Tell me all about your animals

I have two purebred Australian shepherds. Willy is 8 years old and Zephyr is 5 years old. LOVE THEM! They are the sweetest, most active dogs ever! So SMART too!

I also got a kitten 2 weeks ago, she's 8.5 weeks old now. Her name is Artemis (I'm hoping it inspires her to be a great mouser). I don't know what type she is but shes mostly a cream color but the tips of her fur is grey and her tail and ears get darker grey when as you get closer to the tips. She kind of looks like she's been playing in soot all day. Really cute!

Anyone who loves animals is THE BEST!
your pets sound wonderful and so do you!

I have a little rescued Tibetan Spaniel. We got her in 2008 when she was about 18 months old. Her name, when we adopted her was Honey Bear, and it suited her, so we didn't change it. She usually gets called Honey or Honeybunny.
She has the sweetest nature and follows me around all day, I don't know how I haven't tripped over her, I guess I have just got used to checking before I move. She even insists on laying on the bathroom floor while I have my shower. Every day around 9am, hubs takes her in the car to the leash free park, she doesn't run much but loves walking about and sometimes a play with other dogs.
We also have a little bird- a budgerigar named Buddy, he was my Mum's pet but she couldn't take him when she moved to Aged Care. He is a real chatterbox!- says his name and that he is a beautiful budgie, give us a kiss, do you want a drink of water, hello darling, and " Twinkle twinkle little star, I'm a little budgie-gar! and lots of other things too. LOL
If I was younger and hubs was in better health I would have more pets. Can't imagine life without at least one pet though!

I have a female German Shepherd named Jynx.
She's three and I love her to death.
So loyal, protective, smart and such a big baby.
She's gotten me out of some sketchy situations (I live in a rather bad area) and people tend to leave me alone with her.
Always there for me when I am sad and I swear she can read my mind.
She was also the EASIEST dog to train I don't even remember doing it and she can do things I haven't even trained her to do.

Going to get a tattoo with her in mind when I reach goal and might even add her name to it. I seriously love this dog and she's been a better friend then any human has.... I'm going to be lost without her one day.

I also have ...

A really big suck cat named Duckie. She's also three and was a rescue.
She's a tortoise shell and has a really cool mask on her face - a very interesting looking cat and oves to cuddle.

A bunny that I syringe fed when he was a baby because he got very sick when he was 8 weeks old. Spent four hours getting him (wanted a certain breed and not from a pet store). His name is Harley and he's a character... Him running around all crazy definitely cheers me up.

Last but not least... I have a pineapple green cheek conure named Mango. He's a bit of a jerk sometimes but he's getting better. He's only 7 months old and already knows how to say his name as well as does the sexy wolf call whistle. He likes to feed my dog too... He tends to think it's amusing and yes... He does laugh and yes it does sound incredibly creepy.

I have a Beagle called Dexter - he's nearly 6 months old and he is mine and my partner's baby. He gives us proper cuddles, until he got a little too big and now we have to kneel down to give him his cuddles. Our life has felt complete since the addition of Dexter.

We also have a hamster named Stewie and 7 goldfish.

I have 4 cats currently. I had two for over 11 years whom we lost in a fire 2 years ago. 2 years today actually. I still consider them my pets though.

We have Jazzy, who was supposedly a female cat, named Jasmine.. he got his sister Belle pregnant in her first heat and they just had the babies 2 months ago. LOL. Kind of a funny story there. Weren't rushing to get them fixed since they were both female and indoor kittens, but oh wells. So they had 4 kittens, sadly, one passed away the day after they were born. My mom took one a week ago, his name's Skittles and he's driving her nutso. We kept the other two kittens, Angel and Boomer. Boomer's name came from Ash from Evil Dead and his "Boomstick." Angel, my daughters love angels. They're hellions. All 4 of them.

I have a 12 year old tabby named Midas. He acts like a dog, very social kitty, he has drunk out of the toilet :noway: and is a garbage disposal for food. We got him when he was a mere 4 years old, and now he's just a big fat baby. Love him to pieces!

I have one cat and one dog.

The Humane Society told me the kitten was a lilac-point siamese. She does have a bit of the coloring and blue eyes, but other than that, she's not at all siamese. She doesn't have the face shape, body build, or voice (I've had siamese before). I think she's a gray striped tabby with a bit of siamese in her for blue eyes. Either way, though, she's a bit of a special needs kitty. There are some people she absolutely adores (my boys, especially) and even follows around and cuddles up with. There are those she likes and will purr for and all, and there are those that she hates like crazy and gets all growly and hissy at the sight of them! Most people she tolerates, but you have to watch out; one wrong move and you could lose a finger. We named her Coconut, but usually call her Coco or (when she's being trying) Nutcase.

