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MFM Minisode 430

April 07, 2025 /

This mini-sode of My Favorite Murder features stories about heroic pets, including a German shepherd named Edith who saved a boy from a rattlesnake, a Maine Coon cat named Jack who alerted his family to a stroke, and a lovebird named Peachy who defended a child from a potential abductor. The episode also includes a calico cat named Maddie who sensed a brain tumor and a horse named Hero who chased away a threatening man.

Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff celebrate National Pet Day by sharing listener-submitted stories of pets that acted heroically. One story recounts how Edith the German shepherd jumped in front of a rattlesnake to protect her owner's son. The boys were able to get help, and Edith survived the incident.

Another story features Jack, a Maine Coon cat, who saved his owner’s father from a stroke by waking up his mother just in time. The family was grateful for Jack's actions, which ultimately led to the father's recovery.

Peachy the lovebird is remembered for his bravery when he bit a woman trying to abduct his owner, successfully scaring her away. This story highlights the bond between pets and their owners, showcasing how pets can sense danger.

Listeners also share stories of Maddie the calico cat, who seemed to know when her owner was ill, and Hero the horse, who chased away a potential threat while his owner was in danger. These stories illustrate the special connections people have with their pets.

TLDR

This episode shares heroic pet stories, including a dog, cat, lovebird, and horse saving their owners from danger.

