Kona was...

   More About My Pet...

   Kona was our pet from 1976-1994.  She died at the age of 18 of a stroke. 

      She was a very energetic and feisty dog for most of her life, slowing

     down only in the last few years of her life.  She was perhaps the smartest

     animal I ever met, teaching herself tricks to aid her in mooching and just

     to please us. 

     Likes:                            Dislikes:

   --Tug of war                                        ---Toys, other than old towels and a

     ---People food, especially cookies      toy called a Tami Tug.

         and Gummibears.                             ---Baths

     ---Snow                                                 ---Fetching

     ---Digging in purses and bags          ---Children

     ---Cats                                                   ---Other dogs

     ---Chasing birds                                  ---Going to the vet

     ---Swimming

     Fun Facts:

   ---Even though Kona only weighed about 35 pounds, she once attacked and

         scared away an intruder in the backyard.

     ---What kind of dog was Kona?  Even our vet was not sure.  Chow, Sheltie, and

         Border Terrier are the leading guesses, but Kona was probably descended from

         a long line of mutts.

    ---Kona was found on a military airstrip in Hawaii at the age of about 5-6 weeks.

        She was found by MPs working for my stepfather, and brought to his MP station.

        She got loose, ran around the station, and somehow impressed my stepfather,

        a man who doesn't like dogs.