Tell me your pets

[Mandi's Mind 101]

OK pets, I know you people have some.

Pets (not breeders, got tons of those) in my home

Gala- Beagle, spoiled rotten attention slut
Named after Salvador Dali's wife

Xena- African Gray, spoiled rotten, only loves Daddy, talks in my annoying voice though, hows that for payback?
named after decesed cat (long story)

Brisco- Nanday Conure- adopted from someone who couldnt pay enough attention to him (half plucked feathers)
name?

Gimpy- Dutch Blue Lovebird- Our first baby, between having strattled legs (far apart) and losing part of two toes (got wrapped in a towel thread) his name is appropriate. But apparently he likes the message board, he keeps flying down to my keyboard.

Makita- African Gray- adopted, scared bird, cant touch him. Although he says lots of things and dances while making the sound of a finger snapping.


So pretty much my house is a little noisy.
Whats yours like?

[Wonko The Sane]

Mister Jack- my cat who gets phone calls and emails.

Dr. Evil and Frau- My two Oscars, who are stupid, psychotic, and very hungry.

My Other fish who have no names- They live in the plant tank- several glow-lite tetras, some zebra danios, a pleco and one otto cat.

Brenda the Venus Flytrap.

[Silver Fire]

Shadow - A little black kitty. She's a bitch. I'll sell her for a dollar.

[tubagirl]

Katy- My dog. Thinks she is a pricess and we are her servants. You would think she was a cat. She does.

[Mandi's Mind 101]

$1 consider her paid for.

I have lots of fish tanks too, but I dont name them

Especially my reef tank, I dont think people name their coral.



now gimpy is on my keys, is he trying to tell me something??

[Mandi's Mind 101]

Katy your shih tzu you used to throw in my face to wake my up when I used to spend the night at your house when we were thirteen.

[Scotticher]

I don't have any pets.

However, Kobii does. She is a chocolate point siamese, and she has a pet......a 5'4" redhead you all affectionately call Scotti.

[Tie-Dye]

Leonard - Giant, lovable black lab with some sort of gland problem so he is fat despite diet and exercise. Dopey looking but intelligent, always good for a laugh.

Peaches - Dumb name for a great cat...middle aged very sweet male cat.

Andy - neurotic kitty. cute and nice but crazy and noisy about it. no other cat we've had since we got Peaches about 8 years ago has turned out quite right, who knows why.

The house is large enough for them i suppose, but I am forever waging war against the animal hair, i think Leonard should be bald, i am constantly amazed. Wouldn't part with them though.

[dropzone]

Corndog - Field Spaniel, named because we needed a name when we took him into the vet several months after getting him and were embarassed to say that we called him Puppy.

Lady - Cocker, named thusly because we got her right after Lady and the Tramp came out on video and we had a little girl and you get the picture.

Trilby - Collie, was originally Shelby when she lived with the Collie Rescue folks but that was too close to one of my human daughters' name. It's Scottish, sounds like Shelby, and Wife liked the book, it being sordid trash from the 19th century.

Corvette - Cockatiel, continuing our tradition of naming Cockatiels after GM products, even though I'm a Ford man.

Puffy Cloud - Blue and white Budgie.

Spot - Goldfish with a spot.

Debbie - The rest of the fish have always been named Debbie.

Trumpy - Itty-bitty frog, named after a character in The Pod People, which the kids saw on MST3K.

I think that's everybody.

[Fairy Princess Kitty]

Pimpollo- evil demon mutt from the darkest reaches of hell, my sister is convinced he's German Shepherd/Chow Chow though. He's demonically vicious to the world but he's the sweetest puppy dog when he's just with the family. He thinks my father is god

Kitty

[PlanMan]

Taffy - my 18 yr. olds - blond ex-male cat, dumb dumb dumb, when a kitten he "let" then 6 yr. old cut its facial whiskers (the one's used to judge width of narrow spaces) and some of the hair on its tail and body. All grew back. Caused light-speed exit by elderly piano teacher when wife asked child, "Did you cut Taffy's hair?" "Maybe" was the almost innocent reply. Zoom went the piano tchr. Prompted call to vet, "do whiskers grow back?" Taffy likes to harrass Dottie.

