What pets have you had?

[RStar]

We talk about animals a lot on LoT. We have heard about so many of our dogs, cats, bunnies, and birds. Even NA's Bison friends.

So, let's have it. What pets have you had in your life time?

I've had:

Mice

Chickens (Had chicks, but the cat got them)

Quail

A Squirl (from a broken nest, tried to raise it, but it died after a few days)

Two Racoons

A Flock of Piegons

Rats

Hamsters

Parakeets

Tropical fish

African dwarf frogs

Gold fish

Koi

Finch

3 Dogs

Lots of cats

A Red Tail Hawk (tried to nurse it back to health, didn't work)

Nine Mallard Ducks (abandoned by thier mother while just chicks, raised them till old enogh to fly, then let them go)

A rabbit

A veriety of lizards

[Not Afraid]

A West Highland White Terrier
An English Springer Spaniel
16 cats in total
a Parakeet
A frog
goldfish
Salt water fish - including Puffer
Mice
Dutch rabbits - 3
A horse
An alligator lizard
beta fish
Rhode Island Red Chickens
Finches

[Gemini Cricket]

2 Basenjis - Lono and Ginger

1 Chihuahua Terrier - Hoku

1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi - Frodo

Many, many freshwater fish

:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

A West Highland White TerrierReally?

[Alex]

Various dogs
Various cats
Chickens
Various birds (my parents converted our house's sun porch to aviary and there was a time when we probably had more than 20 species of small bird out there, not counting the three cockatiels that lived in the house).
A rabbit
Various fish
Hamster
California king snake
Mice (not so much pets, they were eventually fed to the snake)

I feel like I'm forgetting something but that is what comes to mind. We grew up in town too. One day a UPS guy came to deliver something and found the dog, a couple cats, various chickens, and a rabbit sunning themselves in our driveway. It kind of freaked him out.

Another time one of the cockatiels almost got itself shot by a policeman.

[Ghoulish Delight]

A german shepherd mix
A black lab that turned out to be too much of a handful
Some sort of terrier/poodle/other mix
Probably half a dozen carnival goldfish
Munchkin

[Alex]

Forgot the salamanders.

[Prudence]

1 goldfish
2 hamsters
3 cats

and a salamander we found by the wood pile (unusual for Seattle).

[Ghoulish Delight]

2 of my goldfish committed suicide.

[RStar]

2 of my goldfish committed suicide.

I thought they looked depressed......

Did they drown themselves?


(I'm sorry if that joke is in bad taste if you were close to the fish.)

[CoasterMatt]

Let's see
Dogs: Spunky, Tramp, Ginger, Brandy, Sugar, Lucy, Ethel
Cats: Misty, Toby, Jasmine, Steven Tyler, Johnny, Jovi Girl
Birds: Kemo, Noel
About 25 fish - mostly red & blue neons
Marine frogs: Michigan, Slick

[wendybeth]

I've had at least 6 dogs, about 30 or so long-term cats, and lots of 'foster' ones. Also: zebra finches, gerbils, hamsters, fish and a turtle.

[Kevy Baby]

In youth a lot of dogs and cats. I remember a couple of weiner dogs (Hinkie and Missie), an English Sheep Dog mutt (Waldo) and a Scottie (I forget the name). We also had several mice, and I had a California King Snake. Oh, I also had an oscar - nasty little bugger related to the piranha.

With Susan, we've had a plethora of cats - all strays: Tiger, Willie, Femalé (pronounced as if it were a Spanish name: fey-mall-ee), Bindy (who was traded with MIL for Ally - as in McBeal: we kept Ally's name out of respect but Bindy got renamed by MIL) and Rufio.

We had several fresh water fish nut currently only have a Beta and with a placostamus.

And of course our Bearded Dragons:

Gratch, Scarlett, and Bruisette (was named Bruiser until we had her sexed).
Modo and Casper
Bubble (his brother, Squeek, was recently adopted)
Elvis
Draco (named by Tori) and Nesbitt


And thousands of crickets, superworms (like mealworms on steroids) and baby mice: but those are food, not pets.

[sleepyjeff]

I've had:

1 mut(looked kinda like Benji; but was definately a mut)..Bingo

1 Cardigan Welsh Corgi...Tabitha

1 Basset Hound....Lucy

1 Basset/Beagle Mix...Lucky

1 Chow Chow.....Dinky

1 Dashund/Basset Mix....Fred*

1 Beagle....Tauna*

5 Cats....all of them Maine Coons......Sadie, Prissy, SC, Saskatoon, and Sassie*


5 Frogs

Countless tropical fish.

*Current

I am probably missing someone...but that's off the top of my head.

