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Pets Unique Coinpanions Senior Kerry Hieb tri es to teach her two dogs, Amy and 1
Pepper, how to fe tch a sti ck for a treat. Amy is a purebred
G reyhound and Pepper is a Schnoodle. (Erin Doll)
Angie Meier

Even if a pet didn' t answerto Rover or or none. Feeding, exercisin g, cleaning cages,
Fluffy, many students found th at unusual ani- playing, and grooming were just some of the
mals were also good compani ons. Whether it duties that went along with owning a pet. " My
was a guinea pi g, dog, rabbit, or chameleon, turtle, Mi chelangelo, was very easy to take
every pet was a responsibility for the owner to care of. All I had to do was feed him lettuce
take care of. and bugs. Sometimes I took him fo r walk s in
There were unlimited choices of ani - the backyard, until my little brother took him
mals to buy for a pet, and almost as many outside and fo rgot about him, so he walked
reasons for buyin g them. " I love animals that away and never came back," Seni or Tiffany
most peopl e fear because it is neat to see the Tarr said . Sophomore Jeff Brown enj oyed
expressions on their faces th e first time they taking care of his two piranhas, and especiall y
walk into my room and see a bi g bl ack taran- liked th e feeding part . " I feed each one of
tul a," Seni or Rod Combs said. He purchased them a gold fish a day, but before I throw th em
Brutus, hi s tarantula, at a pet store in Westroads in , I cut off the tail s so the piranhas can digest
Mall a little over two years ago. th em better," he said.
An animal mi ght also have been cho- For some pet owners, the pet was a lot
sen for a pet because it refl ected the owners - more than just an ani mal. It was a fri end or
personality- fun, fri endly, or pl ayful. ''I'm a lot even a cheri shed member of the fa mily. " My
like my snake. I'm sneaky, and I never get dog is like a sister to me. I spend as much time
caught doin g anything wrong,"Senior Rupal with her as possib le." Senio r Debbie
Patel said. Owners could also resemble their Hali mecek said.
pet in oth er ways. " I could be considered a cute, Whatever the reasons fo r buyin g and
yet lazy creature like Brutus,"Combs said . owning a pet, there was a lot of sati sfacti on in
Some animals required a great deal of taking care of an animal th at depended on you
time and attention, while others required little for everything. e
Adams, Jessica
Adams, John
Ali ano, Joey
Alsup, Kell y
Anda, Nathan
Anderson,Nathan
Anderson,Nicolas

Andru s, Kara
Aronson, Jeffrey
Appuhn, Brad
Arvantis, Saige
Backl und, Kyle
Bailey, Brad
Bai ley, Jason

Baker, Jeffrey
Ball ard, Gretchen
Ball entine. Caley
Bard, Carri
Bard, Christi
Bartlett , Tyson
Bartosh, Nicole

Bastemeyer, J iII
Batchelder, John
Baumert . Carla
Beach, Ryan
Beck, Mel iss a
Bedel, Jeffrey
Beer, Jacki e
100 Pets