Episode

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That's Georgia Hardstar. That's Karen Kilgariff. And this is the mini-sode. That's right.
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Good job. Ta-da. Thank you. You did it. Oh, and so it's almost National Pet Day.
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Happy National Pet Day. Happy National Pet Day to everyone who celebrates and even those who don't.
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Yeah. You know, you're still part of the clan. Yeah, you have to be. We're forcing you.
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Get in here with us. Go adopt a pet. Look around. You'll find a cat. Yeah, go to the shelter.
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Adopt an animal. Look in a tree. That's where we found my cat, Rudy, back in the 90s.
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Well, to kick off National Pet Day, we're going to tell some hero pet stories. I want to read you the subject line.
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It says, Hi, lovelies. Karen, this one's for you and your Irish family. So I'm writing after listening to the countless minisodes about crazy family stories.
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And now this recent episode 463 talking about Peg Plunkett's large Irish Catholic family.
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This is where the inspiration finally struck. My dad was born one of the youngest in a baker's dozen.
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Growing up, his mom was a nurse and his dad worked for the newspaper. You can imagine the chaos the kids got into with two hardworking parents.
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The youngest of 13. That's insane. That's a schoolhouse. Yeah. Anyway, on to the hero pet segment.
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When my dad was maybe 11-ish, they had moved recently from a medium-sized city to a farm town.
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There they had a small farm, some chickens, and a German shepherd named Edith. Edith.
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I love Edith. That's a great name for a large dog. So good. One day, my dad and his older brother were playing in the grass near the house when Edith began to growl, hackles raised at some movement nearby.
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The boys didn't think much of it and continued to play. Not much later, the familiar rattling sound made my dad and his brother freeze in terror as they looked up and were face to face with a rattlesnake.
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I don't know what happened in the following moments, except that the snake lunged at my dad and out of nowhere, Edith jumped in front of him, getting bit in the process.
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Edith, no. The boys called for help and the neighbor came out and assisted in killing the snake.
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Edith was rushed to the vet and given an anti-venom. Poor girl was so lethargic from the incident they had to pick up her head to sit in the water bowl for her to drink.
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Thankfully, our beautiful hero lived a long life thereafter. Thank God, Edith. She pulled through.
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I swear one of the main reasons my dad won't get a pet again is from that traumatic experience.
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Oh, and another note. the neighbor who killed the snake took it and stuffed it. And it is now sitting on the upstairs
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of my parents. What? I'm so sorry. I did not see that coming at all. That's hilarious. In parentheses,
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it says, I swear that's the only redneck thing they own in their perfect suburban home.
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I love that. That's really quite a memory. Yeah. Like quite a keepsake. Yeah. Okay,
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this is long enough. Thank you so much for everything you do. I've listened to you through
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all my major life milestones from graduating college, getting married, having two kids with
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a third on the way, getting to Baker's Dozen, and struggling with the mental health roller coaster.
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You've been a guiding light to so many, and I can't imagine where all of us would be without
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the amazing guidance of you, you lovely ladies. What if I wrote all this? Just add it in. Cut and
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paste. Very lovely. Keep kicking ass and taking names with warmest regards, SSDGM Rachel, and then
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P.S. In case you were wondering, those 13 kids had 40 kids, my first cousins, and an ongoing count of around 70 to 80-ish second cousins.
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Holy shit. Woo! Wow. That's a lot of people to borrow money from. Yeah. Wow. Edith.
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Edith, good girl. Okay, mine is a cat hero. Okay. To whom it may concern, you're the wind beneath my wings, my eternal flame, and even my candle in the wind. But none of that is why we are here.
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Incredible opening. It a good one My parents have an orange 13 year old Maine Coon named Jack Love a Maine Coon Who loves people more than any cat I ever known and just might think he is a human A Maine Coon that loves people must be the most fun Just a giant lovable teddy bear that comes to life Love that He fun
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and noisy and part of the family. And in May of 2020, he saved my dad's life. At the time, my dad
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Arthur was getting up early to exercise and my mom Julie would typically be in bed still. The day
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after Mother's Day was no different until Jack went into their bedroom and began bothering my mom.
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That's the cat, not the dad. By jumping on her, hitting her with his paws and not leaving when she tried to swat him away.
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Finally, my mom got up and found my dad at the bottom of the stairs, gasping in what we now know is the death rattle.
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She was able to call 911 and perform CPR and he was eventually airlifted to a bigger hospital until discovering he had suffered a massive stroke.
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Wow. We were told to say our goodbyes because he had a very small possibility of surviving.
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But after months of therapy and intervention, he is still here today. Wow, great.
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Not exactly the same, but still my dad. And it's all because of a hero cat who wouldn't give up.
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Thank you for all you bring to the world, Amanda. Amanda. That's such a good cat.
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That cat saved her father's life. I know, because if that mom hadn't woken up, he would have stayed down at the bottom of the stairs for even longer, losing oxygen, who knows what.
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Yeah. And also, Amanda, you're I understand that's a traumatic thing to go through, but we all change all the time anyway.
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So it's like that's what's going to happen eventually. And to have them there to be with you is is really a gift.
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So I'm glad that's the way that story turned out. Oh, my God. Hero. I know the heroes are all around us.
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Default terms at mintmobile.com. The subject line of this email is the time my pet bird saved me from being abducted.
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Hello. When I was about eight years old, my sister's best friend was looking to rehome a pet parrot.
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The friend said that the parrot, a peach-faced lovebird named Peachy. Aww. And then in parentheses it says, yeah, I know, real creative.
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Was too aggressive toward her and her siblings. We found out later that the siblings were abusive toward little Peachy and that he was just acting in self-defense.
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Peachy. Yeah. but the parents wanted him out of the house regardless. My sister being only 14 at the time
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with no prior experience caring for birds and without asking permission from our parents.
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A bird. A surprise bird is not cool. Peachy. Sudden peachy. Meet peachy. Here's your pet peachy for the next 50 years or whatever.
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50 plus. Oh my God. That's so funny. Fortunately, my parents weren't too mad about this.
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Peachy was a bitter little bird who hated everyone on principle. Oh, Peachy was a bitter little bird who hated everyone on principle and especially my sister for some reason.
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At first, Peachy rejected me just as violently as he did everyone else. But once my mom explained to me that I had to be gentle and patient with him as he was still scared and unsure, I changed my whole approach.
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After that, Peachy and I were practically inseparable. Yes, let them come to you.
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I love that. He especially liked to tuck up against my neck and take naps while hiding under my long hair.
