This is our loveable dog Sidney. He spends a lot of time at the studio where he's loved & petted by all the dancers. Sometimes he even wears a tutu. When he's not at the studio, he's home with Desi & me and our 6 cats. In the photo are Desi, Sidney and Mr. Bubbles - one of the 6 cats. We adopted Sidney from the Boulder City Animal Shelter 10 years ago.

Their cat sanctuary is located in Searchlight, Nevada (30 minutes from Boulder City.) Cats are never put to sleep at the sanctuary as every effort is made to find homes for them. After her adoption Margo was intended to live at the studio, lounge on the front desk and greet the dancers. But our littlest dancers loved her so much that she was being mauled by them! And the children would cry before class if they didn't get a turn to hold her. So to alleviate the squabbles about who got to hold Margo next and solve the problem of classes starting late because of the "Margo line" she moved home and reigns as the resident Queen. After the litter in the photo was weaned, Margo was fixed. She's graceful & elegant and was named after another Margo we all love who spells her name differently!