Deb and I have had pets, (hereinafter known as "critters") since we were kids. I had several dogs during my childhood, ranging in size from a mixed Miniature Manchester Terrier - Toy Poodle (Tinkerbell) to a very large German Shepard (King). I had a Brittany Spaniel (Lady) that was a fantastic bird dog, despite her fear of guns.

Deb had a Pomerian (Zoar) when we first started dating. Zoar was about a 5 pounds of pure hatred. He loved Deb, but Zoar and I shared a sincere hatred of each other. He bit me every time he had the chance. That fact that I repeatedly risked being attacked and ripped from limb to limb proves how much I loved Deb every time I went to her house.

We've had a huge assortment of critters since we've been married. Heidi, the first dog we owned as a married couple, had, according to Deb's calculations, about fifty pups, during her career as a four legged, furry, floozie.

We've had numerous dogs, cats, birds, fish and a couple of snakes since.

Now, we're down to a mere three cats, two dogs, a bird and one gold fish. I have a very large German Shepard and Deb has a little, bitty Long Haired Chihuahua. While memories of the vicious Zoar have haunted me for over 30 years, and I always swore I'd never own a small, "GAY" dog, Deb has always wanted one. Mandi called me last August and conned me into making a purchase, jointly with her, her sisters and yours truely. I was not particularly happy about spending $700 for a furry little ball of gay, knowing how much it would mean to Deb, I agreed.

Deb wanted to name the little beasty after some flower, but compromised and went with my first choice in names... Quessedilla. We call her Quessi for short, and she's turned out to be one of the coolest dogs we've ever had! She's all of about 3 pounds, very intelligent, much more so than the majority of my neighbors. She is very possessive, and insists that our other animals stay away from Deb and I. She routinely attacks our 100 pound Shepard when he attempts to snuggle with either one of us. Kleinz looks at us, rolling his eyes, as if to say, "you've got to be kidding me "!

Our cats, Moo-Moo, Dingo and Boodsley have typical cat attitudes. In their minds, they rule not only the house, but the world. They have a cousin, O'Baby, that lives in Pennsylvania with the Snake Woman, and another, Sparkles, that lives with Maddie and little Danny, near Orlando.

Critters... They ask for almost nothing and they give more than than we could ever ask for.