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When he was positioned like this, he was often hidden from view. Yeah, Peachy just needed to feel safe.
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Peachy. Fast forward to a late summer evening when I was 47 years old. What? No.
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Fast forward to a late summer evening during my 10th year. I was quietly playing with some toys in the front yard of my house and Peachy in his customary position dozing under my hair when a car pulled up in front of my house.
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There was an adult woman inside that I didn't recognize. She said that she was lost and that she was looking for the house of one of my neighbors and if I wouldn't mind helping her.
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I remember being a little nervous about the whole situation from the get-go, but I recognized the surname of the family she said she was looking for.
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So I thought it was a pretty legitimate request. You're 10 years old. Yeah. She then asked if I would be willing to take a ride with her and show her the way step by step.
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Okay, no adult who is trustworthy would ask a child to get in their car. A child.
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A child. Like, it's just so creepy. And also no sane adult would get involved in something like that.
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Or it's just like, that wouldn't be the solution to your problem. That would be you having a whole new set of problems with the police.
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Okay. I was trying to politely decline and indicate that I needed to go when she took hold of my arm, still trying to act nice, but insistent now that I go with her.
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Oh, my God. Big mistake. peachy for some reason remember peachy was a bitter little bird uh-huh peachy for some reason
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had remained quiet during this whole exchange but as soon as the lady grabbed my arm he lashed out
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at the woman and bit her hand so hard that as she drew back he stayed attached to her by his beak
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his little wings beating frantically to keep balance as she tried to shake him off oh my god
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luckily he let go before the lady's flailing could seriously hurt him and he seemed none the
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worse for wear after crash landing to the ground though he was giving off alarm screams I didn know what the woman did after that as I was too focused on getting Peachy and myself back inside my house as quickly as possible though I sure the commotion caused her to leave quickly Oh my god Yeah I still think
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of Peachy as a hero who very well could have saved my life that day. He did? Absolutely. You know what,
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and I bet Peachy sitting on her neck there was like, felt her adrenaline go up and like, just
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could tell something was wrong. Yes. Right? Absolutely. Her little heart starts racing. Yeah.
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She's like, I don't, I feel weird. And Peachy's like, uh-oh. Peachy's like, you feel weird?
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I feel weird. I'm going to attack this fucking lady. I've been waiting my whole life for this.
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Finally, it's justified. I'm going to cry. Okay, go on. And also just that idea that like if those other kids were abusive, it's like you can imagine kids grabbing a bird or something like that where he doesn't like those kinds of moves anyway.
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And then he does it to his person and he's like, fuck this shit. Fuck you. Fuck you.
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Hi, Peachy. Fuck you. peachy goes full metal death metal it's been 10 years since peachy passed away but i still love
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him with all my heart and i know he loved me in return just as much if not more stay sexy and know
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that pets will always remember and appreciate all the love you give them lee oh my god lee you got
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georgia you got her you really got me you got her yeah like a bird like a bird doesn't have to love
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you. Cats, they love people. Dogs, they love people. But a bird. A bird's like, do you have
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any sunflower seeds? We're done. I kind of don't care. Yeah. But then it's like when a bird loves
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you, you're a really special person. A bird with a peach colored face. Get over here, peachy.
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Okay. I have a hero calico. Just imagine it's Dottie. She looks exactly like my Dottie. Okay.
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Oh, hey there. Not sure if this is the type of animal hero stories you're looking for,
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but here goes when i was five years old my mom got us her my brother and i some kittens from my
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great aunt's farm feisty little fucks but they were all very sweet once we brought them home
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farm cats man don't fuck with them yeah one cat in particular was named maddie and she was a calico
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who loved everybody when i was six years old she had this weird habit and would rub up against the
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back of my head aggressively and wouldn't stop even when i pushed her away and never did this
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to anyone else. We love these fucking stories. She would climb up on the back of the couch and
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push so hard against my head. She almost pushed me off the couch a couple of times. This is I was a
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small child. Around the same time, I was constantly sick with dizziness, vomiting and ringing in my
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ears. And it says side note, I didn't know how to describe ringing in my ears to my mom. So I would
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say the cats are in my ears and won't stop meowing. Fast forward one year, my mom decided to take me
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in to get some tests done because I was so sick all the time and nothing had helped. Turns out I
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had a goddamn brain tumor. That cat knew she had a brain tumor. Long story short, I had surgery and
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everything is fine now. Long story short. Yeah, exactly. Thank you for that very needed synopsis.
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Appreciate you. When I got home from the hospital, the first thing Maddie did was jump up onto the
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back of the couch where I was sitting. She walked back and forth a couple of times and sniffed my
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head. My mother just stared, not saying anything. Maddie jumped down and walked away without pushing
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or rubbing on my head. My mom's eyes got wide and said, oh my God, out loud. We just stared at each
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other while Maddie sat next to me and licked her paws like nothing had ever happened. For the rest
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of her life, she never pushed my head the way she had before. And from then on, my mother and I
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decided that she knew something was wrong with me and was trying to warn us. Although Maddie wasn't
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the reason I went to the doctor I still consider her my hero cat and she was my best friend for 17
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years stay sexy and trust those bitchy little calicos best Jennifer and here's a picture couple
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pictures of Maddie and then and then Jennifer got a tattoo of Maddie's paw prints with her name
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written on it it's so beautiful also that cat is so cute so sweet I have a bitchy little cat two
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bitchy little calicos and they are just the best they're so cute little comic book cats yeah
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See full terms at mintmobile.com. The subject line of this email is butter dog. Hi, everyone.
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I told myself I could write in when I finally got caught up on episodes. And seven years later, here we are.
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Oh, my God. How many more people are waiting? Like, send your emails now, please.
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That's the old saying. Send your emails while you can. Today, I want to tell you about Trevor.
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Trevor was not a hero dog, nor a villain dog. He is better described as a butter dog.
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We got Trevor on Craigslist on my first day of eighth grade, all the way back in 2011.
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The family's dog accidentally had a litter of puppies, and Trevor got returned because he was too crazy for the person who picked him.
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Yikes. They asked for $25 in a good home. My dad brought two 20s they couldn't find change for, but Trevor was worth far more than $40.
