By early evening of our second night in Barbentane we had given the furry children the George W Bush kiss of love -- American nicknames that approximated their personalities (or not). 

• Mistic - Thing, Puppers, Puppety Pup
• Scotty - Fat Bastard, Fatty, Wheezy, The Thief (he works hard to steal everyone else's food, and he has major sinus issues and snores like a banshee)
• Nouchka - Mouchka, The Old Lady (she is very old, and has sensitive teeth so gets to eat hamburger meat because it's soft 
• Scratt - Scat, Blackie
• Chloe - The Bitch (has a low tolerance for petting), The Pisser (we think she's the one who is peeing all over the house)