Meet Barry the cat!!!

Well, something pretty ironic happened. After posting about my fears of getting a cute and cuddly animal to add to my household, it made me want one even more. Knowing that I would never have the time or energy to get and train a dog, although they are my favorite in the "pet" category, I decided to look for a kitten. I work 11 hour days so there was no way a dog could stay alone that long, plus cats are very self sufficient.

Being that I am a dog person, the thought of getting a cat scares me. They creep around the house, act aloof, do not love and cuddle. These are all things that I do not like about cats. Dogs are always happy to see you and they follow you everywhere which I think is adorable. Knowing this, I always heard that orange tabby cats had the best personalities. Thinking back to the cats I have known in my life, I would have to agree. An orange tabby named Lucky used to always hangout at my sister's house. He would welcome her home as she drove into the driveway, he wasn't scared or taunting of her dogs, and he was known to occasionally come inside to say "what's up!” Then there is Derks. Derks belongs to very good friends of mine and he has earned the nickname of the “Ambassador”. People who generally do not like cats absolutely love Derks. He comes when he is called, he is excited to see you, and he plops right on your lap. So, I decided the search was on for my own little orange kitty.

Being that I have several friends and family who are big in animal rights, I knew that the first place to start looking for my new addition would be from shelters or rescue groups. I went on Petfinder.com and filled out the search for a male orange tabby (true orange tabbies are only male). To my surprise 3 popped up on the top of the list. They were 3 orange tabby brothers whose mom was saved by a foster mom. She was found preggo and she had her babies in foster care. I clicked on all their pictures and they were all so cute! I rapidly emailed the director of the rescue group, Fairytails. She got back to me right away and said that the trio was out for adoption at one of the Petsmart locations. I immediately grabbed my stuff and I was off. Petsmart closes at 6 and it was 5:15. Scared that they would all be adopted, to my surprise they were all still there!

The lady brought me into a small little room and let them loose. I have always heard the animal picks the owner so that is what I was going with. I was just going to simply sit there and see which one picked me. One of them completely ignored me. I do not think he even cared I was there. FAIL! The darker of the three came over to sniff me then got bored quickly and left me. FAIL! Then finally the smallest of the 3 jumped on my lap and laid down and started purring. BINGO! We have a winner. They were all cute so that didn't matter. From that moment I was now a cat mom.

My little kitty is adapting well to my home. He cuddles with me on the couch while I watch TV. He sleeps with me through the entire night, sometimes on my head. He follows me everywhere and watches me get ready in the morning. He is everything that I love in a dog! I will keep you updated on the little one, but as of now he is perfect for me 