Today is a very special day in our household – not only is it the day we celebrate the independence of our country, but it is the day we say Happy 2nd Birthday to our sweetie-pie, Kizmet!! We honestly don’t know if July 4th truly is his birthday since he was found abandoned on the side of the road as a tiny kitten, but based on his extraordinary personality we would wager a strong bet it is accurate and so it only seems fitting! Read more

Harley was a ray of sunshine in our lives and her beautiful coat and sweet disposition always reminded me of a carefree field of sunflowers…

It is with extreme pain and despair that I write to inform you our beloved Harley crossed to the Bridge this past Tuesday. It was completely unexpected and as a result I am truly having trouble communicating with any sense of peace or comfort but I felt that you all needed to know, as I know you loved her for the sweetheart she was. My grief is just too raw and too profound right now for words – the road Dan and I have been traveling of late has been extremely difficult – I feel we have each aged a hundred years in the span of mere months and losing our darling baby in the midst of it all is a hard cross to bear and I am incapable of rationale thinking and eloquence at the moment. Read more

We had a great response to our Milano Collection designer pet bowl giveaway from Loving Pets and are thrilled to announce our winners! Thank you to everyone who entered and a special thank you to Loving Pets for sponsoring this wonderful contest!

Congratulations to the winners and I will be in touch with you all to get your shipping information!

Today is the day we announce our FURminator deShedding tool winner and that got me to thinking strangely enough for this Wordless Wednesday, of all things, fur flying. As in those moments with our kitties when there is a particular glare, stance, or implied body language between cats that might suggest a possible fur flying incident to ensue! But, before I share some of those fur flying moments, we are happy to announce our FURminator winner!

Congratulations to Debbie Willey – she is our winner and this is the awesome comment she submitted to let us know who she would use the FURminator for if she won:

“I have been involved in shelter cat rescue for the past 10 years, so even though I share my life with dogs too, I’d ask for a cat FURminator to use on the rescue kitties. After all, we need to have them looking spiffy when they go to their forever homes!”

Great comment Debbie!! We are thrilled to be able to send you a FURminator and thank you so much for participating in our giveaway. Now, on to some fur flying moments captured in time! Read more

Leave it to Beaver debuted in 1957 – hard to believe how much life has changed since then…

The Happy Day’s/Leave it to Beaver world where dad would go off to work and mom would stay at home to raise the kids and keep the house in order are long gone. Our lives are no longer dictated by traditional male/female roles and neither is our work schedule. 9 to 5 is a time frame that applies to some people in a work sense, but for many more, they work evenings, early mornings, weekends, and holidays.

So, when we say TGIF in reference to looking forward to a Saturday and Sunday weekend, that phrase doesn’t really apply to everyone anymore – one person’s Friday could be another person’s Tuesday and that is why cats are so brilliant. Seriously, they truly are so much more ahead of us in the intelligence curve because when you look at their behavior, it seems they have known all along that every day could be the opportunity for a TGIF moment for someone and that is why they have perfected the art of relaxation pretty much 24/7.

In honor of that mindset, please allow my cats to demonstrate that point with a more modern approach to interpreting the days of the week (and please click images to enlarge): Read more