The Whittier Quad Pet Fair. (Timeline: 1966)

Another memory of Bahldin, my first horse. They were having a pet fair at the Whittier Quad, the smaller of the two shopping malls in Whittier, and the one closest to where we lived. We decided it would be fun to join, so Debbie, the cousin of the boys I was taking care of, entered Bahldin in the "Largest Pet" category. Sorry for the poor quality of the newspaper clipping; it IS, after all more than 40 years old. It was quite a trick getting a decent scan!

My entry at the pet fair was "Buddy O", the largest of my Sea Monkeys; named after Buck Owens' son. I was a country/western music fan back then, and Buck Owens and the Buckaroos were my favorites. I had most of their albums. Still have them!

Buddy O won first place as the "Smallest Aquatic Pet". His closest competitor was a baby guppy; at least 5 times his size. Some of you might remember Sea Monkeys; they were a form of brine shrimp. One would get them as eggs in a kit, and when they were exposed to water the eggs would hatch. They would supposedly grow to be an inch long, but mine never did, and I decided not to replace them. The aquarium that came with the kit had an enlargement glass, so one could actually SEE them. Sorry, no pics of Buddy O, who was about the size of this: I

Surprise, surprise! Sea Monkeys are still around, after all those years! I thought it was just a fad of the times, but when I googled the web, I found quite a few links to them, in case anyone is curious.