HI there,

I am not really sure whether this is allowed or not, but I thought it would be fun to post pictures of your pets. We can ohh and aww at eachother's pets!!


FUN FUN FUN.

I will start!

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My chihuahua Susan, smiling at you!
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Diamond's are a girl's best friend!
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She's a little DIVA!!

Here is the real Tuscany... if it worked.
Great Idea CM... what cuties by the way!

Aw, how cute... and it's just one cutie, that's the same girl.

Rex dressed up before Christmas. He isn't to fond of the headband
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Rex(husky) with my brother's dog Mac(black lab)
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Rex123, What a CUTIE!!

LOVE rex! He's so preetty, he's my favorite kind of dog. Awwwwwwwww cuuuuuuuut at all the others

OMG, I can't wait for other pics too! All cute dogs!! I LOVE dogs.

I don't have a camera. But looking at everyone's photos made me want to get one. CMomma, your Susan looks so much like my little Juna, they could be sisters! I'm going to go hold her now.

AWWWW!! I love Chihuahuas... I was in Walmart the other day buying some stuff for my little girl, and the girl that rang me up asked what kind of dog I have. I told her. And she told me she hates small dogs, she wants to kick them. I was shocked.

Sweet, sweet babies.

If someone told me that they would want to kick my dog, I wouldn't care where I was I would kick them! And thanks your chihuahua is really cute to. I think little dogs are so cute, you can take them everywhere with you, but I like big dogs they're like big teddy bears! Oh and here's a picture for all those who say siberian huskies have to high of a prey drive and are dangerous around little animals like cats well here's Rex laying with his best friend my cat Sox(she's that grey ball of fur kind of hard to see she's wrapped up in the blanket:D 9020

I know, I was p*ssed. SOrry for the language. My boyfriend walked off, otherwise I know he would have kicked her...

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I'm not particully fond of them either, but I wouln't kick them, that just mean.
But my favorite dogs are huskies.

I like ALL animals. Huskies are beautiful dogs.

:cool: I'll have to tell Rex about all the compliments he's getting!

Susan is reading this...

What beautiful, beautiful precious babies! Love them all.

Can baby Allheart join in ? ( Not so much a baby anymore - but still looks like one, acts like one, and is one, in her Mommy's heart. She will be 9 )

Hugs to all.

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I love dogs!! Allheart your baby is precious! Love the hushky too!

Tuscany what breed of dog do you have it looks a lot like my brother's girlfriend's dog its either a dashund or a docson I can't remember. Surprisingly enough when she brings him to our house Rex doesn't even bother with him. I thought that rex would have thought of him as a chewtoy but I guess not.

Tuscany what breed of dog do you have it looks a lot like my brother's girlfriend's dog its either a dashund or a docson i can't remember. Suprisingly enough when she brings him to our house Rex doesn't even bother with him. I thought that rex would have thought of him as a chewtoy but i guess not.

Tuscany is a Dachshund or a doxie- either one... they are the same. He is a mini though, weighing only 11 lbs. He is my baby... his best friend is a 120lb yellow lab.

It amazes me how gentle big dogs can be with little dogs.

Allheart, what a precious baby. Susan is sitting by the laptop which is sitting on the bed, and she licked her picture. Tell your baby she got chihuahua kisses!

Can I add my kitty? He has a lion complex... he thinks he is one... :)

Meet Zazu. Master of my apartment jungle. Saver of kittens in distress. Lover of all furry babies. Hero of my heart. :)

(Allheart!! I've missed you SOOOOOO much!! How are you?? )

Oh my goodness, he looks so cuddly. I want to cuddle him. What's his name? It's not "Lion" is it?

Lol... no, his name is Zazu. I call him Zazzy. He's my little Wookie. Very cuddly! Feels like angora, actually.

He's the strangest cat... he loves his belly rubbed, jumps up when you pat your lap, loves water, and loves to be cuddled. I adore him.

He's a Highland Lynx.

He's beautiful!

Thanks! I think so. :) Your little one is adorable too!

WHy thank you... She really is a princess...

Love the nails... I think that's the most adorable part! :) Zazzy would probably do something heinous to me if I tried to paint his nails... Although... those nail caps are cool... hmm... wonder... blue is for boys, right? :D

I love your cat. I had 2 princess and sox but when my brother got a dog his dog chased my cats away(they were STRICTLY outdoor cats) one ran away but the other lives and my grandmothers which is just down the hill so I take him in sometimes(when my mom) allows. My dog Rex really loves to see her(sox) she's the one in the picture with rex on the previous page.

