Family, not just people

Original post was on Jan 21 2023.

I have a large family, but it seems we are spread out from one end of the country to the other with pockets of us dropped here and there. (Edited to read: extended family.)

For me, family isn't just people and it isn't only those born from the same parents. It's a very inclusive group with pets playing an important role.

I'm posting a picture of our two little guys (long-haired chihuahuas). One really looks more like a Papillion than a Chihuahua and I like him that way. His name is St Zorro. He got that name because when he was a puppy he had three colors going on and looked like a tiny St Bernard (so the St) and he had a black mask on- like Zorro. He also had a silhouette of Mickey Mouse on his hindquarters, but he grew out of that. (Edited to read: He has joined his Daddy in Doggy Heaven.)

The dark colored one (actually he is gray) is named Little Jack Sparrow. He acquired that name as a puppy because of those dark eyes that looked ever so much like Captain Jack Sparrow's dark eyes, eyeliner and all. *Unfortunately we lost Jack. He lived a very long, happy life (16 years) and left us peacefully, moving on to bigger chew bones and fluffier doggy-beds.

Edited to add: I miss my 'littles'.