Ollie

As everyone on facebook already knows, Steven and I now have a new member of the family.

Ollie (short for Olliver) was bred by Basilic Blessing Siberian Cats and is (predictably enough) of Siberian breed. Siberians are friendly, intelligent, hardy, healthy, hypo-allergenic, GIANT balls of fluff and mischief and Ollie is living up to every ounce of his breed description.

His parents may be show cats, but he’s our little buddy and is destined for a liesurely life as a pet.

He travels well in the car and has been remarkably accepting of his harness and leash (only used under VERY controlled circumstances, as a panicked cat and a poorly leashed dog makes for a very dangerous combo). He wasn’t too sure about the snow at first but now treats it as a grand adventure.

He’s fearless (and knows what no means, which is an important combination). His very first week home, he was already greeting visitors at the door with an upraised tail and a bounce in his step.

His playtimes are rivaled in intensity only by his cuddle times, and he wants to be where we are (if not on our lap or draped across our feet).

We’re positive he’s at least twice as big as when we first got him and he’ll only get bigger. (Male Siberians grow to be at least 17 pounds and we’re pretty sure this guy will cruise right past that).

We absolutely adore him.

I’m keeping track of his progress through daily photos that I’m uploading to Flickr, along with a photoset of the best photos we take of him.

So here’s the official introduction. Blog friends, meet our new kitten. We intend to keep him around for a very long time indeed.

More videos uploaded at our youtube channel. :D

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