Pets

I have no pets. I want a kitty.

I grew up with Collies. My dad's favorite dog was named Tammy, and she was born when I was. I think she was put down in maybe 2001 or so. She was fun when she was young but she got in pretty bad shape in her older years :(

My dog - well, it was the family's, but we were like this - was Amber. She was a black/grey/white speckled Collie. She was beautiful and fun and loyal and fuzzy. I remember when I used to sleep in the living room on the floor, she'd lay down next to me and get me to pet her. And I'd always have to pet her progressively slower at a steady pace until she fell asleep and I went slow enough that she didn't notice I raised my hand up, or her head would perk up and wonder what happened to me :) She also would run up to my bedroom when I would wake up in the morning. Unfortunately, she developed some complications at around 11-12 years old. The vet was pretty sure it was cancer, but the full tests to find out was too expensive, and as hard as it was to say it I knew that putting her down was better than having her go through all of the pain. But I still miss her.

We inherited, sorta, an Afghan Hound. She was... dumb :/ She could be very very sweet, and she was beautiful, but man... she was just dumb. My parents were kinda mean to her... not like abusive, but just never giving her attention. For a few years I was kinda the same but later on I started to try and be nice and attentive of her. But my parents put her down last summer :/ She was like 13, but really didn't have anything wrong with her... my parents were just kinda tired of having a dog ;o I was kind of upset about it ;o Now we don't have any dogs and mom doesn't want to get any more pets at all.

The only current pet we have is Cookie! She's a chubby calico, and is about 9 now. She's kinda skittish around new people and bites if you rub her the wrong way xD But she's really sweet to me most of the time. In fact right now she's doing her affection thing - suckling on my t-shirt and purring. She likes to share the bed with me :) And in her older years she seems to be sweeter a lot more than she is mean, or at least to me xD *pet pet pet*

cookie also goes absolutely nuts if you even have a speck of catnip on your person.

I have a Golden Retriever, & his name is George. He's big, old, and stupid as hell but I love him to bits.

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I have two cats. Well, my mom has them, because I'll be leaving them behind when I move.

One day in the next couple of years, I'd like a cat, maybe a second a bit later. Another few years down the road, I'd like to have a dog.

My family have two pets. One belongs to my brothers, and the other belonged to my dad before he passed away. My brothers' cat is named Ichi. That's the cat I posted in the photo thread. (Also only post I will ever post in that thread! >:3 ). My dad's cat is named Smokey. I'm not really sure what kind of cat he is, maybe a Russian Blue or British Shorthair, but he is grey colored, so he has to be one of the two. He's very quiet and loving as opposed to Ichi, who is just annoying as hell.