the pet thread

[Helga]

now I love animals, I have 2 dogs now, Spock who is almost 8 years old and Sisco who is just a year old pup, the best brothers, along with my son. in the past I have had 5 parrots and two rats, I would probably have a dozen other animals if my boyfriend would let me... and if I had a bigger apartment.


but what I was wondering was if there weren't a few animal lovers here and what kind of animals you have or would have if you could. I would have a pig and a cow if I could they are my favourite animals other than dogs...

I don't know if this has been done before but I wanted to do it anyway

[*Classic*Charm*]

I'm an animal person too, Helga! I have three cats, two horses, and a fish, though I 'm lucky to have lots of other animal contact. I get to spend time with my brother's puppy, the other 40-something horses at the barn where my two are, as well as the dogs, cats, and ducks at the barn.

Once I'm no longer living with my parents, I'll get my own dogs and sometime down the road when I have a place for them, I want ducks and goats of my own. :D

[Beautifull]

annimal person three!!!
Ii have three male cats; Lyon whose all grey except for the white spot on his belly, Oreo whose black and white, more black than white. he's also the oldest. And Felixwho is Lyon's brother, but her black and white, more white than black.
I also have six puppies, five is mixed with chihuahua, and the other one looks like she's mixed with german shepard...she's really pretty and is very playful. her coat is golden brown, and a raccoon mask around her eyes.

[Mathor]

My bandmates house features 2 ferrets, 2 dogs german shepherd and dalmatian, 2 (month old) kittens and a squirrel. Since it's where I spend the majority of my time, I like to think that they are all mine, and I'm pretty close with all of them (especially the German Shepherd). Until I get my own place no pets, but one day I want to have horses, dogs, cats, and all of it. I love animals.

[Beautifull]

horses!

[kratsayra]

I don't have any pets right now. But I love cats. Whenever I go to someone's house who owns a cat, I spend more time with the cat than with the people! ;)

I don't really want to have a cat of my own, though, because I have a fairly small apartment, and I move frequently.

I would like to have a cat if I lived somewhere rural and the cat could go outside. Or if I just had a really big house.

[Beautifull]

I don't have any pets right now. But I love cats. Whenever I go to someone's house who owns a cat, I spend more time with the cat than with the people! ;)


:lol: i do the same with anyone who has animals!

love the avatar by the way!

[1n50mn14]

The ponies =) All five of 'em... two baby rats. A dog. Many deceased/sold, many more to come.

[mono]

I'm an animal person too, Helga! I have three cats, two horses, and a fish, though I 'm lucky to have lots of other animal contact. I get to spend time with my brother's puppy, the other 40-something horses at the barn where my two are, as well as the dogs, cats, and ducks at the barn.

Once I'm no longer living with my parents, I'll get my own dogs and sometime down the road when I have a place for them, I want ducks and goats of my own. :D
Wow, that sounds like quite a farm you have, CC! Impressive! :eek2:

As to me, in my downtown metropolitan apartment, I cannot have many pets, but I would if I could, space permitting. I have two male cats, Gustave and Quincy (I like the more unique names), both brothers from the same litter of kittens almost three years ago. Though not all litter-siblings look alike, they looked almost identical when I first got them at age eight weeks, and kept mixing them; they still look very similar, and people have trouble telling them apart, but Quincy has a bit more girth than Gustave, and Gustave has more stripe-like patterns in his fur - personality-wise, however, they seem polar opposites. Gustave - extraverted, playful, talkative, greet-you-at-the-door type; Quincy - introverted, quiet, self-maintained, window-cat type; both seem equally affectionate to me, nonetheless.
I have a picture of them together in my profile album, but I have more . . .

Quincy --

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0248.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/m_f341e0d77768542ef7328f28a9dfc1aa.jpg


Gustave --

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/100_0245.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j237/0zymandias/m_2043eca7d1c75f5b07373cd7a6314e83.jpg

[Zee.]

I miss riding horses so much..

anyway, this is my pup

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5959/dsc019742.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/dsc019742.jpg/)

[Virgil]

I'm an animal lover. I have a Labrador Retreiver.


http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image102.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image105-1.jpg

[The Walker]

oh mono, i'm not a cat person but Quincy seems soo sweet!

[Beautifull]

OMG...that dog is gorgeous! and Quincy is so cute!

[Virgil]

OMG...that dog is gorgeous!

Was that directed at Brandi? Here's some more.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/003_1_00.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image046-1.jpg

[Beautifull]

Awww! how old is she?

and yes it was...she's beautifull!

