(Giugiu passed away due to liver lobe torsion in August 2022, but he is always going to be the best RA I've ever hired.)

He chews on things, which comes in handy when I need to destroy FERPA-protected documents, but not so much when I am grading.

She digs, which means getting up and putting important things away for a graduate student who sits in front of the computer all day.

He broke his pelvis on the 6th day of adoption (now fully recovered and running around the apartment at about 40 mph). My expection for this RA now is simply for him to sit still and be cute.