Pictures of your Pet? [Archive] - Literature Network Forums

kathycf

06-04-2006, 01:49 AM

Hey, I just wanted to see who has pets and/or loves animals. I have three cats and a dog. I once had nine cats and two dogs (I know, I know, seems a little lame...I have a fear of being one of those stereotypical old ladies who has about 40 cats milling around her house. ;) )

I grew up on a farm and as a kid, I always preferred the company of the animals over the people I knew. We had horses, cows, chickens, goats, rabbits, pigs and sheep. Nice, but a lot of work!

Anyway, here is a pic of my pal, Dillon. He is mostly Pit bull with some German Shepard in the mix. Some Pit bulls are mean, but this is perhaps one of the sweetest, most gentle dogs I have ever had. And as you can see, he is extremely smart! He drives better than me! :lol: Care to share anything about your pets?
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/dilltraffic.jpg

Pensive

06-04-2006, 02:10 AM

Oh I am never too much fond of animals but once my father brought a Rabbit for his Zology tution class. (He is a Professor of Zology) At that time I was very young. When I came to know that my father is coming to take the Rabbit away to cut it, then an idea came into my mind and I took out the bucket in which my father had limited the Rabbit so he could not run away. Ofcourse, then the Rabbit was free but my happiness was for a small time because my father arrived at the very same moment and ran behind the Rabbit. I was praying that the Rabbit would run away but then my father caught it and cut it infront of his students to show them the body parts. It made me cry a lot.

And whenever a Goat is sacrificed on Eid Day, I never want to be engaged with the Goat because it makes me feel really bad that she would die/be sacrificed.

ShoutGrace

06-04-2006, 06:45 AM

I have always had cats or dogs. Friends to the end, and for no good reason. Everything can be terrible and you can be screwing up left and right but your dog will always be happy to see you and willing to take all the time in the world to play with you, and pay attention to you.

I think that good pets are personable pets. I couldn't dig having a lizard or a snake, just because they are more detached. I would have previously included birds in that category, but recently I met a person who owns a parrot. I've never seen such personal interaction between a human and their pet!

Pets are wonderful. If you don't mind feces :D .

Idril

06-04-2006, 10:56 AM

I've always been a cat person and until recently had 2 of them, Isildur and Zelda but they kept peeing everywhere so they had to go. :rolleyes: Along with the 2 cats, we had a beagle named Smeagol :lol: and when the cats were gone he seemed so lonely so we adopted an other dog from the Humane Society, his name is Dobby. We didn't pick Dobby's name, we inherited it, apparently, he was named after the house elf in Harry Potter and looking at those ears, you can see why. They said he was a Shiba cross...crossed with what no one knows but I'm thinking, judging from those ears, a chiuaua. ;) And the picture really doesn't do them justice, they are huge and they swivel! One of our favorite things to do is to move around the room making noise and watching those ears follow the sound, his head doesn't move, just the ears. :lol:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/idrilcelebrindal67/deck-lightened-1.jpg

Bysshe

06-04-2006, 11:08 AM

I've got an Australian terrier, Ruby:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/rabidoveryou/ruby15.jpg

I've had her since I was about seven, and she's completely mad. She acts like she's still a puppy, despite being a pensioner in dog years...She's impossible to train, is generally quite badly-behaved, but I love her anyway. :)

mono

06-04-2006, 11:54 AM

Personally, I can honestly say that I have never lived anywhere without at least one cat; I love birds, dogs (to a limit), and fish, too, but definitely consider myself a 'cat-person.'
Presently, I have three cats, and may get pictures of them soon, named Pip (guess where I plagiarized that name?), Neo, and Sheba.
Actually, on second thought, I found that I do have pictures, but only of two cats.

Of Pip:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/pip.jpg
And Pip posing:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/pip2.jpg

And Neo:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/neo.jpg

Virgil

06-04-2006, 01:38 PM

Here's me and Brandi, my Yellow Lab. I've posted this picture before, but since it fits here I'll re-post it. The second picture taken by the breeder is of Brandi hours, if not less, after birth.

I love most animals, but especially dogs. And Kathy, Pitbulls if raised correctly are very sweet natured. It's those that are raised for fighting which gives the breed a bad name.

kathycf

06-04-2006, 02:34 PM

You guys have some cute pets! :)

Kathy, Pitbulls if raised correctly are very sweet natured. It's those that are raised for fighting which gives the breed a bad name.

Oh, I know. Most animals can be "trained" to be vicious, if that is what some (idiotic) person desires. It is just that a lot of people ask me what kind of dog Dillon is and when I tell them, they get this cringey look on their faces. Meanwhile, the dog is busy wagging his tail and has this goofy dog "smile". Yea, he's a real killer...:rolleyes:

. I was praying that the Rabbit would run away but then my father caught it and cut it infront of his students to show them the body parts. It made me cry a lot.

And whenever a Goat is sacrificed on Eid Day, I never want to be engaged with the Goat because it makes me feel really bad that she would die/be sacrificed.
That would make me cry too.

