My First Pets

Growing up I had lots of pets.  And I would now if my apartment let me.

One of the first that I remember that was mine was BJ. BJ was a sheep dog.  We got him as a puppy.  According to my parents, he got the name BJ because he threw up on the way home. (B=Barfus).  I don't actually remember him a lot, but from pictures it looks like he was my real life doll.  I would put him in my stroller and push him around.  Sadly, BJ outgrew our backyard and we gave him away.

At this same time we had a cat, sadly I don't remember it's name. But we moved it thousands of miles away with us.  And first thing it did when we got to the new home, hide under the front porch.  I don't have many memories with that cat.

So first pet I actually remember is Sparkle. Growing up, my dad and I would go to this Garden store, and they had cats you could adopt.  We adopted Sparkle.  His name became Sparkle because I couldn't pronounce the name I actually wanted to name him.  I remember giving him a bath.  My dad said he went from black and gray to grey and white.  Must have been a dirty cat.

Along with Sparkle, I had a orange tabby named Fluffy.  We also got him as a kitten. So cute....or maybe I should say "HE'S SO FLUFFY I'M GOING TO DIE!".  Any who.  He was a funny cat.  He would chase the laser pointers, and oh I just loved him so much.  But sometimes he wasn't the best, like when he used to undecorate the Christmas tree by climbing up it.  Crazy cat.

Sadly, Sparkle ran away one year during fireworks and we gave Fluffy away when we moved.  They were great cats.

Note: I did have birds some time between all these cats, but they flew away one day when my dad was cleaning their cages.  Here's all the pets I can remember

Cat #1
BJ - Dot
2 Birds
Sparkle - Cat
Fluffy - Cat
Einstein - Beta Fish
Albert - Beta Fish
Domino, Cesar - Fish
Sir Isaac - Snail
Throw in some other fish

Now I have a pet rock. :)