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| Prompt - Pets. Do you like pets? Why do you think some of us love pets more than anything? Did you ever have a pet that impacted your life in a big way? *** I love having pets. I have had them all my life. I can think of very few periods where there wasn’t some type of animal in my life. Even when I moved out on my own, I considered my mother’s dog, my dog. During my childhood we had a cat (Cuddles), a dog (Shadow), hamsters (Whiskey and Pinky), mice, and fish, and many, many budgies (Sunshine, Magic, Jovi, Berry… Blue 1 and Blue 2). There was even a cockatiel name Sybil. When I was in college we had another dog – a Japanese Spitz named Flash. My brother also brought a Rhodesian Ridgeback home called Zuki. The house was always full of animals. It still is. Now that I’m all grown up (hahaha), my husband and I have an aging Akita named Indy and a six-month-old, bearded dragon called Bernie. We’ve had Indy since she was eight weeks old, she is now thirteen. We’ve seen her go from mischievous puppy to grumpy old girl. We brought her across when we moved to Australia; I think it cost more to get her across with passport, vaccination, flight and quarantine than it did to get me across with my visa fees – it was a stipulation of me emigrating, she had to come with us…. We got her just after we were married and despite promising she wouldn’t be spoilt… she was – in a very doggy way – lots of toys and treats. When we struggled to conceive and we realised it could just be the three of us, she became even more central to our family unit. She was the first to notice when I was pregnant. She instinctively knew to be less bouncy… She has been the best and most patient big sister to both our kids. She was even Theia’s first word… I maybe a little miffed “mama” got beat out by the dog… We could not ask for a better pet. Bernie – well he’s a dragon. Grumpy, greedy, always eating… growing so quickly. His life expectancy is between 15-25 years… so he is going to be around for a long time. He already has MANY different toys/additions for his tank… He’s already spoilt… I think Indy and Bernie also plays an important role with our children. They have taught them patience, responsibility, the progression of time and life, and unconditional love. Something that I learnt from all my pets. |
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