Petrarch's Love

06-04-2006, 04:24 PM

I have a bird, a green cheeked conure named Spenser, who's the joy of my life. In fact he's sitting on arm right now trying to help me type, though I've had to keep him away from the keyboard since he's pried off one of the keys. He also once managed, while I was looking the other way, to send a half finished e-mail I was typing to a friend with his own little "message" at the bottom. He's very bright and playful and affectionate. Here's a pic. which I've posted before, of my curious little fellow trying to post to these forums.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e386/LeonardoD/spenser.jpg

byquist

06-04-2006, 11:02 PM

kathycf

06-05-2006, 01:03 AM

Enjoy all your pictures of pets! I honestly don't know how to put pictures up on the computer system, so can't provide a pix of my part-Rhodesian Ridgeback, Daisy. Ridgebacks are wonderful dogs, - very faithful.
Posting your images goes like this:
Choose a free hosting site, such as photobucket: http://www.photobucket.com/
They do require registration, but you can always give them an email you don't use, (they don't spam) and you can organize all your pictures into albums by category. Imageshack and tinypic are two other sites that you can use that don't require registration.
http://tinypic.com/

http://imageshack.us/

Upload your image to the host. If you use photobucket, they give you the necessary code to post in forums. Looks like this. (BTW,that is my Murray :))
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/example.jpg
If you go with another host, they will give you an url for your picture. Copy the url and paste it into your post using the insert image button (it looks like a little picture of a mountain.) There you go, all set. :)

I have a bird, a green cheeked conure named Spenser, who's the joy of my life.
That is a great looking bird!

Pensive

06-05-2006, 01:17 AM

Oh yeah, it is a lovely bird!

Shannanigan

06-05-2006, 09:49 AM

When I was young, my parents always believed that kids should have pets in the house...I guess to teach responsibility or something like that....and my mom loved cats, so we always had at least two cats. Even when my parents split, they both would keep at least one or two cats at each of their houses. I am definitely more of a dog person, but my mom was in a condo that didn't allow dogs and my dad I think didn't want to bother with one...

In essence, though, those cats were all "family cats," they weren't specifically MINE. I got my own cat, missy, when I was a teen. She was apparently a rare calico because she had 5 different colors on her coat...and she seemed to know she was rare because she could walk with her chin up and avoid being touched by any "unworthies." Prissy missy, my siblings used to call her. But I loved her, and she (usually) loved me, so it was all good. We had to give her away when I moved here to the Caribbean.

My sister is a HUGE cat person, so when we moved here she got a cat. This was in addition to my grandfather's 3 goats, 4 dogs, handful of chickens and uncountable rabbits. He was glad when we moved out of his house and the cat got taken too.

Now I live with my boyfriend, and his family is a dog family, so I couldn't be happier. We have a playful, rough, insanely mixed dog named Lady, and I adopted a cat that Chris' uncle had abandoned ever since he got 2 ****zus. The cat's name is Demon, but he apparently got it from when he was an evil little kitten. Now, he's nothing but sweet and loves attention, though he won't beg for it. I love him...I wish I could bring him to keep in my dorm....

Pics later! :)

Shannanigan

06-05-2006, 09:51 AM

that's funny, I love how the first 4 letters of the fluffy, annoying, needy, yappy dog breed gets ****'d out

Pensive

06-05-2006, 10:04 AM

I don't know why but I am very much afraid of Dogs.

Shannanigan

06-05-2006, 10:12 AM

perhaps something happened to you when you were younger? My brother is afraid of them too...we think it was because a dog knocked him over when he was a toddler...

Bysshe

06-05-2006, 10:23 AM

I have a friend who has an irrational fear of dogs. She was never attacked herself, but when she was younger she saw her younger sister being knocked over (playfully), by a small dog. Since then, she refuses to go into any house with a dog, and she gave up doing cross country at school, because she was scared of the possibility of bumping into a dog.

I can understand dog phobias if you were physically mauled by one when you were younger, or if you're just unused to them, but otherwise, I don't know how it's possible. Especially small dogs. How can you be scared of a terrier?

Pensive

06-05-2006, 10:36 AM

I don't know. I just don't like them at all and I am afraid of all Dogs.

byquist

06-05-2006, 12:32 PM

KCF, Thanks for taking the time to give me the run-down on modern computerese. I have never been remotely passable in this area, and always lost even DonkeyKong.

kathycf

06-05-2006, 02:15 PM

KCF, Thanks for taking the time to give me the run-down on modern computerese. I have never been remotely passable in this area, and always lost even DonkeyKong.

You are welcome, I hope it helped, I would like to see your pics.

As far as being afraid of dogs or other animals, some people are afraid of being bitten. Even a little dog can inflict a bite. I don't know if that is the case with Pensive or not. My sister was almost mauled to death by a German Shepard when she was about 7, about 3 weeks before I was born. She isn't afraid of dogs, but my mother became very afraid of them.

Personally, even though I grew up on a farm, I was always afraid of the pigs. Piglets are cute and all, but full grown pigs are scary. They are almost as smart as dogs, and they can be aggressive and attack.

imthefoolonthehill

06-05-2006, 02:50 PM

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This is Jessie, my dog. I call her Sweetie. She's getting old and has arthritis, but we've had her since she was a puppie. She is the most mellow dog I have ever encountered. However, she has a very active tail. Tie a hatchet to it, and it would chop down a forest.

