How many of you have a, or more than one pet? Whether it is a cat, dog, snake, goat, pig, bird, or any other creature, it's your pet. We buy them, inherit them, you find them, or are given them, it is still your pet. Why do you have the pet? To be a companion, just because you like the animals. or whatever the reason you put up with the antics and sometimes cost to keep them and healthy.
Sure I have had pets. I am a dog guy. Actually, I love all animals, but not crazy about snakes as a pet. I have always loved dogs the most. Nancy and I have had many, and lost them which was always very hard. It started back in 1977 with a boy puppy we named Toby. A really cute Dalmatian. And then we got Tasha, a female. Both were fixed and got along great. They were great with kids and were very protective of our whole family from anyone we did not know. Both loved human babies and would be a nanny to them if needed. We adopted another Dalmatian called Vicky, but her and Tasha did not get along, so we re-homed her to a nice fellow who had a large farm.
All was good for many years and then they passed and we all were heartbroken. So we got another Dalmatian boy puppy named Dreyfus, and then later another female we adopted called Cali. Again, they loved and enjoyed them, and their crazy stunts, but mostly their unconditional love for us as a family.
Dreyfus loved to play in the mud and Cali loved to run and chase jack rabbits.
It was several years later, as we began to travel internationally and nationally, we decided to go small and got a Miniature Schnauzer as a puppy and she was named Scooter. Scooter bonded with me really fast and she became my girl with all my heart and soul. We took rides in my hot rods, we watched football together and she traveled with us all over the country.
But at last, after 11 years, she went blind and never recovered. She could not cope with her final time and just died.
It's been more than 7 years since then, and we pretty much decided, NO MORE HEARTBREAKS. I wanted another dog, but did not want to go through that again. But one day Nancy said "We NEED another dog." I was stunned, but happy.
We both through it should not be a small dog and one smart enough to accompany Nancy while she hiked. We both still basically work at our hobbies (quilts for her and cars for me), so we did not want a dog that shed and one that is friendly and loving. We weren't crazy about getting a puppy again either. But we did.
Presenting our new puppy Cooper, a standard size Goldendoodle. 14 weeks old, smart, not going to be small, and energetic and sometimes gets in trouble. Some call them designer dogs, a mix between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. He plays hard for hours and then drops for a well deserved puppy nap. Gobbles his food in seconds and dribbles water all over the tile floors. Not yet been groomed (coming soon) but has two layers of hair. Tight curly hair on bottom, and a fuzzball of top. Good for dusting the floors he messes up. Kidding!
Pet bring us joy, laughs craziness and heartbreaks. I would not have it any other way.
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