I just came across Stout’s adoption papers dated 5/30/04. His name was Ralphie. He weighed 10 pounds. (He is now a healthy, strong 19 pounds.) He was described as a 1.5 year old “Terr X” that was tri-colored. Mary Springer was his foster mother. She was with the Society of Humane Friends of Georgia. Mary did a good job that day!

His age was a guess at the time. We decided that we would just say he was born the same day as Clyde so they could be the same age and have birthday parties together.

We have no idea where Stout came from. He was very skinny, but lively. Kathy thinks he may have been owned by a hair dresser and that he was in a house fire. He sounds the alarm any time there is smoke, and early on, he did not like the sound of a hair dryer. Perhaps the hair dryer set Ralphie’s house on fire.