Dear furry child!

I have two furchildren. Hershey, chocolate lab/boxer, is 7 and the model of perfection. Hannah, german shepherd mix is 2 and is a little stinker, except she's 90 lbs. Hannah barfed on my carpet twice last night because she swallowed her food without chewing it. And Hershey wakes me up at 4:30 every morning to go pee. If he would just wait ONE hour, I'd be up anyway! but the joy they exhibit when I walk into my house, even if I just walked to the mailbox, makes it all worthwhile. My carpet is destroyed from their playing and running, my house has no screens from them scratching on them, I have big holes in the yard, my furniture has been chewed, my shoes, christmas ornaments, we had to replace our entire privacy fence due to Hannah and her lust for the male dog next door, the list goes on and on, but I wouldn't trade them for the world. I have more pics of them on my phone than I do of my kids. The happiness they bring me is worth dealing with their faults.

My cats are:
Guinness, a tuxedo cat and genius
Emma, a tortoise shell cat and love machine
Cooper, an ginger long hair and mighty hunter

We crate train plus I tend to keep him on a leash with me so that I can always watch him. The signs are definetely there but I'm afraid if he is not on a leash with me then I will get distracted and lose sight of him! I know not to expect much - it's just so hard sometimes - we'll get there!

That dog is so freakin cute I just want to eat him.

Obviously something about your animal....

He's a pug. 30% of the time he sounds like a slipping fan belt, the other 70% of the time he sounds like a garbage disposal. Also, he sheds his own weight in fur every 24 hours.

Brilliant!!

My three dogs greet me every single time I walk through the door as if I have been gone a year and the sun and moon rise and set around me. It's a wonderful feeling!

My furry child is 10 weeks old and still pees and poops on my carpet. I don't have anything nice to say about him right now! :noway:

Mine is almost 10 years old and still was using the carpet in our closet when we left her alone. We replaced the carpet with flooring and now she uses the peepad that is always in the master bathroom but apparently the carpet was better! Not sure if "Baby" quallifies but she is a hamster, she doesn't like people much unless you come bringing gifts of apples, spinach or sunflower seeds (her favorite, she will even lower herself down to our level and get on your hand). But she is fun and knows her name, will stop her incessant wheel spinning when you call her, then she's like, food???

I have two cats - Milo & Penelope, which are brother & sister. They're a pain in the neck but i don't think I'd have as much entertainment without them!

Dear FurPITAs:

I'm sorry I left wine in the sink last night, only to wake up to purple paw prints all over the kitchen counter. I'm more sorry you have the ability to jump up and down on the counters with ease.

I have two. Bo and Daisy Duke. Bo is a Rottie/German Shepherd mix (14 months). He is the sweetest dog ever. Every morning as soon as he sees that I am awake he will crawl up next to me and lay his head on my shoulder. He is a Momma's boy, and is afraid of everything. Hubby and I "speak" for them and his catch-phrase is "Huh? What?.. I'm Scared!" LOL

Daisy is a blue tick beagle (10 months). She is also very sweet- a Daddy's Girl (he bought her a custom fitted Christmas dress for our Christmas picture, but he doesn't spoil her LOL). She is fearless and top dog in the house even if she is only a third of Bo's size. She is a holy terror. If something can be chewed, she has chewed it. Her list of "accomplishments" includes (but is not limited to lol):

14 pairs of shoes
3 sets of insoles
1 Laptop Power Cord
2 Cell phones
1 METAL cellphone case
1 Gazziliion pairs of socks
47 pairs of boxers/underwear
3 Walls (yep, WALLS)
1 Bedroom Door
1 Carpet
1 Baby Gate
2 Pairs of Headphones
3 Pairs of Earbuds
1 Pair of boxing gloves
2 pairs of workout pants
2 t-shirts
2 issues of Cooking Light
12+ Potholders
24+ Tupperware Containers
5 Recipes (at least)
4 Plastic Bowls
3 Plastic Cups
2 Correlle Plates (she just broke them, I think lol)
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree... Well, if we had a partridge in a pear tree she would probably eat it!

She has also gotten into chocolate at least 3 times (including a very expensive emergency vet trip when she ate a box of raisinets). And LOVES candy canes and lollypops. It's actually kinda adorable to see her come running into the room after she has found daddy's stash with a lollypop sticking out of her mouth. "Look what I found Mommy! It's soooo tasty!" But, even with all she has destroyed, I love her. :-)

This made me LOL so hard. My sister had a dog like that. I have 3 cats. They drive me mental but I love them. One is on my ticker but I don't know how to post pics here sorry. x

Jack

Duke

They are my life. Jack is 12 weeks old and Duke is 4

What a cute puppy!

