Junior has spent the last three days sobbing over the loss of her pet rat, which she brought home following a trip to her uncle's house despite my many, many, many objections. Unfortunately, she escaped from her crate, which in a house with three sighthounds...
Definitely a life lesson for Junior, who feels like its all her fault given that the rat was the first pet that was truly her responsibility to take care of. Thankfully her mother and I were able to convince her that her injuries were from the crate and not the dogs, as we do not want her harboring resentment against the hound that sleeps by her side every night.
The rat was given a Viking funeral in the fire pit out back, following its one month stay in our home on its journey to Valhalla.
Definitely a life lesson for Junior, who feels like its all her fault given that the rat was the first pet that was truly her responsibility to take care of. Thankfully her mother and I were able to convince her that her injuries were from the crate and not the dogs, as we do not want her harboring resentment against the hound that sleeps by her side every night.
The rat was given a Viking funeral in the fire pit out back, following its one month stay in our home on its journey to Valhalla.