Yep, I have plenty of stories I could tell about my crew. They keep us laughing morning til night. I have a beagle named Pudgi, a West highland terrier named Sadie, and a old, long haired gray domestic cat, named Tigger that we took in last year who was abandoned. They fill our hearts with such joy and unconditional love like no one else can. I adore them!!

You know who could probably tell us some good stories?? LisaH. She owns her own dog training and pet sitting business. I bet she could tell us a few stories to make us pee our pants.

C'mon Lisa, got any good ones you wanna share?  and Deej...don't I remember hearing that you have an old fat cat?

Mar

hi everybody. speaking of pets... i got a big ol bassett hound. remember the movie smokey and the bandit?  well that hound in the movie looks just like mine. and me being from UT country we named him smokey.  great friend who is always there.

I love basset hound. They are so cute with their big droopy eyes, long ears , and that bark is just adorable. My sister has a bearded dragon. He's really pretty.

Hi!

Our family has a cat who´s name I can´t even write on this board because we have such funny letters in this language with dots and rings and stuff but today is her first birthday and Louise gave her lots of presents. Spent all of her allowances on that cat!! And they both love each other so much. We got a cat the same day that Louise got out of the hospital after her surgeries (her name was Tindra=Sparkle) but she got killed by a mean car about one year ago so this is our second cat in a short time. And of course Louise keeps all kinds of disgusting bugs as pets but I make her keep them in the garden!

I don't have pets, I have furry family members.  My oldest "son" is a 19 year old Appaloosa Gelding who used to be a show horse.  He thinks he rules the roost.  My youngest "son"  is a 13 month old Quarter Horse.  He laid in his momma wrong and was born with twisted legs and a club foot.  He was bred for racing and since he cannot race, he was going to be put down.  The joke is on the people who gave him to us.  He has a double blood line back to a hall of fame stud and I have people wanting pay around $1000 to breed their mares to him.  He is really my daughter's horse.  Because she has spina bifida her legs aren't straight either.  They are quite a pair.  I think he will be the smallest horse on the planet.  Oh, names.  The oldest is Oreo and the youngest is Gus.  That is short for Octavian Agustus.  We are also the proud parents of a young parakeet, Pooka.  That is our furry family.

Arianna's mom

I have always thought that horses are beautiful animals.  I am looking into a program for my sister Patty (mm'er ) who is in a wheelchair.  Her doctors believed in a wait and see program.  OH, that is another story.  Back to horses.  The program is callled O.A.T.S.  Which stands for Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles, Inc.  They offer theraputic  horseback riding.  They have a waiting list .  OATS believe anything's possible in the dreamland of horses.

Janice

I agree it is a wonderful idea!  My daughter's specialist are thrilled she is learning to ride.  It will help her with her balance and strenghten her leg muscles.  It also helps that she feels she can talk to little Gus and tell him anything and since he has a crooked leg, he seems to understand.  Horses are amazing creatures.  Oreo seems to know when I am having a hard Arianna day and just hugs on me and nuzzles until I feel better.  They are compassionate and very smart.  I hope you both get some enjoyment out of this.

so, we have a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Monty  (he is from Ireland---I call him Montgomery, Monty Python, Montego Bay, all different names----my sister Diane Main can tell you all about how I give animals and people different names.......)(, two parakeets named Tiki and Lilo, one newt named Dotty (the other newt named Spotty died 3 months ago) a bunch of tropical fish..........
the week before I had my strokes(April 2003) in the Domenican Republic, we had to put our beautiful Chocolate Lab (oversized at 120 lbs), Herschel, to sleep---his back legs were so bad and he was unable to control his bowels....my husband kept putting Depends on him.............it broke my heart......Monty will be 1 years old on July 11th.....he is just 25 lbs and so cuddly.......a real doll....., I mean, dog..........I love animals.....PatM

Nikki---with all that you are going through with Momma, you don't need a "rotten cat"...just kidding..Love PatM

not to be presumptous, but my sister, DIANE MAIN, loves beagles-----even mixed beagles.......how old is the dog?  How can we get him to California if she agrees to take him? Maybe I can take a road trip........  Of course, she has to asked her dear husband, my dearest brother-in-law in the world, (Am I buttering you up sufficiently, Alex???) if it is ok to take the dog? Why don't you pm my sister and check it out?????PatM

Pat, you forget . . . we rent, and aren't supposed to have any pets.  The landlord doesn't seem to mind Shelby much, since she is mostly outdoors, and when she's indoors, she's confined to a tank.  Same with Gomer, the visitor.  But a dog is another story.

We weren't even supposed to have kids!

Diane

Well, she knew we were pregnant, but she's really hands-off and likes us a lot.  But the reason she rented to us was because we were a couple, not a family.

Anyway, this is getting off the pets topic.

Diane