Aww... cute!

Zazzy is an indoor cat, but every once in a while I'll take him outside... on a leash... yes. On a leash. He loves it :)

What are nail caps??

Instead of getting a cat declawed (ouch), you can put these rubber nail cap thingys on for several weeks. They come in different colors... and save the furniture! I think they may have them for dogs, too. Zazzy doesn't mind them too much...

Oh my dog would knaw those things off...

I can't believe your cat walks on a leash that awesome. I tried to walk my cat on the leash once but she just lied down and refused to move. Every time I take rex for a walk if sox sees us going she'll follow along to. Don't worry where I live there aren't to many cars that go by on the road, and if a car does go by she'll jump in the ditch. When some people see me walking with rex and her they ask me why rex isn't attacking her I just reply that their best friends. Once when we went for a walk sox was walking ahead and some guy pulled his car over got out and started walking towards her I immediately ran up and grabbed her before he could, I had to carry her home.

I just had to say great idea I can't wait to get home and get some of my pics up. I have enjoyed looking at everyone's animals too. :)

I just had to say great idea I can't wait to get home and get some of my pics up. I have enjoyed looking at everyones animals too. :)Well thank you.

My crazy Kitty Holako :D

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OMG, what a cutie patootie!!

OMG, what a cutie patootie!!!

LOL yeah so cool isn't he :cool:?

Definitely!!

tiamokiss: you should send that pic to Stuff On My Cat: Stuff + Cats = Awesome (http://www.stuffonmycat.com/)

Here are my crew:

This is our office cat, KC. (Yes, it is water!)
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These are my SPCA foundlings Java and Gizmo
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Here is my cat, Johnny, with "his" boy. You don't see one without the other at home.
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Emland, they are all gorgeous...

Thanks!

tiamokiss: you should send that pic to Stuff On My Cat: Stuff + Cats = Awesome (http://www.stuffonmycat.com/)



What is that? Emland! :D

Goodness I just love this thread

Here is one of Tuscany basking in the sun. He is a sun God and HATES the winter.

Aw hugs to Tuscany... beautiful Doxie...

How cute. All of them. I've got one too but I don't know exactly how to put the photo. Will try later.

Just click on the yellow square in the reply box that has the mountains in it... And put the link to the picture there.

You can host it at TinyPic - Share the Experience!™ (http://www.tinypic.com)

Ok thanks. Need to capture his photo now

Hope its all right if I add another picture! This is rex breaking the rules. Every night(before he started sleeping in my room) when we were all a sleep he would jump up and sleep on the couch, we never knew because at 6:00 am before any one woke up he would sneak down and go and sleep by the door. Acting all innocent.9211

LMAO... That's hilarious.

If you are adding another picture then so am I!!

I like this picture because she looks guilty of something...

"She killed him, does she look guilty?"

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That is freakin hysterical!!

LOL... I love it because he is 200 pounds and 6'5" and Susan is 4 pounds, and that's his baby... people look at him funny. She's just too spoiled.

Hope its alright if I add another picture! This is rex breaking the rules. Every night(before he started sleeping in my room) when we were all a sleep he would jump up and sleep on the couch, we never knew because at 6:00 am before any one woke up he would sneak down and go and sleep by the door. Acting all innocent.9211


Can eat him :D? I just love him sooo cuuuuuteeee :)

LOL.....I love it because he is 200 pounds and 6'5" and Susan is 4 pounds, and that's his baby...people look at him funny. She's just too spoiled.

That kills me CM. My hubby is 6'1" and about 250 and his baby is our 11lb mini doxie. Tuscany used to sit in his shirt pocket.

LOL. Susan can still fit into his hand when she curls up.

Oh everyone's fur babes are sooooo cute! I have seen most of them before, but there are some close ups here. When I get my camera fixed, I will take some more of Niki. I believe I have some stored in the cam from last halloween with costumes and all, lol. She actually loves to play dress up! :D Of course most of you have seen Niki's (aka Bubbaboo, Chunky McCheese, etc) big baby browns in my pic.