My dog is a recent adoption from the county animal shelter. She is a Blue Heeler (a.k.a. Australian Cattle Dog) and we named her Yarra (aborigine word for river, also name of a lake in Australia). She is sweet and gentle and follows me around the house everywhere I go. She is patient and gentle with the baby and I can use her for a pillow or just give her big hugs. I've never been worried about a bite from this dog. Her only downfall is that she wants to be the alpha dog around any other dogs. She will lunge and pull on her leash when we are out running or even in the apartment complex. I can't let my boys walk her, she can pull them off their feet. We're training her, but it will take time. She also likes to herd the cat, but the cat usually just hides.

I just have a dog now,,a wee Westie named Darby MacD, aged 5 plus
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Used to have 2 cats, Alexander the Great, a charcoal and white tiger tabby and SammieCat a black long haired American,,who's mother was a Siamese Sealpoint show cat,,and got out one night! We got Alex at aged 6 months and a year later we got Sammie as a kitten. They lived about 18 years each. Sure do miss them.

animals are so wonderfully weird creatures. i love all animals but cats and leopards are my fav. but unfortunately i cant have a cat coz my mum's allergic to hair

We are dog-people, who never really understood all the fuss about cats. Now we count ourselves as loyal subjects to two regal felines.

First is Link. We think he's a Russian Blue. My daughter found him living under a ramp to the garage. He was starving, covered with ticks, and naturally a little suspicious of our motives in bringing him inside. That's four years ago, and he has totally won our hearts as a darling lap cat who I swear thinks he's Horton the Who.

Second is Navi. Again, she was an outdoor stray of uncertain origins. She's a tortoiseshell, we think. It took my daughter a full three months to be able to get close enough to grab her. This happened well into November, when we worried the weather would make her outdoor existence dangerous for her. She's been an indoor cat for two years now, and just this month has decided we are deserving of some TLC. She will stand on our laps for a few minutes at a time now. Navi has played hard to get with us for so long that even small signs of affection are really gratifying.

We are dog-people, who never really understood all the fuss about cats. Now we count ourselves as loyal subjects to two regal felines.

First is Link. We think he's a Russian Blue. My daughter found him living under a ramp to the garage. He was starving, covered with ticks, and naturally a little suspicious of our motives in bringing him inside. That's four years ago, and he has totally won our hearts as a darling lap cat who I swear thinks he's Horton the Who.

Second is Navi. Again, she was an outdoor stray of uncertain origins. She's a tortoiseshell, we think. It took my daughter a full three months to be able to get close enough to grab her. This happened well into November, when we worried the weather would make her outdoor existence dangerous for her. She's been an indoor cat for two years now, and just this month has decided we are deserving of some TLC. She will stand on our laps for a few minutes at a time now. Navi has played hard to get with us for so long that even small signs of affection are really gratifying.

I like how they are named after Zelda characters ! so cute !

3dogs
One is a German short haired pointer hes about 2 now. We saved him, German Short haired pointers are hunting dogs, my sister just wanted one because she likes them, the owners were going to kill him because something was wrong with his hips and it looked funny. My sister bought him, and found out when she took him in to the vets that they were starving him. His name is Roscoe. Hes hyper, and loves attention, hes also a really good looking dog.The other One is a american springier spaniel. Her name is Haylie, shes so shy and gets scared around tall people, but she is super friendly when she gets to know you ! She is adorable ! The last one is my dog, her name is Hunny. We don't know what kind of dog she is, but im pretty sure she is part collie/ black lab. She was brought into the vet clinic with a broken leg, and was kept there for 2 months, no one wanted her.... i kept begging my mom to get her, and she finally gave in, when we fostered her. She is so adorable ! Shes protective, and likes to chew everything.

3 cats, Maggie(a little *****, when she doesn't get what she wants she will bite your butt, she is super cute and likes to cuddle though and looks like Garfield!), Taylor(tiny, cuddle bug and super cute), Nelly( friendly, attacks when you walk by, shes super playful and cute)

2 guinea pigs, Ruby( she has one eye, and is so friendly and cuddly) and Howard( likes food, and is always eating, doesn't always like to be held but when he does hes cuddly.)

Yeah, i have alot but i also have a huge family !

