Along with the people of the Abbey, A few Animals also reside here.

      In our historical research we found record of a cat who was paid one penny a week for services rendered to the Cathedral at Exter during the middle ages. So, it seems fitting that we have cats as part of the Abbey's staff. We didn't want to leave the dogs out, so we included them as well.

Lishka	Nickname(s): Lishka-loo, Keeter-eater-puff, fluffa-luffa-lishka, Whisker Lishka joined us as a tiny kitten, her whiskers were bigger than her head, hence the nickname. She is the foster-mommy to Pinders and Nickie, and anyone else who will stand still long enough.
Beau-Beau "Bo-Bo"	Nickname(s): Beau-Beau the Ho-bo, Prince Beau-Beau came to Barbara after being rescued from a shopping mall, and the trunk of a car, and the bushes..long story. Anyway.. Beau was a wild child until he came to live with us. He's the only male Cat and boy does he love his harem. He's a Persian and knows he's pretty. He loves Nickie dearly and has adopted Turtledove as his own.
Nickie	Nickname(s): Nic-Nic, Nicker-doodle, Snicker-Nicker Nickie is laid back and calm. She -loves- Beau. She is the litter-mate of Pinders and foster mother to Turtledove. A tiny little voice with a huge purr, Nickie is quiet and a little shy but full of love. She was rescued with her sister, Pinders, after being abandoned in a construction site.
Pinders	Nickname(s): Cinder-Pinder-Paws, Bait Pinders is our little talker - you can hear her loud voice all over the house (and even outside). She also loves to be chased by the other kittens, but only when the time is right. She was abandoned in a construction site with her litter-mate, Nickie, where they were rescued.
Pudda	Nickname(s): Pudda-poo, Captin' Pudda, Pudda the Pirate, Lil-la Pudda is another of the rescued kitties. She plays like crazy and then falls asleep like a little kitten. She lost one eye due to an accident when she was younger, but that's not slowed her down at all. So now we call her Captain Pudda (like a Pirate, argh). She is a small cat, hardly five pounds, and extremely affectionate. A while back she got quite sick and we spent a week hand-feeding her into recovery, she is all better now with the one side-effect that she likes to sleep on your face- it's quite odd, but that's normal around here.
Turtle-dove	Nickname(s): Turtle, The Streak, Spawn of Bootsie, Dingle-Ball-of-Death Turtle came to us from one of three abandoned litters that were rescued by our Sister. She is quite the hand full- well okay she was barely a hand full, one weekend she decided to eat to the bottom of every food dish, so she's a little .. ahh.. plump now. She has a habit of streaking through rooms and running between your knees, while in her growth spurts her aim wasn't the best so she tends to slam into you at high speed. To give everyone a little warning of her arrival, we gave her a little jingle-bell collar. It hasn't stopped her running into your legs, but at least you know the impact is impending.
Teddy	Nickname(s): Theadore, Little-man, Woobie-theif, Teddy-boo-boo Teddy is the Alpha-dog. He thinks he owns every woobie(toy) in the world. He's highly protective of his house. Teddy went through a window on us, well seven windows, ..and four doors, ..and a cage - twice. (You'd think we'd learn!) He's a good dog - just thinks he always wants to be on the other side of whatever he's looking at.
Duke	Nickname(s): Dukey-boo-boo, 'fraid-y-pup Duke is a Lab-Shepard mix.. he is a fantastic tracker, or would be if he can remember what it is he was looking for. He's a beta-dog, follows command well and loves to play with Teddy and make new friends of other dogs in the area. He greets most of our guests and our neighbor's guests, and their neighbor's guests. But don't let that big voice fool you, he's terrified of storms.