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Do you have a pet? Did you have pets as a kid?

Pictures, please if you have any. Just upload from your hard drive using the 'attach image' tool, you can upload more than one :D

Dov

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Yes.

Now I have Boris - a 5 year-old Springer Spaniel boy.

I had a lot of pets as a kid - cats and dogs. And I was best friends with a cow.

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As a child, we had dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and budgies.
When I was with hubby, we had dogs and cats, our kids had mice, gerbils, rabbits, tarantulas, snakes and a scorpion.

Since leaving hubby, daughter and I rented and wasn't allowed pets, so we got rats :)
Our first ones have all died, we now have four more.
They are about 4months old now.
Gandalph, Casanova, Hiro and Ando.

However we moved recently and we shall soon have a cat called Missy and will be looking out for a dog too :)

The pic is of daughter holding all four rats.

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wow! pets galore!

At the moment, we just have the one cat Chelsea. Our other cat died in the winter, as did a goldfish my youngest had had for years (last year) and a turtle my oldest had (that one didn't last long at all, many moons ago).

Don't have a photo handy of Chelsea but here's one of my favourite lolcats pictures :)

Love,

Nicole

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Hi Mia,
I love your rats! They are so pretty and just adorable.

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Hi Dov,

Please tell us about the cow, I love cows.

-Kala

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Hi Kala :)

Yes, the Cow.

When I was 5 my parents moved from Denmark to Sweden. To the wild and forested country-side. The farmer we rented the house from had his cows grassing just outside our house.

The days start very early in summer in Sweden (by 4AM th sun was high in the sky in June)

One of the cows had a calf the second summer, and every morning I would wake up at 4-5 AM each morning and take my blue enameled jug/mug and go out and have myself a cup of warm milk directly from this cow - who stood absolutely still together with her calf - and then we all lay down in the grass and had some TLC, just being together. Every now and then she would lick us - the little boy and the calf curling up close to her.

I don't know why she was so accepting of me, but I am pretty sure I am the only boy in Sweden who has been mothered by a Cow.

Huggles,
Dov and BearBoy

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Delightful, Dov!

Hugs,

Nicole

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Dov -

Wonderful - thank you for sharing.

- Laurie

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We've got three dogs (Willa, Lexi and Claire) and two cats (Patrick and Dougan).  I'll start with the largest one first.  Willa just had her 2nd birthday.  She is an Irish Wolfhound/Briard mix.

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Hi Laurie,
I wanted to tell you how much I like your Willa, I'm nuts about Irish Wolf Hounds.
She's beautiful and I love her expression.

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I'm nuts about Irish Wolfhounds too!  Willa got a bath last night; her nails trimmed this morning; and I gave her a haircut this afternoon.  In the past I have scissor-cut her hair.  Today I purchased the Oster A5 Turbo clippers and gave her a haircut. It was a BREEZE!  And she looks like she was groomed by a professional.

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This is Lexi.  She is a Standard Poodle - very prim and proper.  A total daddy's girl.

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This is Claire.  She is an 11 year old West Highland White Terrier.  And don't let her “Cute” fool you.  She's a badger in disguise!

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Oy, I can believe that, Laurie - most terriers are:D

Hugs,
Dov

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This is Patrick - he was born in January of 1991.  He is an old gentleman.  In this photo he is on top of one of our bird feeders.  We call it “The Cat that Ate the Canary” (no birds came to any harm).

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Finally, this is Dougan.  An old gentleman as well … he was born in June of 1991.  We caught him mid-yawn …

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What a wonderful family you have! So, Claire is a badger in disguise, eh? Intriguing, please tell us more.

Cheers,

Nicole

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Nicole -

Claire rules the roost with an IRON PAW.  Even though she only weighs 20 pounds, in her heart of hearts she is absolutely certain that she is the size of a Great Dane.  Her two sisters (Willa and Lexi) steer a wide berth for Claire (AKA “Big Chief Squatty Body” or “Sarge”).

Claire is the one that brings furry 'trophies' to our back door and stands there ever so proudly.  She is quick; like greased lightening.  She never toys with her victims.  A quick snap of the neck and it's over.  they never even saw her coming.

When we go canoeing she is more OUT of the boat than in the boat.  Her little 6-inch legs paddle to beat the band!  During one of these forays Claire met up with a muskrat.  They got into a tussle.  In the flash of an eye they both went under and stayed under.  There were lots of bubbles.  Claire finally surfaced.  We never saw the muskrat surface.

She's always on the move.  Even when Claire sleeps her little feet “run” in her dream-state. 

- Laurie

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Oh my! A “dragon in a pinch”! :)

Fantastic stories, thank you so much!

Nicole

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Hi, folks - I don't have a picture yet, because he moved in with me fairly recently.  I have a feline housemate named DeGog - a white cat with hazel green eyes, about 3 yrs old.  He was named in his previous household by a goofy 3 yr old who was tired of speaking in complete sentences so she started making up words [g].

One of his favorite activities is “kitty tv” - watching out the fortunately strong screened open window at the various bird and wildlife activity behind the house.  He also likes sleeping between my feet while I'm on the computer and racing up and down the hallway and tearing around the house at about 2:30 in the morning - good incentive to go to bed earlier since he usually likes to toast my feet when I'm asleep and he'll do that more peacefully if I turn in before the crazy hour.


bright blessings -


Sylvia

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What a hilarious name. I'm glad you explained it cause that was going to be my next question :)

kitty tv lol

bright blessings,

nicole

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Hi everyone! My name is Kala and I'm fairly new to Gaia and brand new to this group.
I love animals and have always had them. My husband and I have one 14 1/2 year old Maltese named Mindy and three cats, all boys: Ali, Murali Rao, and Figaro (Figgi). The boys are aged 14, 10 and 9 years.  My husband, Ken, writes a column about cats for examiner.com and we used to sit on the board of directors of a cat rescue. He is volunteering at a local shelter today for their adoption day / vaccination clinic.  We don't have any human children so we have furry ones and they are the light of our lives.

