Pets (and RIP my dear Pepper) and your favorite pet stories

[Dove]

@Sky ball in the 70s my stepdad's parents had a wire fox terrier. You just reminded me of lil' Brandywine. I loved that doggie.

 

[Sky ball]

@Sky ball in the 70s my stepdad's parents had a wire fox terrier. You just reminded me of lil' Brandywine. I loved that doggie.

Dove...Here he is on another hike. He was a trail dog!

 

[Hankster]

So sorry for your loss. It sucks losing a loved pet. I am convinced that when we die, all our pets will be there to meet us at the gates.

Here is my bro Pumpkin chilling on my lap during a Mets game. Of course early in the season, the Mets were a boring team to watch as evidenced by Pumpkin's lights out attitude. My things have changed!

I hope you are right.

 

[Hankster]

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I am so sorry travel man very sad and I know it hurts like we can’t imagine when it happens. All the others who have lost pets too hate hearing about it.

The pic above is my Amber who will be 16 next month. I got that from my wife and son on father’s day, they know it was better than the golf balls and shoes I got and it says it all it’s so perfect. I’m afraid of the day I will be on here for this reason because I will be an absolute mess. I cherish every second we have left as they bring so much joy to our lives that others can’t.

Sorry again and prayers to all who have lost their best friends!

What a great picture.

 

[methodology]

Love animals especially dogs. Have 4 dogs (only one real dog in my eyes) 2 brussel griffons named Lilly and max, a yorkie named stella and 9 month old German shepherd named Zeus.

Had 6 chickens only 2 remain after nature claimed 4 of them. Just got 2 guinea pigs for my daughter birthday cause she wanted them and use to have a cat named Ollie but got rid around the time KO got fired cause wifey was allergic and it seemed like perfect timing.

 

[temery]

I have two cats, a brother and sister.

She's a hunter, and catches mice frequently. He tries, with no luck.

When she comes home and drops a mouse at the doorstep, he gets his mouse toy and drops it next to catch. The both look up, proud of their catch.

 

[8893]

As some of you know, the pug that is my avatar here is my actual dog.

We adopted him from the DC Humane Society when he was 9. He’s blind and has a chronic skin condition - and all that was listed on his little write up on their website. Nonetheless, I still remember exactly where I was when my (now) wife sent me the text that he was there and we rushed to the shelter as fast as we could thinking there would be a horde of people racing to adopt this old blind pug with expensive health issues (lol).

He’s had quite the life. He was rescued from a Puppy Mill where he was a stud in his younger days. His name at the time was “Twiddle Dee.” He was then adopted out and renamed “Balla”; however his new owners eventually abandoned him - which is what brought him into our lives.

He’s 13 now and I tell ya what, he is something else. He has so much personality and attitude but loves us (mostly) unconditionally.

We renamed him Ray Charles (Ray, for short) and while we haven’t bought the vet a new BMW, we’ve bought her a solid Buick. He’s been worth every last penny.

Here’s Ray - er “Guapo” - looking mighty comfy:


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Are you trying to trigger @Fishy with that pic?

 

[mauconnfan]

Are you trying to trigger @Fishy with that pic?

Since we all are so good in changing subjects on threads how about them Mets? Aren't they the first over .500 in another thread a couple months ago?

 

[8893]

Since we all are so good in changing subjects on threads how about them Mets? Aren't they the first over .500 in another thread a couple months ago?

Shhh!!! I don't want to jinx it. Yes, I predicted they would be the first among the teams in that thread to end the season above .500. Still a lot of games left; and unlike the last couple weeks, the next couple will have us playing against teams with winning records. Starting tonight. Fingers crossed!

 

[billybud]

My boy was a big lab named Bogart.....a gun dog with great blood lines.

We were best buddies and spent many happy years walking through the woods. After
I retired, we walked every day just enjoying each other's company.

One day, in a new woods in a very rural area, a big pit bull charged out of the Bush and jumped Bogie....I waded in and that beast turned and got my calf, putting me down. I was holding him off my face but getting the worst of it.

In comes my lab...he doesn't know how to fight but he throws his body on my chest and the pit goes back to biting him. I picked up a branch and went cave man.

The beast ran off..I got Bogart in the truck and called home....my son and wife met me. My son took Bogart to the animal hospital while my wife ran me in to the ER.

