Robin and Swimmy

I'd like you to meet Robin, our seven year old black cat. Robin adores our beta fish~~as you can see. That would be Swimmy. Robin has a very bad habit. He likes to jump onto wherever Swimmy's bowl is and take a drink! Swimmy never seems to mind. Robin has no intention of eating Swimmy or harming him; he just wants a drink! Swimmy has actually gotten used to this behavior and sometimes swims to the top to almost greet Robin. Friendship!

We have Robin since the minute he was born. His Mom was a stray, and she gave birth to him on our porch. We kept her (her name is Mommy Cat) and we kept Robin. Robin was named by my son Billy who, at that time, loved watching Batman and Robin. Robin is like my middle child. He understands everything and loves to be with the kids. When Caitlin plays dollhouse, you can be sure Robin is right there to play too. He includes himself in everything the kids do which is quite different from most cats who usually fear small children (and rightfully so, if they aren't taught correctly). Robin enjoys visits from our neighbor kids and will stick around them the whole time they are here. He is a big LOVE!

I also wanted to show you a photo of another of our cats. This is Dutchess. We adopted Dutchess in 2006. Our vet's office had her staying with them because her owners had passed away a week apart from each other and Dutchess (an older lady) was left. She had never been anything but an inside house cat. She was heading to a shelter shortly if she hadn't found a home. We had recently lost a calico just like her to cancer and were happy to make her part of the family. I named her Dutchess from the Disney movie, the Aristocats. When Caitlin started talking, she couldn't say Dutchess. She would say "dadooba" so we now call her Dutchess or dadooba! She knows both her names. I call her Dutchie Doodlebug.

We also have Dixie and Red Cat and our two friends outside we feed, Patches & Bootsie. For now, just sit back and laugh at my Robin "visiting" with his buddy Swimmy. And if you come for a visit, Robin will want to be your best friend.