Dottie - wife's cat, grey and white (the cat), when kitten had a white dot on back, now a smear. When younger would fetch those little "fuzzy-wuzz" cat toy puffs. Would do several cycles of returning the thrown toy. Now brings toy into room cries loudly for us to play,then watches as we throw toy over cat's head. We humans are well-trained. Most vocal of the lot.

Prissy - mine, black and white and fat, found under my wife's portable classroom (schools overcrowded, some classes in double-wides with no interior walls). PlanMan got a call at work, "We found this kitten under my classroom. You either need to come and take it to the vet, ... or take it to the Shelter." Translation, you can adopt this stray, or take it to BE KILLED!!! and sleep outside forever. Altho' now the fatest, only one that won't have anything to do with people-food. (NOT a "To Serve Man" reference)

Mrs. PlanMan has said, and I agree, if there is anything to reincarnation, I wanna come back as my cat.

[Jeannie]

Loki - Our (female) guinea pig. "Loki" is the Norse god of mischief. She fits the name perfectly. Also, we've discovered, there's a reason that they're called guinea pigs.

[Amazing Tiki God]

Cherry - My chow mix. She never runs out of enegery and is always willing to run... way faster than me.

[Rosebud]

Marlin, my 4 year old ASPCA kitty. I got him when he was 2. He has become rather fat, and indicates that it's Time to Feed the Cat by poking me in the face as I sleep.

Twitch, the ferret. Got her this past September, she's about 7 months old now. She gives kisses and loves her ferret treats. Ignores most actual toys, choosing instead to play with empty boxes and wads of paper.

Raisin, the other ferret. Joined the household last Sunday, and is about 9 weeks old. Loves toys, pushes ping pong balls with her nose, and will fall asleep in the middle of the floor when she's tuckered out. Twitch thinks she's nuts, but they get along great and are fun to watch together.

[Sylkyn]

I have (in order of their arrival to our home):

Missy. A golden colored,pit bull/lab mix, 18 months old. She is the sweetest, most loving dog I have ever owned. Lousy watchdog. Barks her head off, but if anybody moves an inch near her (that she doesn't know) she backs up, barking like a fool the whole time, and one time fell backwards down a flight of stairs because she was in such a rush to get away from...ahem....the pizza guy. She's also convinced she's a chihuahua because she loves to try to sleep in my lap, and she weighs about 60 pounds. It's not very fun.

Ozzie. Named after Ozzie Osbourne. 5 months old. Black and white, wiry, rat-like Jack Russell terrier. I think he has cocaine coursing through his veins instead of blood...he's THAT wired for sound. Very vocal. Will argue with you for hours. (Yes, we talk to him and he answers. The sad part is we know what he's saying.) I also now only own about 2 pair of shoes, thanks to him. And no pantyhose. He has a thing about my pantyhose. (His name suits him..he's weird.)

Jezebel. The newest baby to our family. We just adopted her from the Humane Society this week. She's a 3 year old tortoiseshell Persian. Absolutely the most beautiful cat I have ever had the pleasure to brush. She has impeccable manners (totally housebroken, unlike Ozzie the lunatic) and enjoys sleeping on my husband's head. She likes to give kisses by creeping up to you and touching her nose gently to yours and purring very loudly. My husband, the affirmed cat-hater, would kill anybody that said an unkind word about his "beauty".

They are all really wonderful pets, and we are lucky to have been chosen by them. I consider them my OTHER 3 kids.

[Shadowfox]

Originally posted by Silver Fire
Shadow - A little black kitty. She's a bitch. I'll sell her for a dollar.

Hey now! I think I'm worth more than a dollar....oh wait. Nevermind.

I also have a female cat named Shadow. She is about a year and a half old now and I think my male cat, Gizmo, knocked her up this month. I always meant to get the cats fixed, but I just haven't had the money. Shadow is just your typical gray and black tiger-stripe kind of cat (domestic short hair). Gizmo is a mutt-cat and a garbage disposal/vacuum cleaner built into one. He will eat anything that is left on the floor, including children's toys, candy wrappers, cigarette butts, you name it. I'm not sure what kind of cat he is. His fur is really long and bushy and he sheds like a S.O.B. But he is extremely sociable and friendly, unlike Shadow who could care less about us, except for when it comes to dinnertime.

