Barney was adopted as a kitten from the Benton-Franklin Humane society. We named him Barney because he was born in someone's Barn. He was a feisty kitten and a somewhat aloof cat. He was sort of a one person cat. He grew into a beautiful adult male - at his peak of health weighed almost 15 pounds. He loved to hunt mice in our back yard. He was super tolerant of the dogs (unless it was a dog he did not know).