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View Poll Results: What Pets Do You Have? | |
Cats
|     | 52 | 55.32% | |
Dogs
|    | 52 | 55.32% | |
Small or Exotic Animals (rodents, rabbits, reptiles, fish, insects, etc)
|    | 20 | 21.28% | |
Indoor Birds (parrots, canaries, etc)
|    | 8 | 8.51% | |
Farm Birds (chickens, geese, turkeys, ducks, emus, etc)
|    | 3 | 3.19% | |
Farm Animals (cows, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, etc)
|    | 6 | 6.38% | |
Another animal not mentioned.
| | 2 | 2.13% | |
I love animals but don't own any.
| | 10 | 10.64% | |
I'm not a fan of pets so I don't own any animals.
| | 0 | 0% | 
15-02-2008, 08:32 AM
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I have a beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat named Bailey. She is the love of my life.
Chissi |
22-07-2008, 09:50 AM
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Abandonment is my PTSD issue. Since I would not put myself in relationships for 12 years I bought my doggie Katie. I needed to love something, so she was the perfect thing. I have had relationships in the last 4 years but her devotion is more fulfilling. |
23-07-2008, 02:42 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indiana USA
Posts: 62
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I have a mini red smooth dachshund by the name of SusieQ. Named from the CCR song. She just turned ten on Sunday. I don't go many places with out her. If she isn't welcome then neither am I. She is the light of my life! |
24-07-2008, 02:31 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Arizona
Posts: 144
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We currently have 4 dogs and 2 cats. I would love more, but the expense makes it difficult.
I take my "hiker dog" on all my hikes with me and love to be alone with just him and me.
Animals are the only beings that I can be really present around, without constant, straining effort. Trying to stay present around people is, for me, rather like trying to keep two opposing magnets together....I can do it to a degree, but it takes constant tension to hold myself there. The minute I quit paying attention, I'm gone.
In fact, it's even usually easier for me to be present alone with my animals than when alone with just myself! My default around people is to be removed, pulled in/back. It would be a cross between dissociated and hypervigilant I guess....I'm not really present because I have one foot out the door....but watching everything....hard to explain, but I bet I don't need to, eh?
-Dylan |
24-07-2008, 09:56 PM
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Posts: 210
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I have a cat. We've had her nearly a year. It was extremely triggering when we first got her. My stress levels were through the roof for the first month or so. She had needs and wanted to be patted and that triggered so much childhood stuff. I'm a lot better with her now, but I still sometimes get triggered by her asking for attention or if she's scratching the furniture. I don't really relate to what others have written in this thread. |
27-07-2008, 08:42 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio...USA
Posts: 488
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I have an 11 yr. old cat named Hayley..She's a Grey Tiger with 4 white feet and underbelly which comes up her chest over her face and nose and then ends just above her cute pink nose..I got her 10 years ago at the county animal shelter....She's my best bud and is quite talkative especially when I'm on the phone!! She's very sensitive to how I'm feeling and very comforting when I'm at my worst..I truly can't imagine life without her!! |
11-08-2008, 10:31 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado
Posts: 136
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I just got a guinea pig today!!! He is a 2-year-old tri-colored Abyssinian, with a white nose, black head, brown middle, and black butt. He's adorable :)
He was advertised on craigslist...his owner just didn't have time for him anymore. He is very friendly, potty trained, and came with everything! which certainly makes getting a new pet much easier. Anyway, I drove over 250 miles each way to get him (not much around here unless you want to buy from a chain petstore), and am actually kind of proud of myself because I was sort of scared to drive that far alone...been a while since I did that. But I did it today, and now he has a new home :)
Of course I want to play with him, so the hard part is leaving him alone to settle in to being somewhere else after leaving his home and a 4-hour ride in my truck (which I know had to be very scary for him). |
13-08-2008, 07:11 PM
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Posts: 122
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My dog is my reason for everything I do. I got a window air conditioner to keep the house cool for him in the summer when I have to go out. I can't be away from the house for more than 8 hours at a time because I need to let my dog out. I don't believe in house training a dog and then leaving him for endless hours. He's a big dog so he is rarely invited to a social gathering with me. He's my security alarm system, keeps strangers at bay, keeps me amused with his antics and is always ready for a game of fetch. |
13-08-2008, 08:30 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern AZ
Posts: 113
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a cat and a dog who we treat as if they were our children. spoiled little brats is what they are. especially the cat! |
26-08-2008, 10:13 AM
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Black Lab named Lucy. Spoiled rotten, but the most obedient, and affectionate Lab I've ever had. ( Have had 4 ) | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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