[dragonlady]

Let's see:
Buddy, a buff colored cocker spaniel
Mickie, a Jack Russell cross. She's Buddys dog.
Molly Milancy, mini-wiener dog.
Tatertot YLF, a yorkie named in thread in this board by Tatertot and Twisty.
Iggy, male orange and wihte tiger cat
Twilight, female long haired gray tabby
Polly, a 24 toed patched tortie female
Cueball, a huge off-white male with blue eyes
Snowball, Cue's sister (cuz she "gots no balls" get it?)
Lefty, a multi-toed all black male
Bear, a long haired all black female,
Fido, a grey tabby
Tiger, a grey tabby
and a guinea pig named Hairy, because it is.

[mdf]

By age and arrival:

Sam, our "Generic Terrier", because the card on the HS kennel wasn't specific. Weighs 20 pounds, natural stub tail, long ears, shortish curly beige hair, matches the carpet. We've had him about 8 years, suspect he's about 10-11. Grandpa Alb says his eyea are too close together and "He looks like a freak." When he was younger, we could get him so wound up playing 'Kill the Rope Toy' that he would finally just tear around the house with his tail tucked and his back legs so far forward he looked like a rabbit. Hence 'Bunny Mode'.

Annie, a Border Collie/Australian Cattle Dog - an intentional cross in some places - known as Montana or Texas heelers. Forty-five pounds of wannabe lap dog, basically white, with black spots merging into large black splotches on her back, brown spots on her lower legs and brown 'eyebrows'. Prick ears, one of which is usually at half-mast. Annie came to us through the Coalition for Pet Protection, an area voluteer group that does all-breed, all-species rescue and placement. (They also do things like spay/neuter assistance and provide food and emergency vet services for the animals of people using the homeless shelters.) She's about 5 now. She nearly ate the house when we got her. Among other things, she destroyed a telephone (some pieces were never found), ate several buttons and a significant quantity of upholstery off our couch, shredded a grocery sack full of aluminum cans - and I mean all of them in pieces and scattered throughout the main floor - but apparently didn't actually eat any of them, and dug a hole in the wall next to the deck door. Likes to heel us around the house when she's excited about something. We were told that some ingrate threw her from a moving car when she was a few months old. She did have a couple of scrapes and a somewhat pukey dislike of cars at first, but I can't verify the story. These days, she's content to sleep on the furniture and go to the park. She's seen cattle, but didn't want any.

Some fish are in our future, but we haven't set up the tank yet. I like the idea of naming them all the same.

-mdf

[brachyrhynchos]

Brat is my Red-fronted Kakariki or parakeet. He's generally sweet-natured, quietly telling me "You're bad, you're a bad bad birdie" (species identification conflict). He has a nasty temper when he's woken up - his pupils constrict and the red irises fill his eyes, making him look possessed. My little devil bird. He has the biggest freakin' feet. His picture is at the bottom of my homepage.

In a few hours I have to take him to a bird boarding house since I'll be in Dallas for a week. I hope he'll have fun.

[Carina42]

Phoebe GSD/GreyhoundX. Throwaway dog; had her for 9 years. Loving, devoted, dumb as a box of rocks. Great watchdog...Lets absolutely nobody in the house unless someone is here, is an 80lb slut once she knows you're an accepted human. Has socialized legions of dogs I've fostered, mainly by biting every last one of them at least once. They go to their new homes with better manners! We call her the "Enforcer." Loves her cat...

Darryl. Small orange cat, ferocious hunter. Often found sleeping next to Phoebe on the couch. They also share the dog house. It's cute.


Taz. Hairy black 14 year old cat, with a permanently grumpy expression. Hates being petted, but likes being wherever the people are. I found her under a dumpster when she was a barely weaned hairball in 1987.

Daphne Feral kitten, now a young cat. I started feeding her when she teensy & hiding in my woodpile. Then I trapped her & had her spayed. Now she is allowing me to pet her & play with her, but on her terms only. Cute little grey & white kitty.

AND....Cooper who will arrive Feb 26. A rottweiler puppy I have waited for since early January. His conformation and working pedigree is impeccable. Sire (Evrmor's UR The One) is one of the top show rotts in Canada & the US - he won BISS in Westminster in 1998. also has obedience titles. Dam is also a champion & has herding
titles. Both parents (dam lives in New Mexico) are family pets with lovely temperaments. Woohoo...I'm excited! Met my new baby yesterday at the big dog show here, he's going to be a beautiful boy. My best friend is getting a female out
of the same litter, so we're like two expectant mommies!

