My first pet

My first pet is in dispute because I say it was a cat named Butterscotch, but my sister insists that it was her cat. Whatever.
However, my second pet was this adorable pup named Riley.
Do you still remember your first pet?

Sadly, my first pets came to bad ends. My dad backed over Butterscotch on his way to work one morning. And Riley ran out into traffic on Grand Avenue when he tried to follow me to Jeffersone Elementary. We never saw Riley again.

And yes, I started out blonde. And yes my mother loved the pixie cut. Sigh.