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This is Precious, my aptly named cat. One of my favorite things in the world is to watch movies with her on my lap. She's stuck up and whiny (typical cat) but I love her all the more for it.

Jessie and Precious are good pals. They sleep in the same bed and often go hunting together. My cat will go out and find a gofer hole, sit next to it, and wait for Jessie to come and dig it up.

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imthefoolonthehill

06-05-2006, 02:51 PM

oh, sad day. it didn't work... let me try again.

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kathycf

06-05-2006, 02:54 PM

Hey, fool on the hill. When you use the code at photobucket, select the bottom one that has the brackets on it.
*edit* Oh, okay, I see you got it working...cute kittycat! :) Is that a Yellow Lab?

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AimusSage

06-05-2006, 02:57 PM

Average lifespan of dogs: 10-12 years

Average lifetime of the toys of my dog: One day

Now you can calculate the number of toys my dog will likely destroy in his lifetime

kathycf

06-05-2006, 03:00 PM

I can't leave out the rest of the family..

Stanley
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/owlface.jpg
Stanley is a Maine Coon cat, and they tend to be fairly large. He is 23 inches long from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, and weighs 26 pounds. Stan is tons o' fun! ;)

Murray
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/murray.jpg
Sweet Jane
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/My%20camera%20pics/Janey.jpg

Bysshe

06-05-2006, 04:46 PM

Ah, Sweet Jane is a nice name. Like the Velvet Underground song of the same name. :)

kathycf

06-05-2006, 07:19 PM

Ah, Sweet Jane is a nice name. Like the Velvet Underground song of the same name. :)

Thanks, Bysshe. You got the inspiration for the name exactly right. :)

Average lifespan of dogs: 10-12 years

Average lifetime of the toys of my dog: One day

Now you can calculate the number of toys my dog will likely destroy in his lifetime
Heh, you should see Dillon with a Frisbee, it lasts about 15 minutes. :lol:
What kind of a dog do you have, Aimus?

Idril

06-05-2006, 07:27 PM

I love calicos! I had one growing up and we were on the lookout for one when the 'peeing thing' started with our other cats and I decided I'd had enough of cats for awhile but seeing a calico still makes me heart skip a beat.

The only type of dog that bothers me are black labs and that definately comes from a childhood trauma. We had a beagle when I was growing up and I saw it get mauled by a black lab when I was really young, like 4 or 5 and it was the scariest thing to watch two dogs fight so viciously...actually, it was just the black lab that was vicious, Mashooka was completely overpowered and there was really nothing anyone could do about it because it was too dangerous to get involved, they had sticks and the black lab's owner was yelling at it but all we could really do is wait until it was over and hope Mashooka wasn't dead. He wasn't dead but he was about as close as you can get, I remember his eyeball was almost out of it's socket. :( It was a very traumatic thing for a little kid and to this day, black lab's scare the heck out of me.

AimusSage

06-05-2006, 07:27 PM

You can see a picture of him in my profile, He's a mix between a German shepard and a Labrador Retreiver.

Heh, got him a new toy today, lasted a whole five minutes, it's a good thing some toys are more durable and last more than a few days. Not that I get him a new toy everytime he's wrecked one. :) He's getting old though, and his teeth are not as sharp as they used to be, which means toys generally last a little longer, he still acts like he is a puppy, and his energy is amazing for his age, he's almost 10.

Idril

06-05-2006, 07:33 PM

Toys have been outlawed here for awhile, along with any kind of chewy hide things because Smeagol has still not learned to share. :rolleyes: He's accepted Dobby with open...paws(?), they play together, sleep together even eat from the same dish but if there's a toy around or a chew bone or pig's ear, Smeagol gets so nasty, he'll steal Dobby's and then when Dobby tries to get it back, he snarls and snaps so until he learns some manners, no toys. :p

kathycf

06-05-2006, 07:42 PM

Dillon is 11 and 1/2 and he still thinks he is a puppy too. Poor guy has arthritis as well. I buy him those squeaky toys made of fuzzy fabric and he lays on the couch (yes, he is spoiled and I also have washable slipcovers...) anyways, he lays there and holds the toy in his mouth and makes it squeak, it is so cute. :)

AimusSage

06-05-2006, 07:44 PM

I wish Dodger would just lay down with a toy, but no, he has to run around and shake his head with it, the sqeaking really gets on your nerves at times, and it often happens that you have to take the sqeaking toy from him and substitute it with something less noisy, otherwise he would go on for half a day. :D

kathycf

06-05-2006, 07:56 PM

I looked at the pic of Dodger in your profile, Aimus, he is very cute.

AimusSage

06-05-2006, 07:58 PM

You think? I always tell him he's a nutter. He takes after me. :)

soulsistachick

06-05-2006, 09:13 PM

My little Wilson ohh hes a little black kitten and Milo she is a persian cross black fluffy cat

imthefoolonthehill

06-06-2006, 02:02 AM

Kathy, you have cute cats too. Yes, my dog is a mostly yellow lab with a little golden retriever...

Virgil

02-20-2007, 10:33 PM

Three cheers for the hero dog!!!!

