What pets have you had?

[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]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Also: zebra, finches, gerbils, hamsters, fish and a turtle.

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]

Originally Posted by 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).

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)

Spoiler:

[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]

Originally Posted by RStar

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?