Chaos: Apple Head Siamese  13 years old ~  Her name says it all - - Chaos came to us as a rescue and she has gotten into trouble since day one!! But what a beautiful girl.


Madison: Snow Shoe mix 12 years old 
Maddy is the sweetest cat who loves everyone! She has a habit of drooling when she purrs - quite a funny sight.


Timber: Pixie Bob 5 years old
Tim is such a handsome boy who was so sick when he first came to us that he almost died.  Tim has been nursed back to health and is a beautiful example of his breed!!  He is a full sister to Caillech.


Caillech (pronounced KEE - LECK) Pixie Bob 5 years old ~ Caillech is Gaelic for "Goddess of Destruction" and Caillech is a force to be dealt with!! She has one love in her life - my husband and the rest of the world should just steer clear :)  Despite all of her naughtiness - we love her!!


Pumpkin & Sun : Canaries 6 months old ~ Pumpkin (red factor) & Sun bring music to our house all day long!! They are beautiful birds and we have enjoyed adding them to our family.


LuLu: Red Slider Turtle ~ Ok - We've never had a turtle before and Lulu came to our family one day at a flea market in  moment of weakness.  It has been a wonderful experience learning about turtles and their needs.  We did find that these turtles can live up to 20 years, so our daughter may be going off to college with hie turtle!! We'll see....




Rugby: Teddy Bear Hamster 2 years old 
Rugby is part of the C.A.R.E. program at the school where I teach, but he comes home over the holidays. Rugby is a very special hamster, as he loves the children, has never bitten, and love to be held!! He was actually size in a child's hand and clean himself - talk about being relaxed!!!



Crossed the Rainbow Bridge:


Curtsey to the King CGC TDI OVA: Aussie Chow mix 11 years old Crossed May 2006~ Curtsey came to us as a rescue and grew into the most amazing dog. She was my first introduction to Aussies and their intelligence!! Curtsey helped me to start the C.A.R.E. program at my school and in her 5 1/2 years in the building, she touched hundreds of children's lives. In 2003, she was inducted into the NJ Animal Hall of Fame for her therapy work at the Lewis School. She loved 'her' children so much that she went to school on Friday and said all of her "goodbyes" and then came home and passed away that afternoon on her window seat. She was my heart dog and her paws will never be filled.



         
Paddington Bear CGC TDI: Catahoula Shepherd mix 8 years old Crossed May 2009 
Paddy was rescued when he was 6 months old and he had a terrible fear of people. Everyone that met him said, "what have you done? You'll never get through to that dog." I just said "Give him some time." And boy - what a thing time is!!! Paddy blossomed into the most incredible dog!! Stunning and noble.  When my daughter was born, Paddy moved in .... under her crib! At night we would hear this noise on the monitor and cold never find what it was - - then, one night we saw, Paddy would hop up to check on the baby throughout the night and it was his nails on the crib railing that we heard!!  Everywhere that my daughter went, Paddy was always her shadow.  One Halloween she went a Little Red Riding Hood and Paddy went as the 'Big Good Wolf'.  It was with a very heavy heart that Paddington crossed the Rainbow Bridge far too early for our liking - - but then, is it ever a good time to lose your constant companion, best friend, brother??