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Trevor had the biggest paws and the sassiest attitude and destroyed everything that he could he was some type of big black lab mix with a white T on his forehead He was lovingly called T by my father Cute
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Trevor was also a bit of a misogynist and adamantly refused to listen to me or my mother.
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That's funny. Imagine it's 2012 or so. I was probably wearing a neon or peplum and I definitely
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had a mustache drawn on my finger. Remember how huge that was? Yeah. The tattoos? Yeah.
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I was home alone, not sure why, when I heard a little weird coughing sound coming from the kitchen.
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It sounded somewhere between a cough and barfing, and 13-year-old me went to investigate.
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I walked into the kitchen to see Trevor hacking up small yellow blobs on the hardwood floor.
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I wasn't sure what was going on, but I pried his mouth open to find an entire stick of cold butter lodged in the back of his throat.
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Oh, no! The whole thing. He was choking on it. Oh, no! coughing up bits as it melted seemingly fearless i acted i took my 13 year old hand
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and reached it down his throat extracting the semi-melted but mostly cold stick of butter oh my
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god my father kevin is the youngest of six in an irish catholic military family shout out to
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irish catholics am i right karen it's in parentheses kevin eats butter at an aggressive
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rate or father kevin oh my god every day a fresh stick got put out on the butter dish kevin however
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rarely remembers to put the cover back on the butter dish. It seems that Trevor put his big
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paws up on the counter and scarfed down the entire stick. This story became lore within my family.
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That Christmas Eve, when all the family gathered, my father declared it was time for me to tell the
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butter story. Me, now 14, was telling the story slowly and deliberately, really building up the
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mystery. Partway through the story, I hear a weird sound coming from the kitchen, a half barf,
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half cough type of sound. And then it says there was all caps, no period fucking period way.
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I stopped my story to rush into the kitchen and find Trevor barfing up little blobs of butter yet
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again. Knowing the routine, I stick my hand down his throat and pull out the stick to both the
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amusement and horror of my aunts, uncles and cousins. Trevor was the best boy and worst boy.
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he gave us 12 amazing years and he will live on forever as our best butter dog stay sexy and cherish your butter dogs while you can kendall she her i love it i love a bad dog
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george lopez was a butter yeah for sure she took a whole butter dish outside and buried she ate the
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butter and then buried the dish in she might need it for her next stick of butter when she gets her
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own apartment finally. Okay, my last one isn't a dog and it's not a cat and it's not a bird.
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It's a horse. A horse named Hero, who eventually lived up to his name. Hello, murder ladies. I used to work in a town on the West Coast near the beach as a cashier at a
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little gas station. It was a pretty popular spot for people traveling to Mexico to stop for
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refreshments and bathroom breaks before hitting the border, but also had a lot of locals who
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like to hang around all day. One such local was a young girl around 30, we'll call her Cleo,
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who rode her beautiful black Mustang horse named Hero to the store every day in order to buy a
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pack of beer or a stick of beef jerky. Cleo panhandled for tips at the gas station from
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travelers as she performed tricks on her horse or let people pet him. That's cool. The gas station
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wasn't in a rural area, so she attracted a lot of attention from passerbys. That's so cool. I would
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totally like immediately beeline for the horse. If you were in a city and all of a sudden there's
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a horse standing there. A giant, beautiful, big black horse. Yes, please. Yes. She probably made
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more money than I did working at the job. I worked the late shift one Friday night and got off work
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around 1 a.m. As I was locking up to leave, I noticed a tall, thin man across the street looking
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into the windows of one of the apartments. I instantly felt a pit in my stomach and decided
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to exit out the back door and head to my car that was parked about five blocks away. It says,
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ugh, beach town parking, am I right? I walked quickly to my car. I peered over my shoulder,
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and unfortunately, not to my surprise, the man was now crossing the street diagonally right in my
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direction. He closed the gap quickly and called out to me, hey, do you have a phone I can use?
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I said nothing because fuck politeness and began to jog down the street to my car,
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which was now in my sight. I heard his footsteps right behind me and glanced to see him reaching
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out his hand. I screamed and began to run. Suddenly from around the corner in front of me,
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I hear a familiar voice and the fast galloping hooves of a horse. There in front of me,
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charging up the street, rode Cleo on her horse Hero. Cleo was shouting profanities at the top
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of her lungs and swinging a beer bottle over her head. The man turned and ran back towards
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the apartment while I heard him say, is that a horse? Fucker. Cleo flew past me and chased the
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man tossing her bottle at him as he ducked around a corner. This is like, it's like a movie. I know.
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That's the best thing of all time. I know. I stood in shock as Cleo disappeared after him and tried
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to figure out what had just happened. She's standing there. I had no idea where she came
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from or what the hell she was doing riding a horse at 1am, but I was sure happy to see her.
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Yes. Soon after Hero came trotting around the corner with Cleo atop of him, a beaming smile from ear to ear on her face. She came up to me while saying, I've always wanted to
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do that. She walked me to my car and then turned and disappeared in the direction of the man.
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She fucking was going back for him. Yeah. Needless to say, I never worked the night shift again and
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paid for Cleo's beer the next time I saw her and told Hero he really was a hero for me that night.
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Thank you both for being a safe space to talk about tough things and reminding us all to care
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about our mental health, Sarah. Sarah, I love that story so much. Fucking hero. I kind of forgot the whole setup at the beginning made me forget what was happening.
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And then suddenly it's like, yeah, hero's going to come back into this. We all need hero once in a while.
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But also, I think we do need more horses in urban areas. Yeah, let's do it. let's do it let's start a campaign let's be the change we want to see in the world
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in the horse world or whatever just just let a bunch of wild horses loose do you have stories
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about amazing pets you can still write them in on my favorite murder at gmail.com horse stories
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crazy stories everything whatever best story you have about any pet or i like the idea of also they
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don't have to be heroes no we like bad pets for bad pets are great average pets that you just
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really liked. Yeah. Do it. Whatever you want. We love you. Stay sexy. And don't get murdered.
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Episode Highlights