LETTING SLEEPING DOG LIE SAVED MT. HOOD CLIMBERS
By ANDY GELLER

A loyal dog saved three climbers from an icy death after they fell from a ledge and became stranded on Oregon's Mount Hood, officials said yesterday.

The two women and a man were rescued after surviving a brutal night huddled in sleeping bags, shielding themselves from high winds - but it was their faithful black Labrador, Velvet, who made the difference between life and death, rescuers said.

"The dog probably saved their lives" by lying across them during the freezing night, said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team.

He described the wind in the canyon as "hellacious."

"We're soaking wet and freezing," said one of two rescued women as she walked to an ambulance.

After Velvet helped the climbers get through the night on the 11,239-foot mountain, radio transmitters the size of eyeglass cases led rescuers to the group.

Rescuers gave the climbers food and clothing before they all walked down the east face of Oregon's highest mountain.

The three were taken away in the ambulance, with Velvet leaping in behind them. The climbers were expected to recover.

One of the women, whose name was withheld, was hospitalized with a head injury.

The other two climbers were identified as Matty Bryant and Kate Hanlon, both 34 and teachers in suburban Portland.

Authorities credited the climbers with remaining calm and using safety equipment.

"The most important part of this . . . is that they did everything right," said local Sheriff's Department Lt. Nick Watt.

In December, three climbers vanished on Mount Hood.

Rescuers found one climber, Kelly James of Dallas, who died of hypothermia.

The other two - including Brooklyn resident Jerry "Nikko" Cooke - were never found and officials believe they're dead.

With Post Wire Services

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http://www.nypost.com/seven/02202007/news/nationalnews/letting_sleeping_dog_lie_saved_mt__hood_climbers_n ationalnews_andy_geller.htm

BibliophileTRJ

02-21-2007, 05:34 PM

dramasnot6

02-21-2007, 05:58 PM

Aww such a cute dog with such a bad attitude Biblio, what a shame. But it is not an unusual thing for dogs to be jealous. There have been many cases of someones dog acting out after someone moved in with them, or the sweetest of dogs taking a bad attitude to someone's new girlfriend or boyfriend. So im sure its not personal, at least for the dog ;)
Ive never had a dog who was a leg humper....but I have been victimized by one before, very unpleasant and awkward experience. Especially if the owner just stands there laughing and not doing anything about it :rollseyes:

I love animals. Always have, and always will. All types as well, from reptillian to mammal to bird to.....well, maybe not human as much :p I have had a dog since birth. My first dog I had since I was born till i was 11, then she died but at the old age of 15 having had a very nice life. I then got my current dog, Hunter. Shes very different to my first one, with LOTS more personality. Huge eater, huge barker, and just incredibly amusing all around.
What I love about having a dog is walking them. There is something very theraputic about walking a dog. :D

littlewing53

02-21-2007, 06:00 PM

geez im laughing so hard bib....jealousy is tuff in any lauguage...ruff-ruff...i love my dog stella...she's my besy friend ever..tho i don't know how to post a pix...you can always offer her pieces of bacon like jack nicholson did in that movie...it was hilarious...as good as it gets...that was a really interesting dog story within a story...love stinks...yeah baby...hopefully, you will find a way n2 her heart and she will no longer feel threatened by your very existence in her life...

stella came to me b/c we were having robbers n rapers n the neighborhood i got scared so was thinkin maybe a dog would shew him away....she's an australian shepard and absolutely the best thing i ever did...tho i have to vacuum all the time b/c of her long hair...she's loyal, she's fierce, she's protective, she's funny, she's friendly...loves to play...and has fallen in love w/t dog across the street...that's my dog story...

littlewing53

02-21-2007, 06:03 PM

ps....drama yr right i absolutely luv to walk w/my dog too...she's so happy...

Virgil

02-21-2007, 09:38 PM

http://server2.uploadit.org/files/snikujmit-DSCN2708.JPG (http://www.uploadit.org)

The above is a photo of my partner & HIS dog.

I love animals of all kinds...... check out my post in the "name for a green dragon" thread to see a list of species.

Until I met my partner I would have told you that I never met a dog I didn't like. That's all over now...... I HATE that little white ***** (she dog) with every ounce of my being. The feeling is quite mutual. She insists on ALWAYS being between the two of us.... in bed, on the couch, out for a walk, in the car....everywhere. If I kiss him..... she yips & tries to bite me! When he & I spend any time together without her..... she PEES IN OUR BED (always on MY side of the bed, of course). :rage: She shreds any paper that she can get her mouth on.... mail, paperwork, my tax returns, more rolls of toilet paper than I can count, etc. Oh, and she's a leg humper, too......:rolleyes:

Is that an Italian Greyhound, TRJ? I think you spoiled the dog. I never let my dog on the bed. In fact she's rarely allowed upstairs to the bedrooms. You have to established what is allowed and what isn't. It's not a qustion of being mean; it's a question of being the alpha pack leader. How old is she. My previous dog liked to shred any paper too, but she out grew it. It took persitent "no!" when she was caught in the act.

