Dave Knows: Elko

We may be gluttons for punishment, but we got a new addition to the clan over the weekend.  Before we get to him, let’s get everyone up to speed with our current crop of critters:

This is Boxer, our 7-year old Maine Coon cat.  He got his name because he was found in a box.  He was our first family pet, and the only one that made the trip down from Portland with us.  He is also a bastard and he won’t let you touch his feet.  Everything we own is covered in hair because of him.    His claim to fame is that he has sent two people to the hospital: the boy with 4 fang marks on his buttcheek(trust me, he actually deserved it), and the wife with a bite on the hand(which she didn’t deserve); both bites required antibiotics.  He also viciously attacked both dogs within 24-hours of them arriving at our house.  We’re getting our revenge soon, however, since we’re getting him a “lion cut“ in about two weeks.  He’s going to look *ridiculous*.  All the neighborhood cats will make fun of him. I can’t wait.

This is Marty, our 2-year-old black cat.  He got his name because people were giving away free cats at K-mart.  I think it might also have something to do with the fact we had recently watched Back to the Future, but I’m not sure.   He’s kinda like an anti-Boxer.  He’s practically silent, he lets the boys pretty much do anything they want to him, and he positively *tormented* Boxer when he was younger.  He wrestles with our dogs and also teases the neighborhood dogs when they walk by our fence.  He drools when he’s happy and when he was a baby he would suck on our fingers.

This is Cooper, isn’t he adorable? He’s our first dog, and he’s about 6 months old now.  He’s a Husky/Border Collie mix, but he seemed to get more Husky than Border Collie.  He’s really a good boy, we haven’t had many problems at all with him.  He’s only chewed up 2 cellphones, one Forrest Gump CD, and 2 pairs of flip-flops, otherwise he’s been perfect.  He is a bit of a Mama’s boy, but he minds well and loves to play soccer.  The wife and I came up with his name while playing ping-pong in the basement one day, about a week after we got him.  I had a Mini-Cooper sticker on the side of an old computer monitor and we decided Cooper was a good name.  He loves to fetch the ping-pong ball when it goes off the table, he hasn’t chewed one up yet!

And here’s the new addition, Puppy!  He’s Cooper’s brother, and he doesn’t have a name yet.  We got him on the 4th of July from the in-laws.  They were having problems with him killing chickens on their ranch in Ryndon, so we decided to take him in.  He definitely got more of the Border Collie side of the family, with the long hair, floppy ears, and low-slung tail.  He was quite skittish when we first got him, but he’s quickly warming up to us and he’s been *really* good with the housetraining, no accidents yet!  If anyone has a suggestion for a name, let us know!  So I don’t think we’ll be getting any more pets soon, the wife is more outnumbered than ever.  Two boys, myself, two cats, and two dogs.  all boys.  a 7-1 ratio.  I feel sorry for her.