[LouisB]

Ferry the Ferret, 8 years old and full of sleep. We expect he will not last much longer, even with intensive vet care. We are undecided about replacing him.

[Angkins]

Maggie-
Border collie/black lab mix. The most loving and gentil dog I have ever met. She has a nasty bark.... but if you scare her she pees on the floor.

Ginger-
Yellow lab and golden retreiver mix. She is really pretty.... but acts like your typical dumb blond joke.

[August West]

I have a petri dish of e. coli that I refer to, collectively, as Phred.

[tsarina]

Do plants count? Here in the dorm room my roommate and I have an aloe plant named Aloysius and a stone pine seedling I call Shlomo.

At home, we haven't had any regular pets since our cat died, but we have wild animals that hang around: Sparty the frog, Elvis and Priscilla the mallard ducks, and Gunther and Gwendolyn the chipmunks.

[Mandi's Mind 101]

Originally posted by August West
I have a petri dish of e. coli that I refer to, collectively, as Phred.

Well thats great! Dont bring it near me!

[Alias]

Catman- a black cat who keeps the kitty stereotype alive.

Zoe- a husky-wolf hybrid who's affectionate and loyal.

I love them both.

[Rue DeDay]

Lucy- my 2 yr. old Jack Russell (Named by our then 2 yr. old after a "Peanuts" jag.

Copernicus (Nicki)- the little woman's Shetland Sheepdog. (And my wife truely is a little woman. She's only 4 inches high. She can clean under the couch without ducking down)

[BornDodgy]

I used to have a dog, but shortly after he died the cats of the neighbourhood took over our garden.
They sunbath on a bench in front of the house. Most of them imediately run away when a human gets near em - but lionheart will let me get near her and if I do my share of worshiping her she will look quite content.

There are also two ferrets on the attick. My rents and I are constantly trying to get rid of em, but the beasts wount leave.

The neighbours rabbit lives under our gardenshed every summer after it has managed to escape (it always does).

There are some ducks running after each other participating in mass-rapings (not a nice sight).

Not to forget the chickens.. also the neighbours. But they like our garden better than his.

Oh.. and bats of course. They are nice to look at in the evenings. They reside in the attick too. (I hope they shit on the noisy ferrets).


You cant tell I live in a small town with lots of farms, can you?

dodgy

[iampunha]

Katie: near 6 (got her in the summer of 1995), rottweiler bitch.

Clare: comfortably 5 (got her in 1996, IIRC), german shepherd bitch.

Rockie: 2? 3? I don't remember when we got him. He's a doberman.

[Proudest Monkey]

Minny is a black female cat. She's about 8 years old, but petite and sweet. She fetches.

Zeke is a gorgeous male gray tiger cat. He's named after one of the farm hands in The Wizard of Oz. Very affectionate--he'll jump from the floor up into your arms if you ask. He hugs and his "annoyed" meow sounds exactly like he is saying "hello." I've had lots of cats in my life, but have declared Zeke to be "The Greatest Cat Who Ever Lived."

Charlie is a male orange tiger kitten. We adopted him about 2 months ago. His tail was broken when he was being born, and it mended with a right angle bend. His mission in life is to torment the aforementioned cats.

Finch is my daughter's guinea pig. She is named for the family in To Kill A Mockingbird. She bit me on the thumb and made me bleed. I hate her.

[rocking chair]

winkin the wonderful

a lovely black cat, who is a perfect lady and understands the word: "no."

nod the naughty

a cute little black and white cat, who has the fastest right paw in the east, and responds to her name.

[elmwood]

Bailey is a 16 month old Portuguese Water Dog with a curly white-black parti coat. Porties are frightentingly intelligent, and their mischeviousness, range of emotional expression, and multi-octave voice make them quite humanlike. Bailey is no exception.

[GrinnaGirla]

I have one cat who is named Mock Turtle, after a character in Alice in Wonderland. She is a short hair tortishell cat, one of those that is so ugly, she is cute. She has great camoflauge, and sometimes will be sitting right in front of you and you can't see her.

Parents have 4 cats...
Bram-named for Abraham Lincoln, since Bram has a perfect black moustache/beard combination on his white face.

Chris In the Morning-named after the DJ from Northern Exposure. He only has 3 legs, since he got one caught in a trap and they amputated it.

Cicely-Named after the town from Northern Exposure. Chris and Cicely were littermates, along with their brother Ed, also from Northern Exposure. Ed has since run away.

