We resume the consideration of which pets you've helped to picture home, Gentle Readers, and which ones need a further boost. Here are new, adorable pictures of a dog and two cats we e-met last year. The pictures are of two cats, but each of them comes with a shelter buddy.
Bella, the three-colored Australian Shepherd pup, may have been adopted.
Timber may have been adopted.
Gemma, the grandmotherly Australian Shepherd from Georgia, is still up for adoption:
Gemma does take some medication but otherwise she seems to be doing pretty well for a nine-year-old dog. She's still quite active and wants a human who likes to walk. A primary reason why medium-sized and large dogs languish in shelters is human laziness. If you want to maintain a trim waistline like Gemma's, this beautiful Australian Shepherd mix will help.
Charlize, the Medium Hair cat from Brooklyn, may have been adopted.
Drizzy, the other Medium Hair cat from New York City, may have been adopted.
Atlantis the Purr Machine, from Arlington, has almost certainly been adopted.
Tia from DC may have been adopted.
Mouse, the cat from Douglasville, Georgia, may have been adopted.
Delilia and Sammy the ferrets have been adopted.
Iris and Athena, the Maryland mice, have a messed-up web page. I don't know whether they've been adopted.
Millie and Kamala, the Georgia rats, have been adopted.
Beanie, the Puerto Rican dog in New York City, has been adopted.
Pepper, the retriever-mix dog in DC, may have been adopted.
Mickey from Gadsden, Alabama, may have been adopted.
Pink, the shy Siamese cat, may have been adopted.
Shakira, the long-haired Siamese-mix cat, has definitely been adopted.
Blue, the very Siamese-looking mixed breed, may have been adopted.
Penelope and Selene, the best friends one of whom looks Siamese, have been adopted.
Poly-D, the gray tabby tomcat with extra toes, has been adopted.
Jeep and Odyssey, the adventurous sisters, have been adopted.
Peggy, the gray tabby from Georgia, has been adopted.
Ginny, the Chihuahua mix from New York, has been adopted.
Squishy, the dachshund from DC, may have been adopted.
Farrah Pawcett, the Shih Tzu from Georgia, has been adopted.
Gladys and Azalea, the shelter-buddy kittens, have been adopted.
Candy, the sweet little Tuxie, may have been adopted.
Banjo and Fiddle, the tabbies from Georgia, may have been adopted.
Niko, the "red" dog from Brooklyn, has been adopted.
Bruce, the little white dog from New York, has been adopted.
Shimmer, the "blue" dog from New York, has been adopted.
Benji, the "red" dog from North Carolina, has been adopted.
Tofu, the white dog from DC, has been adopted.
Shibo and Nibo, the "blue" dogs from Tennessee, may have been adopted.
Ri Ri, the "red" Chihuahua, has been adopted.
Bram, the white retriever from Georgia, may have been adopted.
Blubella, the "blue" Weimaraner, has been adopted.
Maru, the "red" dog from Largo, has been adopted.
Sugar and Ellie, the white dog sisters, have been adopted.
Jackie and Lucy, the two "blue" poodles, may have been adopted.
Jordache, the apparently social "red" cat from NYC, is still looking for a good home.
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/jordache-jordy-57430456/ny/brooklyn/little-wanderers-nyc-inc-ny1560/
His web page now refers to his best buddy Melvin as his "boyfriend," though it doesn't describe their behavior as being "gayer" than the behavior of most social cats who've decided that buddies live longer than loners. Is that the hang-up? Do people think two tomcats napping on the same cushion will give children undesirable ideas? They have been neutered.
Theodore, the white cat from New Jersey, may have been adopted.
Grace, the "blue" cat from New Jersey, and Chess, her shelter buddy, are still seeking good homes.
Grace's web page: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/grace-58975402/nj/bridgewater/hunterdon-somerset-animal-rescue-center-nj847/
They were feral cats who never asked to be rescued. They're not really keen on humans, and why would they be, given that humans trapped and spayed them and snapped pictures of them with purple ribbons tied on them. They are said to cling to each other as if they feel that their friendship is all they have, which does seem to be true. Maybe it's the "both or neither" conditions of adoption that are keeping them in the custody of purple-ribbon-wielders, or maybe it's that they're not cuddly (yet). You have to let feral cats come to you. It is likely to take a few weeks, or months. If you control yourself and act as if it's all one to you whether they ever sniff at your hand or not, they're likely to start sniffing, and then let themselves be stroked, sooner. Feral-born cats like our Mackerel and Polly can become absolutely awesome pets if you let it happen on their terms, and appreciate them for what they are.
We'll check on the status of more of the Eastern States' most photogenic adoptable animals next week. I'm chuffed that so many of them have found homes. Well done, Gentle Readers!
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