Animal Companions

[Syd]

Just taking a census of all the spiritplant critters out there.

First three are dogs; Prince a maltese he is 13, Rikku a boxer/pit she is 7 and Becca a doberman is 3.

Who were/are your companions?

[Stonehenge]

How about a little bunny rabbit? They are very friendly, good natured and easy to take care of.

[Syd]

My neighbor had one when I was a child and my mom's friend has two tho I never had one.

[JRL]

We got 2 dogs, three cats and a cockatiel plus 2 bullfrogs in our little pond.

[laughingwillow]

I grew up working for one of the largest pet wholesalers/retailers in the midwest. (Started when I was ten.) Quatimundi, kinkajoos, aligators, squirrel monkeys, boas, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, birds and tropical fishes of every stripe and hue were part of my daily "grind" from the time I can remember.

My mom was raising german shepherds when I was born. Then she went to Norwegian Elk Hounds and later Maltese. I helped birth my first litter of Elk Hounds when I was around six.  I remember having guppy and molly babies around that time, too. (Couldn't believe the adult fish would eat the babies!)

The wife and I now run a commune for wayward cats. Five kitties currently patrol our little wildlife sanctuary in the burbs. Hawks hunt our feeders every winter, the cats are at the top of the food chain the rest of the year..

Five is too many for me, but after we took in a young stray last fall and she then proceeded to have six kittens while laying next to me in our bed. The wife insisted we keep the two runts and then there were five.....

We also have an antique bird cage, with open door, displayed in the living room. But you see, I can't bring myself to keep animals caged anymore. And that's why cats prolly work for me. Our kitties pretty much come and go as they please. They are more parts of the family than pets.

lw

[kemp]

We just got a young cat and a cocker spaniel, from a shelter of course. The cocker, Shelby, was a puppy-mill dog and so she is a little skiddish but lately she is really coming out of her shell.
She absolutely loves going for walks and exploring anywhere she can. I get the feeling she never went out for walks when she was younger....
Normally I am a cat person but, who can resist this face?



She also likes to play with the cat... they love chasing each other around the house. One will chase the other and then they stop and reverse roles, it's quite fun to watch  

[laughingwillow]

....I remember when our shop got in an electric eel. It was placed in a tank with a large Oscar upon arrival. But the two clashed and I showed up to work one day and found the electric eel isolated in a large tank with little water while having its wounds medicated. I'd heard a person could get shocked by an electric eel and then heard from friends that you had to touch the head and tail at the same time to get a shock. So I made sure no one was looking and then just touched it with one finger right in the middle of its body and the thing shocked the shit out of me.

Nice puppy pics, btw.

lw

[Bushpig]

We had 4 cats, now only 1 ..yipeeeee!!!  We loved them but they crapped all over the garden, and I love my garden! One ran away, 2 died (old age)


BP

[senorsalvia]

Way to go Kemp...  Every dog I ever owned was a rescue find, and I gotta say that such critters ivariably end up being the coolest most rewarding friends one could hope for....  As far as 'that face' ...  Take a close look at the pic on the right...  Note the look of searching scrutiny...  Yep, maybe the pup had been neglected...  Seems to senor; by that look, that our man Kemp is still on probationary status :wink: ....  Here's hoping you make the cut and our canine lets you hang out

[JRL]

We get all our dogs from the pound and our cats were either foundlings or "gifts" from people that didn't want them any longer.

To find dogs we usually walk up and down the cages and saying "sit". any dog that knows that is a good candidate, already socialized. We have had three womderful dogs in a row, 2 still with us. We had to put our beloved Dorothy down a couple years ago, the last thing the dear girl did was look up to see why everyone was crying and if she could help. She was a pit/dal.

Chester is my boy, a sharpae(sp?") shepard mix. He is named after Santana's organ player, Chester Thompson. Our little guy is Bosco, a chihuahua/dachsund, best we can tell. He talks like Scoobie Doo, says "I love you" when we come home and I taught him to spin like a top.

We love our dogs dearly, they are true family members.

[laughingwillow]

I've never had a dog as an adult.

If we lived in the country, it would be a different story. I'd like to have a bird dog  for chasing pheasants and a herding breed to guard/herd a flock of ducks and geese and maybe chickens. I think it would be neat to teach a dog to do their daily chores and earn their keep. Shucks, some of these breeds, you might be facilitating more than teaching.

lw

[Veracohr]

Fairuza, my cat. She's cute and friendly and loves to knock over glasses full of water and meow at closed doors and generally piss me off when she isn't being super-lovable.

[laughingwillow]

Beautiful cat, mon.

lw

[jikuhchagi]

Hi Folks. Been a while since I checked in!

Three cats and a baby parrot is on the way...

[laughingwillow]

Great to see you post jiku.

A baby parrot, eh? Let me know how that goes with the cats. I've always wondered but, well, you know we grew up watching sylvester and tweety and I'm not sure I trust our puddy-tats......

lw