Chris Gandy and his family have had cats for many years. Sam the cat is the naughtiest and most playful they have ever known. He would do anything to get his own way. "Only problem is he looks just too cute."

Sam loves the snow and will play in it for hours. When he is done playing, he gets snow all over his thick, long coat, but it does not bother him a bit.

At the time Chris had two cats, Sam and Fred, who is much older, so they went on the lookout for more kitties. "We didn't particularly need them, but some friends neighbor had kittens who they couldn't find homes for so we took two of them Chester (black) and Alfie (ginger)."

"These latest additions are wonderfully loving cats, and Alfie is outgoing but chester is very timid. Alfie has been a breath of fresh air for Sam who now has some playmates of about his own age (only a year difference) and he has now calmed down immensely and is turning into just the most perfect cat. Its taken a while!"

Photos courtesy of ©Chris Gandy.