Category Archive for 'pets'

Chasing the Rabbit

Sunday, October 8th, 2006

No offense to any dog lovers out there, but Abby didn’t like dogs. She did, however, like the idea of dogs. In theory they seemed like good companions. Loyal. Loving. Obedient. Friendly. As a child, Abby had wanted a dog. She imagined a fluffy Benji-type curled up at the foot of her bed. She saw [...]

Birman Cat

Friday, November 18th, 2005

Birman cats were originally found in Burma. In 1919 the Burmese people sent a Birman cat to France as a thank-you gift. In 1959 the first Birman cats came to America. Birman cats have fluffy, full coats of cream-colored fur. They have shorter legs than the slender or muscular cats. Birman cats have different colored [...]