BENJI, Miniature Schnauzer, 8 years old (photo above)
“For many years he played a singing reindeer at the preschool I taught music at…. he would join in and sing with me. Now he is requested by friends and family for singing “Happy Birthday”. People love it [when Benji sings]. He also loves to join in for the National Anthem.”
LILY, Labradoodle, 3 years old
“We got Lily about three years ago. We werenʼt really looking for a dog but one of my friends called and asked if we were looking for one. She said she ran into her old pastor who was fostering a four-month-old Golden Doodle puppy…. We agreed to meet Lily on a Sunday afternoon. She came to our doorstep and [my daughters] immediately put a bow in her hair and she never left. She has been such an amazing part of our family.”
SWEET PEA, Jack Russell mix, 14 years old
“I received my dog from one of my students 14 years ago. She was the best present ever. My student just didnʼt want her anymore, and she was only 9 months old when I got her. We made the exchange in a parking lot of a strip mall…. In her 14 years, sheʼs accompanied me through several moves and has had a few four- legged siblings. Some she has gotten along with, while others, not so much.”
– Compiled by Ava Johnson
