Tell us about your pets!

I have a 6 year old St. Bernard named Barney... He's a lil on the chubby side, but I've noticed that happens to the boys as they get older... He's a good dog though and is really good with the kids... he's a great big chicken actually Then I have 3 cats, Psycho-Ninja-Bat**** (we call her kitty, she's nuts), Buggertoo and Lyle. Lyle is a fat old man, I've had him for almost 7 years now, but Kitty and Buggertoo are new additions to the family. Oh... there are 3 horses out back too... Tool (... cuz he is one), Whisper and Champ. Wow... that sounds like I have a zoo living at my house, cuz there are 5 kids bouncing in 12 different directions too! I wonder if I am as sane as I manage to make people believe that I am!?

I have 4 dogs: CoCo, a 9 yr. old Doberman/Aussie mix; TC, 11 yr old Lhasa/Keeshond mix; Bear, 22 month old Pomeranian/Chihuahua mix; and Turbo, 18 month old Chihuahua/Jack Russell mix. They like to sing together for no reason at all. The Dobie starts it, and everyone else just joins in. Very noisy, but also very cute!

I have two cats. A domestic long haired maie named Andre' who is pretty territorial and a big ole baby. The other cat, who is actually my son's cat, is a domestic short haired named Judy. If you look in the dictionary under scaredy cat, you'll see a pic of Judy. :bigsmile: They are both fatties and are senior citizens now.

i have a housefull of pets ... 3 year old german shepherd named alexis (great dog) ... 2 calico female cats .... named kylie and mocha .... a parrot named petey and saltwater fish

I have a 3 1/2 year old Golden Retriever named Tucker. I adopted him from the SPCA when he was 16 months--he came from an abusive and negligent home. Because of this, I've had to work hard with him on obedience....but he is one of the happiest dogs I've ever seen! I've had him for 2 years now and I can't even imagine my life without him. I bought my house right before I adopted him and he made my new house feel like a home immediately! He has a blue blankie that he is attached to...his nickname is Linus...he carries it around constantly. He can't have toys with stuffing in them because I'd have white fluff all over my house within minutes! He only eats his food when someone is in the kitchen with him...and he's the only dog I know that will choose to chew on, say for example, a bag clip instead of a tasty rawhide. My dog is always smiling and his tail is always wagging. He rarely barks....but when he does it's hard to get him to stop. His best friend is my sister's American Bulldog/Black Lab mix named Max--he's only 6 months...but basically the 2 of them together is the cutest thing ever! Tucker and I try to go on daily walks and he absolutely LOVES hiking when we go! I have pics on my profile

Down here in 'bama, we have two mini doxies - Kenzie, a 4 year old red doxie (with a red nose and nails - too cute!) and Teagan, a 2.5 year old black and tan who's about 3 pounds smaller than Kenz. They're so cute and cuddly and lovie, and are FABULOUS for a brisk hike around our hilly neighborhood!

At home in Virginia, I also have my German Shepherd (who my dad says is his ... just because we gave her to him for Christmas ...) who is probably 8 or 9 now. She's an amazing dog - Elka. Gotta love her! But also at home is my baby - Spot, an almost 11 year old Appendix (Quarter Horse Thoroughbred cross) who is a big, handsome man. As soon as law school is over, I will get to be with him again! I miss my baby ...

Down here in 'bama, we have two mini doxies - Kenzie, a 4 year old red doxie (with a red nose and nails - too cute!) and Teagan, a 2.5 year old black and tan who's about 3 pounds smaller than Kenz. They're so cute and cuddly and lovie, and are FABULOUS for a brisk hike around our hilly neighborhood!

At home in Virginia, I also have my German Shepherd (who my dad says is his ... just because we gave her to him for Christmas ...) who is probably 8 or 9 now. She's an amazing dog - Elka. Gotta love her! But also at home is my baby - Spot, an almost 11 year old Appendix (Quarter Horse Thoroughbred cross) who is a big, handsome man. As soon as law school is over, I will get to be with him again! I miss my baby ...

I have a 2 year old mini doxie and his name is Ozzy! (after Ozzy Osborne) He is a black, brown and gray dapple. I have never seen a dog love ice cubes like he does. My husband or I will go to the fridge to get some ice for our water and he comes running and sits quietly and waits for one to fall. Must really like the crunch! When we are outside in the winter...he finds icicles to chew on! LOL I love my lil' boy!

