• debbie the goldfish
    • my first pet when i was five
    • she would nibble my finger and make me giggle
    • i insisted on feeding her by myself every day before school
  • jack the american pitbull terrier
    • the sweetest and dumbest boy
    • wouldn't even hurt a fly, literally
    • loved to jump and wiggle his butt
    • comforted me when i cried
    • favorite snack: hot cheetos and stolen pieces of cake
    • did not like cats
    • loved his bed
    • had a giant pittie head
    • got beat up one time and i saved him
    • got very sick with a vitamin k and blood clotting problem and had to be put down, he was six years old
    • passed away on july 1, 2014
    • i was holding his paw and he was looking me in the eye when he passed away
  • lilah the miniature terrier mix
    • a tiny baby
    • everyone called her a little ball of sunshine
    • the smartest and most mischievous dog i've ever met
    • loved to wake me up in the morning by chewing and tugging on my hair bun or ponytail, would also sometimes bite my nose or ears
    • loved to sleep between our feet under the blankets
    • loved to hide under the couch or bed when she knew she was in trouble
    • loved to rip up tissues and toilet paper and chew on q-tips under the bed (long after she passed, we moved the bed and found a stash)
    • loved to play with jack and make him chase her
    • loved to play what i called 'obstacle course' and also 'hide the treat'
    • lived only six months, but made a huge impact on our heart
    • passed away from a bad case of parvovirus, in my arms - i held her for hours before she died
    • she is buried at our first house and i planted daffodil bulbs over her, they still spring up every year
  • madeleine the mouse
    • the sweetest
    • golden ball of fur
    • like to eat, got fat
    • was my friend
  • pete the miniature dachshund
    • was my moms dog
    • was my first experience with a puppy
    • he was black and tan and super smart
    • he let me snuggle him and push him around in my tiny shopping cart
    • he got very sick with parvovirus but made it through
    • he would run out the front door like an escape artist and i would run down the street after him barefoot
  • stanley the jack russell terrier
    • my first dog of my own
    • got him when i was twelve, named him after the main character in the mask, stanley ipkiss, who has a jack russell terrier
    • we adopted him from petsmart after three other foster families had returned him for being too hyper
    • we slept together, played together, and also took showers together
    • his favorite hobbies were: herding me around the yard like a cow by biting my ankles, burying every toy and bone we ever gave him, patrolling the yard perimeters, barking
    • i had a framed picture of him on my nightstand when i was little
    • liked to tear up used pads from the trashcan - would sneak walk out of the room to go get them
    • did not really like anyone but me and sometimes my mom
    • HATED all men, especially tall ones
    • hated loud popping noises, specifically popping gum and opening soda cans
    • we nicknamed him wild man because he didn't like to be inside
    • did not like other dogs, but tolerated and sometimes even liked jack
    • he lived to be fifteen years old and blind in both eyes
    • he is buried at our old home under the orange tree
apr 24 2020 ∞
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