Tell us a funny or sweet story about your pet

[Anonymous]

I think I'm supposed to owe her a Godfather-style favor. Wonder when she'll collect.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a nine year old miniature poodle who really loves her special people and two special toys. Like many poodles, she understands many words and you can send her into rapture by telling her that one of her favorite people is coming to visit. She will sit quietly facing the front door when she senses our neighbor is coming to visit (pre-COVID time) or, even if I tell her Peapod is coming (because, again preCOVID when they brought deliveries in) she had one driver she just loved to see. But the sweetest thing she does is care for her favorite toy, a small cotton sheep. She got it two years ago and it changed her life. She had played with toys before, but never had a really special one. She was immediately taken with this sturdy little sheep. She will play with it for long stretches at a time and is just so happy. Now, when we are working from home, she brings it to the foot of the stairs to catch us as soon as we come down to make dinner so we can play with her and the sheep first. But the best thing she does is to go get the sheep before we take her out for her last walk of the day. She carries the sheep in her mouth for the whole walk until it is time to pee. Then she looks up as if to say, “please hold my sheep” and looks back up to retrieve the sheep and carry her inside when she is done. It just started one day last winter and now happens almost every night. She will even go upstairs to get the sheep when she senses it is about time to go out. It’s so sweet.

aaawwwww

Your dog sounds so special. I love this story!

[Anonymous]

My grumpy (but lovable) middle aged cat puts up decently with his 1.5 yo human sister. She is learning to be gentle but still has a ways to go. He puts up with her quasi-aggressive petting, throwing stuffed animals at him, and lining up her legos on his fur. He tolerates her but never seeks her out. And I swear he gives me these “WTF” looks when she is doing some toddler thing like rolling across the floor, like “can you believe the shizz this kid is doing?” The only time he softens is when she is crying. He will run to her from anywhere in the house and sit next to her crib or head butt her to get her to stop crying. Last night she was cranky and crying because it was time come out of the bathtub before bed and he suddenly appeared, jumping up on the edge of the tub and making her laugh between her tears. He loves her. Even if he doesn’t want to.