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 | ROCCO Species: Puggles. I Am The Boss Of: Justin. Age at Time of Photo: 3 months. Favorite Activity: Chewing everything in sight. Favorite Food: Justin's shoes. Cutest Attribute: Wrinkly little face. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Too many to list. Let’s start with chewing everything. |
 | KAYLEE FAITH Species: Sometimes a Sweet Little Girl, other times, an Unknown Creature. I Am The Boss Of: Jason. Age at Time of Photo: 2 years. Favorite Activity: Watching "Lilo and Stitch" movies and eating Popsicles. Favorite Food: Candy. Cutest Attribute: Big blue eyes. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Bossing around her little brother. |
 | JASON CONNOR Species: Semi-Baby. I Am The Boss Of: Jason. Age at Time of Photo: 9 months. Favorite Activity: Eating & Dancing. Favorite Food: Anything. Cutest Attribute: Big blue eyes. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Wanting everything his older sister has (causes major chaos). |
 | RILEY Species: Chihuahua. I Am The Boss Of: Jason. Age at Time of Photo: 3 1/2. Favorite Activity: Barking at everything. Favorite Food: Beef-flavored Scooby Snacks. Cutest Attribute: Floppy ears. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Barking at everything and everybody. |
 | PEDRO Species: Chihuahua. I Am The Boss Of: Jason. Age at Time of Photo: 3. Favorite Activity: Eating. Favorite Food: Pizza-flavored Scooby Snacks. Cutest Attribute: Copies and follows his brother Riley everywhere. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Eating too many treats. |
 | THEO Species: Greyhound. I Am The Boss Of: Ann-Marie. Age at Time of Photo: 4 1/2. Favorite Activity: Eating and going for walks. Equally. Favorite Food: Steak from the dinner table (not permitted). Cutest Attribute: Rubbing his face on furniture after eating. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Shaking, drooling and hiding during thunderstorms. Comments: Theo is a retired racing greyhound. In order to retire early (at age 2 1/2), Theo faked being slow so he could live the good life. Overall, Theo is a very gentle giant (88 lbs.). |
 | RUTHIE Species: Canine. I Am The Boss Of: Ann-Marie. Age at Time of Photo: 2. Favorite Activity: Walks and chewing sticks in the yard. Favorite Food: Shoes, baseball hats and Timothy's food. Cutest Attribute: Too many to mention. Just look at that face! Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: See "Favorite Food." Other Comments: Everyone thinks Ruthie is a puppy. |
 | TIMOTHY Species: Feline. I Am The Boss Of: Ann-Marie. Age at Time of Photo: 4. Favorite Activity: Following around the neighborhood skunk. Favorite Food: Sparkle treats. Cutest Attribute: When he plays with Ruthie and puts her in her place. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Late nights out. Other Comments: Timothy is half dog, half cat. And likes to hang out in the tub (see picture). |
 | SOX Species: Feline. I Am The Boss Of: Elisa. Age at Time of Photo: 7-ish. Favorite Activity: Trying to cause humans physical harm. Favorite Food: Anything humans eat. Cutest Attribute: Anything she does from far away. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Bringing home “presents.” Comments: Sox may want to rub up on and touch you. She does NOT want you, under any circumstances, to touch her. |
 | GRACE Species: Human. I Am The Boss Of: Suzanne. Age at Time of Photo: 4 3/4 years. Favorite Activity: Drawing scary looking princesses (she thinks they're beautiful). Favorite Food: Chocolate. Cutest Attribute: Believing that Mom & Dad know the answer to every question. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Speaking in the voice of her grungy old baby doll. |
 | MAXWELL Species: Human. Age at Time of Photo: 2 1/2 years. I Am The Boss Of: Suzanne. Favorite Activity: Playing drums. Favorite Food: Linguine with clam sauce. Cutest Attribute: Wrinkling nose when asking "serious" questions. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Playing drums. |
 | DAHLIA PEARL Species: Human, miniature. I Am The Boss Of: Marc Age at Time of Photo: Approximately 4 years. Favorite Activity: Playing with friends; eating sweet snacks. Favorite Food(s): Candy; thin spaghetti with Poppy's special marinara; fried noodles; anything with a lot of starch and very little nutritional value. Cutest Attribute: Those big brown eyes, if we have to pick one; the pseudo-Brooklyn accent, which we blame on her grandmother. Habits Hopefully to be Unlearned: Mimicking our phone conversations like a parrot; confusing boredom and the need for snacks. |
 | TWIGGY Species: Canine, with some feline and human attributes. Possibly some skunk. I Am The Boss Of: Marc Age at Time of Photo: Around 5 years (currently clocking in at 9) Favorite Activity: Eating - a perennial obsession. Favorite Food: Any and all (non-vegetable-matter) leftovers. Cutest Attribute: Those sad, doe-y eyes. Habits Hopefully to be Unlearned: Eating too fast. Barking for no apparent reason. Other Comments: Except for the above bad habits, Twiggy is a nearly perfect dog. She was once a stray on the streets of Taiwan (it's a long story) but somehow wound up in America and has made a pretty nice life for herself - a perfect example of how immigration reform can work. |
 | JUDE FOX Species: Preschooler. I Am The Boss Of: Mary. Age at Time of Photo: 3 years. Favorite Activity: Playing Superhero! Favorite Food: Mac and cheese. Cutest Attribute: Big cheeks, big smile. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Using Mommy as a trampoline. |
 | OLIVE and HOMER Species: Cat-atonic. I Am The Boss Of: Mary. Age at Time of Photo: 5 and 6. Favorite Activity: Sleeping. Or maybe they prefer the one hour a day they are awake?... Favorite Food: Anything that makes you go "Ewww" when you look down at the doormat. Cutest Attribute: Olive's unusually small head and Homer's tailless rear. Habit Hopefully to be Unlearned: Biting feet. |
I have known Ann-Marie Harrington and her Embolden team for nearly three
