Charlotte’s pets Milo the dog and Cracker the galah are best buds
Charlotte Israili, 25, Brunswick West, Vic
Look what I’ve got,’ said my dad, Abdul, cradling a pup in his arms.
‘He’s beautiful!’ I cried.
It was 2011, and I was 12. Milo, a cute threemonth-old staffy blue heeler cross, instantly became part of the family.
He was the only one who’d willingly listen to my mum Suzannah, then 35, practising the violin, and he loved us running the leaf blower over his fur.
My younger sister Foo, then three,