Porter Paws

And then there were 4... Both being fans of animals, we should have seen it coming. It was really only a matter of time. We were married about 8 months and then came Jack - the 1st of the 4 leggers. Jack is our now 2 year old cat. Little black and white guy with quite the personality. Being the first "little Porter," you might say that he was somewhat spoiled. Okay, let's be honest, everything was about Jack. He loved his people (and still does). He can play fetch, occasionally drinks from the toilet, is very smart, and does some cute paw clubbing and face covering, etc. Life was pretty good for Jack, until...

Along came Sadie, the second "little Porter," 4th family member. Sadie is our 7 month old Cocker Spanial. She's a cutie. Well, as you can imagine, Jack was not her biggest fan. I thought that initially Jack really took Sadie's joining the family quite well. However, that didn't last long. When she stayed the night and then just didn't leave, we heard about it. Sadie was a surprise from Dave. One day he just showed up after work with her in his lap. It was really quite cute. We got her when she was only 8 weeks old. That means, she wasn't potty trained, house trained, had never been on a train, you get the idea. I had dogs growing up, but we never had a new little puppy. Training her was quite the task, and frankly, excellent parent training I believe.

We have been told that pets are not the same as kids. We know that, but I can see some definite correlations. It has certainly been a learning experience for us. Nevertheless, we love "our kids" very much. I think Sadie has now passed up Jack in size, but they get along pretty well. They keep us busy and aside from work, church, and people family, they play a huge role in our lives.