What I love about having a dog is walking them. There is something very theraputing about walking a dog. :D
Not just for you drama. Walking a dog every day on a leash is an important thing. I know some people just let the dog out to relieve herself. But walking out away from the house on a leash (and that's important) does wonders. The dog bonds to you seeing you as part of its pack, it gives the dog excercise, it establishes hierarchy (you are in control with the leash and it gets used to responding to your direction), it allows the dog to not feel closed in within its territory (dogs can be psychologically over protective of their territory if it doesn't go out), and it stimulates the dogs sense of curiosity. It is the one thing I recommend to keep a dog psychologically balanced.

BibliophileTRJ

02-22-2007, 10:10 AM

Virgil - Yes, indeed she is an Italian Greyhound. I am not the one that spoiled her..... and she IS spoiled rotten. If it were up to me she wouldn't even sleep in the house; never mind the bed.

Drama is right.... He was her man long before he was mine, and jealousy is only natural....specially in an animal with a brain the size of a grape. She's 10 years old, and we've been together for 4 years. In the 6 years prior to me coming along they lived alone together, and he was home all day every day for at least 2 of those years (suffering severe illness). She saw him through some very tough times and they are quite attached to one another; so I can't really come in and put my foot down or become the disciplinarian.

Littlewing - Sorry to hear about the neighborhood that you live/lived in; but if those bad things brought such a great dog into your life & your heart then at least some good came out tragedy. p.s. my dog has accepted me into her heart....... as her ARCH NEMESIS!!

Virgil

02-22-2007, 11:07 AM

Virgil - Yes, indeed she is an Italian Greyhound. I am not the one that spoiled her..... and she IS spoiled rotten. If it were up to me she wouldn't even sleep in the house; never mind the bed.

Drama is right.... He was her man long before he was mine, and jealousy is only natural....specially in an animal with a brain the size of a grape. She's 10 years old, and we've been together for 4 years. In the 6 years prior to me coming along they lived alone together, and he was home all day every day for at least 2 of those years (suffering severe illness). She saw him through some very tough times and they are quite attached to one another; so I can't really come in and put my foot down or become the disciplinarian.

Oh that would explain it. You know it might help to take her on daily walks like I mention above. Without your partner, just you and her for say ten to fifteen minutes per day. It would bond you together as a pack, while you being in the authority position. Her peeing on your side of the bed is probably her way of trying to superceed you in the pack hierarchy. I'm skeptical if dogs really get jealous. What we interpret as jealousy may be a positioning for power within the pack.

BibliophileTRJ

02-22-2007, 11:50 AM

You know it might help to take her on daily walks like I mention above. Without your partner, just you and her for say ten to fifteen minutes per day. It would bond you together as a pack, while you being in the authority position.

I've tried everything I can think of to get that dog to bond with me. I'm a smoker who only smokes outdoors; so she & I go for several solo walks every day that I'm not out to sea. I buy her special dog treats that she LOVES, and have forbidden my partner from giving them to her.... they are just from me to her. I give her lots of loving attention every day: petting, scratching behind her ears, playing fetch.... all to no avail. We get along fairly well on the rare occasions that we're alone together; but as soon as Bob shows up...... I'm the one in the doghouse, as far as she's concerned.

I think one major setback in our attempt at bonding is my job and the fact that I go away for weeks on end. As soon as she starts getting used to me, I sail away for a while. I guess she has abandonment and trust issues.

This is going to sound horrible; but...... She's 10 years old..... she can't live THAT MUCH longer..... I can out-last her. (I just hope my sanity can)

Virgil

02-22-2007, 12:22 PM

This is going to sound horrible; but...... She's 10 years old..... she can't live THAT MUCH longer..... I can out-last her. (I just hope my sanity can)

:lol: I thought of that too. Good luck.

Serenata

02-22-2007, 05:07 PM

I have two sugar gliders. I'll post pictures when I get a chance. Polly and Anna. I was going to name one of them Kamikazee, but my parents wouldn't go for it.

BibliophileTRJ

02-23-2007, 11:47 AM

Sugar Gilders?? Are those birds, reptiles, fish, insects or furry mammals?

*Classic*Charm*

02-24-2007, 01:15 AM

Polly and Anna.

Cute names haha. I have two cats and a horse. They go by Boots, Snowy, and Tobasco respectively.

Guess you could call me an animal lover...I'm waiting to be accepted to university for animal biology with the hopes of becoming an equine surgeon. **FINGERS CROSSED**

I suppose that means I should put down whatever novel/play/short story/epic poem I'm currently reading and pick up a text book...but where would be the fun in that?

stephofthenight

12-09-2007, 01:57 PM

so we have a gallery for us litnetters...but we seem to have forgotten the most important...our pets! what kind of pets do you have? how many? what are there names? how long have you had them...all that fun stuff, throw in a few pictures and were done! :D

okay lets see...
i have 4 german sheppards...
2 white thelma,louise, 1 black, prissy. than my male is marlin, he's mixed.
2 huskies, male and female both white, princess and fang
a chiuauaa female, foxy, shes red
my boxer, sargent. male
a big fluffy golden retriver, female, cupcake.
sargent and foxy are show only, the others are breeders. cupcake is my pet.
cats...3, one is simease, the others i dont know about.
allure is a fluffy black kitty, peaches is the simease, nightmare is the only male and hes black.
horses, leo is an alp. black and star(red) are thoroughbreds, riddle(red) is their foal. my black stallion, sugarplum<<<little sister wanted to name him....
birds...one amazon parrot, jacob
and than my duck named goose, and my goose named duck:p
and my albino triantula sugar,
3 sugar gliders, splinda, equal, sugar:D
2 mice, both female, thing one and thing two
4 rabbits for ffa, thumper, lambo, tip, hopper,
and my cow moshu.

