We have a RAT in the house

It's been two weeks now. And this rat is taking over our lives. He eats anything that he can get his hands on. He climbs into our bed at night and wedges himself in between us. He likes to be on laps and demands to be leashed and walked. He's a pretty smart rat and can slide the sliding door to the kitchen where he attempts to eat food off the floor, until I kick him out of course.

He's three years old and some people in China might call him a "hong Gui Bing" which means red-haired poodle. We just thought he was a rat that needed a good home. But it's really because he doesn't have his hair right now. It was all cut off because his previous owners didn't brush him enough and it was so matted that it just had to be shaved off. The groomers say he won't look like a rat in about four months. So we are waiting to see if he's really a dog. But until then, we will love him like a dog. And Lola now has a brother in China. I don't know how she'll do when they eventually meet, but at least we didn't get her a sister. That would have been a disaster. She is the princess and would not like any competition from another princess. So we got a rat. I hope you like him. Oh, and his name is Milo.

Here he is snuggling on the couch.



He likes to be carried and here he is in perfect baby position standing on Chase's belt buckle for extra support.