We have 4 indoor cats, they are our babies, and no, they are not spoiled, just well loved.
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Well I could not pass up this thread...I have 2 Standard Schnauzers...one is a TDI therapy dog while the other is in rally & agility training...Prior to these...We showed bullmastif...You could say I'm very canine motivated LOL...They are truley priceless.
To see the benefits patients & nursing home residents get just being one on one with the
dogs is something everyone should experiance!!
To see the benefits patients & nursing home residents get just being one on one with the
dogs is something everyone should experiance!!
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DC2-------I’ve only had to take one animal to the vet to be put down and it was a friend’s dog.
Luckily I’ve never had to do this with one of our own. If it ever comes a time when it’s needed, hubby would have to do it because I couldn’t and my son is so soft hearted, he couldn’t do it either.
Luckily I’ve never had to do this with one of our own. If it ever comes a time when it’s needed, hubby would have to do it because I couldn’t and my son is so soft hearted, he couldn’t do it either.
1 kitten - Lola
2 snakes - Mickey and Santana
1 Parrot- Kiwi
2 Gargoyle lizzards - Walter and Thelma
2 saltwater (reef) tanks
I just lost my little buddy Taz -
Oh yeah...my husbands not an animal person....well not yet!!!
2 snakes - Mickey and Santana
1 Parrot- Kiwi
2 Gargoyle lizzards - Walter and Thelma
2 saltwater (reef) tanks
I just lost my little buddy Taz -
Oh yeah...my husbands not an animal person....well not yet!!!
I rescued a feral kitten when he was about 6 weeks old...he's a little over a year old now. Orange tabby...he's awesome. Named him after a car guy...
He still likes to bite a lot...both playful and not...but he's very playful.
He still likes to bite a lot...both playful and not...but he's very playful.
My son was about five so about 28 years ago, hubby brought home a kitten who someone threw in a dumpster. It was winter and bitter cold and the poor thing was close to dying. Hubby put her in his pocket and carried him around all day. We named her Snuggles but it didn’t fit because she never really was close to anyone but hubby and our dog.
Basically she allowed hubby to pet her, but our British Springer Spaniel (male) mothered that cat to death. It was so cute when they slept together.
Basically she allowed hubby to pet her, but our British Springer Spaniel (male) mothered that cat to death. It was so cute when they slept together.
We have a miniature poodle-with ADHD-from the shelter. Nobody wanted him, he is hyper and addicted to his ball. Such a sweetie.
We also have 16 chickens that we hand raised until they were old enough for their coup. No, we don't eat them. We just enjoy their eggs and they they follow us around the yard. I suppose some day we will have a little chicken graveyard out back. I don't even know how long chickens live!
We also have 16 chickens that we hand raised until they were old enough for their coup. No, we don't eat them. We just enjoy their eggs and they they follow us around the yard. I suppose some day we will have a little chicken graveyard out back. I don't even know how long chickens live!
What a nice story to go to bed to.
I've got one of those kind now named Lucky. She was found on the railroad tracks , just before getting hit, and she was brought to me by the RR Engineer. Wasn't quite weaned, took her to work with me for three days and now I am her "mommy" and that's just the way it is lol. 
I used to keep chickens too, and they were such fun to watch. Seemed like they each had their own personalities ! And ducks too ! You haven't seen cute till you see just-hatched baby ducks. I miss that; don't have the space for them now.
My daughter and son-in-law have 6 chickens. There is nothing more relaxing than eating breakfast while watching them out the kitchen window while I’m there.
Although it turns funny when the dog chases them off the back patio.
Although it turns funny when the dog chases them off the back patio.
I have fish. At the moment, a 20 gal. tank. Years ago, I had a 55, 2 29's, and 2 10's. Rarely had all 5 going at once -- I think it was only when I was using one of the 10's as a hospital tank. (Or was it 2 55's and 1 29?) I had a friend who was breeding angel fish, so I had some nice veil-tails.
Right now, bloodfin tetras, white cloud mountain minnows, corydoras, 1 Siamese algae eater, and 1 clown plecostomus. I need a bigger tank -- that's always how it is.
Right now, bloodfin tetras, white cloud mountain minnows, corydoras, 1 Siamese algae eater, and 1 clown plecostomus. I need a bigger tank -- that's always how it is.
Awwww! I love to hear about rescues!
Rescuers are a special breed (pun intended).
The hardest thing about rescuing is adopting them out. My wife and I rescued dogs and cats for several years before she got too sick to keep up with it. We ended up with 10 cats and 7 dogs at one point. We had plenty of room, we lived on a 45 acre farm...but still.
When you bring an animal back from the brink, you heal their wounds, socialize them so they can be adopted, teach them to be a dog or cat again...and then have to turn around and give them up...it can rip you to shreds. It is one of the most unselfish things a person can do. I don't know that I could ever do it again.
But then, all I need are a pair of big eyes to look up at me...needing, begging for help...and I'll melt like a stick of butter in the middle of an Arizona summer.
My dog is my fifth kid. It was so frustrating trying to find a rental that would take the whole family. Not having Tramp, and other pets (fish, hamster, etc,) would never be an option for me. I'd have a couple of cats too - but I'm allergic to them.
I read in a house staging book that only 40% of households in the US have a pet. The majority do not. I find that hard to believe. We all love our pets and consider them family.
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I read in a house staging book that only 40% of households in the US have a pet. The majority do not. I find that hard to believe. We all love our pets and consider them family.
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Have 2 mini doxies both long hair red, father and son 5 & 2 y.o. Also have a lab/ greyhound mix 7-9 y.o. Last week our little one got a bunny, and I`m making it a home today. I love my Doxies to death, they are great little dogs. They do everything I do (other than vape=), fish, swim, ride a waverunner, and get mad when I don`t take them with me when I leave.
FYI....I got something special for all you pet lovers. Keep your eyes peeled this weekend!
3 dogs and a cat
the two younger dogs (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a German Shepard/Golden Retriever mix, we thing) are my avatar, in the middle of a vicious game of "bite the face"
the two younger dogs (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a German Shepard/Golden Retriever mix, we thing) are my avatar, in the middle of a vicious game of "bite the face"
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