[kratsayra]

:lol: i do the same with anyone who has animals!

love the avatar by the way!

glad I'm not the only one. and thanks re: the avatar. :)

Mono, your cats look absolutely lovely! And they must have had so much fun growing up together from the same litter!

[Zee.]

Awww! how old is she?

and yes it was...she's beautifull!



lulz, shun

[mono]

oh mono, i'm not a cat person but Quincy seems soo sweet!

and Quincy is so cute!

Mono, your cats look absolutely lovely! And they must have had so much fun growing up together from the same litter!
Thanks, I hardly know how I could do without them - the finest of roommates, even though they leave the rent, bills, cleaning, cooking, and maintenance to me.

I miss riding horses so much..

anyway, this is my pup

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5959/dsc019742.jpg
Very cute, limajean - beautiful colors and healthy coat, looking very happy. His/her name?

I'm an animal lover. I have a Labrador Retreiver.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image102.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o123/virgil_015/Image105-1.jpg
Brandi looks lovely, Virgil - a very photogenic canine!


As much as I love dogs, and all animals, for that matter, Gustave and Quincy encountered their first dog a few months ago, and I think they had a few disagreements as to the interspecies mannerisms and etiquette of an apartment hallway. My neighbor's dog, a young boxer, seemed a bit more enthusiastic of encountering the cats than the two felines, particularly with its snout; Quincy ran off, but Gustave exchanged a few expletive hisses before also retreating home. Unfortunately, as in cases like these, I do not think taking a dog into the home would go well without loose fur appearing spontaneously throughout the apartment, but, even as a cat-person, I like dogs anyway.

[Helga]

it's great to see all these animal friends, and those fury little friends are so cute.

I have the same problem as mono does, my dogs do NOT like cats. Spock hates them after a mean cat waited outside my house when he was a puppy and almost scratched his eye. I love cats but this one was mean, he did this to many dogs in our neighbourhood. Sisco wants to play with them but they rarely agree for some reason... I have pictures of them in my album, Spock is white and black and sisco is brown.

[1n50mn14]

I'm going to jump on the band wagon here and post some pictures... =)

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v367/228/102/1646730036/n1646730036_74405_6950.jpg
Jude, Blue Heelerx pup, when he first came home.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs032.snc1/4309_1102787423686_1646730036_277107_3735538_n.jpg
All growed up. Note the hole in the door in the background. He chewed that.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs084.snc1/5029_1125456110389_1646730036_342760_3131583_n.jpg
Columbia and Riff-Raff.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs008.snc1/4177_1107253895345_1646730036_289286_2862731_n.jpg
Ted

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/2832_1101046820172_1646730036_271406_6777847_n.jpg
Tekka

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/2832_1101046580166_1646730036_271401_4831832_n.jpg
Legend

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs006.snc1/2832_1101046620167_1646730036_271402_2624997_n.jpg
Phoenix

[*Classic*Charm*]

Mono, your cats are adorable! Virgil, LJ, Becca, I want to take your dogs home!! Oh, and Becca, Ted looks GORGEOUS in that photo.

Yeah, looks like I was slacking in my pet introductions!

So this is Boots. He's my BABY. He's pretty much a dog in a cat suit. Sits on command and everything. He's 8 now and has had a rough go of things. He's been epileptic since he was 3, arthritic since he was 4, and can't go longer than about 6 months before he needs to see the vet again for something unrelated.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=398&pictureid=2812

This is Snowy. She's my rebellious teenager cat. She likes to let herself out the back door and not come home until all hours of the night.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=398&pictureid=2818

This is Ollie. The only non-obese cat I own :rolleyes: He loves everyone and likes to sit on my keyboard.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=398&pictureid=2813

This is Tobasco. The love of my life. What a goon.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=163&pictureid=3834

This is Shadow. He's a giant suck and the most honest little guy. This is a bad photo, but I couldn't find a better one. Here he's all scruffy-looking.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=312&pictureid=4642

This is Maggie. This picture was taken when she was 8 weeks old, I think. she's my brother's puppy, but I get to puppysit a lot haha. She's almost 6 months now.
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=312&pictureid=4641

I don't have a photo of my fish, but his name is Rutherford :D

[Olga4real]

I like animals, but most of all I love cats. I have two male cats. Both of them were found in the street. The older is Jakob, he is black as a night, Panteleimonas is grey, I would say he is blue. I reared him from feeding bottle since he was about a week old when I got him. The veterinary didn't dare to promise that he would survive, though he is alive (my cat not veterinariy :-))
I used to give a shelter in my 53m3 apartment to stray cats until I found a new owner for them. I have some pictures of my pupils in my album and in my group, called "Cat Lovers".
Using this opportunity I would like to invite all cat lovers to join my group.
If I have a chance I would have a dog - most likely Irish setter - and a horse.
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1363&d=1247239781
Panteleimonas, we call him Panty