my pets :D im a foster parent who normaly gets attached, and ends up adopting my foster pet...im currently hosting three white tiger cubs, they are adorable both of my parents hate animals...so its always intresting around here...next

Sweets America

12-09-2007, 02:55 PM

WOW!!!:eek2:
You have so many animals. Would you adopt me? I would be happy among your dogs!:lol:
You even have a cow! Cows are soooo cute!!!
You have tigers??? How strange! How cute!

Well, erm, I don't have as much pets as you, but I am a real dog lover. Some of my best friends are actually dogs and I learn a lot from them. They have this kind of tolerance, loyalty, unconditional love and intelligence that makes them role models to me.
I had a German Shepherd named Mabrouck (but I called him 'Greuz') who died 10 days ago, but anyway, he is still with me. His picture is in my signature. And I have a Spaniel named California. You can call him Calif, but I personally call him 'Connard' which is the French equivalent for 'Bastard'.:D I call him this way because it just suits his personality, he makes me laugh. When my other dog was still alive, Calif would always eat the other dog's food first so that he would be sure that he would still have his own food in case he was hungry later. :D Also, when you yelled at him because he had behaved badly, he was so offended that he took revenge on my Shepherd by giving him a quick bite.
When my Shepherd just wanted to be left alone, Calif would go and poke him with his nose, just to piss him off.
When Calif wants you to have pity for him, he looks at you with this hangdog look, and whenever you look at him, he shakes and shivers, as though he were so coooold. :lol:
He cannot stand that another dog comes to my parents' house. While Mabrouck readily went towards the new dog to make friends, Calif growled, eyed the dog from the corner of the eye and went to his kennel. He still does that. If a dog come to our house, you can be sure you won't see Calif until the dog has left. And, of course, if you want to see him, you have to go to the kennel and ask him to please come out.:D
Other than that, he's a very nice dog, very funny. I've had great laughs with him. Now we are comforting each other from the death of Mabrouck. It must be difficult for Calif too, because him and Mabrouck had been together for years. Calif's pic is my avatar. Look at the arrogant face he has!:p

stephofthenight

12-09-2007, 03:58 PM

sure!!! ill adopt you! :D
nah! you can stay in my spare room with the huskies, all the others are outside, but it gets to hott for them so they are inside with a pool and mess. lol u can even help me train the new puppies!!! im excited lol this is our first christmas litter, all the others have been a week before or after, but these will be ready to adopt on christmas eve... yay!!!

the tigers i cant keep :bawling: i cant get my licence until im 21, i had my assisent licence last year, but my trainer i was under let his go, so i have to find a new one, these will probably go to the cat rehabilitation center in dallas

Sweets America

12-09-2007, 04:43 PM

That's nice that you can adopt me and that I can live with your dogs. :D Plus, I see you're from the States, which is even better because I would love to go there. :D
I think working with dogs would suit me perfectly, because I am somehow a dog myself. :p Ah, I just love dogs so much.
Wow, you are young! You are training and taking care of all these animals already?? This much take so much time to take care of all of them! What is the name of your job exactly? What kind of studies did you do to make this job? This seems to be quite a wonderful job! If I did such a job, I would prefer concentrating on dogs only though, but the diversity of what you do is wonderful as well.
This must be just extraordinary to be in contact with tigers! I mean WOW. Even if you can't keep them yet, you are already very lucky, this is a unique experience.:)

stephofthenight

12-09-2007, 05:30 PM

lol okay, first off breath...

