So with 3 kids, wife, 2 hens, 4 adult cats and 2 kittens, we now are starting to get a really large "family"!??
( Just waiting for grandchildren. But I have to wait since they are still in school. )Eventhough it is a Shetland sheepdog my daughter has named her Kiwi.
Maybe not a geographical match????? 
She is starting to adjust well to the cats and that is the biggest challenge! So far ??
Maureen 
