Canines
Minnie
Brinley
Minnie
Minnie is a tri-color English Springer Spaniel who was born on Feb. 5th, 2019. She's a water-hound and has found that the top step of the pool is the perfect place to lounge. She loves wrestling with Jessie and has decided that Beagles really know how to bark/howl so she delights in doing her Beagle impression whenever guests (or friends) arrive.
Jessie
Brinley
Minnie
Jessie came into our lives on October 27, 2021 when she flagged down my wife in the middle of a rain storm. While we did look for her owner or a foster program for the first week she was at the ranch, her energy and enthusiasm grew on us and we decided to add her to the crew.
Brinley
Brinley
Brinley
Brinley is our oldest dog now at about 5 years old. She is a rescue from the College Station area. Brinley only has one speed and while she used to be the craziest dog we had, she is now the elder states-dog and does a good job of keeping the shenanigans to a mostly reasonable level. She has also developed the canine twerk which she uses to scratch her back when needed.
Felines
Bean
Leona
Leona
Bean wandered onto the ranch in the summer of 2018. She was skinny as a green bean (hence the name) and won our hearts instantly. She gave us 4 kittens shortly after her arrival. She loves wrestling with her son, Monkey, and still can put him in his place even though he now outweighs her.
Leona
Leona
Leona
Leona is one of the 2 barn cats that we inherited with the property. She's very shy with strangers but has warmed up to us and always watches over us when we're in the barn.
Cali
Cobweb
Cobweb
We found Cali in the Chicken Coop eating scratch grain. After trapping her and keeping her in a bathroom for a couple of months, she decided we were ok and has become a great addition to the household.
Cobweb
Cobweb
Cobweb
Cobweb was an unexpected walk-on in early 2023. We fed her a couple of times out in the barn and that was it. She rewarded us by killing and bringing into the house 4 gophers over the first 5 nights she was "here". She is, however, a wanderer who even crosses the county road to do her hunting. We worry about that.
Gone but never forgotten
GG
Lizzie
Lizzie
GG (Girlie Girl) is about 13 years old. We found her running with a large pack of dogs in Missouri City after Hurricane Ike in 2008. We took her in, went through heartworm treatments with her and she has been rewarding us ever since. She's part Pit Bull, 100% sweet and extremely patient.
We lost GG in January 2022.
Lizzie
Lizzie
Lizzie
Lizzie, with GG and Pepper, was a member of the original Muttley Crew who passed away at the age of 15 in January 2019. She was our early warning system at the ranch and was a huge part of our lives. We laid her to rest under a tree in a meadow on the ranch where she can forever watch over us.
We lost Lizzie in January 2019.
Tigger
Lizzie
Tigger
Tigger is the other original barn cat. She's a sweet old girl always happy to get a quick belly rub and who can still let the dogs know who's boss when they annoy her by being "too" friendly.
We lost Tigger in July 2022.
Monkey
Monkey
Tigger
Monkey was Bean's kitten. He's huge and, in a good way, is afraid of nothing. He's also an excellent mouse & mole catcher and loves to show off his prizes to my wife before he eats them...under the bed...on her side.
We lost Monkey in August 2022.
Pepper
Monkey
Pepper
We brought Pepper with us when we bought the ranch. A city cat, turned country cat, she adapted very quickly and loves to explore the fence perimeter and likes to think she runs the house.
We lost Pepper in October 2021.