Chino sweetie… You were certainly a unique little boy! From the very first moments I had with you, when you climbed up the woman in the pet shop…. So hyper, but still so perfect. And the day I took you home, tried to put you in your cage, and you jumped out my hands and had a run around my room! I should of guessed you would be a cheeky little boy right from the start shouldn’t I? It was great you were like that though, so different to Whisk, and I loved it because you were so much fun to watch as you ran around your cage.

Each night when you used to sit up by your food dish and stare at me till I can and hand fed you made me feel so much love for you. Never a cuddley boy in your first year or so, but we made it work.

Every time I think of your escape makes me laugh… I just have that image of you kicking the cage doors… not funny at the time of course, but now looking back. It added to your funny little personality which I came to love.

Adding those padlocks on was so funny…. The first day you were like ‘huh?’, you looked like you were in jail or something… every time someone came round they would ask what was up with the padlocks.. my brother called you psycho ham because of your hyperness… I loved to explain what happened, it made me smile to think of your little adventures and antics. You bed making was also very cute. You always used to arrange your bedding into a donut shape and sleep in the middle. I would put the bedding in that shape for you when I cleaned you out, but you still had to move it all and do it your self. Such a joy to watch…

Then when Whisk passed you were so sweet to me, you let me hug you, you know I needed you. Then you started to slow down quite a bit. I cried, knowing your time was soon approaching, but through your tiredness you still managed to make me smile. The that day you passed was terrible, I know you weren’t yourself in that last week, I know it was best, but it hurt so much.

I love you Chino, I hope you are having fun at the rainbow bridge. I miss you! I will never forget you my funny little boy…. Thank you for everything.