Pet-tastic

Peter Van Dolzer, 10th

“Tony is a cat. She's a muted calico. She's 3 years old. We adopted her from an adoption agency. I just saw her and she was clawing at the glass when she saw me and I knew it was meant to be. When she first started sleeping in bed with me she took the whole pillow.”

Alyssa Montelongo, 11th

“Sugar is a fat lab. She's 9 turning 10. The Mom got impregnated and the family didn't want the puppies. We had a choice between three, but the other two got sick, so we got Sugar.”

Clarissa Ramos, 12th

“Koosh is an English bulldog. I got her from Pets R Us. I think my favorite memory is when I taught her how to sit. She doesn’t do anything because she’s fat and lazy. So I said ‘sit’ and I would give her treat. We had to do that like 50 times.”

Oliver Trent, 11th

“Hammy was born on Aug. 18. He was left for dead by his mother shortly after birth. Hammy the Sammy started life out hard, born with a strong heart and a will to thrive. Hammy the Sammy has grown twice his size each week and has mastered the use of his claws. He's quite dashing, I'd say.”

Cassandra Magee, 11th

“I have a Doberman whose name is Samuel L. Jackson. I’ve had her for three years now. I got her for Christmas. I like that whenever she’s in my room I cannot not take my hands off her without her biting my feet. Or if I’m sitting down she will ram her head into my back like a goat.”