We have 2 tiny toy poodles. The mom's Winnie and the baby is Honey. They bring alot of joy to our lives. We love watching them play and how the mom trains the baby. When we call Honey, if she doesn't come, Winnie will come into the area and Honey will follow and then she understands we want her and will come. Winnie will turn around and leave and though she has done her duty. Winnie got her name from our 2 year old (at that time) granddaughter. She was visiting when we got Winnie and we were discussing a varity of names when Cordelia put her hand on her hip and with attitude said "you name her Winnie the poodle". The name stuck. Honey was honey colored and sweet as honey.

We have 2 fawn pugs, Rosie who is10 ( mamma ) and Lily 8 her daughter. Rosie was our first dog and she had one litter. We kept Lily and she had one litter as well. They are my "girlz", as we have 2 boys, 20 and 17. Rosie has always been the mother hen. She helped clean Lily's puppies and to this day still cleans Lily's ears and face! She is a morning girl and is ready to go out at 6 am. She has hypo-thyroidism and is on medication for that and is a little chunky @ 25 lbs, but stocky too. Whenever anyone gives her attention, pets her or picks her up she will bark and spin in a circle chasing her tail. Quite entertaining! Lily, on the other hand is a daddy's girl and a little obsessive. She won't share any of her toys and even takes them outside with her when she goes out to do her thing. We had to break down and buy her a new pair of baby, size 1 shoes cuz her last pair are out in about a foot of snow now....somewhere in the yard! They both snore and make all kinds of puggy-grunting- noises. When all is quiet in the house, they are the only ones to be heard! Love my puggers!

So, you'll all think I'm nuts (I am) after you read this, but I have 6 dogs, a cat, and 2 budgies.

In order of adoption:

*Emma* - collie mix of unknown age, I assume she's about 11 now (I've had her for 7 years & was told she was "between 4 and 7" when I adoped her). She's the BEST dog in the world. The best. Hands down. Period. And, at this point, she understands almost every word I say to her. It's the funniest thing. Half the time I'll just be talking to her not expecting her to really do what I'm telling her to do and then to my surprise she'll do it. The other night I said "Emma, stop roaming around the house sniffing for food and go lie down in your chair!" because she was getting on my nerves and to my utter amazement she made a beeline for "her" chair. :laugh:

*Giles* - 2.5 year old Italian Greyhound. He's a little spooky around strangers (at one point he'd actually pee himself if they tried to pet him :frown:) but we've been working on it & he'll even take treats from strangers' hands now. He's a total momma's boy despite the fact he's actually my boyfriend's dog. He's by far the best behaved of our Italian Greyhounds.

*Mo* - 5 year old retired racing greyhound. Love at first sight with this guy. He's monster huge for a greyhound (32" tall, 90 pounds) and boy, he's the love of my life (don't tell my bf). Greyhounds are often listed as the least aggressive/protective dog but my Mo man has an alpha streak (which we've trained out of him immensely in the 2 years we've had him) and he's made it very clear that he will protect me against strange people and strange dogs which is why he's my best walking/running partner. He also looks super tough because he's so big & he's missing half an ear.

*Kid* - 5 year old retired racing greyhound. Kid and Mo are littermates, so it's pretty amazing I have both of them! Kid's waaaayyyy too smart for his own good. My bf doesn't believe me, but I think he's the smartest of all our dogs despite the fact he does the dumbest stuff. There isn't a trashcan invented that he hasn't figured out how to get into. He's a great puzzle solver & he's constantly trying to figure out how stuff works.

*Bibel* - 6 year old (guess) Italian Greyhound. She was used by a back yard breeder (:explode: ) as "breeding stock" for the first 4-5 years of her life. She had several litters of pups and then they decided they wanted to "get rid" of her so I took her from them with the help of a sighthound rescue. She still has many behavioral issues we're trying to work through but despite our intense efforts she's becoming increasingly afraid of my boyfriend. I think she has developmental issues due to malnutrition in her early years. She's the sweetest little girl, though, and she loves to snuggle with me and just stare up into my eyes. She breaks my heart.

