OBSIDIAN

AGE: 9 years TIME AS FAMILY PET:

BREED: Collie

PROUD HUMAN: Ben

What is OBSIDIAN’s origin story?

What is the history behind OBSIDIAN’s name?

What role did OBSIDIAN play during the Lockdown?

Obsidian is the pet of one of our twin sons who is now in college. When the twins were in elementary school, we were looking for a collie because another collie in our lives, Diamond, who loved everyone, had died a short time before. Diamond got his name because our sons associated him with Pearl who was the first collie in our lives. Diamond was our other son’s pet. Together, our sons gave Obsidian her name.

Our sons were studying rocks and minerals in school at the time. They picked the name Obsidian to honor Diamond, because both names are also minerals and because of the black in Obsidian’s tricolor coat.

Obsidian has been a devoted companion both while we have been working from home, and on our many walks. I often takeObsidian with me when I do street photography. She always enjoys running around Hoover Park and making new friends. She seems to bring a lot of joy to the people we meet on our walks.