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Before Julius, I was indifferent to cats but at his tragic death by a passing car, my mother - in an unusual flair for the dramatic, lamented that she thought I probably loved Julius more than anyone in the family. Julius became my constant homebody companion, meeting me at the door and following me doggedly (no pun intended) until he found an opening to jump onto my lap. Watching him leap to the top of a seven-foot-high wall, I named him Julius after my basketball idol Julius Erving. My first pet not a rabbit or reptile was an orange tabby barn cat we brought home when I was 15. Six months later the dog vanished almost as suddenly as it had arrived.
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My grandfather died when I was 10 and a month later my dad surprised us with a puppy, I suspect to fill an emotional void left by his father. But being a workaholic high school principal, dad left much of the puppy-raising, plus four kids at home, to my mother. Growing up, my exposure to the magic life of dogs came mostly from watching "Lassie" reruns or "Scooby Doo" cartoons. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that nearly 4 in 10 Iowa households own dogs. After a long night when nobody got much sleep, the kid quit cold turkey, and a beautiful black Labrador puppy arrived in time for her birthday party.
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The thing their daughter wanted above all else was a puppy, so after many other tactics failed, her parents decided to offer a quid pro quo: if you quit sucking your thumb, we will get you a puppy for your birthday. The result was amazing - a handsome, princely and yet whimsical tribute standing guard for posterity next to the living-room fireplace.Īnother glimpse of the magical life of dogs came to me through the story of a family struggling to help their child quit sucking her thumb. Working from a photograph, and using memorabilia contributed by the family, the artist fashioned a collage from wood, metal and plastic replicating the dog’s dimensions with precision.
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I once had a great friend named Alison who so loved her dog that when it died she commissioned a sculptor to honor its memory by creating a life size replica. View Gallery: Halloween 2021 pet costume party held at Des Moines dog park