Retropets Posted June 28, 2021
We asked readers to send us their stories and photos of pets from the past. You responded with many fond memories, like the tale of Brandy the “Grabador Retriever,” and Patty the wandering dog.
Brandy the Labrador retriever
Siobhan Grealis
Looking at the handful of pictures I have left of our beloved Labrador retriever, Brandy, I noticed all the places she travelled, because she was always included. There she is, tucked between my sister and me at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Ontario. (They allowed pets in 1970?)
In another photo we’re just a bit older, and we’re being dropped off at camp for several weeks. Dad said Brandy was inconsolable those weeks we were gone. She would barely eat, which was almost unthinkable! We referred to her as the “Grabador Retriever” because she’d grab food right off our plates or out of our hands! During those weeks, my father often found her curled up on my bed a real no-no at the tim