Pets are lovable creatures that give people company and a loyal friend outside of school. Their carefree nature helps students through good and rough patches, and their dependence on humans helps give people a sense of routine. Despite their innocence, they often get into trouble in unexpected and amusing ways.
Dogs are usually the first pet people think of when considering the potential to make a mess or cause chaos. Noah Thebeau is a junior whose dog created drama when he went into a hard-to-reach area in his house. His dog Franklin was an energetic pitbull who never got into much trouble. However, one day, he went into a closet and accidentally went into the ventilation system. He proceeded to walk through the vents around the house while whining for almost two hours out of fear. Franklin got out when Noah’s dad pulled a crank to release the stairs that led to the attic, allowing him to get out. The dog was not hurt, but he was scared, which caused panic in Noah’s home.
Parakeets are smaller than dogs and look harmless, but their intelligence can create chaos in the face of boredom. Junior Joshua Castro has a parakeet named Boo-boo who created a mess when she made a habit of nibbling on the plastic curtain in his house. She is a social but passive-aggressive bird known for causing chaos when left unattended. When Josh’s family let her out, she would often go behind a curtain and start removing plastic pieces from it, creating holes and bite marks that decreased the privacy of the curtain. Eventually, the curtain got so damaged that his parents had to replace it with a new one. Everyone knew what was happening, but Boo-boo was subtle because the curtains hid her from view. The situation shows how pets can cause chaos, no matter their size.