There’s Cheddar, Gizmo2, Saska, Caliban and Nelson and they all have one thing in common.
They were all pictured with their child owners in these perfect pet scenes from Sunderland and South Tyneside’s past.
From 1985 to 2010, the Sunderland Echo and Shields Gazette archives held all of these cute scenes and we are showing them again as the world celebrates Kids and Pets Day.
We’ve got dogs, cats, rabbits, toads and gerbils and even a one-eyed parrot. But what we really want is your recollections of all of these scenes.
Tell us about the perfect pet you had in the past whether it was a dog, cat, or another animal which was a little more quirky.
We can not wait to hear from you and you can tell us more by emailing [email protected]
9. John and Nelson
Nelson the one eyed parrot with his owner, John Barker of New Herrington, in 1985. | se