Clicking Our Heels: animal Lover? Our Pets Over the Years

Clicking Our Heels – Animal lover? Our Pets Over the Years.

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Paula Gail Benson – Yes, I grew up with dogs and cats, all of them dear to me. My and work and travel keep me from having pets now, but I miss them.

Judy Penz Sheluk – I love animals. As far as pets, I’ve had 5 dogs: a Golden mix as a kid, and four Golden Retrievers as an adult. My current Golden, Leroy Jethro “Gibbs” is three.

J.M. Phillippe – I am definitely an animal lover. My cat Oscar (who passed away last year) was always the first to hear about all my plots and ideas. I think writers do better when they have an animal to talk things out to.

Debra H. Goldstein – After having had guppies and gold fish, my first serious pets were three turtles who I named Turk, Durk, and Lurk. Lord Silver Mist (Misty), a toy poodle and Casey (a bichon fries) won my heart and ruled the roost later.

Bethany Maines – I do love animals, but I’ve only had 2 dogs in my life. When I was a kid we had Chips, the Chocolate Lab. And now we have Kato the Rottweiler mix. Kato is such an adorable guy and such a big mama’s boy that I don’t know what I will do when it’s time to say goodbye. I think that’s why I haven’t had more pets – I’m afraid to sign up for the heartbreak.

Kay Kendall – I’m wildly allergic to cats, although I have survived living with a few during my early

married years. As I’ve aged, my allergies have worsened so bye-bye kitty cats. I was raised with dogs and find them more congenial anyway. I was horse crazy as a kid but couldn’t have a horse because I was allergic to their danger and hay. For the last two decades my husband and I have rescued abandoned house rabbits. Turs out I am also allergic to them too so gradually he has taken over their care. Bottom line, to me my house would not be home unless there was one dog and at least one bunny in it.

Cathy P. Perkins – I’ve always had dogs – love their antics, their unconditional love, and their simple joy in life.

Juliana Aragon Flatula – I love all animals but especially cats and dogs. I’ve had several pets and they live to be old pets and that is the saddest part of being a pet parent when you have to let them go.

Julie Mulhern – I love dogs and horses and have been fortunately to have both in my life. I am currently catering to the needs of a Weimaraner who takes all that is provided for him as his due.

Dru Ann Love – I love animals, but allergies dictate that I can’t have one in my home. We grew up with cats though.

AB Plum – My parents gave me my first dog at age 18 months. Losing a birthday-cocker spaniel gave me a story for my first university Creative Writing class (Too maudlin for the prof and earned me a C).

TK Thorne – Animals have always been part of my life - dogs, in particular, but also cats and horses,

at one time parakeets and fish. I really can’t imagine living without a dog. I believe dogs co-evolved with humans and that we affected each other. Without dogs in our development, we might be different (and worse – yes, really) creatures.

Shari Randall – When I was a little girl my family had three pets. We had a parakeet named Herbie – yes, he was named after we saw the movie, Herbie the Love Bug. After Herbie died in the middle of dinner one night, a neighborhood friend gave us an all black kitten my sister named, unimaginatively, John. John must have been a martyred king in another life – he suffered regally and without complaint three littles girls who loved to dress him up like a doll. Our last pet was a rescue mutt named Teddy, a high energy Weimaraner mix. He was a little too high energy for my mom, however, and went to live on a farm. I love cats especially, but my children have allergies, so we haven’t had any pets in years.

Linda Rodriguez – I have had dogs and cats for most of my life, always rescue animals since I have been out on my own. When I was a small child, I also had rabbits, a mynah bird, an ocelot, and a Komodo dragon as pets, because my father was into exotic animals. The mynah bird and ocelot were fine, but the Komodo dragon was vicious. I still have a soft spot for him, though, because I’m an inveterate animal lover.