Childhood animals
Lassie - collie (yeah, original name). She was an outside dog and bit my cousin and "ran away" shortly thereafter.
Fluffy - my black and white cat. She ran away while we were on vacation in New York. (Parents swore this one actually did run away).
Had one cat but I don't remember its name. Didn't have it for long. It would have seizures and one day died during one.
Teddy - shepherd mix. He was actually my brothers. He wasn't allowed inside. He ran away in the middle of the night one night. He was about six months old.
Mandy - black lab mix. Brought her home from vacation in New York. We had her about six months before she escaped out the front door, ran into the street and was hit and killed.
Lucky - black lab. We had him about four years before he ran out onto the road and was hit and killed in front of our house.
Lucky 2 - black lab mix rescued from the Humane Society. Had him about two years before he ran out on the road and was hit and killed. Can you tell we live on a very busy road?
Star - black lab. She was 12 when she had to be put down. She was full of cancer. My parents were actually able to teach her not to run when the front door opened.
Romeo & Juliet - hamsters.
Fishes, don't know how many.
Adult animals
Bandit - black and white bunny. She was eight when she died of natural causes.
Kilo - Rotty. He was almost eight when he had to be put down. He was my baby. While we love all our animals dearly, there is one that we seem to have a special bond with and he was the one for me. No animal will ever take his place.
Misty - cat. She was eight when I lost her to kidney failure. She was being abused by our neighbors when she was a kitten, so we walked over, picked her up, looked at them and said you don't deserve her. She was with me and loved the rest of her life.
Fawn - cat, misty's son. (Misty was spayed as soon as she was able to be after her litter.) We still have him. He'll be seven in August.
Sammy - Iguana. We had to find a new home for him when I got pregnant in 1996. We heard that they carried salimenella (i know that's spelled wrong) and we dind't want to take any chances. We kept in touch with his owners. He died of a broken heart when his new owner left for college and he had to stay back here.
Dakota - husky. We got him from a breeder in 1996. He keeps it lively around here!!! He'll be six on May 25.
Patience - shepherd. We found her running down a back road. She required a lot of work and patience but it was well worth it. I am so glad we found each other!!!
A fish named Beta. He lived about two years.
Toona Town, a hermit crab that lived about two days. (You don't want to know)
Baby - hamster. We still have her, along with her babies,
Furball, Hailey. Her other baby, Little Miss Shaky, , is at the Rainbow Bridge.
Rebel - 10 yr. old quarter horse. (just turned 10 on 5/5.)
Yankee - 17 yr. Arab. (He'll be 18 on 6/28)
Well, that's my list. When I think of them, they all bring a smile to my face. Each one holds a special place in my heart.
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