[CoasterMatt]

I've got a pet monkey, too :D

[RStar]

I've got a pet monkey, too :D

That's too easy......

:D ;)

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My Racoons were Roxy and Roxanne.

I had a female cat named Atlas! Some one sugessted "Alice" and my mom thought they said Atlas, and after they stopped laughing, the name stuck. We got plenty of looks at the vet when they asked her name....

[sleepyjeff]

I had a female cat named Atlas! Some one sugessted "Alice" and my mom thought they said Atlas, and after they stopped laughing, the name stuck. We got plenty of looks at the vet when they asked her name....

We had problems at the Vet with the name of one of our dogs too......her name was Tabitha but we all called her Tabby:D

[Mousey Girl]

Dogs

Lizards

Guinea Pigs

Always lots of fish

Rats (mom raised them for a pet store)

Cats

Horses

Cattle

Sheep

Hermit Crabs

Cockatiels (my sister's)

Amazon Parrot

More fish

Mini Aquatic frog

Chicken

I think that's it...

[NickO'Time]

2 Beagles, One named Milo, the other Peaches. (He would eat peaches and spit out the pit.)
1 Bassett Hound- Fletch
2 Chihuahuas- Toby, Samantha.
10 cats, not all at once. Although 6 currently.
1 Cocker Spaniel, a childhood friend. Schroeder
4 goldfish,
1 Parakeet-Troy. He could talk with everyone. Very rare.
My dad has deer, a donkey by fate. And two cats.
My mom has one very needy dog named Sonic. He is a mutt, we just don't even know what he is.

[Mousey Girl]

Whoops, I forgot about the goat and rabbits...

[RStar]

MG- were you raised on a farm or ranch? Are you still with all those animals currently? I think it's cool (as you can see from my long list I love animals).

[Snowflake]

Current: 1 cat named Tango
Past: Tango's brother, Dancer, a brown poodle named, of course, Cocoa, a gun metal grey cat named, of course, Snowball and Snowball's mom, Tigger. Various un-named goldfish, guppies and a guinea pig named Harry. Oh an a beautiful friesian horse named Tinneke.

[Gemini Cricket]

Also: zebra, finches, gerbils, hamsters, fish and a turtle.
:D
Well, that's how I read it anyway...

[alphabassettgrrl]

When I was tiny my folks had a black and white English Springer Spaniel named Spook. Spook would play in the snow.

My first dog I remember was Princess, also a Springer, and b/w. She was terribly smart and dad used to take her hunting.

Somewhere along the line I picked up a cat named Lisa. (I don't know where I got the name from, I was about 5). We moved, kitty got out, parents retrieved pregnant kitty, and we had kittens. I was about 11 now. Kittens being irresistable, I took a friend to see them. This was something of a cranky kitty, and she chased my friend around the (unfinished) basement of my parents' house, clinging to my friend's back. She slashed me above my eyebrow. I was afraid to tell my mom because I knew she'd yell at me for going down to see the kitties without her. I never dreamed *my* cat would hurt me.

Next cat was a calico stray we named Liza. She lived a long time. A much quieter cat.

My brother had a chameleon at some point, and my other brother had a pet rabbit. I don't know that they ever had names, though it seems odd to not name a pet. Maybe I just don't remember.

Somewhere along the way when Princess passed over the Rainbow Bridge, we got a new Springer from the neighbors whose dog had puppies. This was a Springer, but she was inbred and it showed. Liver and white, kind of a pretty dog, but OMG was she dumb.

As an adult, hubby and I have had various fish, and most recently a dwarf water frog (named Shortbus), as well as dogs and a cat.

His first was Rosebud the Basset Hound.

Then we got Margie, basset queen of the universe. Just ask her. Cranky old lady but we loved her. Then Ottis came along, pampered little boy basset. Margie went onward, and Penelope came along (another basset) to keep him company. Pretty dog, not real bright, but very obedient and cooperative, provided the instruction is simple.

My cat came along, Bast, the black stray kitten. Hub's girlfriend who lived here with us got two cats in a row, one a Siamese/Abyssinian mix, the other a calico stray. She took those with her when she moved out.

Current population- two bassets, one cat, one fish, one snail, and the water frog.

[katiesue]

As a kid-
Two springer/german short hair (we think) mixes - Fudge and Meatball
Two cats - Mr. Kat and Anthricite
Two hamsters - Herbie One and Herbie Two
Two turtles - Creepy and Crawley
tons of various fishies

My sister had two guenie pigs - ugh they chattered to each other all night.
one parakeet - Gwendolyn which the cat ate

Various horses - Penny, Buddy, Cherokee um forgot the mean Shetland Pony's name.

