"PETS"

We've been through a few pets!! Sad, but true!!
First, John had Jacob the cat when we first met!! I have never liked cats but was prepared to put up with him until he decided that the cots we had set up for the twins were the best places to sleep. So, he went to live with John's parents and ended his days being spoilt rotten in a nursing home for the elderly! They loved him!!!
Then, we had Cal from the Lost Dogs Home but when we moved into a terrace house in North Carlton we 'donated' him to Mum and Dad in Neerim South because a pocket-sized backyard is not big enough for any dog. He ended up having a fight with the 'traffic' on the main road where they live. Cal lost!
The kids had goldfish and hermit crabs, too.

Bran with Jake and Simon. Simon doesn't look too sure!

Bran involved in a game of fun!

Playing cubbies with Bran in a fridge box.

We got our next little dog when we lived in Coburg, not long before the twins were born. He was presented to me in a Bailey's Irish cream box. He was also with us for many years and was loved by Sian and Jake as well as us!! Bran was involved in a cricketing mishap when he was fielding in a backyard cricket match and he suffered the occasional seizure after that. But, he was very cute and lived to be quite old (in dog terms). 
 We had Sooty the shih tzu until she came on heat and went back to her breeder. From her first litter we brought Alfie home. He was with us for many years until old age got the better of him and blindness and incontinence disabled him. He was a beautiful dog and much loved by us all.
Sian loved rabbits and even had one trained to walk on a lead. Our little Alfie used to sleep on the back step with Benjamin bunny. They were best mates.

Dr.Pepper

We missed having a dog after Alfie died so we drove to the other side of Kilmore to pick up Charlie the cavitzu. He was SO cute but we only had him a few weeks and he had to be put down after a nasty accident in our backyard. We all cried a lot that day!!

Charlie

Then came Snoop who is almost 3 years old. He has been through all our ups and downs and just loves us ...and any visitors we have!! He has been a constant companion in our times of grief and just loves to snuggle beside us or on the couch where he can stay warm and still see or hear us. He knew something was amiss after Jake died and spent many hours sitting outside Jake's bedroom door just waiting!! He lost his appetite and started shedding hair in clumps!! It was very sad. So, just after Christmas, we bought a companion for Snoop thinking that might help him to recover his original enthusiasm. Rosie the Golden Cocker Spaniel came home on a trial for a month. But, she was very domineering and only made Snoop worse so we found her a lovely home nearby. However, just having Rosie for that month was enough to jolt Snoop back to reality and he is now back to his old self.

Snoop

He has annoying habits (don't we all?) such as getting over-excited when visitors first arrive or gross habits such as knicker-licking!! He steals dirty knickers out of the washing basket!!! Eww!!
But I wouldn't be without him!
It's great to have a dog....they just love you unconditionally!