Pets

Growing up we had some interesting pets.  When I was really little, we had a cocker spaniel named Courtney O'Riley III.  I have no pictures of him.  We called him Riley and didn't have him for very long.  Then our next foray was many years later when we got a beagle named Dolly and cat named Kitty.  Then we got a Siamese cat and Mom named her Ching.  She was amazing and we all loved her.  She was deliberately run over one night by some drunk teenagers.  We were all crushed.  Then we got Ming.  She was a fun cat and is basically responsible for all of the 'Siamese' cats in Ephraim, Utah.  The top picture is Lady.  There will never be a pet quite like Lady.  She was smarter than our whole family put together!  We all loved her and tried to get other poodles to replace her.  It never worked.  There is and will be only one Lady.  After Lady, my parents never really tried to get another pet.  Our family went through a whole slue of pets but Lady will always be the gold standard in all of our minds.