Just In Case Anyone Out There Decides I Need A Pet....

[filkertom]

... no.

Thank you.

At this point, I am celebrating the fact that no dogs are licking my shorts.

Remind me -- what pets do you all have...?

Comments

[eftychia]

I have an adorable, if somewhat bossy, medium-hair tabby, who is currently poking holes in me just under my armpit because she's kneading me but needs to have her claws trimmed.

[shsilver.livejournal.com]

I have two daughters.

[roane.livejournal.com]

Well, I work for the Humane Society. :) At one point I lived with five dogs, nine cats, six guinea pigs, and various assorted foster kittens. And a roommate.

Now I'm down to a much more manageable two dogs, two cats, and one foster kitten. :)

[atalantapendrag.livejournal.com]

They're service animals, not pets, but I have three awesome cats. They have taken over my body pillow.

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! I didn't know cats had roles as service animals. My day has suddenly gotten even more awesome.

[ladysmith.livejournal.com]

A sixteen-year-old cat and a three-year-old boy.

[otherdeb.livejournal.com]

The roomie and I share custody of one cat. The cat seems to think Sue is her person, but I'm an ok substitute.

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

No pets myself. Used to have a cat then later on a small dog, but that was back at my parent's house (even if it was my pet). No pets in this condo I now live in.

[shadowofsummer.livejournal.com]

A cat, Nuala:

[hearth-spirit.livejournal.com]

Nice Cheshire impression. Fading at the edges and everything.

[shadowcat48li.livejournal.com]

just one rather large and awesome maine coon cat, in my profile picture, Lord Fafrhd

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

Two cats, Perdue and Torti.

[trav13369.livejournal.com]

while my previous roommates were here, we had a hamster, a dog, two cats (who were each traded in on others, so four all together), and a ferret. The other pets were taken with the now-former roommates, after they stiffed me on the last of my money, and stole my tools.

Since ferrets are illegal in New Hampshire, where the now married and expecting former roommates live, I have him. He is Zeke, the Polish Ferret, the Furry Burrito, and quite honestly, the coolest, most adorable pet I've ever had the pleasure of owning. He's almost two years old now, and my GF and my daughter, as well as my current roommates, love him. Whenever I come home, or wake up, I always smile and look at him in his cage, in my room, and say to him, "Hey there, ya lil weasel!" LOL

[lariss.livejournal.com]

Evil weasel dance! YES! and if you get a second one, they will have Evil Weasel dancing parties.


I miss my ferrets still, and it's been 11 years...

[poltr1]

Two cats -- Marcus (pictured in the icon) and Mercury.

[ladypoetess.livejournal.com]

Pets for 7 years before my doctors declared them assistance animals (for the way they supress my severe allergies), I have 2 cats:

Diana


Apollo

Just remember...

[hearth-spirit.livejournal.com]

Never sleep on the floor in shorts when ferrets are on the loose.

Re: Just remember...

[realinterrobang.livejournal.com]

Considering that I once had a ferret try to go up my nightshirt while I was overnighting at a friend's house, I'd say never sleep anywhere near an uncaged ferret, no matter what you're wearing. (*shudder*)

Me, I have a new little kitty, named Gypsy:

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/7527391@N04/4341985879/)

That's her picture from the Humane Society. She picked me. She's partially tortie and partially tabby and entirely opinionated.

My old cat, Nero, Ontario Veterinary College Mr. Congeniality 2009, passed away on 26 January of cancer.

[chaosdancer.livejournal.com]

Two cats, Serafina and Casey, who are currently the subjects of musical experimentation. I have so far determined that cats do not like Devo, nor do they like jug bands. They do, however, like Frank Zappa's "G-Spot Tornado" judging by the fact they both came up and sat on my lap while it was playing, and left immediately afterward when Jeff Beck came on.

I haven't tried them on your stuff yet. Would you suggest anything in particular as cool for cats?

[jss]

"Cat Macros," of course.

[spotshouse.livejournal.com]

Let's see...2 dogs, 2 cats, a ringneck dove, a bunch of fish, 4 hermit crabs, 50+ snakes, 22 turtles and tortoises, 2 lizards and a cane toad.

