Hello All! I'm very glad to be part of this WONDERFUL family you have here!! What an AWESOME site!
I've been browsing for a couple of months, and finally joined up at the end of March. I can't express how much I appreciate all of the valuable information I've already gleaned from being here. This should be a MUST for all people who are owned by a fabulous feline! ;o)
My name is Dawn, and I'm the very proud Momma of Dexter, who is 13, and our newly rescued, beautiful baby girl, Nyla, who just turned 18 mos. My husband, Herb, and I saw her at the Washington DC Humane Society, while we were actually there to look at another kitty. (Who has since been adopted.) We immediately fell in love with her.
We'd never adopted from a shelter before, so this was a totally new, but SOOO worthwhile experience for us.
We actually live about 2+ hours away from that shelter, but they were willing to work with our local shelter to get a home visit done, and help get us approved promptly. I got to bring her home on March 24th, just five days after we met her.
She's been a such a blessing to our family, and a true joy. The most amazing thing to us was that our old guy, Dexter, took to her IMMEDIATELY!! The very moment her carrier was opened, he started licking her, and following her around as she took a self-guided tour through her new home. They have been inseperable buddies ever since!
Here are some pictures I took the day after Nyla arrived:
http://community.webshots.com/album/548961261wGEVNV
Those are our beautiful babies!! [Beaming with pride, can you tell?!]
Admittedly, I was a bit concerned about their 'play fighting' at first, because it looked so violent, for lack of a better word, but after doing some reading in the forums, and carefully watching their activities, I'm perfectly at ease now. Only occasionally is there any meowing during their 'fun', when one of them apparently gets a bit to ambitious, but most of the time their romping is completely silent. Well, silent with the exception of the sound of "rolling thunder", as Herb likes to call it, when they're chasing each other through the house!!
...We've renamed our living room as "The Romper Room". =o)
Nyla has brought a new, fresh, youthful presence to our home, and even Dex is acting almost like a youngster again! It's incredible! ...I even think they've both "toned up" a bit, because they're ALWAYS running around! Dex, though, still loves his cuddle time with his people, so when he's had enough play, he just curls up on the blanket with us.
Okay, well, now that I've written a book I think I'll stop now, and give you folks a breather! Guess I just had a lot to share for a newbie! Thanks again for all of the wonderful support and information this site offers. It's a treasure!
Paw-hugs, and nose-kisses to all!
- Dawn
I've been browsing for a couple of months, and finally joined up at the end of March. I can't express how much I appreciate all of the valuable information I've already gleaned from being here. This should be a MUST for all people who are owned by a fabulous feline! ;o)
My name is Dawn, and I'm the very proud Momma of Dexter, who is 13, and our newly rescued, beautiful baby girl, Nyla, who just turned 18 mos. My husband, Herb, and I saw her at the Washington DC Humane Society, while we were actually there to look at another kitty. (Who has since been adopted.) We immediately fell in love with her.
We'd never adopted from a shelter before, so this was a totally new, but SOOO worthwhile experience for us.
We actually live about 2+ hours away from that shelter, but they were willing to work with our local shelter to get a home visit done, and help get us approved promptly. I got to bring her home on March 24th, just five days after we met her.
She's been a such a blessing to our family, and a true joy. The most amazing thing to us was that our old guy, Dexter, took to her IMMEDIATELY!! The very moment her carrier was opened, he started licking her, and following her around as she took a self-guided tour through her new home. They have been inseperable buddies ever since!
Here are some pictures I took the day after Nyla arrived:
http://community.webshots.com/album/548961261wGEVNV
Those are our beautiful babies!! [Beaming with pride, can you tell?!]
Admittedly, I was a bit concerned about their 'play fighting' at first, because it looked so violent, for lack of a better word, but after doing some reading in the forums, and carefully watching their activities, I'm perfectly at ease now. Only occasionally is there any meowing during their 'fun', when one of them apparently gets a bit to ambitious, but most of the time their romping is completely silent. Well, silent with the exception of the sound of "rolling thunder", as Herb likes to call it, when they're chasing each other through the house!!
...We've renamed our living room as "The Romper Room". =o)
Nyla has brought a new, fresh, youthful presence to our home, and even Dex is acting almost like a youngster again! It's incredible! ...I even think they've both "toned up" a bit, because they're ALWAYS running around! Dex, though, still loves his cuddle time with his people, so when he's had enough play, he just curls up on the blanket with us.
Okay, well, now that I've written a book I think I'll stop now, and give you folks a breather! Guess I just had a lot to share for a newbie! Thanks again for all of the wonderful support and information this site offers. It's a treasure!
Paw-hugs, and nose-kisses to all!
- Dawn
