My Pets

Growing up pets have always been an important part of my life. I had two dogs growing up that were very important to me, so when I was on my own I started to create my own little pet family. Today I have two dogs, a border collie/blue heeler puppy named Jack and a shar pei mix named Dumpy. I also have a cat named cupcake.

My pet family started out with my cat. I had never been much of a cat person so raising him as a kitten was a bit different than what I was used to with the dogs. I ended up with him by chance as I wasn't actively seeking out a cat. When I moved in with my current roommate, his previous roommate had left him with two kittens and was unable to keep both of them. I offered to keep one of them so that he wouldn't get sent to the humane society and he's been stuck with me for the last four and a half years.

After having my cat for a couple years I decided it was time to add a dog to my family. Dumpy was my next addition. I found him at dog shelter near Sparta. During my first visit, he was fairly standoffish for the first couple minutes but quickly warmed up to me. My second visit to the shelter he was very excited to see me and even more excited to be going home. He practically dragged me to my car out of excitement. He's five and a half years old and has been with me for just over two years. Recently I decided to give him a little brother and at the beginning of this year decided to bring home our latest addition, Jack. Jack is a year old as of December 3rd and enjoys terrorizing both of his older brothers.