The truck and car looked like an abbotoir. We both spent !omg hours together, side by side, on an old futon while we recovered. We went on to have more years walking in the woods...although I never walked without.a pistol.

It is sad that human lifespans and those animals that we love are so disparate.

 

[Fishy]

We had a fish. He was one of those Siamese fighting fish that you see in small bowls at pet stores.

After some period of time living with us, he passed. We put him on a spatula and flung him into the pond. None of us could quite remember his name.

Then we went out for tacos.

 

[8893]

We had a fish. He was one of those Siamese fighting fish that you see in small bowls at pet stores.

After some period of time living with us, he passed. We put him on a spatula and flung him into the pond. None of us could quite remember his name.

Then we went out for tacos.

Fish tacos?

 

[temery]

We had a fish. He was one of those Siamese fighting fish that you see in small bowls at pet stores.

After some period of time living with us, he passed. We put him on a spatula and flung him into the pond. None of us could quite remember his name.

Then we went out for tacos.

Fish tacos? That would have been a nice touch.

 

[mauconnfan]

We had a fish. He was one of those Siamese fighting fish that you see in small bowls at pet stores.

After some period of time living with us, he passed. We put him on a spatula and flung him into the pond. None of us could quite remember his name.

Then we went out for tacos.

Fish, hamster, cat, dog, horse wouldn't matter to Fishy. If they can fit on a spatula and in the pond they'd all be treated the same. Maybe after a cat he'd hit Chinese food though.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

We had a fish. He was one of those Siamese fighting fish that you see in small bowls at pet stores.

After some period of time living with us, he passed. We put him on a spatula and flung him into the pond. None of us could quite remember his name.

Then we went out for tacos.

#post/handle

 

[Excalibur]

Pet haters are funny.

Anyway, we had a cat (Scooter) that died in 2017. When our son was born, he freaked out the the point that we needed to use some glade plug-in like device that emitted pheromones to calm him down. Once he got past that initial shock, he was the kids' constant companion, particularly my daughter, whom he would snuggle and lick (like a dog). He would climb into her crib to sleep with her when she was a baby, and sought her out whenever she was upset.

About 8 months before he died, my daughter (then 6 years old) woke up screaming at about 1:30 in the morning, having had a nightmare and wanting me to lie down in the bed with her to calm her down. I told her that I would but wanted to go get a drink of water first. Got a drink, made a quick pit stop in the bathroom, and came back to find that Scooter had already taken care of things:

 

[temery]

Pet haters are funny.

Anyway, we had a cat (Scooter) that died in 2017. When our son was born, he freaked out the the point that we needed to use some glade plug-in like device that emitted pheromones to calm him down. Once he got past that initial shock, he was the kids' constant companion, particularly my daughter, whom he would snuggle and lick (like a dog). He would climb into her crib to sleep with her when she was a baby, and sought her out whenever she was upset.

About 8 months before he died, my daughter (then 6 years old) woke up screaming at about 1:30 in the morning, having had a nightmare and wanting me to lie down in the bed with her to calm her down. I told her that I would but wanted to go get a drink of water first. Got a drink, made a quick pit stop in the bathroom, and came back to find that Scooter had already taken care of things:

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Glad plug ins to calm a new born. That's new.

 

[Excalibur]

Glad plug ins to calm a new born. That's new.

No, to calm the cat.

 

[UConn Dan]

Thanks for sharing your stories, and sorry for your losses. I haven't lost a pet since I was a kid, but I know it's difficult.

We just adopted a kitten last week. Her name is Kemba. My three kids love her (and of course so do I). She's a fluffball. And she just might break your ankles.

 

[mauconnfan]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Fishy]

Thanks for sharing your stories, and sorry for your losses. I haven't lost a pet since I was a kid, but I know it's difficult.

We just adopted a kitten last week. Her name is Kemba. My three kids love her (and of course so do I). She's a fluffball. And she just might break your ankles.
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Please accept my condolences on the imminent death of your vacuum cleaner. And throw out all of your dark clothing.

 

[Travelman6]

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I am so sorry travel man very sad and I know it hurts like we can’t imagine when it happens. All the others who have lost pets too hate hearing about it.

The pic above is my Amber who will be 16 next month. I got that from my wife and son on father’s day, they know it was better than the golf balls and shoes I got and it says it all it’s so perfect. I’m afraid of the day I will be on here for this reason because I will be an absolute mess. I cherish every second we have left as they bring so much joy to our lives that others can’t.

