How many pets do you have?
By mapiklfish1
@mapiklfish1 (212)
United States
December 27, 2006 4:42pm CST
What kind of pets, what are their names and do you have a favorite?
I'll start. We have 14 critters right now. Four horses, Midnight my big black, blue and white Appy, Cass, my daughter's QH Cross, Kasha, our old Arab cross, Chester, a young minature horse, Cloe, the barn kitty, Whimpy, her son, four dogs, (starting house critters now) Magnum, a big black lab with terrible knees, Duncan, a Golden mix rescue, Fritz, our old man, he's a pommeranian, Pepper, my Papillion, he's dying of congestive heart failure, enlarged heart and he has a tumor, Taffy, the cat we inherited when my uncle died, Snowy another of Cloe's kittens, and Patches who we've had for a long time. Last, but not least, Cricket, our Cockatiel.
I think I'd have to say Duncan is my favorite out of all of them. Taffy comes up to me more than the other cats so she would be my favorite of the housecats.
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I've got you beat. I have thirteen cats and four dogs, plus one puppy. I have a hard time saying no.lol. I live in the country and I can't turn a stray away. I love animals. They are a lot of work but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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@groomtobe23 (635)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Right now I have three pets... all cats. One was a stray that I saved, which had already been declawed and fixed, so it was obvious an owner had either moved on without her, or just lost her. The next one was a mixed tabby that we got at a pet store, because he was the runt of the litter, and just looked like he needed a good home. I thought he needed a playmate, so soon after I accepted a kitten from the neighbor who was set to give the whole litter to the local humane society. There names are Sassy (the older one), Nemo and Selena. They are basically part of the family, and have really interesting personalities when it comes to felines. Beyond that I don't have any other pets at the moment.
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I think it's neat that you rescued some kitties and yes, they certainly do each have their own personalities.
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Love the names of the dogs. A Peacock is an unusual pet to have.
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@otshock (271)
• United States
27 Dec 06
We have one dog - Maha Sah Pi
Two cats - Joan Jett & Jolie
One dwarf hamster - Cutie Pie
Four snakes - Doma (albino Burmese Python), Koal (Ball Python), Thor (Queensland Carpet Python) and VooDoo (Prairie Kingsnake)
Two rats - no names (breeders)
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@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
27 Dec 06
My 16 yr old daughter likes snakes but that's something I haven't felt the need to provide a home for. :-P
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@ksstormhunter (792)
• United States
27 Dec 06
We dont have any pets, since we are in the military it is hard on pets with us moving every 3 to 4 years, plus it gets expensive with the moves
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@hackedmind (271)
• India
28 Dec 06
well same here dude no pets ........... well i wish only have a parrot someday .
@blacknight000 (1397)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
We have 2 dogs and 2 birds!...1 dog is local and the other 1 is imported!...Our two birds are also different from each other!...1 bird is called mynah, and the other is parrot!...
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@skroutz1346795 (541)
• Greece
27 Dec 06
I dont have any pets and i hadnt had either in the past because i dont have the right house for a pet. But i would like to buy a dog in the future.
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@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Two cats - Russell and Tuxedo Joe - we rescued them from a shelter. 1 mouse - Mickey (I know real original) he started out a wild mouse who got in our house. We use the live traps and we would trap him and let him go. But we kept having and catching mice until one day we let him out and watched him head straight back to the house, climb the wall and go back into the attic. We couldn't leave him lose and didn't want to kill him, so next time we caught him, into our old "habitrail". He has lived with us more than 2 years now (still going strong) even though all the books say that his type of mouse only has a life expectancy of about 18 months. Of course, we have no idea how old he was when he adopted our house but we think we kept catching HIM repeatedly for about a two month period before we made it permanent.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
29 Dec 06
That's a pretty funny story about your mouse. Sounds like something I would do.
@niranjan05 (106)
• India
28 Dec 06
I don't have pets because my mother does not allow me to raise pets in our house but i love to raise when i grow i will surely grow pets like rabbit,dog,birds,etc i think you have lot of pets in your house.
