Few Things I Learned from My Pets

My first ever blog here on Steemit was how my dog thought me patience. Not a real Introduceyourself post, but looking back it was, for me. If you knew me in real life, you would know few things:

• Loves animals;
• Optimistic;
• Sarcastic;
• Family oriented;
• Smiles a lot;
• Loves beer;
• Addicted to music, books and TV shows;
• A little bit obsessive with cleaning;
• Easy to talk to;
• Supportive;
• Raised by wolfs (well, older brother);

But, to get back to my animal loving side of personality.
First of all, it wasn't always there. Yes, I was terrified to be even close to anything animal-like, even bugs. I would scream and run away if I saw an ant, let alone something bigger.
So, my parents (both animal lovers) decided to get me a dog, so I would overcome my fears. Since they don't really believe you should buy animals, we adopted one.

And there began my first lesson with pets. I was about 5 years old, and the little black pup 1 year old. He was named Jerry (by the mouse from the cartoon), and he stayed small for a very short period of time. He grew in to a big, black and playful dog in no time, nothing like the mouse he was named after, but the name stayed.
He thought me RESPONSIBILITIES, I had to feed him, walk him and clean after him. My parents were supportive, but stayed away and let me do all the small chores. We bonded after few months and my fear of animals disappeared. I don't rally have any photos of that dog, so I will put one from Pexels.

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A few years after Jerry, I found a stray golden retriever. He was on the street for who knows how long, very thin and in poor condition, but with a spark in his eyes. I took him to the vet, to find out he was about two years old and has owners. I contacted them immediately, to let them know the good news that I found him, but it turned out they didn't want him any more, so they've let him go.
I was in quite the shock that someone can treat animals like that, but also happy that he found new home. We named him Leo, and he was an ultimate good boy! He was so scared of anything resembling a pole (brooms, shovels, bigger branches), we could see that he was beaten for sure. And he thought me FORGIVENESS, that dog was such an amazing creature. He soon forgave people for mistreating him, and became instant friend with every one who ever saw him (people and animals). He lived a joyful life, and died of old-age, peacefully.

Leo, 2015.

After Leo came Minnie, one of our current pets. And she is a type of dog that books can be written about. The intelligence and character on this one are out of this world. She did though me patience, since I have her from 2 months old. But she also thought me to be happy that I wake up, to play as much as I can and to sleep when tired. And I hope that lessons with Minnie are yet to come, since she is still a puppy.

All along I have a cat, I got her for my birthday in 2007., so she is an old lady, but going strong. Her name is Missy, and she thought me to be SELFISH. Yes, well you know how cats are, pretty independent and not really sensitive. You have to love them for "I really don't care" attitude, and we can learn to put ourselves first from cats. She is very calm and lazy, sleeps a lot and loves to hide in warm places.

We also have a pet lizard, but I can't really say he/she (not sure) thought me anything, except if reincarnation is a real thing, I don't want to come back as a lizard.

How about you? Do you have any pets, and if so did you learn anything from them?

With love,
Tamara