  • Hero Pet Stories
    Celebrating National Pet Day with heartwarming tales of heroic pets saving their owners.
    “Thank God, Edith.”
    @ 04m 07s
    April 07, 2025
  • Trevor the Butter Dog
    A hilarious tale of a dog who choked on butter, becoming a family legend.
    “Trevor was the best boy and worst boy.”
    @ 20m 07s
    April 07, 2025
  • The Night Shift Nightmare
    A tense encounter with a suspicious man leads to a surprising rescue.
    “I screamed and began to run.”
    @ 22m 11s
    April 07, 2025
  • Cleo to the Rescue
    Cleo rides in on her horse Hero to save the narrator from a potential threat.
    “There in front of me, rode Cleo on her horse Hero.”
    @ 22m 32s
    April 07, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • That's insane.
    MFM Minisode 430
  • Oh my God, hero.
    MFM Minisode 430
  • A bird with a peach colored face. Get over here, peachy.
    MFM Minisode 430
  • She fucking was going back for him.
    MFM Minisode 430
  • We all need hero once in a while.
    MFM Minisode 430
  • Let's start a campaign, let's be the change we want to see in the world.
    MFM Minisode 430

Key Moments

  • National Pet Day02:04
  • Hero Pet Stories02:24
  • Trevor the Butter Dog17:23
  • Hero's Arrival22:32
  • Cleo's Courage23:23
  • Urban Horse Campaign24:00

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