Based on extensive research (aka watching lots of sci-fi movies) I know that despite their vastly superior technology and intellect, aliens can never seem to properly abduct someone and replace them with a clone. The clone is never a perfect replica, but only the person who truly loves and knows the abductee can tell that something about the clone doesn’t look right.
Like every reasonable pet owner, I worry about the very real possibility Eko gets abducted by aliens (photo credit)
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When it comes to pets, each one is unique in ways only a person who loved them would know. For my childhood pup, a Dalmatian named Indiana Bones, I knew he had a perfectly circular spot on his back that you could only see if you looked closely.
My brother’s dog, Dutch, has a tiny part of his tail out of place because he injured it while happily wagging away
And the fur on my mom’s dog, Scout, is always softest under her neck
The attribute which makes Eko unique also happens to crack me up.
Like most pups, Eko has a few creases on his head. But mention the word “hungry” and…
More wrinkles start to form. It’s like he’s trying to activate psychic powers. And when I open the food container in front of him?
His entire head, from his forehead to his eyebrows becomes one big cascade of wrinkles. He looks like a concerned old man
Eko seemingly has an unlimited amount of extra skin/muscle on his head that helps him display his wrinkle collection. The patterns are uniquely his and I would immediately recognize if they were out of place. So kick stones, aliens, you can’t abduct this dog!
Could I have titled this post, “What unique part of your pet do you love?” Yes, but where’s the fun in that? There is no way I was not including that alien abduction photo.
I know I can’t be the only one, and I love hearing about the things that make each pet different. So let me know – does your pet have a quirky tail? A specific coloring? A unique ear? What’s your pet’s signature look and how did you find it?
I don’t know if you ever noticed this but, unlike any other colour, black cats all look very similar. We had a black cat named Paco before Petals and Blossum. When he didn’t come home one morning, we were crushed (we lived at the lake). I went to the SPCA several times to look at all the black cats in person because I couldn’t tell on line. Paco had a very tiny nick in his right ear, unfortunately we never found him.
Since Blossum has grown up, the white spot on her tummy has gotten more pronounced. Petals would be harder. I haven’t found any unique spots on her. Ours are stickily indoor cats so hopefully I’ll never have to go thru the ordeal of looking for them at shelters again. Plus we have them microchiped.
Buddy was a mixed bread and had no tail just a tiny stump. We were told when we adopted him at 7 years of age that he lost it in a door. Plus he had blond eyelashes 😀
Loved all your photo’s especially the closeup of Scout and Eko, LOL that makes me laugh.
Those wrinkles are funny! 😀
OK, at the risk of sounding crazy….. Fiona, Fiona feet smell amazing! hahahaha and she has a cute little swagger. Lapsi has the cutes polka dots on her chest and the fur on her chest and belly is incredibly soft. Kimi, his eyes are so light and expressive. Oh and Lapsi has cute burps!
You could retire tomorrow if you figured out a way to bottle that smell for other dogs! No such luck with Eko’s feet.
Jorga (my ridgeback) has tiny white spots under her chin. They almost look like lent or something that will wipe off. She has “flying nunn” ears which I refuse to correct and a broken tail, also from wagging too much!
The more quirks, the better – love it!
I (Wallace) have two lighter patches of fur on either shoulder blade, mom & dad say that it’s where my angel wings used to be. Sammy has tiger strips that appear when he goes for his summer cut.
Wally & Sammy