Baker’s Dozen III

Bayaker · July 13, 2025, 11:47am

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat

gkster · July 13, 2025, 5:45pm

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly

Re Two Buck Toby, the parakeets at Petco near us were $39.99 last time I was there, and the website now says $44.99

ekedolphin · July 13, 2025, 7:24pm

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly
Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs

Elendil_s_Heir · July 14, 2025, 1:04am

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly
Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs
Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt

The local animal shelter was closed several times earlier when we went to get our next dog. When we finally got him my dad said, “Better late than never,” BLTN, which became his name.

ekedolphin · July 14, 2025, 2:31am

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly
Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs
Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt
Prancer, our first cat

Unfortunately, he got outside a lot. One day he escaped and we didn’t see him for days until our dad found him, hit by a car.

Intergalactic_Gladiator · July 14, 2025, 3:45pm

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly
Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs
Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt
Prancer, our first cat
Peepers, renamed Quackers, a mallard

My mom found the egg in our front yard one evening. We only had her a couple years before something got her.

Baker · July 14, 2025, 3:53pm

A pet you had when you were a kid

Bubbles, a mutt of unknown origin
Simba, a very affectionate orange cat
Pepper, a shaggy, black-and-gray mutt
Spanky, a suicidal turtle
Minnie, a sweet and friendly tuxedo caty
Toby (shortened from ‘Two-Buck Toby’, referring to his cost), a blue-and-white budgie
Inky-dinky, an undersized, jet black goat
Blanquita, a white cat, fluffy and pretty but unfriendly
Harold, our first dog, a white poodle with a funky haircut who liked to hump legs
Belton, a skinny, white-and-tan mutt
Prancer, our first cat
Peepers, renamed Quackers, a mallard
Midnight, our very first cat. Kind of fluffy, and black of course..