the newest member of our family. His name is Emmett. He is lovable, sweet, curious and he chose us to be his new family. Emmett doesn’t have a big story, he was found in my hometown in Nebraska a while ago. My mom volunteers at the local shelter and takes care of the cats at their “kitty house” (you can see some previous members here ). While we were back for the holidays, the kids and I went and helped my mom. As soon as we got there, Emmett climbed into my son’s arms and he’s been in our hearts ever since. We even made a special trip back there to get him!
So here he is:
He is around 2 years old and is at least part Bengal. Bengals are a really cool breed of cat. They have a funny meow and very cool patterns on them. Emmett has a bulls-eye on each side and has stripes all over. They say that Bengals act more like dogs than cats and that a lot of times, people who are allergic to cats aren’t nearly as allergic to Bengals. So far, we are finding this true…. my husband is very allergic to cats and he is tolerating him very well. 
Our dogs are learning to behave around him, Molly is really matter of fact when it comes to him, as long as she can nap in the living room, she can share. Daisy looks at him like a plaything and will have to take some time to get used to him.
Although Emmett can be very dog-like (he prefers our dogs’ water dish!), he is very cat-like when it comes to baths:
and he really enjoys his naps:
You can see his cool stripes better here:
Emmett has made himself at home very quickly. I don’t think any of us can imagine our house without him now!
