Hello Pet

[jazzy_dave]

A black and white pussy rubbed its face around my legs today whilst i was Maidstone -so -

1. What pets do you have?

2. Have you always had pets, even as a child?

3. What was the most unusual pet you’ve ever owned?

4. Do you ever pet sit?

5. How would you finish this statement, “You know you are a pet owner when _____?”

Comments

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

1. At this moment, three cats - Ross, Zara and Flash - and two dogs - Bren and Draco.

2. I had pets - dogs, cats, a tortoise, a bugie, goldfish, a lizard (though that was really my brother's) and rats on loan from his school. I didn't have pets for very many years while I was working in central London and the houses/flats I was living in wasn't suitable. From 1995, we've had cats. Since we retired, dogs.

3. Personally owned? Well, we bred cats - Singapuras - that are very rare in the UK, and I own a breed of dog - a Smooth Collie - which is also rare in the UK.

4. No.

5. ...when you realise that they own you.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Just one dog, Maggie. :)

Had little breaks in between some of them. But have had dogs, one cat, or tropical fish off and on since I was a kid. :)

Probably the tropical fish. Nothing too crazy here. lol...

I did, sat with some friends' two dogs one time.

“You know you are a pet owner when your daily activities are scheduled around your pet.” lol.....
Hugs, Jon

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

1. Currently I have one cat, which we adopted 3 weeks ago.

2. Yes, always. The only time I didn't have pets was when I was in grad school.

3. I don't like unusual pets. But as a child I had hamsters.

4. I recently pet sat for a friend who had to go out of state for a funeral. My dog and his dog were friends.

5. ... you have gotten up in the middle of the night and stepped in diarrhea."

[sandman-jazz.livejournal.com]

1. I have two dogs, Border Terriers named Ben (named as a puppy before we had him) and Missy, named after Doctor Who's arch-nemi
sis the Master

2. Pretty much. A cat called Thomas when I was a wee lad but he got run over. A cat named Jess who may have also been run over as she was found near a road but equally both her litter sisters died in their sleep around the same age so... A gerbil who lived to a spritly 5 years old which is really old in gerbil terms and a Westie called Vila (after the guy from Blake's 7) who lived until he was 14.

3. All been pretty normal to be honest... though Missy hunts stones.

4. I did once or twice for my friend Neil when he and his wife went away for their anniversary

5.... mud on the floor is normal

[everville340.livejournal.com]

One cat living, one cat not.

Yes, though always dogs in my genetic home.
Until I joined our family (with the cats and whatnot).

The Pet Rock of a bygone decade.

No.

"You know you are a pet owner when you find yourself wearing random pieces of fur about your body out amongst the masses..

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Five indoor only cats, and now two ferals outside. Except one doesn't seem all that feral; he's a dumpling because he's coming up within a few inches of us. Need to deal with his/her reproductive ability... we also have chickens and ducks that, while they are here for making eggs, are treated to lifetime care and don't get killed when they get too old to be good layers.

Oh, yes. I grew up with cats. Even when I lived in an apartment that allowed absolutely NO ANIMALS I managed to sneak a Siamese fighting fish in. Had to have a pet!

I've never had unusual animals; cats, fish, once I had chameleons, the poultry.... oh, a goat, too. Either the six-toed Manx cat (Sideshow) or the South American ducks with the weird red warty faces.

Yes, I used to take care of C's cats when he had to travel for business, and I'll be cat sitting for almost a month when friends go to the British Isles. Edit: Oh, and how could I forget the numerous times we've taken care of the neighbors alpacas when they've gone on vacations? (they have other animals, too, but the alpacas are a pain in the ass)

"you aren't surprised to step in barf or a rodent corpse when you get up in the morning"

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

1. zero

2. We had dogs and horses growing up

3. Are horses unusual? They're not in Texas.

4. I have not

5. You know you are a pet owner when your schedule revolves around taking care of them before anything else. (True side story - In Seattle, it is a crime to speak of yourself as a pet owner. It denotes slavery of the animal. Seattle has what I call crunchy granola politics. )

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Kitties...

And yes...kitties...

A snake. :D

Nope!

You get woken up before you are truly ready to be awake and you don't think anything of it (whether it is howls for food, something crashing in the house, etc...)

*HUGS*

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

3 cats
Yes, but my Mum cared for them.
Stick insects
No
You get a loving welcome when you come home.

[sabotabby]

1. I have two cats, Cocoa and Sabot (see icon; Cocoa is the brown one, Sabot is the black one). And a number of neighbourhood and feral cats claim my home as their home.

2. Yep, I grew up with a full-on menagerie.

3. A freshwater eel.

4. On occasion. Most recently, I had a friend's cat living with me for a week. The girls were not pleased.

5. "Your reaction when they eat a moth is to brag about it on Facebook."

[sidhe-uaine42.livejournal.com]

1) I am firmly under the paws of three kitties: Tovarish, Tomodachi and Maneki

2) Except for a few years in my former apartment, I was living under the paws of felines since I can remember (if not before)

3) None really

4) I've kitty-sat for a couple of friends (they still talk about one of their former furred managers and how she "adopted" me "Are you bathing in catnip?"

5) "... you don't see yourself in a human/animal relationship, and you'd think of physically harming anyone who would harm/torture an animal."

[restoman.livejournal.com]

1. I have a 4-year-old Black Labrador Retriever named Lily.

2. Growing up, we had a series of dogs, and 2 litters of puppies. As an adult I have had 3 different Black Lab mixes over the past 20 years.
In my adult years, before I got a dog I had a cat for a few months, a Gerbil, Zebra Finches, and tropical fish.

3. The weirdest pet I ever had was a wild (not from a store) rat.

4. I have pet-sat for friends' dogs and cats, but not often.

5. You know you are a pet owner when you are unfazed by the fur dust bunnies that perpetually live under your furniture.
;-)

[kabuldur.livejournal.com]

1. I only have two chooks, now.

2. Yes. We had various cats, a retired Kelpie, Sandy, who lived for 17 years, a Mini-Fox terrier called Tessa, gold fish, a budgie and, goats, sheep and chooks. Oh, and a pony! Also, I could ride the other stock houses and one other pleasure riding horse any time I liked :)

3. I had a Breaded Dragon for a while :)

4. No,although I do go over and feed Chook Lady's chooks.

5. You love them to death (not literally) and have to look after them. That can actually be a lot of work!

[itsjustc.livejournal.com]

1. none.

2. Our family had a few pets when I was growing up

3. Nothing really unusual...a Guinea pig

4. I have cat sat in the past.

5. You get a warm welcome when you get home.