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We have a car seat for Spud, or should I say a car perch. We were hell bent on socializing them well, so when Sparkle was young we took them both everywhere- Home depot, my vendors, stores that would allow it. We always had fun at outdoor cafes. Spud grew up in my boyfriend's old business- a jet ski shop. She loves home improvement and power tools, and lots of action. Sparkle is more sensitive and prefers quiet cuddling. Theyare both good in public, although we haven't taken them out in several months because of the "hormones" and the winter. One of their favorite places is the local arboretum. Spud says bad things when she wants attention. We live in a closed community and we used to go for walks. People would meet spud, who is strikingly beautiful, and she would say fu**, fu** fu**and then laugh. People would look at us and say, what did she say? We would chime back "good Luck" Fortunately, her diction wasn't perfect! The guys at the shop taught her to say those things and she only says them when she meets someone for the first time.
Sparkle doesn't really talk, although he is enormously expressive. He uses inflections. He has an inflection for Hi, No ( a sort of grunt) yeah, and I love you. He is completely appropriate in his use of I love you. Spud will yell "I love you " if you have food. It's too funny, as she yells is, as if to say , damn it, give me some now! At first it was cute, now I feel she bullies me. Sparkle only says I love you when we are cuddling and having tender moments. Its an amazing thing to have an animal say I love you, and you know they know what it means.
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