name of my job...which one.
well, i did 4H showing dogs and horses, and FFA showing rabbits
i spent 2summers as an aprentence to a wildlife rehabilitation center, where basicly all i got to do was clean up verry big kittys litter boxes. i had to go before a commitee, and convince them that i had the land, and the means to meet the needs of my animals. i have to allow a vet/wildlife official come out every 6 months to inspect my facilitys, and animals.
lets see, the foster parent, basicly my girlfriends mom works at a shelter and they where going out of town for a month and she convinced me to take on the litter she was raising and i fell in love with them and adopted the 2 that survived. and she still calls me when she gets litters to young to adopt.
basicly lots and LOTS of vaulenteer work, showing intrest, and cleaning up lots of poo... but it all works out okay becuase now i can pretty much have w.e. i want as a pet.
my official job thou is a lawyers assistant, and i take college classes thru corispondence, before and after school. it doenst realy take that much time to feed them, we have cat and food despencers that hold 50 and 20lbs which last a week, the horses and my cow have hay, so we normaly just give them oats every other day, the pasture is still good for grazing. the bird is inside so he can get w.e. he wants to eat, my spider i just throw in a handfull of crickets a week, the sugargliders eat like a handfull a week, and they have a small dispencer, and the mice eat whatevr we eat, we give them the scraps, and a little bit of stable food. none but my spider realy stays in a cage, dad is scared to death of spiders... but yeah it takes maybe an hour a day to check water and that mess and then 3 on sundays to refill the dispencers. its so hott right now none of the animals realy want to eat anything, its just water.. now when it comes bath time that is when it all gets fun... bc none of them like water... the duck and goose eat w.e. they find , i know that sounds bad, but i tried feeding them but they wouldnt eat, i think they feel up on all the random bugs that hang around the pasture. so its not so much time as expense.
yes the tigers are amazing. right now they dont have there pernament teeth so i can still play with them, i like to roll them on there backs and kinda shake them like you do puppys, they growl and try to bite you its so cute (playfully) they sound like housecats when they try to growl right now. but all in all they are spoiled babys, one sleeps on the foot of my bed, one in my bed, and the other by my door. anyone who says you shouldnt have wild animals for pets are wrong, thy are a part of the family, my lil cousin was over here and her momma was like put those things in there cage...it makes no since, becuase her daugher 4 adores them, and they where licking her shoes and rolling over and just trying to get her to pet them... some people make no since. the only real diffrence is about 200 lbs. lol. and they make better pillows than regular cats.

and yes im kinda young, 15 it wasnt so much studys as connections. the owner of the wild life rescue center, is a friend of my dads. my debate parners dad is a lawyer. i dated the wildlife managers daughter, and then my current gf;s mom works at the shelter.

i dont know, i do know that im extreamly lucky to be already doing what i love

Dori

12-09-2007, 06:59 PM

My family owns one cat, one dog, and a few chickens. I, independantly from my family, own two cats. I will talk only of my beloved kittens for now.

I adopted two 10-12 week old kittens from the animal shelter over the summer.

Apparently, these cats were rescued from an animal hoarder who had 40 cats. These two kittens were horribly malnurished. They were fed spaghetti once a week. Spaghetti!!! They were rescued and nursed to health by the animal shelter. Now they are purr-fectly healthy.

The first one, Eve, is a short-haired mixed-breed cat. She is the more vocal one of the two. :D She likes to sniff people and she occasionally grunts (but you have to be really close to hear it). She loves being handled and, strangely enough, she likes to hang out with people when they're taking a shower. :lol: Here she is:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0487.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0504.jpg

The second one, Carmen, Eve's sister, is a long-haired mixed-breed cat. She is quiet; at best you'll hear a little squeal (I don't know how to describe it) from her. She doesn't like being handled at all. Also, she has no boundaries; she is the rebellious one. Everyday she's either on the table or the counter. Here she is:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0488.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0482.jpg

Here they are together:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0492.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0507.jpg

Virgil

12-09-2007, 07:28 PM

Dori those kittens are adoraable. My sister has one with the same pinkish-brown spot on the same place on the face. What a coincidence. And her's was rescued also in NY. I wonder if they're related.

Idril

12-09-2007, 07:56 PM

Aww, Dori, those are adorable. Your Eve looks my Isildur, who is no longer with us because he liked to pee all over my son's things. He was very attached to Isaac and felt the need to mark everything he owned...all the time. :rolleyes: We put up with it for quite awhile because he really was, other than an unhealthy obsession with my son, a fabulous cat but eventually I got sick of washing Isaac's bedding and coats and clothes and carpet and backpack every stinkin' day so he had to go but that doesn't mean I don't miss him every now and then. :(

NikolaiI

12-09-2007, 08:46 PM

Here's my pet, well the family's; she lives on Vancouver Island
her names Scampy
it was heartbreaking to leave her

http://www.sammywebs.com/sammy/Picture%20112.jpg

and the paw is Rufus'.

Sweets America

12-10-2007, 07:11 AM

Here's my pet, well the family's; she lives on Vancouver Island
her names Scampy
it was heartbreaking to leave her

http://www.sammywebs.com/sammy/Picture%20112.jpg

and the paw is Rufus'.

Oh I lover her, I lover her!!!:) :) :) :) The color and the shape of the face reminds me of my Mabrouck.

thelastmelon

12-10-2007, 07:27 AM

My boyfriend and I just got a little cat. She's only 13 weeks old, and has been with us for a week and a half. She's adorable and her name is Tara.
She just woke up in this picture and she actually looks a lot older that she usually does.
Also, my avatar is a picture of her as a little tiny baby. :p

BlueSkyGB

12-10-2007, 08:12 PM

At the present time....4 cats, on is 18 years old, a 17 year old dog, and one spiny tailed lizard...
at one time had 6 cats, 2 dogs, and a bearded dragon lizard.

stephofthenight

12-10-2007, 08:25 PM

my pony riddle
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera051.jpg
my cat allure
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera043.jpg
peaches
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephaniecamera001-1.jpg
me on Leo
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephanie053.jpg
nightmare
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/stephanie020.jpg
this is my puppy im fostering.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/cookieonskateboard.jpg

thats all that i got from pictures on my farm :)

AdoreroDio

12-10-2007, 09:22 PM

The cutest dog in the world- (who just happens to be mine, (^: )

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x12/adorerodio/100_0745.jpg

Mortis Anarchy

12-11-2007, 12:34 AM

Well we have two dogs.

