Peanut Butter and Pickles Update

Peanut Butter and Pickles (now called Sam and Stella) were recently adopted and are fitting in well with their new family, including their new big brother—Pepper the black lab.

Early reports from their new mom were good:

Just wanted to report that all is well! Peanut Butter is helping Dave feed the fish (the fish tank has been a great source of entertainment!) and Pickles is helping me type. She does not realize that standing on the keyboard is not really a good idea…

They have not met our dog, Pepper, face-to-face just yet. They have sniffed each other under the door a few times, and we've fed the cats near the door so they associate that dog smell with the pleasure of food. Pepper seems to know that something is up, but is being very calm about it. (The kitty paws reaching under the door may have tipped him off...)

The photos are all on the kitty condo Dave built for our last cats. It looks out the basement door and gives the cats a great view of our front yard. We've switched the cats and the dog a few times, moving Pepper to the basement so the cats can explore the living room and the bedrooms upstairs. It also gets them familiar with each others' scent...

Thank you for all you do as a foster parent! We appreciate it and I know the cats do too!

And a few days later:

Connecting with Pepper the dog was a success! Pepper even tries to play with their toys with them (he takes the catnip mice and walks away, but then drops the toy expecting the cats to come take it away from him... the cats haven't quite figured this out yet)... All is well as we adjust to the workday routine…Here are more photos. Enjoy!

Thanks to Nicole, Dave, and Pepper for giving Sam and Stella a wonderful home together!