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Before I came to this household, I had a brief
career in showbiz. I lived with a Chicago celebrity, the “Rat Lady.”
She has appeared on many local and national TV shows, including America’s
Greatest Pets and Wild Chicago—that was before my time,
though. I’ve heard stories that the Rat Lady kind of got her nickname
’cause she trained some rats to appear in a movie. |
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the Rat Lady also entertains
at birthday parties Big Cats give for their children and she came to a
party downstairs from where I live now (that’s Sarita, the birthday
girl, holding me). The theme of this birthday party was 101 Dalmatians—you
know, those dogs with spots.  The
Rat Lady brought several animal performers, as well as several animals
to be petted and passed around which included me and one of my brothers—we
were just four weeks old, and I must say, looked pretty dashing in our
costumes—white capes with black spots.  All
these little second grade girl children kept wanting to hold us. One little
girl child was being a little rough with me and my BFC kind of rescued
me. She picked me up and carried
me over to my BMC. I had picked up a few acting tips from the rest of
the troupe and I’m sure my cuteness helped a bit—my BMC and
BFC instantly fell for my charms. The rest, as they say, is history and
I came to live here a few weeks later. |
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My memory’s a bit blurry,
but I still remember the stars of the troupe.
 Rocky
Raccoon played a child’s piano—he could really
rock! And for an encore, he slam dunked —look out Michael Jordan!
Then the headliners were these rats. (I know what you’re thinking.
Rats and cats, that old cliche. But these guys were professionals—they
were good and worked hard.) |
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Let me tell, you, these rat guys could even do their routine while wearing their costumes...they were billed as Dalmatian Rats. Pretty funny, huh?!? But these guys could jump through hoops and could jump from one table to another. I learned a lot from these guys and sometimes I miss them.  The Rat Lady has a neat web site. Check it out if you're planning a party or want to see some neat animals! |
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Original animations, art, and text © 1998-2005
Jim and Nicki Puente.
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Beauregard’s Tuxedo Tails www.2bridges.com
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