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Costello's winning photo
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Costello's rubber stamp image
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Our 2003 Pet Lover's
Star Search Grand Prize winner is:
Costello
Although Costello's human tells us he is a bit
camera-shy, Costello's face now adorns a rubber stamp in our
2004 pet lover's rubber stamp catalog. Costello is reportedly
a mischievous fellow despite his sweet disposition - and sweet
face. Costello is 6 months old. Congratulations to Costello
and his proud family! You can buy Costello's rubber stamp on
our hedgehog page.
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Our 2003 Pet Lover's Star Search
First Place Winners are (in alphabetical order):
April, Danny, Hayley, Hammy, and Punky!
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April, First Place Winner - 7 years old. Her proud human describes
her as "Daddy's little girl" and tells us she enjoys
going for rides in the car, and snoozing in her favorite spot
on the couch. She also apparently has her humans wrapped around
her adorable little paw. See April's rubber stamp
here.
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Danny, First Place Winner - 8 weeks
old; Danny's human tells us: "He has been just a super
joy and love; his tail wagging wildly to greet us and he loves
to make us laugh....We love Danny and couldn't imagine the house
without him. Danny is a toy poodle. See Danny's rubber stamp
here.
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Hammy, First Place Winner - 10 year's old; Hammy's adoring human
tells us that he is a "tough old man" who has survived
a number of trials, including surgery to remove part of one
ear after suffering a bite wound that became infected (this
might explain his love of big floppy hats). He is a free roam
ferret, even though he is blind and not as active as he used
to be. Sources in the know tell us that Hammy's lovingly indulged
humans are permitted to sleep in the same bed with him (though
he probably hogs the covers) and that he wouldn't have it any
other way.See Hammy's rubber stamp
here.
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YES,
there are five first place winner this year... as it was impossible
to stop at three. It was almost impossible to stop at five!
So, last in our alphabetical list - but NOT least in any way:
our fourth and fifth first place winners:
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Hayley , first place winner - 2 years old. One of a set of "triplets",
Hayley's name comes from the three little pig's story - she
is named for the pig in the house made of hay. Her human tells
us she is a pig with plenty of attitude. She loves carrots and
kale and enjoys a quick cuddle in her human's lap before scurrying
away for more play with her mom and the "girls". See
Hayley's rubber stamp
here.
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Punky, first place winner - 3 years old. Her human tells us,
"Punky is VERY spunky and her name fits her perfectly.
She thinks she is a person and will try to do whatever I do.
She gets into everything and keeps me on my toes." Though
she has two hedgie-sisters, Punky tries very hard to be an "only
child." See Punky's rubber stamp
here.
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Our 2003 Pet Lover's Star Search
Honorable Mention (these are just a few of
the pets whose most precious of faces made our choice so difficult
this year), in no particular order.
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Boo Bear and Ms. Bronda - Boo Bear is five years old
and Ms. Bronda is three. This beloved pair of sugar gliders
reportedly love to use their human as a climbing "tree."
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Dewalt - 2 years old. Dewalt was rescued from a state in which
hedgehogs are illegal when he was about one years old. He had
never been named or touched by his previous owner. It took nine
months of loving care from his new humans before he lost enough
excess weight to be able to roll up in a ball. Now almost one
year later he finally puts his quills down, has stopped biting,
and lets his loving humans see his adorable little face. His
human says Dewalt is the love of her life. We think Dewalt and
his human both are very lucky to have found each other.
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Perchance - 6 1/2 years old (7 months in photo)
Perchance's human tells us that when she was adopted from the
Humane Society she was affection-starved and couldn't get enough
love or attention. Fortunately, love was not in short supply
in her new home. Perchance loves to "help" around
the house. Especially when it comes to gift wrapping and flower
arranging. She also likes to "fit" herself into new
spaces.
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Romie - 7 years old
Adopted from a no-kill shelter three years ago by his human
and his canine companion Truman, Romie is quite vocal about
his love for his adopted family. Romie personally offers the
following explanation for his photo above, "Here I am in
my favorite hat..... a fez. Sometimes I like to be a party boy,
and wearing a fez just seems like a good idea. Hopefully one
day I'll own a convertible so I can drive it around while wearing
my fez!."
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Sissy - 5 years old
According to her humans, Sissy is an energetic pup who follows
them around the house constantly, loves to play fetch and swim
in the pool. She is a wanderer and doesn't let small things
like the 7 foot block wall or a closed doggie door keep her
from sharing the hospitality of neighbors. She prides herself
on being a "master of escape" and is AKA houdini.
In her spare time, Sissy collects shoes, sandals, socks, dog
bones, and other assorted items which she stores in a hole she
crafted herself in a secret location. She said she could tell
us where it is, but then she'd have to add us to the collection.
We declined her offer.
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Sweet Pea - 6 1/2 years old
Sweet Pea was given up by her previous owner when she was already
4 1/2 years old - which is pretty old for a hedgehog. She also
had some health issues at that time. Unfortunately, tbis meant
potential adoptive families were very scarce. Luckily, Sweet
Pea's loving and generous foster Mom was up to the task and
able to give her the forever home she deserved. According to
her Mom, Sweet Pea is "the sweetest, happiest hedgehog"
she has ever known.
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