Char-Short for Charmander, a thing from Pokemon. My brother's cat originally, Char now lives with us.

[bunnymom]

Dodgy - That sounds like a great place to live! I'd go broke trying to feed them all, lol.

My furbabies:

Mopsy - My very first bunny, he looks exactly like a wild cotttontail. Bought him from a meat-rabbit farm. Named him 'Mopsy' cause I always felt Mopsy was the underappreciated one.

Bugs - Big, fat white rabbit with grey tips (I dont think she's a Nederland cause she's a mutt). Given to me by a neighbor who was moving and couldn't keep her. Said neighbor said she was a HE and I didn't learn otherwise until the first litter arrived .

Nooie - Product of Bug's 'coming out'. Gave him to a 13 year old neighbor girl who months later gave him back. With the dumb name.

Charmander Blue tongued skink belonging to my oldest son. Was bought by a well meaning but misguided uncle to replace a deceased iguana. I resent him (the skink) because the ig wasn't even in the ground four hours when it came to live with us. Oh well.

Daisy - Darling little guinea pig belonging to my youngest. At least that's the charade we keep up. Mostly she belongs to the whole family now EXCEPT for the youngest who doesn't like her anymore since she bit him. If you knew my youngest, you'd probably bite him, too.

Princess - Positively THE cutest teacup chihuahua on the planet. Belonged to my husband's gramma who gave her to me. She's 10 years old. I have completely and utterly surrendered to serving her every demand, and I've never been happier. Weighing in at just two pounds (after a hearty meal), her power of cuteness is infinite. I buy her doll clothes, and I sew for her. I carry her around the house more than I carried my children when they were infants. I recently acquired a play pen so now she can go out in the front yard with mommy. My husband thinks its a sickness.

[TroubleAgain]

In order of Seniority:

Trouble--11 YO neutered male grey tabby. The perfect "Grumpy Old Man" cat.

Ladybug--4 YO black lab mix, spayed female. The sweetest personality in the world, and she loves to play tug-of-war and to ride in my truck.

Molly--2 YO spayed female calico. Totally freaky little cat (playful, too). Very independent and yet, affectionate when she wants to be.

Punkin--Molly's neutered orange tabby brother. Basically a couch-potato-in-a-fur-coat. Very sweet and loving, but not very active.

Oh, yeah, the husband comes after Trouble, but before Ladybug in seniority. He says that, although he doesn't like to think of the fact that Trouble won't always be with us, at least when Trouble goes, he'll have seniority, finally.

Molly, Ladybug and Punkin are currently engaged in a long-running battle over the soft, fuzzy blanket that I put down for Ladybug.

[Albert Rose]

Sheila P. Albert -- part Border Collie, part Australian Shepherd, part Kangaroo. She's the sweetest doggie in the world.

Pygmy Rattler -- a frightening beast that Steve (Crocodile Hunter) wouldn't bother to pick up. It's a rat snake that lives underneath my laundry floor. It eats roaches and such. It has a plan to give me a heart attack and then feast on my corpse.
But it's a pet, I guess. Anyone want it?

[TwoOnes]

Gal - an eight year old yellow lab. She's a "wrecker riding dog" to quote a friend of ours (my SO owns the local gas station/wrecker service). Gal is better known than most humans in the area and a favorite of the locals. Quite a few of the regular customers bring soft chewy treats when they come in for gas or service. If we are going out to the beach to tow someone off, Gal is the good looking girl riding on the back of the wrecker.

Cat - (pronounced C-A-T) a seal point siamese. 7 months old now and a spoiled little brat. "Talks" in the typical siamese manner. Has a nasty little habit of kissing on the mouth and will actually lick your teeth if allowed. She thinks Gal likes her...ha!

[Ruffian]

IN THE HOME:
Inigo: Giant (15lb) 3-year-old black male cat who doesn't pay much heed to cat standards of behavior. He begs for attention, does tricks, comes when called, loves all other cats, and follows you everywhere. He's a real momma's boy, and marvelous company.

Mija: Diminuative (6 1/2lb) black and white female cat, approximately 6-8mos old. She's the mischievous one, getting into everything, and eating anything she finds. Last night, a bit of my chicken dinner fell to the carpet. Mija pounced on it, then growling her warning to anyone who might even think about taking it from her, she trotted off with it in her mouth to a safe spot for eating. She constantly is harassing Inigo, swatting and biting at his hind legs. I don't think she realizes how comical that is to watch in light of the full scale of their size difference. When Inigo has enough, he just pounces and pins her--not too hard to do!

