My Personalized Pet

When I was little I had several pets, but my favorite was always my dog Barney. Everyday when I would come home from school he would welcome me at the door, barking and wagging his tail. One day when I came home, however, Barney wasn’t there to meet me.

My parents were never ones to sugarcoat anything, so instead of some story about Barney going to visit his family in Minnesota, I was told that he had passed away. Naturally I was devastated, but my parents did all they could to alleviate my grief. Not only did they get me a new dog, but they also got me a personalized pet photo pillow to memorialize my fallen friend.

When I first brought home my baby kitten, Oliver, I never gave a second thought to him getting cold. Naively, I assumed that since he was an animal, he was capable of living in chilly climates. Although he had an abundance of fur, which I was constantly removing from my clothes and furniture, I found that he would often shake and shiver during the winter months.

After doing some research, I found out that despite their plush coats, animals are still susceptible to even moderately cold temperatures. I have never been an advocate of dressing up your pet in human clothing, so I decided to go the more traditional route and got Oliver a couple of cat blankets. He created a little nest for himself in his cat bed and doesn’t have any trouble braving the winter weather anymore.