*Spike* - 2 year old Italian Greyhound. BYB cast-off (did I mention :explode: ?) due to being a poor example of his breed. He's quite a spaz but he's the sweetest little guy around. I think he may be a little developmentally delayed (mentally) but when he finally catches onto something he's the proudest pup I've ever seen. He broke both his right front leg and his left front leg this year & is still recovering from the last.

*Pickles* - 3 year old budgie - blue and white. She's the most tame of my 2 budgies & is the one I've worked with the most.

*Nona* - 2.5 year old budgie - blue/yellow/green. She's never been tame but is so beautiful I decided to take her home anyway. She's definitely the noisiest of the 2 budgies.

*Peebie* - 10 month old long haired mutt kitten. She's one of the neatest looking cats I've ever seen. Calico, but very splotchy and striped. Her tail is as big as the rest of her (she's still under 6 pounds!). She was seperated from her mother & siblings at too young of an age (5 weeks) and has the classic problems that come with that. She's very attached to and dependent on my boyfriend and me, but she looks at us as playmates so constantly tries to play with us (by attacking us... with all the claws and the teeth...). She's named Peebie because, again, she was taken away from her mother before she learned how to clean herself. I was struggling to come up with a name that fit her (I had wanted to name her Druscilla but it just didn't work) so I started caling her Poopy Bottom. Which of course became PB, and then Peebie.

my zoo! All of my dogs are rawfed (whole prey model) & my cat is 75% grain free kibble 25% raw fed (she still hasn't figured out how to chomp bones so that's why I continue with the kibble... :frown:). I'm sure lots of people will think I'm kooky, but I switched to rawfeeding exactly a year ago and I've been immensely impressed with how much my dogs' health improved after the switch from premium kibble (Taste of the Wild). No more dentals needed (IGs and greys have notoriously bad teeth), no more itchy/dry skin, bigger muscles, shinier/softer fur, no more upset tummies, LESS POOP! Awesome! :laugh:

Edit: Woah... long. Sorry. :embarassed:

Hi!

We have three dogs, two cats and two horses. Our "house dog" is a female Neapolitan Mastiff named "Mrs. Fig" although we call her Figgy. She's black with a little brindle and I have pictures of her on my profile (mostly puppy pics). Figgy is big, sweet, a little slow, and totally obsessed with cats. When she catches a cat she pins them down and licks them and very carefully cleans their ears. The cats have learned to put up with it. We named her after a cat lady in Harry Potter before we realized how cat crazy she was!

Our outside dogs are both rescues - one is a male English setter named Simon. Simon is sweet as pie and does the long lovey looks and just wants to cuddle. He is an occasional house dog but he really wants to be outside. His perfect life would be a house with a doggy door. In the winter he sleeps inside at night, in a crate because he doesn't have the best house manners (we've found him on the dinning room table - just standing there like "what?")

Betsy is a seven year old beagle - she's beautiful and she's a great hunter but she will not be house trained. We've tried everything. Overall she loves being outside, and once in a while we put a diaper on her and let her hang out with us - but if there's another dog around they think it's funny to pull off the diaper. Betsy is sweet and we love her but she'll pee on your pillow or poo on the bathroom rug and that's just not cool!

Our cat is Malcolm. He's an orange tiger and he thinks he's a dog. He's awesome and cool! Our boarder has a kitten that might as well be ours, Jasper. Jasper is a grey short haired domestic and he's a snuggly cat. Jasper and Figgy are BFFs!

Out back we have about 6 acres of fenced pasture with a beautiful Arabian mare, Dreamy, and a scruffy Chincoteague pony named "Pippy". If I can lose another 50 lbs I'd love to start riding again!

I have a 2.5 year old male Chorkie names Chewie. He's a whopping 5 pounds! I love him to death! He's such a cutie!

So, you'll all think I'm nuts (I am) after you read this, but I have 6 dogs, a cat, and 2 budgies.

