Kasia Lokelani Willis

Kasia Lokelani Willis was brought to this world by Jesus and a stork on January 13th, 2010.  She was one of several in the litter; her mother was the Global Director of a Polish brothel, so confirmed sibling amount is unavailable.


We discovered her at Jim's Pet World, a bait shop in Villa Park.  Buying her was a split second decision while dining over breakfast at Juicy-O.  Chris had been talking about getting a dog but I didn't realize how serious he was until he whipped out the back page of the newspaper = where you find puppies.

Jim's Pet World was the only place selling mut puppies; the Humane Societies in the area had nothing stocked under 1 year old.  So, after finishing up our french toast and corn beef hash skillet, we ventured north. 

Walking into the store, all I could smell was woodchips.  There were faint noises coming from the back of the store; high pitched yet soft yelps.  PUPPIES.

There before our eyes were four "koi fish ponds" filled with puppies.  (by koi fish ponds I mean hard shelled pools which people use to build ponds in their backyards.)

Padded by soft hay, the puppies bounced around, while some were sleeping.  I immediately went for the first koi pond.  Filled with what appeared to be shepherd/Great Pyrenees puppies, I picked up the largest one.  She had thick, soft grey hair with one floppy ear.  She told me her name was Luna and that she wanted me to be her mommy.


Chris told me to put her down.  "Too much hair" he said.  As I placed her back with the rest of the litter, Chris said, "What about her?"

Holding her up like a newly won trophy, Kasia had the sweetest face.


How could I turn down such a cute smooshy chub chub?  So there we were, new parents and not a clue how to train a puppy.



We named her Kasia after my friend Katie Whorf, doctor-in-training to the stars.  Kasia is the Polish way of spelling it-- KOSH-AH.  Not KOSH-ee like the cereal.

She is now a year old and quite awesome.  She LOVES peanut butter, going to kindergarten (at Paws in Paradise) and playing with her crew: Sadie Luurs-Munch, LeRoy Sennstrom and Rudy Salerno.  And for the record, she does know how to sit, shake, lay down and eat underpants.