Rex's mommy, your husky is beautiful. It was a little hard to see her in your small pic. CM, what the heck is the pink thing around your dogs head? LOL! Of course my darlin Allhearts baby is adorable as always, Tiamokiss, your kitty looks cool in her shades, and of course, Chicky's little sneaky kitty Zazzy! If I forgot anyone, I know they were all adorable! :)

It's been a while since anyone has posted, so I thought I would add a new one of my dog being a cutie (as usual). She hates the flash, but this picture came out cute because it looks like she is winking ;)
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My Keena baby AKA Lovable

You're Keena looks exactly like my sis's dog! His name is Gaylord Focker, LOL! When he's good he gets called Gaylord... when he's bad... well you know! ;) She came home one day from work, and he had eaten her brand new Italian Leather couch! Eeeekkkk!

... and I thought it was bad enough when the lab husky I had ate my Neiman Marcus suede shoe!

Gaylord even has his own myspace page! The address is... I ate the couch! LOL! Her dogs got out of the yard one time, and she was running around the neighborhood calling... here Focker... come here Focker! That must sounded pretty funny! :D Gaylord has a partner in crime too... Finnegan the Dalmatian. They are a sneaky bunch!

This is my first time inserting a pic here, so I hope I get it right! Here are two pictures of our english cocker spaniel puppy. The first was taken on day 25. The second was taken last week. He's 2 and a half months old, and we are totally in love with him. :)

Awwwwww... loook at that face!! Yessss... you'll get lot of treats with that one won't you? Hold that pose... yes... that's it... that's the face!

Lol, that's pretty close to how it goes! Most of our pictures are just golden blurs of fur. He is one bouncy little puppy! The second picture is a little blurry because I had to rush to catch him sitting still. I can't stop smiling with him around.

This is such a fantastic thread! I just went through all the pictures posted, and they're all soooooooooooo sweet! And it's so much better to be able to put a face to all of the stories... even if they're the doggie ones! I love it.

Hey! linnealand, so that's the little mischievous pup! It's very cute, don't worry. Nice pics really!

OMG, what a cutie pie!!

Ah, CM, concerning the photos of mine, I'm sorry but I can't... You see, I've got a digital photo and my mum a mobile that can take pictures but there are no connections so that I can transfer the pics to my PC... As soon as I can, I will post the pics of my doggie, but mind you, that will take time. :(

All of these adorable faces! They're all so expressive. CM, I am dying over the one with the nail polish and her tongue out. She's just like a little person, as cute as can be. :) and rex is such a beautiful dog. They all are! It's so nice to see the kitties, too! I would love to have a million of them. More pictures!

She really is a little person, she is watching Sex and the City right now, it's her fave show!

Here's a picture I took one morning before he woke up, in my room.
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And one of us getting ready to go for a walk.

Hey, rex nice pics... and cutie dog you have here!! Your dog 'going to a walk' seems to be a cop ready for the night service:p

This was during deer hunting season. I had to buy him an orange vest for when we go for walks in or near the woods, not because people would think he is a deer but some people who go hunting around here tend to shoot anything they see, the vest is so people won't think he is a coyote or wolf. Its also great to have on him at night because of the reflective strips.

What a cutie patootie!!

Check out my new nephew. He is 3 months old and a stinker! His name is Chopper.

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Hi Chopper! Did you know that you're cute? :)

I love his face! And his collar looks very nice on him, great color.

Hi Chopper! Did you know that you're cute? :)


He absolutely knows he is cute and uses it shamlessly!

What a gorgeous little one!!

All these cuteys I think ill take a few up to date ones of the zoo tomorrow xx

Definitelyyy!!

Hehehehehe ill try and get all the cats in one shot or it will take up half a page!!

Okok... time I posted my chomper.

... well. Not a chomper. CM, much like your boyfriend... I'm a bit mismatched with my dog.

She's... um... a long haired chi. 5 lbs.. . god I want rex. Don't get me wrong, I love my lily. But... I love huskies.

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OMG, can I have her?? She's so adorable!!

I have two fur babies but only one picture handy and that is of my King Kobe Mitchell Magoo. Kobe for short. He truly believes he is the MAN of the house. Hee Hee , we let him go on thinking that. We love him so much.

Mm... as long as you promise there'll be no nail polish involved.. . because she's such a small dog, I get the "..that guy's def gay" look whenever we go for a walk. So now I have to beef her up. Get her some spiked collars... maybe get her to gain some weight...

Lmao..!

Lovely dog you got there Sneezy!! And yes, your dog would seem weird with nail polish... though it is cute on CM's chi.

