We loved him so much he had so many pet names from Oreo, Snow Angel, Huskie Himmie, L'Oreo, Seal Pup and LoLo. He was taken from us on June 27, 2003, about 38 hours after his 3rd stone surgery.

He was like a big brother to me, always looking after me. Although his life was short lived, we spent a lot of time together because I was working at home. I will never forget the first moment I laid eyes on him and the first moment when we arrived home from the shelter. I savored every moment of our first meeting. I promised him that I would love him forever.

He was the strongest minded guinea pig I have ever met. He was the wild man of Borneo for the first 9 months. He ran in circles frantically if you walked by him and escaped often. He used to bite often, maybe he was in pain then too. His bladder problems started early, at 6 months old. Finally, he became very tame after his idol, his star,Truffles (my other beautiful sheltie), passed away in May 2002. Oreo became very depressed, so we adopted Sierra to be his friend. Oreo loved Sierra very much. Oreo gave up the fight after Sierra had to be put down on May 20, 2003. His stone came back shortly after.

All I can say is that he was a very loving and caring boy. We loved to spend time together, cuddling in each other's arms. I loved to kiss and snort his sweet and creamy seal pup fur. He was such a couch potato. He loved to watch TV and eat hay at the same time. I love everything about him, his creaminess, short legs, red eyes, black nose, feet, & ears, and his seal pup noise. I love the way he used to climb up my pajama sleeves and come out of the other sleeve when he was a baby. We were very close, we were family. I will always love him. I am a better person because of knowing him.

Love you for ever, your mom,

-Naylene