothing but eat, sleep, grow hair (and hairballs) and umm, recycle cat food. But he's pretty cute too. :)


My neice enjoys all the animals and was having a great time playing with them all. Here she plays "tug-a-stick" with Zoey, who isn't quite sure how the game is played yet. Perhaps Molly will teach her.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

OMG Iggy they are just all so adorable, I want them all lol thanks so much for showing the pics I just loved them!!!

Furry Bottoms said...

Chippy is GORGEOUS!!! I wish I could have a cat again, maybe someday. I want a ragdoll (breed)

I love the big floppy paws on puppy legs!! They're too cute! :)

Sherri Murphy said...

What beautiful creatures!

Good to hear from you again, Iggy!

jewelrybyrebecca said...

Awwwe! Too cute. It's so nice to be outside again.

betty said...

welcome Zoey to the family! looks like you are going to have to learn to hold your ground there, especially with those two cats!! (horrors Koda says). Molly and the two cats are cute too (but I didn't say that about the cats).

I think Zoey is going to be a great addition to your parents' home :)

(thanks for sharing your Easter memories; grandmas do make too much food, don't they? but it is always sooooo good :)

betty

Lickety Splitter said...

Awwwww ... aren't they just precious! I love your description of Chippy ... too funny!

Pamela said...

wow... the bird noises in the background really distracted me from the cute puppy and your niece. .haha. (Can't help myself.)

Really.. they were awesomely cute!
and I'm jealous.

Dorkys Ramos said...

Aww look at those huge puppy paws! And check out the eyes on that Himalayan- whoa!

I'm sure Zoey will learn the game soon enough. I should probably teach Toby how to play fetch myself huh? Then maybe I won't get tired of playing so quickly.

I hope you had a lovely weekend, Iggy :)

yellowdoggranny said...

oh they are all so cute..the puppy is soo cute.

AliceKay said...

I loved these pics. I love cats and dogs. It's fun to see their individual personalities come out when you're around them. :)

Great post. I hope you had a good day today. *hugs*

Anonymous said...

I love that your parents have 3 GSDs. They are my favorite breed of dog ever! I have a rascally red GSD named Pogo. I need to post some pictures. He's beautiful to look at, but I am convinced he's an evil genius.

AiringMyLaundry said...

What precious animals!

MarmiteToasty said...

To dam cute, I would have hundreds of pets if I possibly could lol..... I think we need a dog, or maybe not, I dont do dog poo LOL

We have a fat cat the same colour as your chest sitter cat and he also sits on ones chest if ya dare to lay on the sofa lol...

LOL@the fluffball cat.....

x

Anonymous said...

Sounds like a place you'd have trouble getting me away from. ;)


If you count hamsters and rabbits and such, I had... Um... 9 animals in the house (not counting the tank full of fish) at one point. 3 hamsters, 1 rabbit, 2 cats, 3 dogs. And, yep, I really do mean they were all in the house... The rabbit was a house rabbit. It was funny when I walked the dogs, because the cats would come too. Some of the local kids used to love me coming along with my parade of dogs and cats following along behind me. Especially since two of the dogs were puppies, and one of the cats was the kind that would be more than happy to let kids pick her up and play with her.

sugarlens said...

Zoey is super cute.

Do fish count? If yes, I have 7 pets!

Queenie Jeannie said...

What a nice, big backyard your parents have!! Love it! The doggies are ok but you know I LOVE the cats, lol! Chippy is so beautiful!!!

Rita said...

Oh how I love love critter photos! And then there's a video, too!! Awesome post! :):)

aladdinsane12 said...

PUPPY! oh my gosh, i LOOOOVE her. my boyfriend has a german shepherd named bella- she used to look like that, and now she's a huge beast who could eat my face off if she wanted. cherish the puppy time!

the kitties are cute, too! what a fun furry family :)

CTG Ponies said...

Another Zoey, and isn't she cute! Then again, they're all cute until they chew something they aren't supposed to...

ChicagoLady said...

Ok, I'm hopping in my car and coming to steal both Shepherds away from them!

LadyStyx said...

Ohhh! Pumpkin's giving the patented Dharma-Stinkface!!