Our pets - Page 7

jimgavey · March 7th, 2012, 12:04 AM

Here's my little girl, Sadie. Ok, well, she's not so little, gotta be around 100lbs. now. I was there when she was born, on Christmas Eve, at my brother's house. She was no bigger than an eggplant, kinda purple and shiny too. At first, I wasn't going to get a puppy. Every weekend when I saw the herd, they kept getting cuter. Plus, this one stuck out of the group. She had this funny little howl when she saw me. At the 8 week mark, just before the first couple was due to come look at the puppies, I caved in.

For the first 5 years, she never left my side. She came to work with me, spent hours in my truck with me plowing snow, and went to see her dwindling family every weekend. Now its just her father and sister left. My brother and I wept like a babies the day her mother died. Which makes me fear the day I lose her. Now, she stays home during the day since I switched jobs. But, I still get a big howl when I walk in the door.

**theequestrian** · March 7th, 2012, 02:48 AM

Euphrates Cato, (see avatar) an 8 year old female long haired Javanese. The avatar photo is misleading: she only weighs 3.5 pounds. Unquestionably the smartest non-primate I've ever seen.
Just one example: she regularly fishes my motorcycle keys out of the brandy glass where I keep them and then carries them (in her mouth) over to her food dish and drops them in. That way (in her mind) I'll be sure to remember to feed her before I go to work.
If I've been out of the house for too long (I work a lot of 'doubles') she'll hide the keys so I can't leave. She's even smart enough to hide the keys in different places; under furniture, in the garage, behind the toilet. Now mind you, she's NOT playing with the keys and just swatting them around. To hide them in the garage she has to carry them through a cat door: and up a flight of stairs to hide them behind the toilet.

**rlg118** · March 7th, 2012, 05:28 AM

**haroldeye** · March 7th, 2012, 06:57 AM

A Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Cracking dogs!

**Warren G** · March 7th, 2012, 10:26 AM

Hah! Me too! Staffordshire bull terrier...Zena...

She's such a sweetheart...

to me....

**haroldeye** · March 7th, 2012, 10:58 AM

My two died some time ago and the She Devil said she would never have another.

Managed to talk her around and on March 30th when she has been weaned (the pup not the She Devil) we will once more have the patter of spoilt dog wandering around the house.

Photos to follow.

**arco35** · August 2nd, 2012, 05:48 PM

Here is our 5 year old cat, Piranha.

This particular name has been given to him because...

Still, he's not unreasonably fat as he manages to exercise a lot (climbing up trees, hunting and the like...).

**trailmaster** · February 8th, 2016, 12:38 PM

I mentioned before on another thread that I once had a pet hamster. "Tiny" lived in captivity for four years. Our family also had a short haired tiger cat named Sam. He was given to us by a family friend. He had grey and white tiger stripes. My younger brother and I got him used to going outside. After he was used to going outside by himself he would climb down the three flights of stairs on the backside of our apartment, and he would explore the neighborhood. He lived only 7 years because he developed this kidney infection. In the 7 years of his short life he killed and ate 18 sparrows and one pigeon.

March 7th, 2012, 02:48 AM	#62
theequestrian Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: A hop, skip & a jump from Daytona Beach, Florida Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 4,807 Thanked 11,707 Times in 1,156 Posts	Euphrates Cato, (see avatar) an 8 year old female long haired Javanese. The avatar photo is misleading: she only weighs 3.5 pounds. Unquestionably the smartest non-primate I've ever seen. Just one example: she regularly fishes my motorcycle keys out of the brandy glass where I keep them and then carries them (in her mouth) over to her food dish and drops them in. That way (in her mind) I'll be sure to remember to feed her before I go to work. If I've been out of the house for too long (I work a lot of 'doubles') she'll hide the keys so I can't leave. She's even smart enough to hide the keys in different places; under furniture, in the garage, behind the toilet. Now mind you, she's NOT playing with the keys and just swatting them around. To hide them in the garage she has to carry them through a cat door: and up a flight of stairs to hide them behind the toilet. __________________ 'If we could read each others minds, we'd all sleep with loaded guns' -theequestrian

March 7th, 2012, 05:28 AM	#63
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March 7th, 2012, 10:58 AM	#66
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,716 Thanks: 113,527 Thanked 59,970 Times in 5,708 Posts	My two died some time ago and the She Devil said she would never have another. Managed to talk her around and on March 30th when she has been weaned (the pup not the She Devil) we will once more have the patter of spoilt dog wandering around the house. Photos to follow. Last edited by haroldeye; March 7th, 2012 at 10:59 AM.. Reason: Grammar

March 7th, 2012, 12:04 AM	#61
jimgavey Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CT, USA Posts: 15 Thanks: 1,483 Thanked 102 Times in 11 Posts	Here's my little girl, Sadie. Ok, well, she's not so little, gotta be around 100lbs. now. I was there when she was born, on Christmas Eve, at my brother's house. She was no bigger than an eggplant, kinda purple and shiny too. At first, I wasn't going to get a puppy. Every weekend when I saw the herd, they kept getting cuter. Plus, this one stuck out of the group. She had this funny little howl when she saw me. At the 8 week mark, just before the first couple was due to come look at the puppies, I caved in. For the first 5 years, she never left my side. She came to work with me, spent hours in my truck with me plowing snow, and went to see her dwindling family every weekend. Now its just her father and sister left. My brother and I wept like a babies the day her mother died. Which makes me fear the day I lose her. Now, she stays home during the day since I switched jobs. But, I still get a big howl when I walk in the door.

March 7th, 2012, 06:57 AM	#64
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,716 Thanks: 113,527 Thanked 59,970 Times in 5,708 Posts	A Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Cracking dogs!

March 7th, 2012, 10:26 AM	#65
Warren G Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,473 Thanks: 5,632 Thanked 32,250 Times in 1,479 Posts	Hah! Me too! Staffordshire bull terrier...Zena... She's such a sweetheart... to me....

August 2nd, 2012, 05:48 PM	#67
arco35 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,037 Thanks: 20,085 Thanked 46,517 Times in 2,034 Posts	Here is our 5 year old cat, Piranha. This particular name has been given to him because... Still, he's not unreasonably fat as he manages to exercise a lot (climbing up trees, hunting and the like...).

February 8th, 2016, 12:38 PM	#68
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,904 Thanks: 1,329,092 Thanked 707,274 Times in 60,077 Posts	I mentioned before on another thread that I once had a pet hamster. "Tiny" lived in captivity for four years. Our family also had a short haired tiger cat named Sam. He was given to us by a family friend. He had grey and white tiger stripes. My younger brother and I got him used to going outside. After he was used to going outside by himself he would climb down the three flights of stairs on the backside of our apartment, and he would explore the neighborhood. He lived only 7 years because he developed this kidney infection. In the 7 years of his short life he killed and ate 18 sparrows and one pigeon.