Today our dogs Snug and Stanley Tucci team up to share their response to news of Cricket’s death.
We are writing from a position of trauma. We are writing as two dogs rescued from two very different environments.
Stanley’s Snug Story:
Someone abandoned Snug on a country road and left him to die. A good Samaritan found Snug and took him to the Idaho Falls shelter where his forever dad saw him and got the okay from mom to bring him home. That was in 2010.
Snug’s Stanley Tucci Story:
Stanley Tucci is a pandemic dog, born in 2020 and adopted as a puppy by his Utah mom who decided in April 2023 she could no longer keep him. She placed an ad on Pet Finder, and that’s where Stanley’s Idaho mom and dad found him. Stanley joined the family April 15, 2023. His Utah mom checks on him occasionally and is thrilled to hear Stanley is friendly enough with Luna-tic, the cat, that he cleans her ears.
Snug’s and Stanley’s Response:
We wanted to provide these short bios so our readers understand how traumatized we are after learning g about South Dakota governor Kristi Noem murdering her doggie Cricket.
We can only imagine the horror her children must have felt when they got off the bus after school and asked their vile mother, “Where’s Cricket.” Did Noem answer, “In a gravel pit with a bullet between his eyes”? Or did she lie? Both scenarios make us want to tuck our tails and hide under the bed.
We are two dogs of humans who did not give up on us. When Snug joined his forever home he was an aggressive dog who snapped at anyone who came close. He tried to bite people because people had abused him. Now he loves children and other animals, even though he does like to bark at big dogs.
Stanley is still working through his trauma. He often hides under the bed and runs away when he hears young children’s voices or sees a bicycle, but Sunday Stanley had a breakthrough: He didn’t run from a young boy who ran toward him to pet him. He stood still and let the boy pat his head. Sure he shook during the pat-down. He’s taking baby steps.
Cricket didn’t have a chance with governor “I hated that dog.” Apparently Cricket needed more time to learn than South Dakota’s Cruella de Vil wanted him to have, so she took him to that now infamous gravel pit and shot him dead.
Our mom says never trust someone who doesn’t love dogs. We’re so sad for Cricket and the goat, but we’re grateful to live far away from Governor “What did she do to her face?” Noem.
Swirl & Swing 
As a neighbor of that vile governor, this is beautiful, Glenda.
I don’t trust that evil person.
Rightly so!
Time, patience, and love can turn a situation around.
Lucky Snug and Stanley!
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Snug and Stanley are so articulate, intelligent, and compassionate compared to so many politicians. And they are blessed by good humans, too. If only that could be true for all animals… and children, too.
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Snug and Stanley remind us to live with love and compassion and to respect life! Thanks to them both for writing in today.
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I can be friends with people who don’t particularly care for dogs. What I cannot do is understand how anyone could murder the dog who trusted them to care for them and then when the time came and the vet agreed, to humanely help them cross. I fail to understand how anyone could brutally take the life of their dog. I’m standing in solidarity with Snug and Stanley Tucci. Raise awareness!
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I totally agree, “never trust anyone who doesn’t love dogs.” Thank you for writing into this ugly story, offering sanity. Your line “We are two dogs of humans who did not give up on us.” – that is so precious and beautiful, and what every dog deserves. Love the first photo, where Stanley is on his hind legs and staring right at us – the perfect face for the start of this lecture!
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This is a great point of view. I have been avoiding the news and didn’t hear this story. So sad! It tells us a lot about who is running the country.
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I only heard this story this morning and it made me feel sick to my stomach. So awful. I appreciate your pov here. Our Max is a rescue, too, and we’re still working on aggression. I would never ever consider harming him because he is behaving as a dog. I just keep thinking, “who does that?” Then, “who does that *and writes about it*?” So awful.
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Glenda, once again, you have written an amazing post. The point of view of your dog children is the perfect lens to show the horror of the governor killing her own dog. I really do not know much about this story, but it is beyond horrifying. One nugget of truth you share is that you cannot trust people who do not like dogs. There’s just something off with that. Your dogs are so lucky to have you, and gosh, they are so darn cute. Thanks for sharing this insightful post. Hugs to you, Stanley and Snug!
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Glenda, I am shocked that a political leader could be so cruel to her pet. What leads people to harm an animal? Since we do not have pets (my husband is allergic), we love to play with the dogs that surround us in this neighborhood. Thanks for being such good parents to your adorable twosome. The way you presented your slice speaks to you as a loving advocate.
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