My incredibly handsome tabbies

I can't believe that I have never made an entry for the two most handsome tabbies I raised -- Peter & Julius. I am still beating myself over this major oversight and I can only hope this long-due post about them could somehow make up for it.

Peter & Julius or PJ for short are my beautiful orange tabbies. Genetics have it that most orange tabbies are male and PJ are no exceptions to that rule. They will turn four years old next month, or 28 in cat years but they will forever be my babies.

Peter has the sweeter face and I think he's the Alpha of the two. He loves to cuddle up and to sit on my chest or tummy. During those times, I've learned to anticipate his pink paws touching my chin or his face coming within kissing distance to my lips. He also sometimes use his big lovely head to bump my face.

Peter also loves the computer. He enjoys watching my fingers type on the keyboard and would sometime put his head on my wrist as I type. His head would bob in different directions as I hit different keys, but it doesn't bother him. He also loves the fact that the computer emits heat to warm him up.

Peter is not war-freak. He is simply very sweet, but he could be a real sourpuss at times as he easily gets jealous of other cats that I own. But he is really perfect in many ways that I call him "Peterrific".

Julius is the more full-bodied, clever and territorial tabby. He is really big, heavy and muscular which prompt people to remark how he's the size of a small dog. Definitely he is bigger than toy dogs. He is not much of a lap cat because he is simply a non-conformist. He does his own thing or things, which make him truly unique.

For one, Julius obeys my verbal commands like no other cat I know. He comes when I say "come here" and when he does, he usually would sit up straight in front of me and start half-raising one of his front legs to touch me. He melts me when he does this and makes me forget how he's also my most stubborn cat. He is also the first cat to learn how to use door bells. You see, I have small wind chimes and door bells on every door knobs to help me know the comings and goings of people. I didn't intend it for cat's use. But Julius taught me it's also to be his tool to let me know he wants to get in or out of a room. Soon, by his example, the other cats are also pawing the door bells when they want to leave a room.

But J can be a real pain -- literally and figuratively. I am truly sorry for the cats he doesn't grow to like. With his size, he could really hurt my other cats. Also, his over territorial manner makes him spray anywhere and everywhere. He's already been neutered so science has no cure for him anymore except for drugs with no real therapeutic claims. But despite his quirks, J or JJ is up there in the hierarchy of cats I love.

I have more things to say about these two tabbies, but for now I am happy to introduce and include them in this blog.