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Teddy & Bear

[dogs] I bought these two guys back in May of 1988 when I was living in Pensacola, Florida. They were brand new residents at the pet store and were in the same cage. Teddy & Bear were almost the same age (2 weeks difference) and had been together since being weened. I, of course, wanted 1 of them and my SO wanted the other, so I just bought them both. They were absolutely inseparable. Bear was the boss, but Teddy was the brains. Bear was a sprinter and Teddy was rather slow, yet when they got lost once in 1994 they stayed together until they were caught by the authorities. They don't look like a pair of convicts, do they? They were raised with cats and think nothing of hanging around with them. Their first playmate was Spook (RIP). Their second feline friend was Paws, but he was too wild and ended up going to another home with more space that he could claim for his own. Then there was Kitty (Don't start.. I know its not very original) who was a stray that wandered into my old apartment and decided she was staying. Kitty (RIP) is also gone. Their last feline companion was Mittens. She wasn't sure of hanging around with dogs at first, but she became a full-fledged member of the pack!

Bear

[bear] Bear was a pure-bred Schipperke. I pronounce it skipper-key but not everybody agrees with me. I had originally planned to register Bear as a pure-bred, which required a unique name. So his "full name" is really "Bear E. Rough Tough Stuff" since he seems to think he's Super-Dog. Bear was quite the sprinter and loved to run and play ball. He could also catch the ball in mid-air about 95% of the time and loved to jump up and snatch it. Bear waited patiently for a fenced in back yard for years. His last years of life saw his wish come true. He certainly liked running around out there. I definitely miss him a lot even though he's been gone for years.

Teddy

[teddy] Teddy was the dog my SO wanted. He was a yippy dog with long impossible to keep clean white hair. Even worse, he loved dirt and couldn't stand being clean for any length of time. (sigh) Teddy's nickname was The Fluff-meister. Teddy was a very good beggar and could sit up on his hind legs for hours at a time, even hopping around on them when necessary. He also lived to lick people and could do so for hours on end. I was always sure that he would wear out his tongue, but it never did happen.

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