Trygg was our dog. My birthday in February of 2008, Vahid gave me a promise to buy me a dog. Three weeks after we got married, I asked him to honor this promise, and he did. We found a wonderful weird-lookin' dog, and named him Trygg. It means 'faithful' in one of the Native American languages which the names website was unwilling to clarify. It seemed to fit him, however, since he followed me everywhere, and loved to give me hugs.
He was a mix of Jack Russell Terrier and Chihuahua. High energy, very cuddly, very playful, and unfortunately, also loved to bite in play.
January of 2010 was Trygg's last month to live. He decided to eat some aluminum foil and then get hit by a car. He was healing from surgery after the car accident, and then immediately showed affects of eating aluminum foil. He died, and he is sadly missed. In the big picture, he would not have been a good dog to have with children, so I am sure God was being as merciful as he could. When we do adopt our children, the pets need to be good to them.
February of 2010, I really needed a pet still, so we got a cat that is as close to a dog as you can get. I named her Isis, after the Egyptian goddess. Apparently, cats like royal names. She runs to the door when we come home, scolding us for being out too long. She plays and occassionally rolls onto her back with all her legs up so we can scratch her belly. She loves being near people, and sometimes will crawl onto the bed with us at night and into our laps while we watch movies.
She loves having outside time - which I only allow with one of us being present - and will communicate loudly when she wants more outside time. She doesn't mind being picked up and loved as often as I need her to be; and she only rolls her eyes when I give her countless kisses.
I miss Trygg very much, but I also love Isis. She is a wonderful addition to our family.
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