Queer Women + Their Pets

Pooches & Pussies of the Year

Ahh, lesbians and their pets… Each month, we present our pick for Precious Pet to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and to make some magnificent mommies very proud. Time and time again, we hear that this column is one of our readers’ favorite parts of GO. Ladies, the pooches and pussies that make us go “Awww!”

TABASCO GOMEZ

AGE: 15

SEX: F

ETHNICITY: Jack Russell Terrier

BIRTHPLACE: Lodi, CA

RESIDENCE: San Francisco, CA

OCCUPATION: As Marga’s personal assistant for 15 years Tabasco has traveled all over the country and licked many celebrities in the face including Lily Tomlin, Queen Latifah and Tennile.

FAVORITE TOY: Leopard print ball

FAVORITE LEISURE ACTIVITY: Squirrel hunting

FAVORITE FOOD: Thanksgiving turkey.

PET PEEVE: Seeing or hearing measuring tape, any kind of measuring tape.

LEAST FAVORITE PHRASE: “Drop it. Drop!”

Marga, “99”, is a comic. “Last October, Tabasco lost a leg due to bone cancer but has since defied the odds. She enjoys the parks of San Francisco and doing battle with the biggest dogs in town.”

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