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Miki and Papsi, a British shorthair and a beagle, we call them brothers because they are about the same age. Miki is one month older than Papsi. It was a stupid dream, to have a cat and a dog who would be friends and cuddle together, "like in that video." This dream came true, but not by itself, it required a lot of management, additional resources for Miki and training for Papsi. And also - some tears and discussions about finding a new home for one of them.

Now Papsi and Miki are playing with each other. Miki hunts Papsi’s tail and Papsi licks Miki. They can relax together and plan various mischiefs together. One day, Miki dropped a chocolate chip cookie from the table right into Papsi's mouth - he just likes to watch "people running around, fussing."

Miki is the most gentle and social cat, ever. He likes to communicate with people when guests come over, although on his own terms - he does not like to sit on someone's lap at all. He boldly explores our building’s entrance, but sits timidly in the bushes on the outside walks. I like to do clicker training with him, just for fun. When I practice at home with Papsi, Miki always takes an active part - either running around or trying to steal treats. I get the most pleasure when he independently decides to lie down next to me.

Papsi is a troublemaker. He likes to run very fast, smell the tracks of wild animals in the forest (we only look at them from afar), sing songs of his tribe - he is a real drama queen, every event in his life is accompanied by a howl. Sometimes, it seems to us that the most frustrating thing for him is the fact that while he is sitting at home, someone in the world is eating something without him!

Saxon is 3 years old, a dog who chose his own home and pet parent.

Unfortunately, his story began with the fact that he was simply thrown out and he wandered around the village until he came across one yard where he met Alina. It was a small puppy with bald spots, very thin and with sad eyes.

He also contracted the distemper, a disease with a 90% fatality rate, but he survived

Now Sax is a real boss who likes to control everything that happens around him. His only weakness is his first ball, which he still incredibly likes to play with

Eva (the gray one), 5 years old, is one of the kittens that was abandoned by her mother and survived.

A cat with an incredibly thuggish character, a "tomboy" and a bully who knows how to get her way, a cat who has a core. You can say about her that she is by herself, because she does not like caress and interaction, but this will not make me love her any less, because she is an individual.

Asya (the three-colored one) is about 9 years old, a cat from another litter of free-ranging domestic cats who was brought to the village, because no one would take them

An incredibly smart cat that will find a common language with anyone. For example, in the village she lived with a shepherd dog in the same hut, went out to meet people together and generally behaved like a dog

Now Asya really likes to sit on your lap, likes to communicate in her cat language and wants to receive a large portion of love🙌

Semen (the black one), about 7 years old. Another manipulative ad on Olx "I will give a purebred cat in good hands. There are 2 days, then he will go to live on the street, because our child has an allergy".

Fast forward to a few hours later the frightened, unsocialized Semyon sits under my bathtub and is afraid to get out.

Difficult first months, but we coped and "A cat that doesn't like to play, only eats, sleeps and goes to the toilet", turned into an incredibly cute and gentle cat.

Milka, a French bulldog. Her whole family was saved by volunteers from illegal breeding. Milka was taken home at the age of only 8 weeks. She really likes to fall asleep on my lap. She is active and very social, she gets along with both small and large breeds, but she likes to be in charge and is quite jealous. Milka has changed our lives from head to toe ❤️

Mixed breed dog Tisha, was found by volunteers near the highway near Kyiv, with a broken head. Now he is about 9 years old. The previous fate, as well as the exact age, are unknown to us. What is known for sure is that he has not lost faith in people, and is ready to "sell" himself to anyone who’ll scratch behind his ear.

He is a real street dog who would be able to feed himself on the street and argue with other males for territory. Instead, he has to sleep on an orthopedic mattress, learn tricks, confine himself from mud baths and be polite.

Helga is a beagle, with all the consequences that follow from this fact. She is 9 years old, and she spends about two-thirds of her time sleeping and looking for treats. She has eaten a million inedible objects, including a metal baby car and leather buckled boots. Her superpower is to catch the treat from any position and in any trajectory. Her weakness is rain, so we have to carry an umbrella over her.

Helga does not recognize personal boundaries and above all values her comfort. Therefore, if she needs to lay her ass on our face for convenience, so be it.

Teddy is a Labrador retriever. My first dog in "adult life". Having a dog as a child and having a dog as an adult are two different things, as it turns out. Teddy is almost 5 years old. He is a very active and inquisitive dog who is always ready for adventure. With him, we have come a long way to realizing what place a dog should occupy in a person's life. Yes, he is not perfect, he is a brawler, but I accept him as he is. We learned to negotiate with him, and our life became quite comfortable.
Lucky has a completely different story. We found him on the road. He was hit by a car. He was about 5 months old. When they took him to the hospital, they found out that he had a broken leg. Almost 3 months of severe rehabilitation awaited us ahead (and the absence of vaccination made itself felt). So we missed the most precious time - the time of socialization. Now he has some behavior problems, they are fear of loneliness, fear of strangers (and therefore almost all) people, aggression towards other animals (except his older friend Teddy). Now he is 1 year old - and we are on a difficult path to overcome all these problems. Sometimes it is difficult. But his look gives me the understanding that everything will work out for us. And how you probably have guessed his name is Lucky because he was lucky to survive.