KoKo
Koko was adopted from the Connor Animal Shelter in early summer 1996, she would have been 14 on April 1, 2010 (her arbitrary birthday). When we first saw her she was a little more than a puppy, with a big head and small ears (think Yoda from Star Wars) attached to a brindle- marked, brown coat with striking white markings; a combination of ugly duckling and swan. Eventually she grew into a mature fine-looking adult with a deep chest, narrow hips with muscular thighs. She seemed to have boundless energy and could run for hours on end.
Koko loved toys, especially
the big soft mushy ones that squeaked. She loved people, though her wagging
whip-saw tail made petting her a challenge at times. She also loved swimming,
though she didn't discover this until she was around seven years old when she
accidentally fell into a small stream and had to swim to get out of it. Koko
passed away in December 2009.