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Welcome, Kala! Feel free to share pictures of your furry kids if you have them.

Hugs,

Nicole

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Hi, Kala - welcome!  Thanks for introducing yourself and the fur contingent to us and sharing their lights [warm smile].  The New to Gaia section of the Gaia Networking group is a place to find tips and support in exploring the community if you're interested - just click on the highlighted New to Gaia phrase above and the link will take you there.

I'm glad you've jumped in to this group [happy look] - I've found it's both fun and supportive on a range of issues.


blessings -


Sylvia

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Welcome Kala!

Great to have you here :D

Many hugs,
Dov

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Hello Kala -

You're going to love Bear's House of Many Colors - Welcome!

Listen with your heart,

- Laurie

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Sylvia and Laurie, you are wonderful!

Good night,

Nicole

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Thanks everyone for your warm welcome!
Namaste,
Kala

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Hi, everyone!

The lilac-cream tortie point girl is Jasmine; she was just fourteen when we lost her a few weeks ago. We are still heartbroken. She was the smartest, funniest girl in the world. We got her from a rescue six and a half years ago from a rescue when her owners surrendered. She had interstitial cystitis that caused her to urinate inappropriately. She came with a host of other health problems that plagued her throughout her life. She finally succumbed and is greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

The seal-point Himalayan boy is Figaro (Figgi) who was born under our bed nine years ago, just three days after we rescued his parents from a disreputable breeder.

The black Persian boy is Murali Rao, who is ten years old.

The flame-point Himalayan boy is Ali, who will be fourteen years old next month.

The little Maltese is Mindy, who is fourteen and a half years old. She's a retired therapy dog.

Namaste,
Kala

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Hugs, Kala, it's so hard losing a pet…

Love,

Nicole

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Kala -

Losing a pet is like having one's heart ripped out.  I am so sorry for your loss.  All of your companion animals are beautiful - thank you so much for sharing their photos with us.

- Laurie

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Beautiful animals and so lucky to be with someone who cares for and loves them.
Love mia xx

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Great critters!

Hugs,
Dov

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Dov -

One of the gentlemen in the Global Coherence Initiative group is currently on a speaking tour and sent a post the other day from Sweden.  He said that it get light at around 4am and stays light until around 10pm.  That sounds amazing!  Is that true year round, or only during specific times of the year?  He said he's finding it difficult to sleep (additionally due to crossing time zones with travel and jet lag) because it seems like day time all the time. 

- Laurie

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Hi everyone,
Thank you for your heartfelt condolences. I know that Jasmine is so much happier now. My husband had a dream in which his late father, who loved cats, came and picked her up and took her off with him.

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What a beautiful dream… I'm glad you have that assurance that your pet is happier, that must really help.

Hugs,

Nicole

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“That sounds amazing!  Is that true year round, or only during specific times of the year?”

It's true between the Spring Equinox and the Autumn Equinox.

And at Midsummer it's not dark at all…

Hugs,
Dov

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It's 8:20pm where I am in Illinois.  I'm here enjoying a cup of Bedtime Tea.  It's got to be 3:20am in Sweden … and you're up and the sun is almost up with you … that's extraordinary!

Have a GREAT day!

- Laurie

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That's true, Laurie :D

You too have a great day!

Hugs,
Dov

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Hi, Kayla - in the picture you shared of your fur family - Jasmine appears to me as though she's sitting on an angelic cloud :-).  I wonder with whatever comes next, if there are harps that kitties can play?


Other folk have shared about the transition/death of beloved pets in the Passing Group (which is for dealing with grief) - particularly in the Sharing thread.  Your husband's vision sounds beautiful and reassuring.


peace and blessings -


Sylvia

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Sylvia, thanks so much for mentioning that group. It's great that we have a place like that to go on Gaia for dealing with our grief,

Blessings,

Nicole

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Hi Sylvia,
I love your name, my grandmother, who just passed last year, was called Sylvia and I've always thought it to be such a beautiful name.

Thank you for the info on the Passing Group. :) And if there are kitty harps in the afterlife I'm sure Jasmine would play one because she loved music!

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Our bunny Ebony.
:)

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That's a pretty bunny :)

Hugs,
Dov

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Oh, what a beautiful bunny!!! Thank you for sharing these lovely photos.

-Kala

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Ebony is beautiful!  In the 2nd and 3rd photos Ebony is enjoying a garden.  Does Ebony eat things while enjoing your garden?  Or simply enjoy passing through?

- Laurie

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Thanks Bear…he's a sweetheart too.
:)

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Aw! Such an adorable bunny,

Love,

Nicole

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Thank you Nicole!

We love him.

:)

xo

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I've made three attempts at posting these pics….keep getting a size error.   I will try to add them later, one at a time maybe…but I haven't time to fool with this much longer.

My youth had few (none that I remember) pets in it; but now I rescue Cavies from the local shelter.  I have four currently:
Maura, the agouti with white stripe; Shamrock, the red head; Marshmallow, the crested white one, and Snuggles, our most adventurous and outgoing guinea pig ever.  While most of them are shy, she rushes over to greet us, or even strangers, with an enthusiasm that is simply refreshing.
 
This is Maura  (I can't seem to add anymore to this one)…


Mike

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Maybe here?
   Ok, that worked…..we have Shamrock, then Marshmallow, then Snuggles the wonder piggie.  :-)

Mike

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oh how absolutely adorable, mike!

love,

nicole