We're pet people ourselves. Here are
some photos of our pets. Click on the thumbnail photo to view
a larger version of the picture. Enjoy!
 Here's
our newest addition, Hiro. We adopted him on September 29, 2004.
Based on age estimates from the shelter and the vet, we've chosen
his "birthday" as May 8, 2004. He's a spunky little
guy, named for the Tahitian god of thieves.
 As
you can see, the little guy has a real fascination for plumbing-related
objects. Here he investigates the washing machine.
 The
bathroom sink is a handy observation point.
 Okay,
we're now convinced that he's going to be a plumber when he grows
up! And we do believe he'll grow--he's already taller and longer
than our "old lady," Hina.
 Jeb
(on the couch) and Ginger (whispering in Jeb's ear) are part
of our extended pet family. They're "uncle" and "auntie"
to Gracie, Glory, Hina, Opie, Mo, and Scout. They make their
home in Celina, Ohio.
 Our
pot bellied pig, Opie, weighed in at 114.7 pounds in early February,
2002. We knew some of you would like to see how he's looking
these days. For baby pictures, scroll down. If you compare them,
you'll see that he's definitely a bigger pigger.
 Scout, a Geochelone sulcata or African
spurred tortoise, joined our household on December 15, 2000,
at the age of about 1 year. He is just a little shaver, but
when he's full grown he'll weigh about 150 pounds. He's down
in the lower right corner of this picture. Hina the cat is hanging
out, getting acquainted.
 Flea Treat's Opus Moose Tracker/Rainbow's came
to our home on November 15, 2000. His birthday is September 20,
2000. He's a little Vietnamese potbellied barrow (neutered boar).
His favorite snack is a piece of air-popped popcorn and he's
learning to love the rest of the critters in the household. We
call him Opie.
 Rowdy and Barkley are littermates. They're "cousins"
to Gracie and Glory. These beautiful Golden Retrievers were born
on April 14, 1998. They're frequent playmates and best buddies.
Rowdy is on the left--Barkley is on the right.
 This
little sweetie is named Wilshire because that's the name of the
street where her human (a dear friend and
team member during our summer tours) found her, tiny, abandoned,
dirty, and hungry. She has a wonderful home now.
 Here
is Samuel Adams. We call him "Sam" for short. He is
the uncle of Opus, Scout, Gracie, Glory and Hina. He is also
Schatzi's brother (see below). He lives in Fallon, NV. He loves
to stop and smell the flowers, apparently.
 Here is
a picture of Schatzi the dog. She's actually an "auntie"
to Opie, Gracie, Glory, Hina, and Scout. She lives in Fallon
NV, having left behind her hobby of fishing for koi in the pond
of her old back yard.
 Gracie the
basset hound is a special favorite of her mom because she has
a teeny little neurological deficit. You'd never know it, though.
She loves to patrol her yard and play with her sister, Glory.
She also loves to snuggle, as she shows in this photo. She and
Glory were born on August 20, 1997. The date is also their human
"grandma's" birthday.
 Glory spends
a lot of her time trying to keep up with her "big"
sister, Grace, who is 15 minutes older. Here she shows that she's
not to be outdone as a snuggler. Other favorite things are belly
rubs and walks. She loves to lick toes, too.
 Hina came
to us from the shelter at the same time as her "brother,"
Ti'i. Her birthday is September 3, 1993. She is quiet and meditative.
Her special favorite activity is napping.
 Opie
gets up close and personal on a walk.
 Certainly your pets are as well behaved as ours
are. They'd never, ever, beg for a treat....well, maybe just
once in a while. Here, Opie and Glory try to convince us that
they're starving.
 Glory
and Gracie enjoy an outing. Gracie wears the visor.
 In a rare
burst of activity, Hina hunts for a treat in a pickle barrel.
She prefers to eat them crushed in her food--but she likes to
chase them whole.
 The
mammalian girls (Hina, Grace, and Glory) hang out.
 Hammy, our
"firstborn," was born on December 18, 1992. He went
to the Rainbow Bridge on October 17, 2000. We've welcomed a new
little pigger into our home, but Hammy will always occupy a special
place in our hearts. Hammy was a house pig who loved to share
a bowl of ice cream with his dad. In this picture, one of our
favorites, he modeled a stylish cap.
 Geode,
our Geochelone sulcata, or African spurred tortoise, went
to the Rainbow Bridge quite unexpectedly on November 14, 2000.
We miss the little guy and welcomed Scout, our new G. sulcata,
home on December 15, 2000.
 Ti'i , our magificent boy cat, went to the
Rainbow Bridge on July 12, 2004. He was a special guy and a fine
ambassador for his species, and we miss him very much. He was
the cat who walked on a leash, rode in the car, greeted visitors,
and generally convinced people who thought they didn't like cats
that perhaps they'd been too hasty.
 Mo, a Tupinambis
texguixin or Colombian black and white Tegu, made her (we
believe she was a female) way
into our household after we found her rustling around in the
brush outside our home on October 7, 2001. She left us for the
Rainbow Bridge on April 15, 2005. Not a native species, our friends
at the local reptile shop told us she must have been an escaped
or abandoned pet.
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