Where she came from: Showed up in our back yard with two kittens (Scamp and Little Bit) in tow. We had her spayed, then later brought her into the house to protect her from wierdos in the neighborhood. (Her kittens, by this time grown, unfortunately came to a bad end.)
Description: Looks a lot like Smudge, but with a smaller head.
Origin of Name: She was a mama cat.
Nicknames: None!
Missy Kit
Species: Cat.
Where she came from: Showed up in our back yard howling for food with a meow that was strangely reminiscent of the siren from the Ghostbusters movies.
Description: Looks a lot like Mama cat, but with fewer sequins on her collar.
Origin of Name: We wanted to name her Miss Kitty, but out of respect for a neighbor who had lost a beloved cat of that name, we mangled the name just a bit.
Nicknames: BratCat, Lil' Nacho.
Mallory
Species: Border Collie.
Where she came from: Adopted in 2004 from Mixed Breed Rescue, who got her from the Town Lake animal shelter (a notorious euthanasia mill), which in turn had picked her up as a stray.
Description: Whiter than most Border Collies with a little black dot on her forehead.
Origin of Name: That's what Mixed Breed rescue called her, and it stuck.
