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Kippy Baek<\/h4>\n

Warning: do not be fooled by cuddly, innocuous appearance. Known to stalk Seowon Baek<\/a> and other family members with silent judgmental stares, often spotted plotting schemes of world domination and\/or grand larceny of treats. If found, do not engage: possesses master parkour skills. Highly dangerous, but will be momentarily disarmed with a good chin scratch.<\/span>
\nFind out more on Instagram: @kippy_the_chinchilla<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sir Larrington Donkey Boy McSweeney<\/b><\/div>\n
AKA: Donkey, Don Quixote, and Larrington to his oldest friends<\/div>\n
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Donkey is a very large lagomorph. He always gets what he wants, which mainly includes eating things he\u2019s not allowed to and attempting to get humans to step on him. His other interests include hanging out with his stuffed pig Big Mr. Piggles, receiving aggressive face pats, cuddling, and eating things he is allowed to, like dandelion greens and cilantro. He grew up on the streets of Dorchester before being rescued by his namesake, Larrington, and eventually adopted by Michaela.<\/div>\n

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Bob Mendez<\/h4>\n

Bob is a jumbo-style senior cat who has been working security for grad student Dan Mendez<\/a> since September 2020. He is a bit of a foodie, and he enjoys training mixed martial arts in his abundant spare time (note the cauliflower ear). He was most likely born with the nub tail, and though he claims this is evidence of his American bobcat heritage his doctors say that his ancestors were most likely from the Isle of Man.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jolene Sreedhar<\/h4>\n

AKA: Jo, Jojo, Jojobean<\/p>\n

Jolene\u00a0Sreedhar was born in Mississippi in the summer of 2011. Left in a cardboard box on the side of the road as a puppy, she was rescued from a \u201ckill\u201d shelter to be sent up North. Happily for all involved, she was adopted into the\u00a0<\/span>Sreedhar<\/a>\/<\/span>Desilets<\/a>\u00a0household where she has been causing trouble ever since. Things she dislikes include small white dogs and fireworks. She enjoys affectionately mauling visitors, chasing her ball, and napping in extravagant postures of indolence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Madalyn Watkins<\/h4>\n

Madalyn is a Catahoula mix rescued from Arkansas by <\/span>Last Hope K9<\/a> in 2019. She loves chasing tennis balls, hiking, eating salmon, and snoozing on the couch. Madalyn lives in Brighton with Aja<\/a>, Federica<\/a>, Stephen, and Sinead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sophia Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sophia (\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1) was adopted from the Animal Rescue League of Boston<\/a><\/span> as a kitten in January 2023. She has been living with Matt<\/a><\/span>\u00a0ever since. Her favorite pastimes include chasing springs, birdwatching, and eating treats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arthur Berdit<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a Great Pyrenees mix, Arthur is as serious yet playful as his namesake, Arthur Schopenhauer. Weighing just over 115 lbs., Arthur resembles something of a small cow, though is renowned for his ability to be a lap dog. He is a lover of lizards, squirrels, bees, and birds\u2014a true naturalist. If you need him, you can find him playing tug-of-war, digging holes, or chasing the sunsets with Bridget.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Koppers<\/strong><\/p>\n

AKA Charles, Charlize Theron, Char Char, Char Char Binks, Charmander, King Charles, and occasionally Chuck– <\/span>is a Chiweenie, but he has been reassured that he will one day grow up to be a large dog. In his off time, Charlie pursues the finer things in life, such as treats, rummaging through the trash while no one is around, getting sick from eating trash, crying for attention, and dialectical materialism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LTJG “Goose” Wall<\/b><\/div>\n
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Goose is a gentleman of distinguished posture and upright character. After his exceptional career in naval aviation, he retired at the ripe age of somewhere between 10 and 14 and currently rests on his laurels in the house of Wall. Has never scratched or bitten a colleague and, indeed, demonstrates incredible restraint in the face of having his feet tickled (which, when they are just sitting there, is inevitable). So, too, does he show only cool interest when terms such as “breakfast,” “dinner,” and “treat” are thrown about, aside from when there’s spinach involved. Has the healthy confidence that comes with a lush mustache.<\/div>\n

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Plato Umar-Khitab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plato was adopted from the Animal Rescue League of Boston. He was born with munchkin legs. He has made up for his small stature with a superior intellect. True to his namesake, is also a rather broad little guy. When he is not philosophizing, he enjoys eating chips, going on walks, and hosting a weekly Symposium on the weekends for his friends. He is a great conversationalist and rigorous in his argumentation. This requires much of his brain power, which is why he can often be found napping with a book in his paws.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kippy Baek Warning: do not be fooled by cuddly, innocuous appearance. Known to stalk Seowon Baek and other family members with silent judgmental stares, often spotted plotting schemes of world domination and\/or grand larceny of treats. If found, do not engage: possesses master parkour skills. Highly dangerous, but will be momentarily disarmed with a good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":933,"featured_media":8366,"parent":26,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/933"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8003"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9844,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8003\/revisions\/9844"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/philo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}