Friday Five Pets

Sophia wrote:

My son's tiny beloved lizard, Elf, is looking and acting strange this week. His skin/scales are quite dark, and he is lethargic. We are adding vitamin drops to his lettuce and spinach and hoping and praying that he is just getting ready to shed his skin--but it's too soon to tell. Others in the ring have also been worried about beloved pets this week. And, in the saddest news of all, Songbird has had to bid farewell to her precious Molly, the amazing dog who is well known to readers of her blog as a constant sacrament of God's unconditional love.

So in memory of Molly, and in honor of all the beloved animal companions who bless our lives: tell us about the five most memorable pets you have known.

1. The first is my beloved black lab, Tasha who I had to say good-bye to a number of years ago. She loved everyone and if she saw anyone playing a with a ball, she wanted to play too.
2. Abby, who is still with us is next. She's Ray's retired Seeing Eye Dog. Abby's mantra is, "Whatever," as you can see in the picture at the right. It was taken a couple of years ago when Grace was home sick and we were watching her. Grace wrapped Abby in the pink and white blanket and snuggled and played with her all day. The only part of Abby that's visible is the black fur.
3. Amity isn't technically a pet, but she's added some interesting dimensions to our lives and has afforded Ray continued independence. She is his current Seeing Eye Dog, who is half black lab and half golden retriever. She's in the top left picture with her "cousin" Cherokee, whom she just met over the holidays. Amity is on the right. We sometimes call her a giraffe because she will stretch her long neck to see things.
4. As a child, I had a cat named Ringo, who was a handful. He like to eat green olives.
5. As a very young child, we had a do who was part German shepherd, part collie named Julius. He saved my life. Once as a toddler I had wandered out to the front yard and was on my way into the street. Julius knocked me down to prevent me from doing so.

Those are the pets in my life and I am thankful for them all.

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