Mills' Zoo

The San Francisco and Atlanta Zoos have nothing on us! Check out some of our current occupants.

At the top is Kolle, a large, unique shih tzu. The lady we bought her from said that all her litter mates had been sold but no one wanted her because she was too hyper. We fell in love with her the minute we saw her. She loves cats, dogs, people, bugs, etc. I guess she is the mediator of the zoo. She is also a roamer...she rarely sleeps at night; she wants to make sure everyone is safe and sound and she continuously roams the house to make sure all is well. She whines to get in the bed with us about three or four times a night, which keeps us from getting a full nights rest. She will sleep for about 30 minutes and then she's off to check on things.

Next is Bubba Joe, a solid white cat with the bluest blue eyes I've ever seen. Bubba Joe joined the zoo as a stray around Dec or Jan. At first he wouldn't have much to do with any of us. After I starting feeding him (against Doug's will) he began hanging around more. He was also the neighborhood Tom Cat until I had him neutered last month. His lost of manhood resulted after he abused PollyAnn and she had to spend almost two weeks at the Vet. I either had to get rid of him or calm him down..geting rid of him was not an option. Now he loves hanging out and playing with Kolle and Charkee.

The third picture is of Charkee, the little baby that Judy found running down the middle of the road in Buena Vista in February. We think she may be a mix between a shih tzu and a poodle, but I guess we'll really never know. The minute she came into our lives she let us know that she was the boss. Charkee is the complete opposite of Kolle when it comes to sleeping. This little dog loves to sleep in our bed and refuses to get up in the mornings to go out! We have given her the nickname "Iron Bladder".

The last picture is of PollyAnn, the sweetest cat in the whole world! PollyAnn was also a stray that showed up at our house last November, a few weeks after Mae died. She was an outside cat until July 1st. Bubba Joe attacked her and she was seriously wounded and had to spend almost two weeks at the vet. Because of her wound, the vet said she had to stay inside. She is still recuperating from the attack and now lives in our bathroom. As you can see, she is totally content and will probably never step foot outside again. Kolle and Charkee also love spending time with her and chasing her around the bathroom.

I don't have an updated picture of little Kami. She lives with us partime when Kristen is home from school. When we took her to the vet last week, she was weighing in at 2.4 pounds. Kristen is supposed to take her this week for more shots. I can't wait to find out how much she weighs.