[earle58]

female, hospice, 1 bassett hound, 2 german shepherds, 1 cat, 1 kitten.
i am w/o a doubt, a die-hard, dog-lover.
i have cried tears of joy as well as grief, for them, to them and with them.
i love them more than most people.

leslie

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by earle58

female, hospice, 1 bassett hound, 2 german shepherds, 1 cat, 1 kitten.
i am w/o a doubt, a die-hard, dog-lover.
i have cried tears of joy as well as grief, for them, to them and with them.
i love them more than most people.

leslie

[nyapa]

female, grad RN, acute surgical. One cat. One dog.

Cat - female, 6 years old. Definitely not aloof. Rides on my shoulder, walks on a leash, and talks +++. Everyone who hates cats loves her, don't know why...
Dog - female, 14 years old. Blue heeler (I think you call them Australian Cattle Dogs). Very affectionate.

And we just had to put our other 14 yr old dog to sleep, severe arthritis. Always swore I'd never ever do that, but he was in so much agony and would fall over...

[dria]

Female, case manager, 3 Boston Terriers (1 breeding pair which has had 3 litters and 1 6 month old male pup from the last)
They run the house...not uncommon to find at least one not only in bed with us, but under the covers....
We also have a DSH cat with a MAJOR case of role confusion...
And since I cant resist the chance to show them off...here is Frankie, Bella, and Guido...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...9&id=541171934

ETA: and here is what the cat REALLY thinks...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...6&id=541171934
yes...shes on a leash...outside...so what?

[bethin]

I wish I had the time for a dog. I love them. I treat them like they were my children. I'm allergic to cats but I despise them anyway. They want affection (rubbing around your legs anyone?) but are so moody and aloof as one poster said.

I had a mixed border collie and springer spaniel when I was a kid. Named her Millie. I loved coming home from school and seeing her wag her tail and get all excited to see me. And somehow she knew when I was down, because she would always come sit next to me and lay her head on my shoulder as if to say "it'll be ok, you have me."

I'm moving into an apt that allows dogs but I work full time and go to school full time and I don't think it's fair to leave a dog inside all day in a small apt.

I love all dogs but my favorites are bulldogs, pugs, and labs. There is one breed, can't remember the name of it, maybe begins with a p, has lots and lots of folds and is very short haired. I really like them but I hear they have lots of skin issues with their folds and live short lives.

Personally, I pick my dogs from the Humane Society. I don't want some pure bred that has been bred solely for money. Not that all do that, but my experience has been that.

[bethin]

Here's the dog I was talking about, a shar pei:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/sharpei.htm

[sanctuary]

Originally Posted by Diana,RN

med-surg, married, female w/ 2 dogs, boy (1 yr 4 mos) and girl (10 yrs) (yellow lab mix and american fox hound). They keep me sane and moving...love them to death!
We also have 4 hermit crabs, 13 cichlid fish (very relaxing)... oh yeah... and dust bunnies LOL

Thanks for the picture. Very warming.
Dogs, mutts, best for unconditional love.

[sanctuary]

Woops, forgot to answer the rest...
3 girls and one boy for me, mixed breeds. Psych specialty. Oldest dog is a female, Chihuahua mix, 4.5 lbs,10 years old, sleeps on the bed with me, or naps on the chair next to me, follows me around for all chores. One vet asked what she was, and I replied, "A hairy lipoma."

[nyapa]

Originally Posted by dria

Female, case manager, 3 Boston Terriers (1 breeding pair which has had 3 litters and 1 6 month old male pup from the last)
They run the house...not uncommon to find at least one not only in bed with us, but under the covers....
We also have a DSH cat with a MAJOR case of role confusion...
And since I cant resist the chance to show them off...here is Frankie, Bella, and Guido...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...9&id=541171934

ETA: and here is what the cat REALLY thinks...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...6&id=541171934
yes...shes on a leash...outside...so what?

oh, they are great picks! love your cat!

[Devil_Duckie]

Female, med-surg, one cat, and a bunch of fish!!!!

We (hubby and I) were planning to wait on the whole pet thing until after we finally settled down (we're hoping to do some traveling, me as an RN, him a rad-tech eventually) and had the time to devote to them. That all changed last summer ('06) when this adorable little girl found us:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...llaresized.jpg

She's a stray alright, pretty darn aloof, but cuddly when she wants to be. Stella is incredibly sweet and really low-maintenance, which is perfect for us. We're hoping eventually to get an Italian Greyhound (I need to pm Dutchy about that, that just reminded me!) but because they require alot of work (paper-training, obedience, etc.) and time, we'll probably wait til after we get the traveling bug taken care of!

As for me and my hubster, we've both grown up around dogs all of our lives and having a cat was a pretty big change, especially one who's terrified of outside (her stumpy half-tail clues me in to why she's probably not too keen on cars and the like) but she's so easy and sweet, we kept her. I always wanted a kitty growing up but mom's terribly allergic. Now I finally get to have my Stella and wouldn't trade her for the world!!!!