Sorry again and prayers to all who have lost their best friends!

She looks a little like my dear Calvin. At least when she was young she looked like that. Got her, I think, around the same time as Uconn's 1999 'ship. My mom knew I wanted a dog but forgot I was going to name it Calvin, so she came home with a girl....Nope, still naming her Calvin, to complement my cat Hobbes! Most of the family called her Calvina. My cat (not pictured) named Hobbes was very good friends with Calvin(a), naturally and Calvin(a) was so sweet with Hobbes. The orange cat in the pic is named Jack, another very nice, funny guy, both very good friends too, often napping together.

 

[ctchamps]

Sorry for your loss @Imdone

 

[ctchamps]

I love and hate this thread. Love to see the tender side of people. Hate the pain associated with the subject matter for others and for the memories of the losses of several of my pets.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

We had a Springer Spaniel growing up named Sam. We also lived near a golf course on which I learned to play. I would take Sam out for walks in the early evenings along the tree line along a par 5. Stopping, I would pretend to throw a ball into the woods. Sam would bound into them with wild abandon then began searching for that ball that never was. Eventually you would here a snort then Sam would come running out of the woods with a golf ball in his mouth. He would drop it at your feet and after picking it up and looking at it, there was never a mark on it unless it was cut by a club. We would walk up and back like that all summer and I never needed to buy a ball all season. Coming home we would walk down the basement through the bulkhead doors and I would give him a bath and some extra treats before dinner. He also loved running and jumping off any dock and go for a swim. The day he died I came home from a summer job to find my father sitting on the milk crate crying like a baby. Never saw him cry like that for as long as I knew him.

 

[mauconnfan]

We had a Springer Spaniel growing up named Sam. We also lived near a golf course on which I learned to play. I would take Sam out for walks in the early evenings along the tree line along a par 5. Stopping, I would pretend to throw a ball into the woods. Sam would bound into them with wild abandon then began searching for that ball that never was. Eventually you would here a snort then Sam would come running out of the woods with a golf ball in his mouth. He would drop it at your feet and after picking it up and looking at it, there was never a mark on it unless it was cut by a club. We would walk up and back like that all summer and I never needed to buy a ball all season. Coming home we would walk down the basement through the bulkhead doors and I would give him a bath and some extra treats before dinner. He also loved running and jumping off any dock and go for a swim. The day he died I came home from a summer job to find my father sitting on the milk crate crying like a baby. Never saw him cry like that for as long as I knew him.

Ditto on my father. Never saw him cry as hard as he did when we lost our (his) Kerry Blue Terrier when I was in HS.. He absolutely adored Brandy we all did and was heartbroken like I’ve never seen him before. They are special aren’t they?

 

[CL82]

Pet haters are funny.

Anyway, we had a cat (Scooter) that died in 2017. When our son was born, he freaked out the the point that we needed to use some glade plug-in like device that emitted pheromones to calm him down. Once he got past that initial shock, he was the kids' constant companion, particularly my daughter, whom he would snuggle and lick (like a dog). He would climb into her crib to sleep with her when she was a baby, and sought her out whenever she was upset.

About 8 months before he died, my daughter (then 6 years old) woke up screaming at about 1:30 in the morning, having had a nightmare and wanting me to lie down in the bed with her to calm her down. I told her that I would but wanted to go get a drink of water first. Got a drink, made a quick pit stop in the bathroom, and came back to find that Scooter had already taken care of things:

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Man, that is a big cat.

Great pict though. Your daughter is adorable.

 

[Vancat]

My brag: well, it's not the cover of the Rolling Stone, but in 1995 my special kitty Willow made the cover of CATS magazine. (RIP 1994-2011). She was such a sweetheart. Her littermate was Augie, big tough guy but a baby at heart. They were Turkish Vans (that's where my handle came from). So beautiful and really really great cats. I miss them soooo much.

 

[8893]

My brag: well, it's not the cover of the Rolling Stone, but in 1995 my special kitty Willow made the cover of CATS magazine. (RIP 1994-2011). She was such a sweetheart. Her littermate was Augie, big tough guy but a baby at heart. They were Turkish Vans. So beautiful and really really great cats. I miss them soooo much.

handle/post!

 

[Vancat]

handle/post!

yep, edited that in afterwards --!