@girlfriday630 (62)
• United States
28 Dec 06
well i have just one dog and his name is chief. he is a german shepherd and about 7 months old. he is a big devil. he is tearing up our back yard probaly as we speak. LOL we will probably get another puppy for inside. not sure of what kind we want. if you have any suggestions for a cute small inside dog that doesn't shed i would apperciate it. good topic
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
29 Dec 06
Chiuauas (I know I spelled that wrong) and ShiTzuh, I believe, don't shed. Schnauzers and poodles also but are more medium sized.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Got some pets here... Gizmo 22mo long hair Chihuahua, Cocoa his playmate is a Brown Munchkin Cat around 5yrs. (adopted with guessed age), Lucy is 12yrs old she's a Blue and Gold Macaw (had her since she was 7mos) I have 2 ferretw Goyle is 3 and Griffin is 2 both sables. Griffin has not been neutered yet but soon. I also have 13 hermit crabs without names. I think Lucy is my favorite well she thinks she is anyway...lol
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@jimbl75 (152)
• United States
28 Dec 06
It might be easier for me to count as I go. Lets see, my wife and I have 2 cats (one three legged), 4 dogs, 5 birds/parrots (1 ringneck parakeet, 1 amazon, 1 green-cheeked conure, 1 quaker, 1 budgie), a flight aviary with another 5 finches, 1 bearded dragon, 1 ball python, 1 ferret, 4 fish (2 aquariums), 2 leopard geckos. I think that is it. Sure seems like I am leaving one out, it's easy to lose track. So that is 25 as of right now. My wife is a Veterinarian, so some if not most of them are rescues. Wish I could post a whole bunch of photos, I have some good pictures. There are some in my profile, adding more as I go.
Jim
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
29 Dec 06
Your wife's occupation explains a lot. :-) That's quite a menagerie. Wow!
@aiyu_yuan18 (15)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
i have one pet in our house her name is trio because she had three colors, there are orange, white black.
i had a bit problem on this, she doesnt know where t put her dirt(pupu) after she eat.can you help me bout this?
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Is your pet a dog or a cat? Usually cats are very good about going in a litter box if you show them where it is. Dogs are harder to train.
@kimber_1975 (142)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I have 1 dog he is a great dane and a great joy in my life,his name is Goliath and the most beautiful dog ever.He still thinks after 2 years he is a lap dog though and at 189lbs thats not a good thing!!!
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
29 Dec 06
My second oldest daughter and her husband have a Great Dane named Sweet Pea that they got from a Dane rescue. She's a neat dog!
@Melizzy (1381)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I currently have one pet. I have a dog named Eleanor Olivia Eudora Harper. The Eudora is after the writer Eudora Welty. Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, and Olivia because that was what they named her at the animal shelter. She was a rescue.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I love the name and the fact that you rescued her. There are so many animals out there in need of a good home.
@Bee1955 (3882)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I have 4 cats - 11 year old white Turkish Angora Princess Sassafras the Pooh, 8 years old American Domestic Shorthair orange-striped Tomcat King Tiggerthe Hunter, a 4 yr old, chocolate brown American Long-hair Domestic female called Dutchess Morgana the Mild and a feisty buff-colored, 1 1/2 yr old American Shorthair Tommy named Lord Nor Sneeze-a-Lot (he has allergies). All were rescues, all were spayed/neutered, all are indoor cats and all are deeply loved and love in return.
@mapiklfish1 (212)
• United States
29 Dec 06
It's neat that you rescued those cats, and I love the name Lord Nor Sneeze-a-Lot.
@peprmyntpaty (2)
• United States
28 Dec 06
We have 4 pets. My favorite is my pit-mation, Mooch...he is a cross breed with pit bull, and dalmation, and is a mild mannered brat-dog. he likes to sing out "i wuv uuuu". Our beagle, Grunt, he is our "mad-man". And our cats Bubbles, whose markings around her ears and tail look like bubbles. And last but not least, the other cat Whiplash...she inherited that name as a baby because she used to high-tail it around the corner, and end up slamming into a wall...my son says she will end up with whiplash that way, and so we just used it. LOL
