I’ve had a lot of pets in my 25 years. Yarmouth the cat was my first – a big Maine Coon tomcat that my dad got my for mom at the Yarmouth Clam Festival when they were dating. Yarmouth liked to eat donuts and potato chips, spoke to us and was NOT afraid of dogs.

When I was small, my parents let me have rabbits, hamsters, birds, a dog, many many cats, a crayfish (yes, a little mini lobster) to name a few. I love animals. I love how loyal and sweet they can be.

Now I have three of my own, two cats and a dog. My boyfriend has two big goldendoodles. A handful, yes, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.