The Pet Thread

[Tig]

Post pic's and/or stories of your favorite pets, past and present.
(apologies to Robert if The Fret is going to the dogs!)

Meet Ziggy, the super dog. We adopted him about 3 years ago. He's half whippet, half Rhodesian Ridgeback. That makes him quick with plenty of endurance, extremely sweet, adaptable, and if needed, a devoted defender of the family. I've owned border collies who weren't as smart as this guy.

He's a real ham...
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2179/5790255806_3abbbe7e0d_z.jpg

Gentle enough to play with cats and smaller dogs...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/7595974268_187134ac78_z.jpg

And a sweet, loving dog for the boys...
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6130/5952036552_083e37471a_o.jpg

Master photo bomber/guardian of oranges
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7574/15835842557_4f040fe0f7_z.jpg

[Tig]

Meet the big retired racer, Katie, formerly "Catunda Kate". We adopted her a few years ago after she had 2 litters. She started racing in Ireland, then the US East Coast, then Texas.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5306/5789715279_46eae2060e_z.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/13788687703_7e7da95a1a_z.jpg
She's now 10 1/2 years old, but in wonderful shape and loves to chase the Ziggy dog around the back yard. She is exceptionally sweet and friendly, loves to take over any couch, and thinks all small dogs are her puppies.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5107/5789715271_8b2fefdaf8_z.jpg

[Robert]

We have a miniature pinscher (min-pin) and here's a photo from this summer with my then newly purchased telezoom lens.

I submitted this photo to Modern Dog Magazine - please go to http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/photocontest/dogs/09/11/08/bamse
and VOTE for him!

http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/files/imagecache/photoentry_large/images/photoentries/P7126864.JPG

[just strum]

Airedale Terrier

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Dogs/011-2.jpg

and Rat Terriers

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Dogs/Picture032.jpg

[kiteman]

My little guy Fisher and our old cat Brucie.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3306/s5030474.jpg (http://img519.imageshack.us/i/s5030474.jpg/)

Our new cat, Bob Cat. All our pets are rescued off the streets. :)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1479/s5030639.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/i/s5030639.jpg/)

[just strum]

Forgot my pet penguins.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/4910fe4478cdaf70930ff1356440470b.gif

Sorry, can't resist an opportunity to post these little guys.

[oldguy]

My pet bunny, Snowflake, playing with our neighbor's pet wolf.
(Sorry, couldn't resist):notme




http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/thum_115498ee248350d0.jpg (http://www.thefret.net/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=953)

[Tig]

RIP, Kate. :cry:

I thought I'd update the thread and invite our newer folks to share their pets.

All of ours are adoptions and rescues. The current gang:
top: Ziggy, left: Maggie Magpie, middle: Odie Capote, right: LuLu Bean
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/11106905793_65ab31222c_c.jpg
Sasha (followed our grandson home) and Andy:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14403268017_e8379e1f17_c.jpg
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8373882736_2083ddcc2d_z.jpg

Sophie the tort kitteh we found in a parking lot:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7539/15341275733_29de5e5334_o.jpghttps://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/12277845166_6a73b80154_z.jpg

Convict George, the ex-outdoor kitteh.https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5266/5790255808_99d56ca849_o.jpg
George olmost died last year after being attacked, so he stays indoors now. On an IV:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5528/11370970175_9a9481ab31_z.jpg

The latest adoption, Andy the chihuahua-Italian greyhound mix who is super sweet:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/12622691803_5c76144be3_c.jpg

[Retro Hound]

Here's one of our cat that my son took.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8624/15901180280_881ba8cc99_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qe8GUG)2895551340010367626rGyjBc_fs (https://flic.kr/p/qe8GUG) by Retro Hound (https://www.flickr.com/people/32592146@N07/), on Flickr