MsMewiththat, yours too is a cutie! But don't do the guarding for him ;)

okok...time I posted my chomper.

...well. not a chomper. CM, much like your bf...I'm a bit mismatched with my dog.

she's...um...a long haired chi. 5 lbs. ...god I want rex. don't get me wrong, I love my lily. but...I love huskies.

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Awwww... look at little Lily! Got to love those sweet little *pet me* eyes!

The L-ster's back home with me now. She had a 2-month furlough at my parents' house... and is now home.. . she's a little mad at me right now... apparently, she didn't approve of me talking to some girl earlier... so... she's just straight ignoring me. Nevertheless, this was earlier today when I brought ribs home.

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OMG, she's so cute!!

Dare I, I'll fill a whole page. ;)

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Top to bottom;

Jasper 7 years old
Indy 13 years old
Thumper unknown age
Cotton 1 1/2 years old
Oreo unknown age

And there's more in the next post. Only allowed 5 pics at a time. :)

Here's the rest minus the goldfish, he doesn't photograph well. ;)

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Kilala 1 year old
Marty unknown age

And of course Goldie the goldfish. :)

My goodness, it's a zoo! They're all PRECIOUS!

Yup, I should charge admission. ;)

Jasper, Thumper and Kilala are rescues

Oreo and Marty were relinquished to us by owners that didn't want them anymore.

Cotton was from a pet store (before I smartened up)

Indy was a pup born to a friends dog.

The fish, 27 cents, petstore, I was told he'd live a week, he's over 4 years old. :)

I want some fishies, but I'd be afraid that I would forget to feed them or that my doggie would figure out how to get to them..

You can have mine, includes tank and 2 months worth of food. Just tell me your address, I'll send him express. ;)

I agree with CM. It's like a zoo! Lol. Alty, you animal lover!

Wow! I can't get over how cute all of these little pups are. They're beautiful. Sneezy, your dog is adorable. Look at those eyes!

Alty, I knew you had a lot of pets, but seeing all of them at once is an experience! You have a whole little hillside of fantastic animals. By the way, I think your rabbits are the most gorgeous little bunnies I've ever seen. Amazing!

I just put together my first YouTube contribution. It's a photo diary of our puppy with pictures running from 5 days to 4 months. If you want to see at it, just follow this link: YouTube - A Little Tale of Puppyhood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ycbQqW3Bs)

Here are some of our latest pictures, which are also in the video:

OMG how precious! May I cuddle?

Linny, she's gorgeous, her eyes are so expressive. I love her coloring and her cute little face. She's a beauty. :)

Linny! How's your pup? Getting along well now? She seems to be enjoying herself very much!

Here's our office cat, KC (Kitty Cat). We found her in the dumpster over a year ago. She is our morale officer and resident relaxation expert.

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From a dumpster? Awwwww... how sweet! I know that animals know when you have rescued them from a bad situation. Niki was set to be put down right before I got her. I couldn't imagine having a better and more loving little girl, and a very smart one at that! She knew I saved her life, and would do anything within my power to help her in any situation.

Big kitty hugs KC! :D

Yes, she was checking out the 24 hour buffet in the waste management box!

Here's a pic of her right after we found her. Yes, that's water!

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Well now that's the life of leisure! Lucky little KC! :D

Haha, now THAT's adorable!

Linny! How's your pup? Getting along well now? She seems to be enjoying herself very much!

Hi! Mr. Ulysses Sugar is wagging merry, growing like a champ, and turning into a little neighborhood celebrity. He loved the beach, and now we're back in the city chasing pigeons. He's a super little pup, and I swear I love him more everyday. It's a hard life. :)

Linny he's adorable! I love pics of sleeping pups. What the heck is in the bushes, that he is looking at? Maybe it's my sore eyes from my pounding headache, but I can't figure out what that is!

My baby boy, Boss!
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Both of my boys!
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And him again.
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Rwest, now that's a big cuddly bear. :) What a cutie. :)

Rwest, now that's a big cuddly bear. :) What a cutie. :)

Tell me about it, a 90lb lap dog. He's my pride and joy.

He's a beauty, and those eyes, makes you want to apologize to him, even if you didn't do anything. :)

He's a beauty, and those eyes, makes you want to apologize to him, even if you didn't do anything. :)

Yikes.. hahaha I know. He looks very sad, but I assure you, he's not. The only way you can decipher his mood is his butt how the positioning of his tail... it's wild.

