I don’t think a day has gone by since I started working at CSNW in 2008 that I haven’t found myself completely charmed by Missy. She is full of contradictions – small but mighty, serious and goofy, independent and socially adept. Physically, she is petite and a little stocky with not much in the way of a neck. She has moments of extreme stillness and moments of explosive movement, and not much in between. When she’s still, she’s very still.
But when she’s ready to move, she goes from 0 to 60 in no time. Missy does not believe in warm-ups.
Missy has a stellar sense of humor and a twinkle in her eye. She often looks just a second away from bursting into laughter or a raucous game of chase. I don’t know how all of that energy and spirit and humor survived thirty years in tiny laboratory cages. When I watch her sprint up and down Young’s Hill at lightning speed, I’m so happy that she finally has the space to be herself.
Bless it! It’s all the great love, attention and care CSNW gives her and the rest of the gang!
You would think that having been locked up for so long that their spirit would have been broken. It’s the freedom, love, and nurturing they receive that allows their personalities to come out and be who they are.
That’s my opinion. They are so lucky to have been saved by you. You all do such a good job! 🙂
I’m so glad you did a post on missy! She’s a mess in so many good ways!
You took the words right out of my mouth, Elizabeth! Missy has really caught my curiosity and I’m looking forward to getting to know her as you do.
she’s compact! one of the things I find so endearing and beautiful about her. and that face. look at that face! GO MISSY GO!