For years, I wanted an animal that did not have to spend all its time enclosed in a glass tank. We have way too much fish and it was time for a change.
However, my dad just kept making our fish tanks bigger and bigger and now we keep more than 700 gallons of water in our kitchen, just for fish. The fish tank now takes up a huge portion of our kitchen. I can’t eat without being stared down by them.

But one day during my sophomore year, my dad decided to change his daily routine of cleaning the tanks and feeding the blubbers.
When my siblings and I came home one by one, he brought us to the basement. This was where we found a small chihuahua and and after hours of deciding, named him Boba!

Apparently, my dad had done a little bit of Craigslist shopping.

My older brother laughed out loud. My younger sister though, had a different reaction.Well, she cried.

The worst reaction though, came from my mom. Let’s just say she was surprised. Wait, it was more like she flipped out.

It became obvious that she did not want a dog in our house. She didn’t even know that my dad was buying a dog! However, as she got closer to Boba, she liked him more and more.

My dad poured his heart and soul into making sure this pupper was happy in the Chung household and a few months later, brought him a friend that we named Cookie.

Together, they always keep my family on our toes, especially since Boba likes to collect everything he comes in contact with (that he can’t eat) and Cookie likes to climb things and get stuck.

I think it may be because they were purchased online.

They also are terrified of people and will bark for hours and hours if they hear a small noise in the house or outside in the yard. It is really difficult to have people over.

My dad wants to buy another chihuahua so he can tell people that he has trihuahuas. Someone please stop him. I don’t know how I can handle another chihuahua.