I love the sad eyes. My lab always looks sad in the eyes, and he's a very happy dog. :)

How old is he?

Maybe you should paint his big nails red like CM did! LOL! That would take an entire bottle of polish, and he would look too girly! :D ;) He's a cutie!

That's a big and cuddly dog you have there RWuest! He doesn't mind hugs?:p

Everybody loves hugs. And I don'T know ifRWuest's dog is like but usually big dogs are just big baby's. Rex never wants to leave my side and if he does he has to be in contact with me. Even when I'M playing cards he has to be right there:
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Rex, my dogs are the same way. I love bigger dogs, they are big cuddle bunny's. My dogs are constantly at my feet, when I sit down my feet become their pillow. I don't know how many times I've gone to stand up only to realize that my foot is asleep because of the dogs. :)

I love it, wouldn't change a single thing. :)

Linny he's adorable! I love pics of sleeping pups. What the heck is in the bushes, that he is looking at? Maybe it's my sore eyes from my pounding headache, but I can't figure out what that is!

You gave me a nice little laugh. It's not particularly recognizable from the photo, but it's a goat! We were taking a nice scenic drive through the countryside and came upon a huge herd of them eating ferns down the side of the road. Ulysses watched them happily from the ledge of the car window. Somehow this goat looks like a long lost relative; their coloring is pretty similar. :)

There are a bunch of really cute pictures here if you follow the link. They go from 5 days old to 4 months.

A Little Tale of Puppyhood
YouTube - A Little Tale of Puppyhood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ycbQqW3Bs)

If you like it, feel free to rate it or leave a comment. I'm thinking about posting something else soon too.

I feel like I've entered into a secret society of dog owners, and I absolutely love it. There's nothing better than seeing a big bear of a man melt into a baby-talking puppy before your very eyes.

RWuest, you're both so beautiful. I especially love the first picture. You have something very similar in your eyes, like a certain kind of thoughtfulness. He looks like a big, strong teddy bear! Great name, too!

Niki is the same as Rex and Alty's dogs too. She follows me everywhere I go! When we go to sleep, she jumps up with me for her nightly belly rub and we have playtime before sleep. She wants her ball thrown usually about two more times, and then she will lay there with me, just until I fall asleep. Then she will jump down, and go to her own pillow, which is right on the floor beside my head.

When I wake up, no matter what time, even if she doesn't want to wake up yet, she will come over to the table where she knows I will sit to have my coffee and check my emails, and go back to sleep. She also loves to sit and lick my feet, not for just a few secs. but she would do it for an hr if I let her. Sounds a little gross, I know, but it's her thing and she loves it. At least my feet are, well, somewhat clean afterwards... lol!

She saved my life from carbon monoxide poisoning one time by jumping on me when I was asleep and licking my face to wake me up, and I probably would have just died in my sleep had it not been for her. So if she wants to lick my feet, and then lick my face, or stick her tongue in my ear because she knows it tickles and makes me laugh, she can do that anytime she wants! :)

I will take a look at the pics a little later Linny. People must have been up all night lastnight and thought it would be fun to fill my inbox! LOL! So I have a ton to go through, but I will come back and take a look! :)

Linny, all I can say is AWWWWWWWWWWWW! Ulysses is a cutie and a half, what a sweetie pie. :)

Can't give you a greenie though, it's the member discussion site, no greenies or reddies here. :(

Oooooh! I love your new avatar, miss. Alty. Smart, gorgeous and mysterious! I meant a rating on YouTube for anyone who feels like checking out the puppy's new photo diary! My personal tolerance for ratings beggars is actually rather low, but after I wrote an unfavorable comment about a mean video some guy did to make fun of fat kids falling, he tried to get his revenge by flooding my happy page with mean and vile comments for three days. He even called my tiny pooch the ugliest dog he's ever seen. I have succeed in blocking him from my page, but he successfully lowered my rating. So I just wanted to say that if anyone decides to pop over there for a little fun, I would love it if his mean plan would crumble before his banned eyes. Lolol. OK, now that's been cleared up. Anymore questions? I would be happy to answer them. Teehee.

I thought I posted to you earlier, starby, but my computer shut down and it must have taken the message with it. That's an incredible story! You're soooo lucky to have her by your side. She is obviously very perceptive. There is nothing better than a good pet. They keep us happy all day long, and they can even save our lives. I swear I'm going to keep pets with me as long as I live.

