11/17/2025
Rebel Eugene Brooks
Rebel, 14, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025. He was also known as Rebel Roo, Reb and Roo Roo. Rebel was born in Water Valley, MS and moved to Oxford, MS at 6 weeks old after a Facebook post for free puppies with the stipulation of going to a good home. Rebel started attending Pet-A-Pup events before finals week at the JD Williams Library at Ole Miss at the age of 6 months where he loved getting the attention from the students. In 2012, Rebel’s twin sister Minnie joined our family from a longtime friend. At the beginning, he didn’t know about his sister moving in, but it didn’t take long that the two were inseparable. Rebel never met a stranger and would get jealous if Minnie received more attention than him. As a puppy, he was too rambunctious to pass his certification for therapy dog. As he got older, he calmed down and still loved getting attention leading us to complete his therapy dog certification. Rebel continued to make everyone smile that he met. He loved walks at the park, stopping at the park bench to watch the geese and car rides, especially his weekly trip to Chick-Fil-A for ice cream. He was registered with AKC Canine Partners Program, earned titles of Canine Good Citizen, Canine Good Citizen Advanced, Trick Dog Novice, Fit Dog Bronze and Fit Dog Silver. Rebel was a certified therapy pet with Love on a Leash. Rebel has joined his twin sister Minnie across the Rainbow Bridge and leaves behind his mom, Lisa.