Meet the employees of the year for 2006
For years, Miss Bigglesworth the cat has been providing a priceless service to visitors who stay in the Best Friends cottages or the cabins. Namely, she's been the go-to sleepover cat. Her home is in the laundry room at the cottages and cabins but lately she hasn't seen the inside of her actual home all that often. She's simply too popular.
Need a furry, purring body to hold while you miss your very own whiskery friend back home? No problem. Miss Bigglesworth the laundry room cat is all about service with a smile. In fact, her track record has proven so great, she earned Best Friends employee of the year for 2006! But you know what they say about a good thing. It can't stay a secret for long. Miss B. became so blasted popular that she quickly became overbooked. Visitors would excitedly ask for the sleepover cat and shed already be out on assignment. Broken hearts and dashed dreams abound!
So, Miss Bigglesworth lobbied for an assistant. And her petition was unanimously approved. So it was that K.C. the kitten joined the ranks as laundry room sleepover cat. K.C., who's only a year old or so, is the complete opposite of Bigglesworth. K.C. has the hyper, toilet-paper-unrolling, feisty kitten thing going on whereas Miss B. is all about staying mellow and cruising through life in the slow lane.
They've become so sought after, though, that when visitors book their reservations at the cottages or cabins, they often book a cat to go with it! In fact, the cats have even been known to receive care packages by way of thanks from their fans. Sounds like somebody oughta' give them a hefty raise.
Runners Up
Photo by Molly Wald |
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Zeus
Dogtown Office Paper Shredder
Who needs an expensive paper shredder when you have Zeus? Plus, the Dogtown paper shredder is big and slobbery and even throws the occasional mythic thunderbolt. He's Zeus, everyone's favorite mastiff, and he came from the county shelter in Miami, Florida, where he was hugely stressed because, as it turned out, this big old boy is in heart failure. What does that mean? Who knows? He's already outlived all expectations...and has already shredded all the paper he can reach on the office desk! |
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Photo by Troy Snow |
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Brittany
Designer of Office Furniture
Brittany holds down the old sofa in the office at the Best Friends Horse Haven. Literally. She sits on it, and sits on it, and...Won't get off. Trouble is, the sofa is a little high off the ground for her. So the staff did what anyone would do whose sofa is just too high for the pig: They sawed the legs off!! |
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Photo by Molly Wald |
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Puff
Head Teacher
Puff excelled at our most recent workshop on How to Start Your Own Animal Sanctuary. Being a very quiet bunny, she reminded everyone to keep quiet and pay attention & to whoever is cuddling the teacher at any given moment. |
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Photo by Molly Wald |
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Pumpkin
Chief of Security
If youre looking for a good security system, why shell out valuable donations from our members when you have Pumpkin? Pumpkin lives at the member services office, and she has a passion for security. You need to enter the room? Dont even think of it! Pumpkin guards the entrance. (O.K. so thats also why her adoption prospects are a little on the low side!) Oh, youre a cat-loving member of Best Friends? Well, maybe you can come in & just this once! |
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Photo by Clay Myers |
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Grandpa Bernie
Hand-warmer and glove substitute
Well, thats not quite correct. Grandpa Bernie is not a substitute for a pair of gloves. A pair of gloves is a poor substitute for Grandpa Bernie. After all, if youre heading out to feed the horses and donkeys on a cold winter morning, just stop by G.B. and slip your chilly hands into his warm ears. A-a-a-ah! Thats just perfect. G.B. is 35 years old, and recently came to Best Friends when he was found starving near the national parks. Hes feeling much better, thank you. |
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