I was in an almost fatal carbon monoxide situation in my house, too, just a few years ago. I was in a very deep sleep and dreaming that someone was poisoning me. The smell (that they put in to keep the gases from being completely odorless) was so strong that everyone in my building smelled it. I was slowly awakened by a long series of repeated knocks on the door, and when I eventually stumbled over to open it, I was met by a couple of guys with strange machines and hard-core uniforms who had come to investigate the issue. All of our neighbors were hiding in their apartments because they were sure I was dead. You see? I didn't have a pet to warn me then. By the way, EVERYBODY should invest in a good carbon monoxide detector. It's cheap, and it can be an absolute lifesaver. I don't know how we've run into such similar misfortunes in the past, but I'm glad we can celebrate the good things together! It's always nice to be in great company.

Now, lolol, you don't have to watch my silly little video. I posted it for the cute puppy pictures, but it's only there for people who are exceptionally curious and have a few minutes to fart around with. Go get some real things done, pour a glass of wine, and put your feet up!

Wine no, beer yes. :)

I don't know how to rate on YouTube, heck I'm surprised I know how to move around AMHD as well as I do. ;)

You little man is a treasure, enjoy every minute, the go by so fast.

My oldest dog is now 13 years old, and he came into our lives because the stars lined up to give me my little blessing.

He's one of 8 puppies that were born to a friends two dogs. The Dad was a border collie and the mom was a black lab mix, her story is remarkable as well. Anyway, we noticed that she was pregnant when we went to visit him one time, he had no idea. I told him immediately that we would want one of the puppies.

We got married May 27, 1995, the puppies were born the beginning of June. When we came back from our honeymoon we hightailed it over to his place to see the new pups, they were only around 3 weeks old at that time.

I saw Indy and fell in love with him right away (I've got the video tape to prove it), but he was all black and one of the other males had a white patch on his chest. My hubby liked that white patch because he looked a lot like his daddy the border collie. So, we arm wrestled for it and I lost. When the pups were around 12 weeks old we took the pup we had chosen home for a weekend. We bought him a bright red color, took him for walks, loved him and hugged him, he was such a timid little guy, hated car rides, hated the indoors (they were kept outside at our friends place).

The next weekend we went to pick him up, and he was gone. Someone had broken into the pen and stolen the puppy that was to be ours. We were devastated, and at first we thought that he might just have found a way out. We searched in the woods for hours, but nothing. The entire time I was searching little puppy Indy was right behind me, and every time I stopped to cry he'd come up to comfort me.

When we finally gave up, I looked at hubby and said, ask Strinny (our friend) if this little guy has found a home yet. He asked, and no, no one had spoken for that pup. We took him home and that was that. :)

We did find out later on that someone had found our other pup on the side of the road, alive and well, he's fallen in love with him and decided to keep him. Months later he found out that our friend had had pups just like the one he found, so he went to ask if it was his pup. He had the red collar that was still on the pup when he found him. Strinny told him that as far as he was concerned, the pup was his, and we agreed. :)

Happy ending. :)

Wow, alty. That's an amazing and heart-wrenching tale with an even more incredible ending. Indy was meant to be with you! I'm really happy the other puppy found the home he was meant to be in, too! Happy endings all around. Perhaps they were producing their own disney movie. I love hearing these kinds of stories because when we look at our pets, we see their stories behind them, too. It helps others to understand just how moving all the steps along the way have been, and all of it goes into the amazing amount of love we have for them. Our pets are also so pure! They are deeply in touch with all kinds of special things in this world, and we're so lucky to have them in our lives. Thank you for sharing such a moving tale!

Every one of my pets has a story, you're right, we look at them and see the stories behind them. Each of my fur babies holds a special place in my heart, I love them all so much, in different ways, for different reasons. :)

Our Indy is now an old man, he's almost completely deaf and almost completely blind, but he's still a lovey and still a happy dog. I know that we don't have much longer with him, maybe a few years if we're lucky. I cherish every minute, always have, but now it's getting near the end of a wonderful life that has had such an impact on me.

Indy was my first baby, my first pet that was mine all mine, not my parents buying it, taking care of it etc. Indy was our one and only for a long time. He was here first, was here for the birth of both kids, the arrival of a second dog, birds, fish, bunnies, and he took it all in stride.

