Do you have any pets?

We have Holly Berry who is a 6 yr old calico.  She is a diva.  And we also have Katy Kat who is a 3 yr old torti tiger cat...she has a big head and huge feet, and she is a LOVE cat.  She's my 2nd baby, after my son.  I love her big headed big footed self.

Carl is a rescued Rottweiler.  A woman found him after he'd obviously been on his own for awhile, hungry, dirty and skittish.  And his tail had been whacked off without the benifit of post op sutures.  She took him in, fattened him up and after awhile her alcoholic husband returned and started beating Carl.  A mutual friend knew that I'd lost my previous Rottie, Reba, to cancer about a year prior and that's when Carl came to stay.

Aside from a natural tendency to guard the yard from strangers, he is gentle, hapapy and just wants to be loved by anyone who will.  He isn't agressive toward people or animals, stays close by when we're out and lives for mealtimes.

He still cowers occasionally if startled by sudden movement but not much else bothers him.  He's a little stubborn about learning new things (not the brightest pup in the litter I think) but he is a faithful, loving and entertaining companion.  His muzzle is turning grey now and based on the vet's initial judgement he must be about seven years old.

I have a pet of the two-legged variety!  Name George, age 55, he's been in my life for 38 years!  LOL!  Seriously, I'd love to have another dog, preferably a chocolate lab, but at this point in our lives, we have no responsibility to anything that needs feeding or care except George's vegetable garden and our fruit trees.  If we want to go away for a day or two, no need to have a neighbor care for a pet.  There are days I really miss having a dog.  We had to put our chocolate lab, Coco, down several years ago. 
Debbie

 I have Sweet Pea 8 years old female Chihuahua, Thor 3 years old male Chihuahua, and Loki 1.5 year old female 'Faux'huahua. Girls are rescues and Thor I have had since he was 6 - 7 weeks old and could fit in the palm of my hand.

Have had rescue critters for over 40 years.  Right now I have a 17 lb black "mutt" named Cassie.  She is smarter than I am and keeps telling me that she is the alpha critter in this house.  for instance. She will let me know when she wants to come in.  When I go to the door, she will turn around and walk away and refuses to come - - - until she is ready.  I have even ignored her messages and left her outside overnight to show her who is boss.  hee Hee, doesn't work,  She is about 4 years old.

Ying and Yang are Tabbie sisters.  They look so much alike that I can't tell them apart unless they are together.  I think they were about 6 or 7 weeks when I found them.  Ying is feral.  Tolerates me in her space as long as I dont try to pick her up. Yang loves to love but only on her terms.  Can't pick her up but she climbs on my chest several times a day for some some "loving".

Seems like I always get the "nutty" critters.  Or maybe I am the nutty one.  LOL

BetteM

hi george...well all i have now is bandit...he is a shih tzu about 1 3/4 years old now....he is the one that found love at first sight with me...when i first saw him in the pet store he was sleeping...i tried to wake him up to see how he acted...he just laid there...i had to walk away because i was starting to cry...(lost spike to a horrible death a few months before) that got bandit up and whinning and i came back and he was all wagging his tail for me to pick him up...i did and he licked my face where the tears were rolling down my face...we knew then he was the dog for me!!! he has been there for me whenever i am down in the dumps and gets upset when i leave him behind...he has been a godsend to me ever since i bought him!!! he is a protector to me also....soon we will be bringing cocoa here its a ****atiel and its pretty cool for a bird...can't bring goose (parrot) no exotic birds allowed here...can't have sassy (cat) either because its a one pet per apartment...might get a fishtank tho not sure yet...have to wait and see if there is room for one after we bring the bird home.

so thats my pet story...

hugs

We've got 2 rescued pets too.  Rescued from my daughter that is.  Yep, both were hers.  They are 2 chihuahuas.  The oldest is Biscuit, 10 yr. old female and the sweetest thing.  Then there is Petey, he's 8 and actually belongs to Biscuit (he was supposed to be her boy toy, LOL)  He's ornery as the day is long which is why we have him, (he didn't get along with my daughter) It was so bad she wanted to give him to a shelter and we said no.  Well, we took Petey but the 2 chi's couldn't be separated so now we've got both.  

Since my daughter is now living with us we also have a 2 yr. old Boston Terrier (it's my grand son's), named Princess Tzo, because she looked so much like her Mother (also owned by my daughter, that's a whole 'nother story) but is actually called Puppy. (thanks to my grand daughter)

We have a 16 year old black (well mostly gray now) minature poodle which we got from an older friend who had to go into assisted living and could no longer take care of her.  Brittany is blind and deaf but still healthy.  I expect to lose her any time though at 16 who knows.  We won't let her suffer if she get bad off. 

We also live on about 20 acres and have outside cats. More show up every day LOL.  I just put out food.  Most of them are friendly Dont know how old they are.  Brownie and Snowball try to come inside.  Stormy is friendly also and Lil Bit will let you pet her when she wants, but BJ is still skittish and won't let us touch him if he can help it.  We are trying  to find them good homes.  Can't keep them all.

We have four cats.  The sisters, Kit and Kaboodle, are 11 years old.  They were rescued from the shelter.  One is gray, the other is a blonde (in every way).  Then there is Chippurr, 9, a huge (20 pound) gray and white bundle of love.  We also rescued him from the shelter.  At the time, we had a calico named Tippurr, we had to have her put down due to bladder disease.  I said to my dh, "No more cats!!! Unless one comes up on the porch asking to be let in, we are THROUGH adopting cats."  That's how we got Moochie.  She came up on the porch and conned dh into taking her in.  She is about 3 years old and spoiled rotten.  But I swear NO MORE CATS !!!


Karla

We have 2 shih tzus. Well my husband does. When he is gone they are mine. We have been trying to breed the female, but she isn't crazy about boys! There names are Charlie  5   & Lucy 4 1/2  & are brother & sister.
Nan