Aquarium: The tank currently houses Fezzik, a featherfin synodonis catfish; Krusty, the clown loach; Boris, an adult male brichardi; Hoover, the butterfly plecostamus; Archie and Edith, a breeding pair of lemon labidochromis/electric yellows; Vermithrax, the 14"-long reed fish; and the new (and unnamed) guy...an African butterfly fish. (I had an African butterfly for 6 years that just died...this is his replacement.) Unfortunately, the new guy brought Ick into the tank. Krusty and Fezzik are the worst off, and because they're scaleless, I have to go with the milder (and slower-healing) medicine. Grrrr.

IN THE CLASSROOM:
Cornelius, the young male corn snake. He's grown 10" since I bought him in July, and really is the ideal classroom pet. Very clean, has no odor, needs fed just once every week or so, doesn't mind being ignored most of the time (and in fact, prefers it). He's rather tame, but does NOT like to be touched after he's been fed--only time he's ever struck at me (didn't really sink his teeth in, so it wasn't really a bite) was immediately after feeding. He's up to adult mice now.

Skeeter/Hobo/Otherwise unnamed: This is the parakeet that randomly flew into my classroom in the middle of a lesson last week. I have him home for the weekend right now for a little extra TLC...he seems a bit sickly from being out in the elements for so long.

[kiffa]

sugarladysweetcakes: black and tan minidachshund
honeybunnysweetpie: tricolor piebald minidachshund
Chip 'n' Dale: dwarf hamsters
Yoshi Godzilla: iguana

Chocolate Caramel Sundae: dog who lives across the street but loves to hang out with our two dogs. I guess semi-adopted pet?

[Girlbysea]

Two Love Bird's.. George ans Mary
miniature Pomeranian.. Rex

[InsanityIncarnate]

We have far too many petz

Cats:
Ki Boo
Snowball
PJ
Momma Cat
Pansy
Simba
Princess
Rumple Teaser
Mungo Jerry
Lightning
Phil
Lil Ki'
Spot
Mittens
Carla
Shadow
Blaze
Rumor
Taz
Spitfire
Gurgi
Tiger
Whisper

Dogs:
Simba - Golden retriever
Sady - English Cocker
Criter (no its not critter long i) - Welsh Corgi
Snickers - Welsh Corgi
Pug - Pug
Mr. Wigglsworth - Sharpei
Persephone - Standard poodle

Birds:
Scuttles - Blue front amazon
Jesse - Cockatoo
Pooky - Ringneck parakeet
Bobber - Quaker parrot
Kush - Sun Conure

Misc:
2 Ball pythons
Iguana
Tarantula - Mr. Bitey
3 guinea pigs
Horse - Tomahawk

43...... yeah that adds up right. Can any of you beat that?


Well except for the petri dish of E. Coli.

[katie1341]

Midnight, our beautiful big black kitty, and Phoebe, our 16-year old 7 pound scrawny lovable tabby girl.

[BiblioCat]

Two shelter cats here.

Salem, the female, the blackest black cat I've ever seen. She is darker than coal black, darker than the ace of spades, darker than the dead of night. When she lays in the sunbeams, she absolutely shimmers. The girls named her after the black cat on "Sabrina, The Teen-Age Witch."
She likes to get on the shower after someone uses it, and also likes to sit on my lap while I am at the computer and swat at the cursor and "help" me type.

Heifer, the male cat, thinks he's a dog. Black and white spotted like a cow. He steals Beanie Babies from the kids and drags them into the kitchen and leaves them by the food bowls. He fetches, comes on command, and responds to a whistle. Also rolls over for belly rubs. He also does the doggy-arm-nudge thing, meaning "Pet Me!!"

[Zyada]

My kitties:

Moody (short for Masmoudi) is the smart one - a Siamese/Calico/Tabby mix girl. Her markings on her face make her look confused, even though she is usually the one to learn something. She is also the more loving kitty - she often comes up and asks to be petted. When I'm taking a bath, she will sit on the ledge behind me. The other night, I was leaning forward in my bath and felt something behind me. She had been batting at the bubbles! She also likes to be up high.

