Nicole & Willie

Nicole inherited her love of animals from her mom and shares it with her two boys, James (16) and Timmy (14).

In addition to being a second-generation "crazy cat lady," she has a chocolate standard ferret named Schnookums, a dark-eyed white ferret named Rascal, two blue-front amazon parrots named Peri and Simon, and a semi-aquatic turtle named Tommy.

When she's not cleaning litter boxes, cages, and aquariums, Nicole enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, designing web sites (she did this one), and making jewelry. Working with animals has been a lifelong dream, so she loves working full-time at Valley View, part-time at South Metro Animal Emergency Care, "on the side" as a pet sitter, and has recently become an Independent Pet Consultant for Shure Pets. (For more info, visit her purr-sonal site at www.letspetmore.com.)