Indy was the one that cuddled with me when I was sad. He was the one that got our border collie Jasper out of his shell. Jasper was a beaten pup, and when we adopted him he wanted nothing to do with us. Indy is the one that brought him around, he's the one that took care of our little Jasper.

The kids both learned to walk holding on the Indy's back. Even though they pulled on his hair, he never flinched, never growled, just accepted his new bald babies into his pack.

They are all such a blessing to us, they have such an impact on our lives, it's a pity that their lives are so short compared to ours.

Life is a series of dogs, of wagging tails, puppy breath, old age, death, heart ache and then once again, joy. A house without a pet isn't a home.

Darn you Alty girl... you made me cry! Now I have to tell how Niki came about, to be my little shining light.

I had my two other joys, Pepsi and Kirby. They were the best dogs in the world! Kirby was a shepherd, heeler mix, and Pepsi was a shepherd and probably a million other things. I had the fortune of meeting them, when I met my ex, and they loved on me from the first moment. They were both such gentle, loving dogs.

Kirby was my big boy. He stayed by my side and protected me from day one, and through the yrs. If anyone made an aggressive move towards me, he was right there watching to make sure I was safe. My ex was surprised, and actually a little jealous, because Kirby would sleep close to me, as he never bothered with his ex wife.

Pepsi was my big girl. We used to call her "fat dog"... in a endearing way. (We also called Kirby "dumb dog"... FAR from it) She stood back in the shadows, and just watched very carefully. Since my ex often worked out of town, and our bedroom was upstairs, and my stepsons room was downstairs, Kirby would keep a watchful eye on me, and Pepsi protected Ben. Pepsi and Kirby would wake us up in the morning, and then the two of them would greet each other like a husband and wife. They would lick each others faces off, and then out they would go to play like a couple of kids.

Long story slighty short, my ex and I split. We lost our home because of his misbehaviour. I still had my own home, where I sometimes had a renter. Since there was no place for my ex to take the dogs, I got custody of them. For months, my ex did not even inquire about them. We were happy here, and that's all that mattered to me. Then one night at C'mas time, my ex showed up in a drugged out, drunken state, and forced his way into my home, assaulted me, and while I was laying on the floor with broken bones, he took my babies from me. I'll never forget the look in their eyes, when he was trying to remove them from my home. :( I've never seen them since that night, and it breaks my heart.

So fast forward about 4 months. My sis that lives 3000 mls away, and I only see once every 2 or 3 yrs came to visit. My birthday was coming up. She and my parents are out shopping, and Danielle sees a advert on a bus, for the local SPCA. Danielle has an idea for a B'day gift, so they drive to the shelter. They look at all the pups. Danielle calls me and out of the blue says... 'what do you think about Labs?'... I was confused, and laughed and said... uhmmm, they are a place where I don't want to go because I hate needles? She then said... well what do you think about American Eskimo's? I asked her if she's been drinking, and said... well I think they're probably cold? I was laughing at her, because I had absolutely no idea where she was going with this.

Danielle told me to jump in my van, and to meet her at an address she gave me. So, yeah okay, I'll bite! So of course I end up at the SPCA. I walked in, and the receptionist said... you must be Starby, we've been expecting you! She led me into the back, and this cute little ball of fur comes barrelling up to me. I bent down and she was just licking me to pieces! Danielle and my parents come out, and say surprise! Say hello to your new pup!. it's up to you, but we know how much you miss Kirby and Pepsi, and we think you'll love Niki. They were going to put her down in a day or two if no one took her!

Well, needless to say, it was love at first sight, and she is the best dog in the whole world to me! With that said, while we were having our nightly playtime before bed, Niki was being a little rambunkcious (sp) and she was licking my ear to make me laugh as usual, and she came charging a little too fast. She split my lower lip, that bled all over the place, Now I've not only got a big swollen lip, but a nice bruised chin and a big lump! That little brat! LOL!

Starby, now I'm crying, even though I knew the story, it's still sad to hear, but also happy.

Niki is right where she belongs, and she's a lucky pup to have such a wonderful Mom. You're both blessed to have each other, I think that you've both saved each other, and that's a wonderful thing. :)

Big puppy hug for Niki and big wet kiss for Mom (from Indy and Jasper of course). :)

Tissues for everyone! :D

EDIT: Big wet furrry hugs and wet kisses back, from cousin Niki. Careful Alty... she just may lub Auntie soooo much she will make you bleed! LOL!