Comet and Dasher's story starts long before we adopted them. Their mother and father were dumped at a local humane society, she gave birth to 7 babies Christmas morning (hence their names -- the 9 reindeer). By the time they arrived at the shelter we adopted them from, mom had already been spayed, so they were bottle fed. For 4 years they sat at the shelter, they wanted nothing to do with anyone. When I saw their picture on PetFinder, I immediately fell in love. The shelter manager was hesitant about letting me meet them, for 4 years they had passed over EVERYONE. As soon as they sat on the 'meeting couch' with me, they immediately took to me -- climbing on me, sniffing me, etc. The shelter manager's jaw nearly hit the floor, she basically asked how soon we could take them home. When we brought them home a few days later, they wouldn't come out of their hiding box and barely ate. Thinking I made a huge mistake, I called the shelter for advice. Today, you would never guess that they were very timid. We actually have to walk around THEM in the hallway (they refuse to move!). They have ruled the house for 3 years now, and I wouldn't have it any other way.