our pets

we love animals and have our fair share of pets. so far, our menagerie includes two dogs, one tabby cat, one long-haired guinea pig and one appaloosa horse. the collection of fur balls in our house and cars would make a very interesting sweater.

ares the pit bull

ares (say it like "aries", but spelled "ares" after the greek god of war) has been my best friend and constant companion since 1988. now he is twelve years old. see my tribute to ares' life here. in his own words, it's ares.

jerry was a humane society gift for my 1992 birthday, when he was only one year old. he is large, fat and loves to be where the people are. he has recently decided that he is a dog and happily tags along where-ever ares, murph and michael go.

murphie is michael's dog and she knows it. at 14, she is as willful and crotchety as any woman would be at her age. she spends her days sleeping and nagging at ares - all in all, a pretty good life.

dillon was a new addition to the family the summer of 1998, when our pet hamster joanna died. laura spends an inordinate amount of time feeding, cuddling, washing and trimming the little beast while the girls (for whom he was purchased) generally ignore him.

dax the appaloosa horse

eventing, foxhunting, trail riding, this horse does it all. dax also has quite the personality. even though he lives 20 miles away, he is a big part of our family (all 1,000 pounds of him).