Rescue stories, like the one you tell about Roscoe, really put a smile on my face. And, I like that so many animals make a home with you. You sound so kind and loving. All animals should have people in their lives like you!

I have 3 dogs
Thyme my eldest pooch is a 9 year old springer, ive had her since she was 8 weeks old she's like a part of me.
Rosie is actually officially my other halfs 6 yr old collie but I've looked after her all her life ( we live together) she's loving but a little unhinged!
Jake is my other springer, he's 5 and came from a rescue about 6 months ago. He is the most loyal loving hound ever and although he is totally nuts I couldn't be without him!

Yes we have his n hers dogs, I guess because I was never willing to share thyme, and I kinda informed my other half minutes before i adopted jake ( I knew he wouldn't mind and I took all the financial responsibilitys of him). Rosie was his dog from the beginning and has only ever answered to him!

A poodle/Terrier mix named Bungee that is getting old, but still spunky and thinks she's the same size as our Great Pyrenees. She gives him what for when he steps or lays on her and stands between his feet and helps him eat.

A black lab, also getting old. I've forgotten their ages, because I'm getting old too! This is Jessie. She's too fat, but cutting back on her food has resulted in some very naughty behavior as she tries to keep from starving to death. She can open the freezer in the garage, so we have to keep a heavy tool box in front of the door. We found out when she stole and ate an entire pecan pie from there. She will also snag anything left on the counter and sneak out the doggie door to her naughty spot. I found a tube of toothpaste out there once that went missing while I was unloading groceries.

My most recent acquisition, a Great Pyrenees we named Jethro. He is supposed to be my protector because we had a gang element move into our neighborhood and its gotten a bit spooky. He has a big deep bark. And he uses it to bark at steam coming from pots cooking on the stove, my daughter's purse when she comes to visit, because it wasn't there before, balloons that float near the ceiling because that's just scary, basically anything out of the ordinary. He couldn't eat breakfast the other day because my backpack was sitting on a bench at the dining room table. He was in the kitchen a few feet away, but he couldn't eat because it might jump down and attack him. Good call on the choice of protector.

A black cat named Cleo who ran into my house as a young cat 12 years ago and refused to leave. Wouldn't let us touch her either. Just moved in and said, "Hi, I'm your new cat, don't touch me." Eventually she let us pet her. We've moved several times since and she's been an indoor/out door cat...her idea, not ours...the entire time. Somehow she has managed to survive to a ripe old age and is the meanest cat on the planet. I've seen her jump of the roof of the house onto unsuspecting stray cats that had the misfortune to wander into our yard and beat the tar out of them. She has a notch in her ear from one fight. All three of our dogs are afraid of her. Although the terrier uses the pyrenees to terrorize her a little bit. Because he doesn't know her well enough yet. Bungee will start barking and go running toward the cat and Jethro will take off behind her. Bungee stops and lets Jethro get smacked when he gets too close. He's learned now to stay a few feet back, so he's not much of a threat to her. They all kind of keep her distance.

And finally a yellow parakeet named Mater. He's just funny. I love to watch him get all his toys swinging at once in his cage. And when the dogs start barking or the grandkids get real loud, Mater joins in, shrieking at the top of his little birdie lungs.

We have three longhair chihuahuas.

We got Dutchess from a friend of mine who couldn't take care of her anymore. She's mostly black with a white spot under her tail and her paws are light brown. She is very sweet and loving. She is very close with my three year old, because they "grew up" together. My friend got Dutchess when he was about 4 months old, and she was about 3 months old. She came to live with us when she was just over 1 year old.

After we got Dutchess, my husband got "jealous" because she seemed to like me and kiddo best, so he wanted his own. After looking and looking for the perfect one, he found our Duke. Duke is a golden brown color. He is definately my husbands dog, but is still sweet to to all of us. He's not very fond of strangers, and takes a while to warm up to new people. After he "accepts" you, he is yoru best friend. His favorite thing to do is to sit on the top of our couch and lick our heads from above. At night when he wants to go outside, he'll wake me up by licking my eyelids until I open my eyes. Then it's like, "Hi Mommy! I gotta pee!" LOL He's lucky he's so cute.

Duke and Dutchess had puppies last March. She had 4 puppies, 2 boys and 2 girls. Three of them went to friends and family, but our little blondie is going to stay. We named her Pamela. (After Pamela Anderson...Because she's blonde..lol) Pam is still learning her manners but is shaping up to be a good sweet girl.

We love our pups. We're done "collecting" for now. Everyone is fixed and no more puppies at least.