PET REPORT

Exotic Scottish fold kittens

In 1961, a farmer in Scotland noticed that a white kitten born to one of his barn cars had an unusual fold in the middle of her ears, causing the ears to fold forward and giving the kitten a pixie-like appearance.
Over time, from this kitten named “Susie”, the farmer bred more of these kittens with the ear folds, and the Scottish fold breed was born.
Recently, we received a charming calico Scottish fold mix mama and her litter of kittens; some with folded ears and some with upright ears, as is common in a fold litter.
Several of the unique kittens have already found homes, but mama and two of her kittens are still available for adoption.
Scottish folds are said to be typically good-natured, and adjust well to other pets in the household. They are very affectionate by nature, and delight their owners with their playfulness and sweet personalities.
True to the breed, Mama Hailey and her kittens seem very calm and outgoing- perfect choice for the person wanting an affectionate, laid-back kitty companion.

Charming young “Cracker”- wirehaired pointing griffon mix, or…?

When we received this young dog last week as a transfer from an overcrowded California shelter where a lot of dogs are often apparently on the “short list” we saw that he was an extremely friendly and playful guy. But what we weren’t sure of, as often happens with the mixed breed dogs we get, just what mix he was…
Obviously, the staff at the other shelter also appreciated his good nature, as one of the staffers wrote on his paperwork:  “This dog is a crack-up”. So, this helped us name him”Cracker”. The other shelter didn’t venture to guess his heritage, so we were driven to look in our dog breed ID book to try to figure him out.
As close as we can tell, young Cracker is quite possibly a wirehaired pointing griffon mix. The griffon was developed in the Netherlands as a hardy hunting dog, and worked with their owners in marshy, low-lying terrain, hunting birds.
While the griffons apparently make good hunting dogs, what interested us more is the fact that they are also known to be extremely people oriented, with an ease of trainability and high degree of cooperation.
In other words, they can also make very good and loving pets, and are gentle with children. They are also known to have a lot of vitality and endurance, and can make great agility dogs.
Cracker has been in a cage for quite a while, given his time at the other shelter, and has energy built up from confinement and boredom. When folks stop by his kennel to say “hi” it is obvious he loves people, as he dances so with excitement he seems to almost turn himself inside out with his wiggling and prancing.
Come by and meet this charming mutt- he would love to bring his brand of youthfulness and loyal affection into your heart and home!