[trektone.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot ... of snakes!

[nimitzbrood.livejournal.com]

While I am unfortunately allergic to cats (I truly do love them) I am not so allergic to dogs.

This is important.

In case nobody reads my LJ my daughter is autistic. This poses issues for quite a few things in our lives.

A week or so ago my daughter was out and about with her special needs class at Petco and a cute little shelter shown Lhasa Apso named Snoopy came up to her. She not only voluntarily petted the dog quietly but produced a dog brush from someplace and brushed Snoopy quietly for several minutes.

Unfortunately Snoopy was adopted thirty minutes before we showed up to adopt him. *sigh*

So next week we're going to take our daughter to one of the largest shelter shows in our county and see if we can make the magic happen again.

I don't foresee any problems with the adoption itself because both my wife and I have been dog owners off and on for years.

Personally when I retire to a nice piece of country farmland I'd seriously like a Tibetan Mastiff. ;-)

[lariss.livejournal.com]

Dogs seriously develop the communication and interpersonal abilities of kids with autism. (as long as the kids aren't afraid of the dogs). I'd suggest calling some of the service animal training companies and see if they will sponsor or give you a scholarship for the dog you choose to adopt to go through the special training.

A dog with this training can often sense what's going on inside a person with autism and sort of ...proxy express?... their emotions. (I worked with people with autism and other needs for years. Dogs and horses seemed to work wonders)


A therapy dog training rep might even go with you to pick a dog - they can help with getting the right temperament.

One large dog

[capplor.livejournal.com]

There were more beasts, but attrition got them, and now we live in coyote country and are trying to figure out how to keep a cat alive. We may still "have" the self-supporting goldfish at the house in California. Now that's a pet anybody can appreciate. Outdoor pond, solar pump, no maintenance, and REALLY bright orange.

Re: One large dog

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

now we live in coyote country and are trying to figure out how to keep a cat alive.

Keeping cats inside usually helps a great deal.

[sillyfox.livejournal.com]

Two cats.
One is a 30 pound (nearly all muscle!) monster cat named Glitterfrost. We adopted him from Cats Haven (http://www.catshaven.org) at InConjunction almost 13 years ago. His name may be blamed on the fact that everyone swore he was a she when a kitten, and his fascination with sparkly things.
The other is Doria Gray, another shelter kitty that we adopted about two years ago. Her name may be blamed on Oscar Wilde. She is a gray longhair cat who was burned on her back as a kitten, still has a bald patch there from the scar, but is no less adorable. And will remind you of her adorableness at every opportunity.

[gorgeousgary]

Two crazy 3-year-old cats, Nova (pictured) and Luna.

[the-sheryl.livejournal.com]

Luna is the cat in my icon.

[morpheus0013.livejournal.com]

Two cats, two husbands, a 4-year-old, and a 10-week-old hedgehog.


Malachai


Jericho


Raven Boudica

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

The question is what Jericho looked like shortly after that picture. :-)

[elektra-h.livejournal.com]

Twenty-some cats (the number varies depending on circumstances), mostly maine coons, but including a bengal, a havana, an ocicat, an oriental longhair, a mekong bobtail, a munchkin longhair and a domestic shorthair who runs the show.

[shadowcat48li.livejournal.com]

Maine Coons rule!!!!

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

One Maine Coon, Taliesin aka Tally.

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

We have a young bouncy Siamese cat (Vir, aka Emperor Vir Catto) and a middle-aged sedate Maine Coon tortie (Heidi, in userpic).

This is the expression Heidi shows when her humans start packing the suitcases....

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

And this is Vir displaying his tabby points. Given his talent for living up to his name (sweet, scary-smart, a bit pudgy, asthmatic, & terrified of strangers), we are *extremely* glad we didn't name him Londo or G'Kar.

[vik_thor]

Jos and I have total of 2 cats.
Panta (the one in my icon)is now nearing his 17th birthday. I got him in November 1993, when he was adolescentish. (not a kitten, but not full grown.) He is still going strong, and in fact will often chase Tina around the apartment.
Tina we got about a year and half ago, as a rescue kitty. She also was not fully grown.