This is so hard for me. Memory Lane is sometimes a sad walk filled with lots of regrets. You don't have to point out my shortcomings with some of my past babies, I'm very aware of them.
Tiny Toy Solid Black Poodle - about 3# and I'll never forget him. He's been dead now 30 yrs and I could still cry just thinking of him. Can't tell you his name because it is no longer politically correct but I didn't mean any harm. My dad gave him to me after we were married.
Peke Mix - Roxie developed demodectic mange & had to wear a sweater long before it was fashionable. No children yet so she got lots of attention and good care.
Bandit - beautiful Peke puppy that I only had for a few weeks. I sold her because it hurt me to hear her breathe. I decided that a full blood Pekingnese just wasn't the right pet for me at that time. I regret this time of my life in regards to my pets. I was pretty selfish & self absorbed.
Frosty, lg beautiful gorgeous Samoyed. She was awfully hot in Texas & did large large piles of poop that my toddlers invariably fell down in. Gave her away.
Lhasa Apso, Sissy -wasn't the best mom to her,but I did do better than the 2 previous. She was very good & followed my children everywhere. We all loved her very much and even took her with us on family vacations.
Shih Tzu -not quite as good with the kids- my children kept me so busy I shouldn't have had pets during their early years. Apart from playing with the kids, they basically just got food, water & vaccines from me.
Beautiful Blond Cocker Spaniel still feel guilty because I wasn't the best mom to her. She didn't really want to be with the kids, little nervous of them & I was totally wrapped up in what the kids were doing.
Persian Calico Mix Cat - gorgeous.- Callie- was really my daughter's as she was a little older by now. My daughter still has a ringworm pop up every now & then that is courtesy of sleeping with Callie.
Lg 10# Yorkie with floppy ears - still miss him too.-Pup pup- got him because my son wanted him but as he was older now he lost interest & Pup Pup became mine. I had left him outside when I went to work one morning & as I came in from lunch, he came running to meet me & got ran over by a car. I thought I would die of guilt, it was a long long time before I had another dog.
Without my approval or permission my college age son came home with a wolf puppy that was very very sick. We were working with Texas A & M to try to save her. She was having seizures and was so weak she could hardly stand but I would sit on the floor and she would climb up in my lap and tremble & shake & pass all kinds of body waste. My son was causing us a lot of trouble at the time and didn't like me very much most of the time and I was worried sick about him. Over this little wolf pup though we both held each other & cried our hearts out as she died. I think he forgave me for some things when he saw how hard I tried to save that little pup I hadn't wanted him to bring home. Of course soon after that, he dropped out of college and left home and went to work with some high risk juvenile offenders in NC.
He never lived at home again after that but I think we just had to let each other live our own lives. Sometimes we can become too over involved & controlling in our children's lives even with the best of intentions. Now he is a youth minister in Md.
Black/White Persian cat - Sheba She was an old cat when we took her with us when we evacuated for Hurricane Rita, She hated living in the Fifth Wheel Trailer with my dd, sil, 2 grands, their Yorkie, my husband & I. She was so stressed out through this experience that she died the next day after we returned home.
Present 3# Yorkie that I absolutely adore. My own Little Bit, I take raising her very seriously. She makes me miss my first little toy poodle so bad though.
Next Pet Someday if I live long enough - Tiny Maltese Baby or Rescue