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=620&pictureid=4544

We have connection with Panty

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=620&pictureid=4546
He is Jakob,

[Beautifull]

OMG!!!Your gray cat, Panteleimonas, looks just like my cat Lyon!!:D
he's beatifull, also Olga. he's got the same hooded eyes as Lyon too...i wonder of they're long lost brothers or somethig...:lol:

oh, and Classic Charm, your cat Ollie looks like my Felix...

i wish i could put pictures of my cats and puppies but i have no camera and i can never get pictures to download onto the computer!!!:crash:

[Stargazer86]

I love everyone's pix! Such cute critters ^^ I didn't even realize there was a pet thread

I'll have to take pix of all my creatures this evening so I can show them off

[Beautifull]

I'll have to take pix of all my creatures this evening so I can show them off

i can't wait to see them!

[kratsayra]

OMG!!!Your gray cat, Panteleimonas, looks just like my cat Lyon!!:D
he's beatifull, also Olga. he's got the same hooded eyes as Lyon too...i wonder of they're long lost brothers or somethig...:lol:


That's funny - I had the same reaction to Panteleimonas. He looks so much like a cat I used to have. We actually had two grey cats when I was a teenager. One was mostly gray but with whitish stripes too. That was Smoky (I named him when I was like 4, hence the totally uncreative name). But the other one we had, Asterisk, was all gray and looked just like Panteleimonas. It almost made me cry! Looked just like my 'Risky, who is now long gone. Sigh.

[Beautifull]

That's funny - I had the same reaction to Panteleimonas. He looks so much like a cat I used to have. We actually had two grey cats when I was a teenager. One was mostly gray but with whitish stripes too. That was Smoky (I named him when I was like 4, hence the totally uncreative name). But the other one we had, Asterisk, was all gray and looked just like Panteleimonas. It almost made me cry! Looked just like my 'Risky, who is now long gone. Sigh.

awww!!!:bawling: i feel the loss too.

[Virgil]

Beautiful pets all. Pets bring such joy to our lives.

Classic - Is Maggie a golden retriever?

[Olga4real]

OMG!!!Your gray cat, Panteleimonas, looks just like my cat Lyon!!:D
he's beatifull, also Olga. he's got the same hooded eyes as Lyon too...i wonder of they're long lost brothers or somethig...:lol:


I am not sure Beautiful, that our cats can be brothers, but I am sure that they are of one of the most beautiful breed. I sew a few cats of similar color in Cyprus. I watched one of them killing a snake. Now I know why Cypriots value cats so much - they kill snakes.

[Olga4real]

That's funny - I had the same reaction to Panteleimonas. He looks so much like a cat I used to have. We actually had two grey cats when I was a teenager. One was mostly gray but with whitish stripes too. That was Smoky (I named him when I was like 4, hence the totally uncreative name). But the other one we had, Asterisk, was all gray and looked just like Panteleimonas. It almost made me cry! Looked just like my 'Risky, who is now long gone. Sigh.

Don't cry kratsayra, please!

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=620&pictureid=4665

I hope this picture makes you smile

[Helga]

I have always wanted a gray cat, he is adorable!


now I want to ask since you are animal lovers. have you seen the show 'greatest American dog' ?

I don't get most of the owners, one had her dog in shoes and dressed in the California heat! I don't get it.

what do you think?

[kratsayra]

Don't cry kratsayra, please!

I hope this picture makes you smile

aww, thanks. :)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Beautiful pets all. Pets bring such joy to our lives.

Classic - Is Maggie a golden retriever?

Yes she is :)

[Mathor]

They are brother and sister:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v64/mathor/5489_1075463766665_1228323516_30177.jpg

[Helga]

they are so cute Mathor. I'd love to have cats one day...

[kiz_paws]

Great thread, Helga. :nod:

I have enjoyed reading about all the others' pets, and the pictures are wonderful -- thanks everyone, for sharing them!

I have a collection of pictures of my one and only pet, a Miniature Schnauzer named Pepper, who is the love of my life. You can view them in my album entitled "The Pepper Files" (lol, how original). :) This link should take you there: PEPPER FILES (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/album.php?albumid=32)

If I wasn't so allergic to cats, I'd definitely get a couple because I love them sooooo much. Wouldn't Pepper be amused? ;)

[JuniperWoolf]

I have a greater Canadian goose named Howard and a lesser Canadian goose named Louis, a rabbit named Timothy, a massive mastiff named Bob, a big frog named Brian, a little frog named Splat, four baby birds (nameless in case they die, so we don't get too attached), a fish named Oscar de la Goya, and a cockatiel named Applecheeks. Our house is a zoo.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Mathor your cats are adorable. How old are they? They look young.

