Patty Bottini
From Spring Valley (Teacher’s Assistant)
It was a dachshund named Gretchen. We had to put her to sleep because she was old and her back end wouldn’t work. We then got a German shepherd and a poodle. We had lots of dogs, but we got Gretchen when I was five or six. I also had a hamster as a kid, and my sister had rabbits. Oh, and I owned a goldfish briefly. I have dogs now and a parrot.
Linda Chadwell
From Spring Valley (Government Employee)
A cat when I was around six. We had it 17 years. We had a German shepherd collie mix. Also as a kid I had a baby alligator. My dad brought it illegally from Florida. I had it two weeks. It bit my finger, and as I was waving my hand around, it flew across the room and hit the wall. That killed it.
Linda Pearce
From Rancho Peñasquitos (Law Enforcement)
My first hamster was Little Miss Pee Wee Kins. I was going to name it just Pee Wee, until I found out it was a girl. My first dog was Jolie, which means “pretty” in French. It was a purebred toy poodle, and my brother and I would take a blanket and throw it up in the air. I think the dog hated it, but we thought it was fun. I’m surprised we didn’t accidentally kill her.
Lee Baldelli
From Downtown (Broker)
I had a border collie named Scout when I was ten. My mother gave it away after a couple years because she didn’t want it inside the house. We got a cat named Smokey, which was black and white and even did tricks. But our dog Scout I really wish we had longer. We even went camping, which he would’ve loved. And we never brought him along. I’m not sure why.
Mark Chadwell
From Spring Valley (Bailiff)
It was a mixed bulldog named Sergeant. I think my dad named him. I also had a duck named Elmer. I was five or six when my mom got it. I don’t remember what ever happened, but we never ate him or anything like that. We also raised rabbits, but those were to eat. I guess that doesn’t make them pets.
Mark Petterson
From Pacific Beach (Chiropractor)
I had a lot of goldfish I won at carnivals. They always died after a few weeks. I had rabbits and a golden retriever. The dog once killed one of the rabbits. My first pet I killed, though. It was a small turtle. I might have been around five years old. I can’t remember its name, but I remember my mom telling me to change the water. I thought warm water would be best for it. The thing jumped around twice and died in the hot water. I buried it in my yard, and when my mom came home she asked where the turtle was. I told her and she made me dig it up. She saw it was dead and told me to bury it. I told her I already did, and it was her turn.
Comments
magicsfive April 15, 2009 @ 8:47 p.m.
What was your first pet?
i had a baby duck. i was like 3. he followed me EVERYWHERE, bless his little heart. i remember i had to go potty (sorry guys, but i did) and he tried to follow me into the house. every time i shooed him away, he came back. i had to go bad lol so what i did was...now remember, i am only 3 ok- so i put him in the iceplant on his back just to keep him there. well i guess i forgot about him and when i went looking for him he had died. i guess he was unable to get up. i still cry sometimes for that little duck...i still feel so bad :(
lallaw April 15, 2009 @ 10:21 p.m.
What was your first pet?
What a cool question! The first domesticated mammal/animal that we took care of were two stray cats which we named some exotic monikers that if I could spell them I would print them here. One of the kitties was all black and seemed to prefer my younger sister, Beth. One day Beth and I were lying in the grass and black-kitty came strolling by, giving us a look/see with her tail straight up and the prettiest white and pink bum-hole you ever did view at face level So naturally my little sis hauls off and sticks her 3 year old finger right into it like a plush doorbell! Mrrreeoowwwww!!!
My mother nearly boiled my sister Beth's offending finger off (immediately after Mom peeled the cat from the window screen). I watched all with great amusement. Mom never did let Bethie touch much with that finger thereafter...neither did black-kitty.
Josh Board April 16, 2009 @ 4:56 p.m.
What was your first pet?
the last time i heard someone say something about the pretties pink and white bum hole they ever saw...i was running out of the Brass Rail in Hillcrest!
those were great stories, although i disagree, lallaw. The question isn't one of my favorites. for some reason, i thought i'd get a great variety of answers. the first 10 people all had dogs!
magic...my friend Larry, a teacher at point loma high school, had a pet duck. he told his class about his mom giving it to a neighbor. and the neighbor ended up cooking it and eating it. so, a few students in the class did a short film called "Lucky Duck."
nothing cuter then watching the little guys waddle behind their mommy around a lake.
magicsfive April 16, 2009 @ 5:13 p.m.
What was your first pet?
oh i hope he was making up the part about cooking the duck and eating it!! he was, wasn't he?????
souriante1947 April 17, 2009 @ 12:05 p.m.
What was your first pet?
We had a tiny little black and white dog my father brought home one day. It never needed a leash thought we lived in the city. It would follow us everywhere never leaving our side. It even knew how to look both ways when crossing the street. It would sit on a stool next to my father at the local bars. Everyone loved it so much my father would sometimes sell it to someone in the bars he hung out in. My two sisters and I would cry and cry. A few days or a week or two later, our little dog would find its way home. Maybe a six months or even a year would pass and he would sell her again and the same thing would happen. I still think of her with love and that was more than 50 years ago.
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