In order of adoption:

*Emma* - collie mix of unknown age, I assume she's about 11 now (I've had her for 7 years & was told she was "between 4 and 7" when I adoped her). She's the BEST dog in the world. The best. Hands down. Period. And, at this point, she understands almost every word I say to her. It's the funniest thing. Half the time I'll just be talking to her not expecting her to really do what I'm telling her to do and then to my surprise she'll do it. The other night I said "Emma, stop roaming around the house sniffing for food and go lie down in your chair!" because she was getting on my nerves and to my utter amazement she made a beeline for "her" chair. :laugh:

*Giles* - 2.5 year old Italian Greyhound. He's a little spooky around strangers (at one point he'd actually pee himself if they tried to pet him :frown:) but we've been working on it & he'll even take treats from strangers' hands now. He's a total momma's boy despite the fact he's actually my boyfriend's dog. He's by far the best behaved of our Italian Greyhounds.

*Mo* - 5 year old retired racing greyhound. Love at first sight with this guy. He's monster huge for a greyhound (32" tall, 90 pounds) and boy, he's the love of my life (don't tell my bf). Greyhounds are often listed as the least aggressive/protective dog but my Mo man has an alpha streak (which we've trained out of him immensely in the 2 years we've had him) and he's made it very clear that he will protect me against strange people and strange dogs which is why he's my best walking/running partner. He also looks super tough because he's so big & he's missing half an ear.

*Kid* - 5 year old retired racing greyhound. Kid and Mo are littermates, so it's pretty amazing I have both of them! Kid's waaaayyyy too smart for his own good. My bf doesn't believe me, but I think he's the smartest of all our dogs despite the fact he does the dumbest stuff. There isn't a trashcan invented that he hasn't figured out how to get into. He's a great puzzle solver & he's constantly trying to figure out how stuff works.

*Bibel* - 6 year old (guess) Italian Greyhound. She was used by a back yard breeder (:explode: ) as "breeding stock" for the first 4-5 years of her life. She had several litters of pups and then they decided they wanted to "get rid" of her so I took her from them with the help of a sighthound rescue. She still has many behavioral issues we're trying to work through but despite our intense efforts she's becoming increasingly afraid of my boyfriend. I think she has developmental issues due to malnutrition in her early years. She's the sweetest little girl, though, and she loves to snuggle with me and just stare up into my eyes. She breaks my heart.

*Spike* - 2 year old Italian Greyhound. BYB cast-off (did I mention :explode: ?) due to being a poor example of his breed. He's quite a spaz but he's the sweetest little guy around. I think he may be a little developmentally delayed (mentally) but when he finally catches onto something he's the proudest pup I've ever seen. He broke both his right front leg and his left front leg this year & is still recovering from the last.

*Pickles* - 3 year old budgie - blue and white. She's the most tame of my 2 budgies & is the one I've worked with the most.

*Nona* - 2.5 year old budgie - blue/yellow/green. She's never been tame but is so beautiful I decided to take her home anyway. She's definitely the noisiest of the 2 budgies.

*Peebie* - 10 month old long haired mutt kitten. She's one of the neatest looking cats I've ever seen. Calico, but very splotchy and striped. Her tail is as big as the rest of her (she's still under 6 pounds!). She was seperated from her mother & siblings at too young of an age (5 weeks) and has the classic problems that come with that. She's very attached to and dependent on my boyfriend and me, but she looks at us as playmates so constantly tries to play with us (by attacking us... with all the claws and the teeth...). She's named Peebie because, again, she was taken away from her mother before she learned how to clean herself. I was struggling to come up with a name that fit her (I had wanted to name her Druscilla but it just didn't work) so I started caling her Poopy Bottom. Which of course became PB, and then Peebie.

my zoo! All of my dogs are rawfed (whole prey model) & my cat is 75% grain free kibble 25% raw fed (she still hasn't figured out how to chomp bones so that's why I continue with the kibble... :frown:). I'm sure lots of people will think I'm kooky, but I switched to rawfeeding exactly a year ago and I've been immensely impressed with how much my dogs' health improved after the switch from premium kibble (Taste of the Wild). No more dentals needed (IGs and greys have notoriously bad teeth), no more itchy/dry skin, bigger muscles, shinier/softer fur, no more upset tummies, LESS POOP! Awesome! :laugh:

Edit: Woah... long. Sorry. :embarassed:

Sure would be nice to stop those expensive dentals.....sure are expensive when you have two!!!

I have a 5yr old Chihuahua / Jack Russel mix. He was a rescue dog. Have a chinchilla named spazz and lots of fish.