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Mary Claire Morgan –
Brownie the Chicken
My name is Mary Claire Morgan. I’m 8. I love chick-
ens. Chickens are
funny animals
with great person-
alities. My favor-
ite, Brownie, loves
to be hugged and
loved. She knows
she’s beautiful
and likes to show
off her feathers.
Most chickens
are, well, chicken.
But not Brownie.
She’s brave. She
recognizes me
when I’m in the
distance, and she
knows my voice.
She gets excited to know that I’m coming to get her to give
her a big hug.
Kieran Mays –
CC Bloom the Jack Russell
There is never a dull moment in our lives with CC
Bloom. After having a stroke in 2012, she has been my
constant faithful
companion. She
woke me up in
time to crawl out
of a window when
my house was
burning down.
She lets me know
every morning
that there are
creatures outside
ready to invade
my home, and she
fearlessly tracks
them down and
chases them away.
She rests her head
on my knee while I’m eating, making sure to gobble up
anything I may let drop from my utensil, and she always
licks the bowl clean, leaving it ready for the dishwasher
with no hard crusty stuff. I never have to worry about
snakes, rats, insects or other vermin as CC makes a sweep
of the yard a few times a day to keep me safe from intrud-
ers. CC stands guard at my chair making sure the other
dogs don’t get too close so I won’t trip and fall on them.
CC loves to swim, boat ride and give kisses. I truly love my
little darling CC Bloom.
Missy Johnson–
Tides Sinatra the Basset Hound
Tides Sinatra is so special. From the tip of his nose to
the end of his tail, he is nothing but love and kisses. I ad-
opted Tides from the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue three
years ago, when he was 4 months old. Actually, he picked
me. Tides was all over me when we went to see the puppies
for the first time. Of course, his standout feature is his ice
blue eyes (hence the name Tides and Sinatra, because my
husband said that people used to call Frank Sinatra “Old
Blue Eyes”) that lock on your heart. His sweet, friendly
manner gives Tides a never-meet-a-stranger approach. He’s
a total clown and, even at 3 years old, is still all puppy!
He loves to go for rides and enjoys playing at all the lo-
cal parks, beaches and pet friendly spots around town.
Everyone that meets him loves him, and he is my constant
shadow and guardian angel. I lost my big dog, Wy, a few
years ago and it feels like Wy sent Tides to watch over me
here while he watches from heaven. Tides even does things
that only Wy did, like squeaking toys, sleeping on my feet
and staying by my side everywhere I go. Wherever I am,
Tides is! I am so blessed to be a part of Tides’ world. …
he even has a growing social media popularity on Insta-
gram and Twitter as Life of Tides and Facebook as Dogs
for the Paws. He is an advocate for all fuzzy kids in need
and works as a volunteer for his basset rescue. I worked in
the pet industry as a graphic designer and Tides was my
co-worker, so that’s how he became known through social
media. He is the social houndster of the Lowcountry.