This is my husband Dan with our cat Pete. When we moved to California, we agreed that we wouldn't have any pets so that we could travel and enjoy retirement. I started walking dogs at our local Humane Society, then was roped into fostering just one litter of kittens. Four years and many litters later, we're enjoying retirement but don't travel.
Every time I fell in love with a special needs kitten, Dan said I could keep him if I promised it would be the last. We now have Pete, Rosie, Shadow, Bear, Fiona and Little Guy! Every morning Pete waits for Dan to get his cup of coffee and the paper, then sits on the paper so he can have undivided attention. When he's done, Rosie hops up to be brushed, followed by Fiona & L.G. There's many mornings when the paper doesn't get read at all.