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My sweetie has a whole furry family who make his apartment seem less lonely. Had he lived somewhere that allowed it, he, likely, would have adopted a couple of dogs, but that wasn't the case. The way he started his furry family was when, one day, he got this feeling that he should go into this Salvation Army store in his neighborhood. He had no idea why he was going in there. All he knew was that, whenever he got the feeling to go in there, he always came out with something that (not literally, of course) had his name written all over it. His eye was drawn to this one shelf containing a huge stuffed dog with long, floppy ears and pleading eyes who seemed to be saying to him, "Get me outta here!" The poor, little guy was all dirty. Russell picked him up and took him over to the check-out counter where the cashier laughed and exclaimed, "That HAS to be the dirtiest street dog I've ever seen!" Russell named him Rascal and took him home and gave him a very thorough shower--which Rascal didn't like one bit! He then put some towels down on the floor and stretched Rascal out to dry in front of a fan. This, also, didn't set well with Rascal, but it had to be done. Anyway, Rascal ended up looking and smelling like a million bucks. He soon decided that Rascal needed a buddy, so he found a big sheepdog named Mutsky to keep him company. Since then, he has added to his furry family bigtime. Sometimes, he has bought his own, and, other times, the critters were gifts from others. He has several dogs, a rabbit, a gorilla, a monkey, a baby tiger, and a few others as well, if my memory serves me correctly. Russell will do anything for his furry family--and one very special thing about them is that they will never leave him. This is good, because Russell has been used to having everybody leave from the time that he was nine years old and came home from school to find not only his parents and Boston Terrier missing but also the mobile home in which they lived. This traumatic childhood experience has given him a special place in his heart for homeless and/or otherwise at-risk children, teens, and young adults because he knows how they feel. http://www.freewebs.com/invisibleyouth/ Most of his furry family share the bed with him, but Rascal and Mutsky have very special sleeping spots. Russell will go to sleep holding Rascal, and Mutsky will insist on sleeping behind Russell and lower on the bed. Russell has warned Mutsky that it's dangerous to get so close to a sleeping man's buns--and, especially, one who loves his beans--but Mutsky doesn't seem to care.

I slept with teddies for years, I love them. I do not need one now however as I have my hubby!! I also have a collection of barbie dolls and one year was even bought a doll for christmas that I could play with. I do love dolls, I now have a daughter who is 2 and she is just starting to get into dolls and so I love playing with her and her dolls. I cannot wait until she is into barbie or bratz!!