I know where you are coming from !!!! I have 2 cats, 2 dogs, 2 ball pythons, and a tank full of fish. Of course I'm not counting all the squirrils that feed in my yard.

I volunteered and then worked at a shelter for at least 8 years. I have had at least 9 dogs at one time calling my home home. I used to adopt the older ones that would have been put to sleep. I just figured that they had a little more life to give. Just about all the dogs I had were rescue. The only one I actually bought was a ****er who was a holy terror but I loved her. I have had an Irish Setter. 3 (at different times) shelties, 2 ****ers, 2 poodles, 3 or 4 K9X's, 1 chijuajua, and 2 rotties. The saddest thing about the bigger ones is they don't live as long as the small ones. The two rotties were puppy rescues though. My oldest rottie I just lost. He was 11. Right now I have a 4 year old girl rottie and a little ****er lab mix. I also have one cat about 11 years who has become my mom's cat because she did not like the addition of the rotties. The rotties are and were the friendliest guys you would ever see. The only thing that I have noticed about rotties is that they are good with other animals except when it is related to chew bones and food.

hey out there....we too have a Rottweiler, Bronson, he is our second one, they are an awsome dog! My girls and I had been driving my husband crazy wanting a dog, he finally gave in, but only if we got another rottie (oooh twist my arm) we said YEAH!! It has been wieghing heavy on my heart to hear of so many dogs in shelters so we decided to adopt one. You can find almost any breed you could possibly want. The shelter that we found Bronson in had five rotties at the time, but as soon as I laid eyes on him he was mine...we fell in love with him!! When they found him he had been wandering a nasty part of the city with an extension cord tied around his neck and he only weighed 86 pounds at about three years of age. we brought him home, named him, loved him, and, fed him he is 105 pounds now and spoiled rotten he goes every where with us and only goes out side to potty, and his personality is so silly he always makes us laugh. We have had Bronson since the first of December, And it feels like we have had him always, I had heard before that a dog that has been rescued is so different because of where they had come from....I now know that's true, when we go any where together he never leaves our side.. he is the first dog that's not taken off for a run..any way as you can see we love him DEEPLY.

I have 2 ragdoll cats, 1 maine coon, and one domestic cat. If anyone has never heard of ragdoll cats, they should check them out. I have a brother and a sister and they are the most amazing cats I have ever had. They follow you around the house like a dog, yes, even in the bathroom, they will play fetch, answer when spoken to and have the softest bunny fur that does not mat. They are expensive but I was lucky and got mine through a rescue which makes them even more special. p.s. I also have a black lab, a brittney spaniel, an iguana and my daughter has a ball python. Gosh that sounds crazy doesn't it. Plus four kids. Know wonder I think I'm losing my mind sometimes. Gini

I know this is crazy because everyone who likes cats already has five, but a patient at the hospital where I work had to go into a nursing hoome and has three cats at home. Two 12 yr olds, one a Maine Coon, and the other a two year old. Healthy, indoor cats. Poughkeepsie NY area. Any ideas? Baby is all black.