An Incomplete List of the Animals my Grandpa brought home over the course of his 67-year marriage to Gandma:
Annabell, a solid white and completely deaf pit bull that used to let mom draw on her belly
The Worldās Ugliest Tom Cat, who turned out to be the cuddiest teddy bear of an animal
Cocker spaniel named āCaptainā
A completely bald and extremely anxious canary that sang beautifully, but only at 4 AM
Baby Squirrel that grew up in the house and then refused to move out
A Genuine Thoroughbred Racehorse who was a spectacular athelete but had a habit of running races in the wrong direction.Ā Benny turned out to be a terrific trail horse instead.
A bucket full of 43 goldfish left over from the fair.Ā Mom counted once they were all in the bathtub in the backyard with the snapping turtle.
Another cocker spaniel namedĀ āMajorā, who had the tremendous talent of eating green beans silently
Red-tailed hawk he found on the highway, and sucessfully nursed back to health and released.
Strange, the dog that lived under the porch and only came into the house at night.
AnĀ āabandonedā baby deer.
Spooky, an alleged dog.Ā Ā
Joey the parakeet whose tricks wereĀ
1. drinking tea out of a tiny cup
2. threatening to peck out peopleās eyes
3. wearing hats
A Really Big Toad he found behind the factory, because the other auto workers were discussing using it for target practice.Ā Mr. Grumpity was guardian of the rosebed for several years and grannyās (his mother) favorite animal he ever brought home.
Gretchen, a St. Bernard that had to be shaved from her prior ownerās neglect, and spent a week hiding from sight with such success in the house that they thought sheād run away.
Arson, Burglary and Murder, three frankly adorable little kittens.Ā They did not change the names, much to the regret of the cop who lived three doors down.
Yet another Cocker Spaniel, namedĀ āColonelā
Once in the nursing home, he had aĀ āpetā 12-point whitetail buck that would come to his window to be fed corn and get headskritches, inexplicably namedĀ āFlorenceā
The marriage only ended because thier time on earth did. He never kept an animal Grandma wouldnāt allow and if anything she was worse about it.
She was the one who brought home a tarantula.
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