Cute schnauzer Kiz!!

[Buh4Bee]

This is the best thread. I also love animals and have enjoyed looking at all the wonderful pictures and learning about their personalities. Animals are a wonder and help to keep us smiling, in the way that nothing else can!

[weltanschauung]

the animals i've trapped
have now become my pets..
Its okay to eat fish
cause they dont have any feelings

[Emil Miller]

They are brother and sister:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v64/mathor/5489_1075463766665_1228323516_30177.jpg

How can anyone not love cats? They don't have to do anything except be adorable. I love my own cat to distraction even though I know that she knows she is the boss. She has a free hand in the house and garden and I am merely there to feed and look after her. I would be the same with any cat because they are all so gorgeous.

[JuniperWoolf]

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=645&pictureid=4715
Louis the lesser Canadian goose when he was a baby.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=645&pictureid=4718
Louis as a teenager.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=645&pictureid=4714
Louis grown up, and sleeping.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=645&pictureid=4717
A squirrel. I think this one is named Montague.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=645&pictureid=4716
Our Mastiff Bob, when he was a puppy. He's about eighty pounds heavier these days.

[1n50mn14]

^__^ All super adorable! I'd love a goose... I'll stick with my present zoo and add more to it when I've got my own place. *eye roll* The woman won't allow love birds, a chameleon, more rats, a cat, a bunny, and some ducks... silly.

[Helga]

Louis is the cutest! I would love to have one. also the Mastiff, Bob, I love big dogs.

[Kafka's Crow]

I once had cockatiels:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/babyspoti.jpg

Now Max is part of our life. He is the most loving animal I have ever seen. I am a verrrrry touchyfeely sort of person but this dog beats me at my own game, he is touchyfeelier than even me!
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/doggycollage-1.jpg

Look at the love in those big black eyes:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/1182187e.jpg

In my childhood I had many pigeons (at one time more than 20 of them!) and quite a few cats, kitten and goldfish came in my life but this dog is something special.

[Helga]

Max is the cutest, my friend was visiting me with a Labrador she's doggy sitting the sweetest thing and so cute.

[Beautifull]

oh my gosh! they are all so cute! the ducks the kittens, the dogs when they were puppies! oh, i can't just pick one! i wish i had more...

hey juniper, you own a squirrel? i've only seen them when they're wild.:D

[Helga]

OK I have decided to bring this thread back because I need your help pet owners!!!!

I'm doing a research on animals affect on the owners health mainly mental health. I made a questionnaire and it's being proofread and hopefully agreed by my instructor. it's about 30 questions mainly easy to answer, most of them just require an X were you think is right.

I'll have it translated tonight hopefully and here on the thread tomorrow if that is OK. you just copy it and can e-mail it to me when your done...

it would help me out a lot I need as many as possible to make it a good research cause I'm planning on doing two of them one Quantitative (this one ) and one qualitative next month... any questions just PM me or ask here...

hope this is OK...

[Helga]

maybe people aren't that interested in this but anyway I'm gonna put it down here. you just copy it and answer it and e-mail or pm me. the only thing is I need it back by Saturday!!

thanks to anyone that is willing to help me out.

[Helga]

only gotten 1 response!!! I'm not gonna twist your arm but I would appreciate a few more...

[qimissung]

eh, I clicked on this, but couldn't get it to open. Sorry, Helga.

[Helga]

don't know why that happened, I have gotten a few more responses now, maybe you should try again....

well here is my e-mail I think that makes it easier to send to me...

[email protected]

[1n50mn14]

New babies!
We've got two new yearlings that we got as a trade for our old, school horse.

They need new names (both are girls!) and no typical names like 'Storm' or 'Fancy'. They need names that go together (e.g. Milo and Otis, Ren and Stimpy, etc, but girl names...) so fire away!

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs034.snc3/12147_1203238374897_1646730036_556710_6501285_n.jp g
Not the best pic. The one on the right was born a month early, so her head is slightly mis-shapen, but she should grow out of it. =)

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc3/12147_1203238534901_1646730036_556714_7972468_n.jp g
And yes, they are sharing a stall for the time being...

[Helga]

they are so beautiful!! I'll put my thinking cap on...

[Maryd.]

Wow Becca, they are beautiful.:nod::nod: