Featuring Murphy!

Thanks Alice! I love to pose for pictures, so my mom can get the best shots of me.

Have you seen the Christmas shot? That was some expert modeling work! I even patiently wait until mom can get her camera.

"So tell us a little about yourself: -- How old are you? Are you a purebred Coonie, or mix?

Do you have any nicknames, or maybe a longer name? What is your color?"

I'm 6 years old now, even though mom tells me I still behave like a kitten :) I am a purebred Maine Coon, and my official name is Pawstuctaway McMurphy. That's a mouthful!!

But mom calls me all kinds of other names, and, smart as I am, I answer to all of them with a happy 'mmmrrr': Murphy, Pookie, Murphlin, Smurph.... and some a little more embarrassing names like honey-bun, bunny-cat, etc. But we'll not go there :)

I am a Classic Silver Tabby with White.

"How did you come to live with Dunja? Did she choose you, or did you choose her?"

So out I came to meet her, together with another very cute kitten which was a little older than me.

Here's a picture of the very day she came to meet me. Well, I was only 4 weeks old at the time, and the other one was 7 weeks.

He was very handsome and really tried hard to charm my mom.... playing with her and even going into her lap and curling up!!

I thought for sure she was going to pick him. But somehow my mom was intrigued with ME!! I think it was because I worked my magic mojo. My mom says it was my sweet face, but I think it was the mojo :)

"Are there any other animals in the house? If so, do you love them, torture them, or tolerate them?"

And finally we just got a new little sister, Candy Cane! She's a 1-year old purebred Maine Coon, sliver patch tabby with white.

People think we look alike, but NO WAY! I don't have any of her red coloring! She loves me, and I kinda think it's cool that we get to talk Maine Coon together.

She gets all my chirps and talks back. Of course we play together sometimes too, except she's really fast! I'll catch her one of these days.

Oh, and by the way, now that she's here, the fluffiest tail award goes to Candy. Sorry, Chaplin!

"What is your favorite way to bond with your people? Is there a special game you play, or place you like to snuggle?"

My mom was told that Maine Coons are not really lap kitties, that they like to lay next to you and not on you. Well, I beg to disagree!

I love to lay on my mom's lap and snuggle, especially when she watches TV. Sooooo cozy! Another favorite spot to snuggle is on top of my cat tower. Yes, people, I get the top spot!

Another fun way to bond with my mom is when she takes me for walks on the leash. I like to go pretty far, and check everything out, even go down the street.

I mind my mom pretty well when she tells me to turn back or come a different way. It definitely is a fun thing to do with mom.

Also, we do play a pretty fun game. It's called treats.

When I want to get my favorite chicken treats, my mom will hold her hand out and say 'paw' and I put my paw in her hand and leave it there until she makes a clicking sound.

And voila, she gives the treats to me! Cool, eh? Works everytime. Chaplin plays too. Candy still needs to learn this, but I'm sure she'll catch on to it fast. She's a smart one!

"Do you have any super-funny quirks? Anything that puzzles or annoys your people? Life as a cat has to include some mischief! Tell us how you stir things up!"

OH, I have tons of funny little quirks. Here's one.... I love to help my mom with the laundry!

If I am sleeping and my mom tells me it's time to put the laundry away, I will get up, no questions asked, and race her up the stairs to put the laundry away!

My mom tells me I'm a good little helper. Of course I am! The others just lounge around and sleep, so someone's gotta help, right?

Also, I am a sleuth.... yup, that's my hobby. Here's what I can do: If you move or add ANYTHING to any room in the house, I will find it and sniff it.

I got a real talent here. Mom thinks I should work for CSI or something like that. If any evidence gets moved, I will find it haha!

Another not so cute quirk would be that I like to go into holes that are all together way too small for me.

That's how I got stuck under cement stairs one time. Mom wasn't happy, after a long time she finally could pull me out, because I couldn't get back out on my own.

She thinks I always get into some trouble like that, but hey, sleuths have to investigate!

"Anything else you'd like to share?"

I want to tell everyone that we have the most amazing outdoor cat yard, where we have lots of fun in.

We're completely safe from harm, because it's completely fenced in and we can even go into a shed.