I boxers, they're one of my favorite breeds.

All I expect to get for mother's day from my feline kids is a bunch of dirty litterboxes to clean.

Puppies! *mwah*

While we have 2 grumpy cats, I resent being called a "cat person." There may very well be people who just like cats and not dogs, and the other way around, but I like all pets. Dogs are cool -- and I was bitten by a friend's dog in 5th grade, needed a few stitches in my arm, and still like dogs.

Happy Mother's Day counts for pet owners too!

I got the lovliest hairball from one of our furbabies as a Mother's Day gift. Ah well, it's not all head butts and belly rubs all the time.

Ella Bean has the most soulful eyes I've ever seen accompanied by a bib (kerchief?), and I'm so glad Mugzy was found by people who knew enough to pass him on to you!

Miss Ella Bean, Basset Queen, is actually wearing a bandana, but it was one that was made by someone for a much taller dog. Stubby-Ella (one of her nicknames) always looks like a little kid dressed up in adult's clothing whenever I put a banadana on her! I got a doggie ballerina costume for her at Halloween and the tutu around her low-slung tubular body was a bit of a scene.

For the record, I really love cats, I just don't own any right now. I also have a cockatiel named Herb D. Byrd who rides around on my shoulder, and while birds and cats can acclimate to each other (especially if you get the cat as a wee kitten), then there's the issue of protecting the wee kitten from the dogs until order is established. It's just too much multi-tasking for my brain to contemplate.

I didn't mention Herb D. Byrd in my Mother's Day note because he is inappropriately and excessively bonded to me and considers me his wife, not his mother.