Shilla (short for Karshilamar) is the pretty one - a pure-black boy (well, except for a few white hairs that I keep telling him I'm going to paint black) He likes to play hide in plain site - helped no doubt by my dark green carpet and untidy habits. I've had a couple of times where a black sweater looked up at me! He wants affection on his own terms - he doesn't want to be picked up, or even petted sometimes, but if I'm sitting down, he might just get in my lap for serious snuggles. Just like a little boy!

[Fiver]

Nobody's posting pictures!

Here are my three little "monkeys:"

Jack, Buster and Piper, in order from left to right (Piper's my calico).

They are three-fifths of a litter, and I'm convinced you can see the family resemblance in their faces, but no one else is.

InsanityIncarnate, if you really have all those animals at/in your home, then your username is very appropriate.

[Tranquilis]

Max the Demon Kitty.
13 pounds of jet-black attitude. Black eyes, black gums, black tounge, black claws. BIG black claws. Will demand his due, and if not getting it, will casually slash you bloody. Should you have the temaerity to pet him un-invited, he rolls to his back and assumes a fair imitation of a razor-tentacled octopus, and he doesn't let go easy.
You can't have him.

Tuxedo the MonkeyCat.
He's also black, but with white ascot, gloves, and spats. Makes amazing monkey noises when he really wants something badly. Climbs like monkey, too.
Another keeper.

Shadow Kittyface.
Tuxedo's sister. She's having a bad-hair life. The only long-hair in the house, her fur looks like it's in desperate need of brushing, even just after being brushed. Flat, non-reflective black, and when she lies down on any dark surface, she just vanishes. Also known as Prickly-Paws, as she'll walk on you with claws partly extended. Loves attention, but drools on you when being petted.
You'll take her from me over the cooling ashes of the entire county.

[idiotboy]

Blanche - a spoiled Jack Russel Terrier who hates Dad, and must be less than 6 inches from Mom at all times. She's lived in 8 different homes...now I see why.

Gustav "Gus" Klimt - a 3 year old black half siamese, half alley cat who has an annoying habit of practicing his "being run over by a car" voice at precisely 11:30 pm.

Pablo "Pecco" Picasso - a 7 year old orange tabby who's anorexia seems to be in remission.

The Mafia - about 23 fish, from Angelfathers to Danio Henchmen to "BottomFeeders"...organized crime all enclosed in a 55 gallon tank.

[Ashtar]

This thread is great!

I've raised a lot of animals in my day. These are some of my dearest ones....from the past and present:
Muffin, my oldest pet, a Tabby with a earthy-deserty tone.
Roxy, A black toy poodle. Very humble and loyal.

Candy, A big, chow-mixed mutt. A chronically happy, playful dog. Orange fur, big, and with a pink tongue spotted purple. She thinks I'm one of her pups.

El Gato Loco, The energetic runt of the feline litter he was born from. After I saved him from the jaws of a stray dog, only to have the vet discover that he was unhurt, my friend and I have taken to calling him 'Rubber Cat'.
Bitch, a black, lop-eared rabbit. She hated everyone. She couldn't be touched. She would only bite, scratch, growl, and claw. And there have been numerous injuries reinforcing that fact. But I took care of her from the day she came into my life until the day she died. In that way, she taught me many lessons of responsibility, and humility.

Rufus and Dark Nation, an orange, fluffy hamster, and his black counterpart. It was hard taking care of small animals, since all my other ones have been larger.

Goliath Leopard Gecko. He's tame, likes being petted, eats crickets and baby mices, and can lick his own eyeball. What more could a guy ask for?

(Pink) Floyd, Axel (Rose), and Ozzy (Osbourne), Cat, Pig, and Cat, respectively. Floyd's got extremely long hair, and is neurotic. Ozzy is spastic, playful, and hates being alone. Axel used to be a lot happier, but has been in and out of depression ever since his favorite cat, Dusty, was killed by a car. (It was so sweet to see them cuddling with each other!)

I could list more. But I don't want to ramble on for -too- long. I've also taken care of rats, snakes, turtles, and birds.

[aenea]

Her name is Cali, and she's my best friend.

[CanadianSue]

Three gold fish, one snail and one algae eater. We gave up naming them because they always die when they have a name.

A friend's dog who stays with us quite often. A Jack Russell named Ruby. She's a doll.