Question #46: Did you have a pet when you were a child? [Eng/Spa]

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Question #46: Did you have a pet when you were a child?

Pets have always been part of the family. Before, they weren't seen as pets; people generally had several animals at home, at least in my case.

I grew up in a home with parents who were raised in the countryside. The backyard of our house was very large, and when we first moved there, it was full of all kinds of plants. It was like a forest, as I used to say when I was just 5 years old.

After a few months, they had the idea of ​​raising chickens. They built a chicken coop in the middle of the yard, then fenced it in, and started putting tortoises in it because they liked them. They raised savanna tortoises, not for profit.

Then, my maternal uncle's favorite came to me with some white rabbits as a gift. I remember those rabbits didn't last long; I don't know what happened to them because they were well protected. A couple of squirrels also arrived, with a cylindrical cage so they could swing in it, my father said. Parrots and parakeets were always present.


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Dogs, yes, if one arrived and something happened to it, another was found, as it was given a home. I remember some names: Damiron, Capitán, Melasa (she was a Doberman) much loved by everyone. She helped my father when he took her to the fields to herd the cattle to the pasture (a pasture was the place where the cattle were protected, spent the night, and rested; herding means driving the cattle all in a line).

Until one day a cow gave birth and died during delivery. That calf was raised at home; they gave it milk in bottles. I remember my father buying special feed for that calf, until it grew up and they returned it to the countryside. They named that calf Cachupin.
Well, at home I have a little dog that my son rescued from a garbage dump. It's with us because my son emigrated. My daughter has a little dog, but that one is with her.

I think I've lived surrounded by pets. My special pets have been tortoises.


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Pregunta n.° 46: ¿Tuviste una mascota cuando eras niño?

Las mascotas siempre han sido parte de la familia, antes no eran vistas como mascotas por lo general siempre se tenían varios animales en casa, bueno es mi caso.

Crecí en un hogar de padres que se criaron en el campo, el patio de mi casa además que era muy grande, cuando comenzamos a vivir allí había plantas de todo tipo, eso era un bosque como decía yo de apenas 5 años cuando llegamos a esa casa.

Al paso de unos meses, se les ocurrió la idea de criar gallinas, hicieron un gallinero en el medio del patio, luego ese gallinero hicieron una cerca comenzaron a meter morrocoyes, porque les gustaba, esto de los morrocoyes sabaneros, sin fines de lucro.

Luego a mí, la consentida de un tío materno me llegó con unos conejitos blancos de regalo, recuerdo que esos conejitos no duraron mucho, no sé qué les pasó porque estuvieron bien protegidos. También llegó un par de ardillas, con una jaula en forma de cilindro para que ellas se balancearan allí, decía mi padre. Los loros y los pericos nunca faltaron.

Perros, si, llegaba uno si algo le pasaba, se conseguía otro, pues se le daba hogar, recuerdo algunos nombres, Damiron, Capitán, Melasa (esta fue una Doberman) muy querida por todos, ayudaba a mi padre cuando se la llevaba al campo a conducir al ganado hasta el potrero (potrero era el sitio donde el ganado era protegido,pasaban la noche y descansaban; arrear es conducir al ganado todos en fila).

Hasta que un día parió una vaca y falleció durante el parto, pues, ese becerro fe criado en casa, se le daba la leche en botellas, recuerdo que mi padre compraba un alimento especial para este becerro, hasta que creció y lo devolvieron al campo. Este becerro lo llamaron Cachupin.

Bueno, en mi hogar tengo una perrito que mi hijo rescató de un basurero, está con nosotros porque mi hijo emigró, mi hija tiene una perrita, pero esa si está con ella.

Creo que viví rodeada de mascotas. La mascota especial han sido los morrocoyes.

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It sounds like you lived in a zoo! A very fun way to grow up.

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Yes, of course.
It was fun, I see it that way now.

Thanks

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Hola amiguita, me encantó leer tu post, lo tenía guardado pendiente de leerte.
Tener unas ardillitas en casa debió ser hermoso, nunca las he visto de frente.
La vida en el campo es lo máximo, no sólo por las mascotas y animales de la granja, sino por el contacto directo con la naturaleza… me imagino ese bosque que tenía tu mami. Mamá era así, pero mis amigos decían que mi patio parecía una selva, jajajaja. Y no exageraban, un día apareció una serpiente en una enredadera del jardín y no nos movimos de adentro hasta que vinieron los bomberos a llevársela. En la casa grande de la familia también cazaron una tragavenado pequeña porque había un inmenso bosque frutal, y en temporada de lluvia el monte hacía de las suyas… la enjaularon, pero tío no permitió que fuera parte de las mascotas porque estaba creciendo mucho. La donaron al vivero de San Tomé, donde tenían las serpientes. Es demasiado bello crecer entre mascotas y animales de granja, es una experiencia única. Y las tortuguitas son una cosita muy tierna, aquí en la casa quien tuvo una fue Rosamaría, pero bueno, ella tenía un zoológico y su papá se lo llevaba... tortugas, gatos, perros, pericos, y hasta una liebre, jajajaja.

Hi friend, I loved reading your post; I had it saved waiting to be read.
Having squirrels at home must have been wonderful; I've never seen them up close.
Life in the countryside is the best, not only because of the pets and farm animals, but also because of the direct contact with nature… I can just imagine that forest your mom had. My mom was like that, but my friends said my yard looked like a jungle, hahaha. And they weren't exaggerating; one day a snake appeared in a vine in the garden, and we didn't move from inside until the firefighters came to take it away. At the family's big house, they also caught a small boa constrictor because there was a huge fruit orchard, and during the rainy season, the undergrowth was wild… they caged it, but my uncle wouldn't let it be one of the pets because it was growing too big. They donated it to the nursery in San Tomé, where they kept the snakes. It's so beautiful to grow up surrounded by pets and farm animals; it's a unique experience. And the little turtles are such a cute little thing. Here at home, Rosamaría had one, but well, she had a zoo and her dad would take it all... turtles, cats, dogs, parakeets, and even a hare, hahaha.

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