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What pets have you got?

77 replies

charliecat · 19/04/2006 10:39

Ive got a cat, hes about 5 and a lovely cuddly bear, and 2 rats who smell but I love them anyway. :)
How about you?

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lucykate · 19/04/2006 12:27

1 cat, smokey grey and white called willow. he's very large, not fat, just large!. only has a stub tail though, he had an accident last year and lost most of it.

desperateSCOUSEstrife · 19/04/2006 12:27

none

SparklyGothKat · 19/04/2006 12:27

I have to keep the bedrooms doors shut because he will pee on the carpets, thats the only option.

doobydoo · 19/04/2006 12:35

Jan Fennell has some books out ..0ne is called the dog listener[or whisperer]we used her to train our dogs and it works!
Give her advice a go.Maybe you could find out if she has a website.
Might have to start[retraining]but imo she is effective.

SparklyGothKat · 19/04/2006 12:36

does she give advice on chewing??

doobydoo · 19/04/2006 12:42

yes..thing is antisocial behaviour can be for all sorts of reasons..she has about 3 or 4 rules that if you adhere to the dogs will not exhibit these behaviours.Its quite simple when you read it and makes sense.but can seem odd at first but it really dies work!The book i have is called The Dog Listener and her name is Jan Fennell.

bubblerock · 19/04/2006 12:55

2 budgies (blue & Grey) and a parrot (Charlie). I had to give my cats (Sheridan & Psycho) to friends/relatives when we got the Hotel as it wouldn't have been fair on them Sad

muma3 · 19/04/2006 13:00

thanks will look it up Grin

good job tescos do cheap quilts Grin

SparklyGothKat · 19/04/2006 13:04

lol, I have spent a fortune replacing the things he chews, he has even chewed 2 fabric muzzles that are supposed to stop the chewing lol

muma3 · 19/04/2006 13:09

the first night i got her she was back and forward to different rooms collecting things to chew and i was up and down putting tem back. by the morning she had a large collection of girls toys /pens/shoes/socks etc on the shelf above our bed.

the next day we went shopping for toys for her and got a few that are really hard rubber - "never- get - through- them - ever- invisible-last-lifetime-toys" . she loves them and sits chewing on them . i think she just realised that they were for her and leaves everything else alone. she does tend to steal dd3 wooden blocks now and again but ill just go over to her and she drops it and goes to get her toys. also them chew stick things are great. she has not got through the first one yet and we have had her 2 months !!

think best tip is to not let them get bored . put a few treats around the hose for her/him to find and scatter toys in every room .

havent got any advice for myself though apart from putting her in her cage evrytime she wees but it isnt helping

Angry
SparklyGothKat · 19/04/2006 13:12

he has about 3 chewy toys (has had them about 4 months and still not got through them) he has bones and a kong. He has ropes and balls. Still he chews...

CarlyP · 19/04/2006 13:19

staffordshire bull terrier called monty and 8 fish......not named!

leece · 19/04/2006 13:42

We have sea monkeys they look like lovely little swimming head lice. They are a great pet as they are very hardy and you can forget to feed them for weeks, they are no trouble at all.

wannaBe1974 · 19/04/2006 15:35

yellow lab called Bonnie, two cats called Bubble and Squeak, and two goldfish called Donald and Douglas. Hoping to be getting new dog in a couple of months, bonnie is actually a guide dog and is due to retire iminently, I've been on the waiting list for a new dog for a year now, and only yesterday I had a call about a dog which is a possible match, so the trainer is bringing him over next week and if he's suitable I'll be training in 6 weeks or so. Keep fingers crossed that this dog is a match as my dog is 11 now and she needs to retire, although I will retire her in a heartbeat if she doesn't want to work/her heallth deteriorates, even if don't have a new dog. We'll be keeping her anyway.

nutcracker · 19/04/2006 15:40

Cat called Tilly.

Passionflower · 19/04/2006 15:51

I've got two gorgeous but insane tonkinese cats called Lily and Yum Yum.

Desperately wanting to get a Cavalier King Charles puppy but having to work on persuading DHGrin.

whimsy · 19/04/2006 15:51

A dog, called Rommel. A Border collie who's 5.
1 cat, called Monty he's 8 and Bits the Goldfish.

Nbg · 19/04/2006 16:19

We've got a Beagle called Oliver. He's 5 had him from 4 months.
Has to be the most stupid dog ever in the history of dogs but we still love him.

Also some sea monkeys in an algae riddled tank.

Stylish · 19/04/2006 16:28

I have a papillon named \link{http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/tomcat1/Chico/Chico026.jpg\Chico}. He's fully grown at 8yrs old :)

2labs · 19/04/2006 16:32

Just what my name says Smile. Two fantastic yellow girls (strictly speaking lab cross golden retrievers), both failed guide dogs - one has an eye problem, the other's too mad.

They keep me sane!

essbee · 19/04/2006 16:43

4 fish and a loads of ants!! (the ants are in an ant farm!)

Gingerbear · 19/04/2006 16:48

an arthritic 12 yr old dalmatian called Max
1 honey gourami
1 male siamese fighting fish
6 zebra danios
9 glowlight tetras
5 cardinal tetras
4 corydoras
3 otocinclus

several common pond snails, all called Arthur

(you did ask!)

bramblina · 19/04/2006 16:54

Bramble the border terrier, Charley the girl cat and Blue the boy cat, Thomas the tortoise and 6 fish Eenie Meenie Miney Mo Itsy and Bitsie. We adopted the first 2 who already had names so we just carried on with them...Blush

JVickers · 20/04/2006 11:22

We have a gorgeous Working Cocker Spaniel called Katie who is 2 years old. She is a complete hyperactive nutter but so loving and funny.

She is great with DD who is 15 months and just follows her about all day....think she is probably waiting for a morsel of food to be offered which happens ALOT!
Jo x

joash · 20/04/2006 11:27

Bit low on pets at the moment compared to other times in our lives;
currently have a 11 year old border cross collie - totally off her head, but gorgeous.
a 10 year old cat - thinks he's a dog
and an 3 year old enormous grey rabbit who chased the bloody cat.