[RKDinOKC]

Had a pet coon in my neighborhood growing up, across the street. His name was stubby. Tail was only 3in. That thing got into everything! The same neighbor had a blood hound that must have been part monkey, they couldn't keep him in or out with any sort of fence.

The raccoon was hilarious at times. Next door neighbor had one of those blow up kiddie pools. Stubby would get inside the pool and push down on the side, the air would squish and water would start running over making a little water fall. Then Stubby would jump out and try to wash his hands where the water had been running. The hop back in the pool and push the side down, see the water running, and jump out and try to wash his hands again. Did the routine several times before giving up.

Had a Maine Coon Kitten. Was under a year old when we gave him to one of Mom's nurses and he was already 15 lbs., the size of most adult cats. His Mom was 25lbs, and his Dad was 28lbs.