Senior Joe Laliberte, a Hatchet columnist, writes on the importance of holding on to memories of childhood pets.
“Dogs mean responsibility – something most college students are slightly lacking. They represent moving on from home, maybe from the paws of our childhood dog. However, as we move on from college, we can’t forget that dog.
They taught us that everything in life has this spinning exuberance of joy, even on the worst of days. They taught us how to appreciate simple things like a marrow-filled bone or a slobbered tennis ball. They taught us about forgiveness and humility.”