New little man

We decided our house was too quiet, so we searched around and found the perfect new little man. He was at the local Humane Society. He has a sad story of being left, see here http://www.hscipets.org/tragictail06.htm. (He is the one on the far left although this isn't a very flattering pic as he looks mad!)

They estimated him to be about 1 1/2 years old, so he is still very young. He has a ton of energy, so he keeps us on our toes. His HSCI name was Koala, but Dan insisted it was a "girly name," so we named him Lightning, because he is super-fast (and I want another Lightning truck, but for now, he will do :)

In this picture, he looks like he's making a pirate face, but he just really hates the flash. I don't blame him, it is kind-of like staring directly at the sun.


More annoyance with the flash...














He is really fast and has some pretty sharp claws. He would make one heck of a tug-of-war player!












Demonstrating his stretching skills














Reverse stretch to reach the toys in the corner.















We think he is all right!