Now we have one beta fish that just won't die so I can get rid of the tank.

[Mousey Girl]

MG- were you raised on a farm or ranch? Are you still with all those animals currently? I think it's cool (as you can see from my long list I love animals).

I grew up on a farm.

Currently we (the Boy and I) have:

5 rats

1 PoohDog (our vicious, overprotective, terratorial basset)

1 Chicken

I am thinking about redoind my fishtank and getting some more tetras and a water frog, but it is too hot to send boy into the attic to find the tank.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Love and cuddles for the basset hounds!! :)

[Kevy Baby]

A friend has a cat she named Rustle. Not Russell; Rustle. I like that name.

And if anybody is interested in acquiring a Bearded Dragon, let me know - I would be happy to get you set up!

A picture (hidden for BTD's sanity)

http://homepage.mac.com/kelder/.Pictures/PDRM0950.JPG

[BarTopDancer]

Thank you Kevy! :)

I've had kitties. Real ones (not the ones Kevy has).

Mench
Tigger
Tiger
Springer
Boo
Countless goldfish
A few Sharky fish
A Chameleon that I had to have for 4th grade. I hated that thing and the boy next to me feed it, touch it and take care of it. Funny story - said boy came into BR when I worked there. Wow was he all growed up. And he remembered taking care of that thing for me. He did it because he had a crush on me. I asked him to cause I had a crush on him.

Mench was my parents kitty. He went to kitty heaven when I was 8
A few months after Mench went to kitty heaven we adopted Tigger from the vet when he was 6 months old. Some one hit him with his car, took him to the vet and never came back. At least they took him to the vet. 21 years later he is the most spoiled kitty ever.

One day about 2 years later my mom and I were leaving Huntington Center and someone was giving away kittens. Tiger came home with us. I thought I was so cute naming him Tiger. So we had Tigger and Tiger. And they looked alike. Tiger was the most awesome cat ever. He sat like Jabba the Hut. He went to kitty heaven about 9 years ago.

Chewy Springer aka Osoma Bad Kattan came home with us a few months later.

Boo adopted my parents house about 3 years ago.

[Tref]

Did they drown themselves?

(I'm sorry if that joke is in bad taste if you were close to the fish.)

Stand by your joke, soldier!

Who the hell is close to their fish?

[Capt Jack]

so far, in my lifetime

4 dogs - 2 currently
5 cats (not counting kittens that found new homes)
at least 2 dozen goldfish/other fish
a Horned Toad named Rommel
various 'catch and release' critters like lizards, birds, grasshoppers etc
2 turtles (actually co-owned by my lil bro and I)

hmm...yeah, I think thats it.

[Ponine]

Let's see.....
3 dogs
6 cats
2 birds (cockatiel and parakeet)
at least 5 hamsters
2 salamanders
a fire newt
Fish
a chicken, no, two chickens
a duck
three rabbits
tadpoles/frogs

[AllyOops!]

Stand by your joke, soldier!

Who the hell is close to their fish?

Haha! A freak like me. :D

I'm the girl who spends a gazillion dollars trying to win fish at the carnival in order to "save them" from being neglected prizes.

I finally won Bubbles (that was her name) when I was in my mid-to late twenties. I went directly to Petco and bought everything under the sun to make Bubbles happy! Less then a week later, I woke my boyfriend up, shrieking that Bubbles wasn't moving. He got out of bed, all irritated, snapping at me and flushing Bubbles. :(

Later that day, when I came home from work, he surprised me with a beautiful big fishbowl. Inside, swimming, was a beautiful Betta fish. I named him "Digi" (we both worked in post-production, and a digi-beta is a commonly used type of tape format). Heehee..get it? Digi-beta? He felt bad for getting upset with me in his 1/2 slumber and the fact my little Bubbles passed away. That was so thoughtful & sweet of him.

I had Digi for a little over a year before he passed away (not that long after, my boyfriend passed away, too.) I cried as I said a little prayer before I flushed him down the toilet (the fish, not my boyfriend. We buried him, for goodness sake! We're not savages.)

That would make me the world's dumbest blonde and polak if I buried my fish and flushed my boyfriend down the toilet. Golly, give me some credit.

Now, I'm sitting here laughing hysterically! I'm also smiling up above as I wink toward the sky, Heavenward. I never thought I'd reach that point. Boy, I really wish we could laugh in person together as friends. :)

[€uroMeinke]

We had a puffer fish who was a charmer, a mini-Shamu he would leap out of the tank for a tasty krill treat. He was also quite adept at shooting a stream of water to knock the krill out of your hand. The other fish were pretty, but Puffer had talent.