I love my puppy chow she is such a cutie! And does silly things! Especially at about 5:00am! You see my alarm goes off at that moment and I think Madison thinks to herself "Oh damn that noise that makes mommy get out of bed! Maybe if I get all cute and gently crawl under the covers and strategically put myself in a comfy spot next to her she won't get up!" It makes it very tough to get up : (

I have 7 fur children. It is a complete madhouse around here. We often comment that the "inmates run this asylum".

I have 2 calico cats... one who is long haired (her name is Bristol) and insists on sleeping on ALL my dark clothes. It doesn't matter how well I try and hide them, she will find them. I will put them on and be covered in long white hair. My other calico is a short hair (her name is Daisy), is old (almost 13) and the crankiest cat you'll ever meet. Simply trying to pet her will result in a very grouchy MEOOOOOOW and an attempt at biting you.

I have a purebred bengal cat (his name is Stewart) - he's a thorn in my side. He loves water to the point of ridiculous. If you leave the toilet seat up, he will flush the toilet so he can watch the water go down. He tries to turn the kitchen faucet on and is known for getting into the washer while it is filling (gotta check it before closing the lid!). When he's bored, he will get himself into trouble by trying to pull pictures off the walls, biting at your legs, etc.

I have a bengal/maine coon mix (his name is Earnhardt) - he weighs about 35lbs and thinks he is the king of the world. If things don't go his way, he'll bite your ankle until you get him what he wants. He's a spoiled brat.

I have a plain ole tiger cat (his name is Phoenix, but we call him Jack (as in Jack *kitten*) - He's the baby of the cats and is still in the kitten stage at age 2. He's constantly into SOMETHING. He loves home rolled cigarettes (my boyfriend smokes and Jack is always running off with the cigarettes he's rolled.. lol), headphones and anything left on the counter that he can push off and play with. He's always picking on Daisy (the old cat) and so there is a lot of noise with her "yelling" at him.

I also have 2 dogs:

Forrest - he's a lab/beagle mix. He's high strung, mouthy and thinks he should be the boss of everything. He loves to bark and see which cat he can chase through the house (his favorite is Stew). He knows a lot of tricks and is a good dog -- most of the time.

Clyde - he's an American Bulldog/boxer mix (we thought he had shar pei in him, but we found out that he's just those two). He's only 8 months old and already weighs in at a whopping 80lbs. Unfortunately, he has NO clue that he's so big and wants to sit on your lap like a puppy. My thighs and arms are always bruised from him sitting on my lap or "boxing" at my arms to get my attention. He loves to snuggle. He's a character.


I love all my fur babies. My life wouldn't be the same without them.

I love my furry children too!!!

Queenie- She's our 7 1/2 yr old Border Collie. Such a sweetie who keeps the kids entertained for HOURS. She is almost always at my side.

Penny- A stray Tiger Stripe cat I found about 11 years ago. She's my baby. Our daughter, Lily LOVES her and Penny runs in her bedroom at bedtime every night.

Bender- He was my brothers cat that kept getting out and we were worried he would get hit by a car out where he lives. We took him in and he's been our fluffy buddy since. He's about a year and a half old Tiger Stripe.

Sith- Our newest addition because he's just too darn cute. My other brothers cat had kittens and I always said when Vera had babies, I was taking one because she's such a sweet cat. He's about 6 months old, almost pure black (he has a few white chest hairs) and quite a spit fire. He and Bender are buds and play all day long. Our son, Hunter LOVES him and that's who Sith sleeps with.

My furry child, Mogwai, is literally my fitness pal! He loves to go on runs with me and even made me push myself the other day. I was running with him on the leash and had to stop to catch my breath and when I did he walked to the farthest point of the leash, looked back at me and I swear told me, "PICK UP THE PACE, LET'S GO!!". I actually could not run, because I could not stop laughing at his facial expression, but that was awesome! For him, he is NOT a morning person!! I wake up a 430 am to make it to the gym before work, and I have to literally pick him up, set him outside to use the bathroom then he makes the effort to go back upstairs to jump back into bed and get under the covers. :laugh:

Dear Cole: You have been my best friend for 10 years and I'm quite sure you're the greatest dog on the planet. You're lab side is always happy and reminds me that life is great great great! Your Shar-Pei side is my protector. The gray hairs that are starting to show on your face make me sad, and I would do anything to stop time for you.

Dear Caesar: You are the grumpiest cat I have ever met, but on a good day you are so snuggly and sweet and it makes up for it. You love Cole and follow him everywhere, it's so cute! I wish you'd learn to accept Chloe, because your yowling upsets Cole and annoys the heck out of me. She's been here 2 years, get over it already.

Dear Chloe: Has there ever been a cuter cat than you? You are my shadow, always following me. I suspect you like to annoy Caesar just because he gets so upset about it. I would really appreciate it if you'd stop attacking my feet when I play Dance Central 2! I have to try not to stomp on you!