There is Skipper, a yellow Lab who is the nicest, handsomest and best dog in the world. Then there is Toby, the dog who is pretending to be a dog, haha. Toby is a beagel and all he ever thinks about is food. We had loads of fish when I was younger...and I had a frog. His name was Gibson, after my fav. guitar the Gibson SG. He died though.

R.I.P. Gibson

http://http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/Victor_yAna/la_green_tree_frog.jpg

Lote-Tree

01-12-2008, 04:49 PM

I am not sure if this has been done already.

Having read "Petrarch's Love" pet bird on the "Ownig Pet is Cruel" thread, I really want to this bird :D

So Petrarch's Love can you post a pic of your bird if you don't mind? :D

I used to have Mynah and a Bower bird. But that was a very long time ago.The antics of your bird reminded of mine.

Anyway if anyone want to share pics of their pet you are welcome :D

Regards,
Lote

Koa

01-12-2008, 05:06 PM

I remember more than one thread with pics of dogs and cats etc.

I dont like pets. Especially dogs and cats. Though I was considering a goldfish...

Dori

01-12-2008, 05:10 PM

I think there was a thread similar to this, but I'll post some picture of my cats anyway.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0488.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0482.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0487.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0504.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0492.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z252/pmiller_rhodes/DSCF0507.jpg

Sweets America

01-12-2008, 05:28 PM

Wow Dori, your first cat looks very beautiful!

Here is a pic of my doggies:

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd35/SweetsAmerica/Dogsplaying-1.jpg

Nice thread, Lote! :)

Pensive

01-12-2008, 05:31 PM

Don't have any pets. BUT I am super-evil, Lote, even without them. :p

BTW, very cute cats, Dori!

thelastmelon

01-12-2008, 06:01 PM

Here are some pictures of my kitten, Tara. She is now 4 months old. :) A very cute little girl.
And the last one is of her and me in January 2008.

Virgil

01-12-2008, 06:06 PM

I am not sure if this has been done already.

This has been done already. I assume one of the mods will see it and merge it with the old one.

Dori, your cats look exactly like two of my nieces. They also have a third.

I may have posted these, but this is Brandi.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image002-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image138.jpg

Sweets America

01-12-2008, 06:11 PM

This has been done already. I assume one of the mods will see it and merge it with the old one.

Dori, your cats look exactly like two of my nieces. They also have a third.

I may have posted these, but this is Brandi.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image002-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image138.jpg

Awwwwwww I am a Brandi fan, it's official. :D
Today I was thinking of her since I think I dreamt of her last night :D and I searched if you had posted other pics of her, and I saw the pics of when she was a puppy!! I just melted in front of my screen. :p
Oh, when you say your cats look exactly like two of my nieces, it sounds like your nieces look like cats. :D

Virgil

01-12-2008, 06:31 PM

Oh, when you say your cats look exactly like two of my nieces, it sounds like your nieces look like cats. :D

:lol: :lol: Yo9u're right. I'm sloppy with my grammer. I meant Dori's cats look like my niece's cats.

Sweets America

01-12-2008, 06:43 PM

:lol: :lol: Yo9u're right. I'm sloppy with my grammer. I meant Dori's cats look like my niece's cats.

Oh, you know, you're not the only one, sometimes I have to turn a sentence in all the possible ways to find the right one!:D

Shalot

01-12-2008, 06:44 PM

Here are some pictures of my kitten, Tara. She is now 4 months old. :) A very cute little girl.
And the last one is of her and me in January 2008.

She is cute. She reminds me of my Kate. We got her back in July when she was just a small kitten and she has grown so much since then. This is the only pic I could find since we wiped the harddrive.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/Shalot_bucket/img4593.jpg

edit: I just noticed that Kate looks almost exactly like one of Dori's cats

Dori

01-12-2008, 11:38 PM

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n25/Shalot_bucket/img4593.jpg

edit: I just noticed that Kate looks almost exactly like one of Dori's cats

Yes, I noticed that too! :D

livelaughlove

01-13-2008, 12:03 AM

Here is my Mini-Schnauzer, Elvis. He's a bit of a nut but I love him anyway!! http://thumb14.webshots.net/s/thumb4/5/55/84/194455584TQDYFf_th.jpghttp://thumb14.webshots.net/t/54/154/1/21/49/439212149tTsPVw_th.jpghttp://pets.webshots.com/photo/1439218637053415454eNjxcU

B-Mental

01-13-2008, 12:03 AM

Ok, Technically these aren't my pets, they are my brothers, but I see them whenever I'm on land and take them for adventures....

Here I ask, "Who wants to go to the park?"
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/DSC00495.jpg

and of course, the trip pictures on the way to the park... first is Sierra (female)
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/DSC00579.jpg

Second is Charlie (studmuffin male, takes after his uncle pete
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/DSC00580.jpg

Then they play with my niece after the park trip
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/dieseltrok/CopyofDSC00767.jpg

Both of these guys were rescued from abusive situations, and have a very happy home...