Lexie's blog

 1. The specific scene that really got to me was when after five years they dropped off Nim at another facility with other chimpanzees, after living with them for so long. I felt really sad because I am a big animal lover and get really emotional when it comes to any kind of animal. Nim was sooo cute. I could not believe that after so long they had to give him away, I would never have the heart to do that kind of thing. I feel like there could have been an alternative than to get rid of him and give him away. They could've made his own personal home in the backyard or have done something similar to that.  2. The thing that surprised me the most was the fact that they were able to teach him so many hand signs, to be able to communicate with each other. I thought it was interesting that chimpanzees could be able to learn a method to be able to communicate with us and live with us because of it. The thing that caught me off guard was the fact that Nim was able to create his own words

I love dogs. I have a dog named Bruce. Bruce is a yellow lab mixed with golden retriever and greyhound. He is a very fast dog and loves to play catch and go on walks. I went to the animal shelter just to look around about 2 years ago and they said that Bruce was a family dog and I fell in love with him the moment I was allowed to see him. After we took him home, I could not get away from him, he was so happy to come home with me. All he wanted to do was run and play with me and once he got tired he would lay with me in my lap. We were inseparable from the moment I got him.  Bruce is also the biggest cuddle buddy, he loves to be cuddled and kept warm, he even sleeps in bed with me at night and cuddles me. If I am not home sometimes, he will wait for me to come home so he can great me at the door and goes to bed with me. It is almost like having another child with me and I love every second of it. Everywhere I go he is always coming with me, no matter where I go he is ready to come with