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**Ridley** · 10-25-2003, 05:20 PM

I know this is a *PET* Talk board but I am currently without any furry friends of my own. I used to have a dog but we had to put her to sleep almost a year ago and I still haven't managed to work my parents into getting another one. I've gotten close

but I'm a sophomore in high school and so I'll be leaving for college in a couple years. My dad travels a lot for his work and my mom plans to go on lots of his trips with him so having a dog wouldn't be "conducive" that that kind of thing (it wouldn't be fair [or cheap] to take it to the kennel every time she decides to go with him).

I am pretty into horses and have been riding since about 5th grade. I normally ride every week but with volleyball going on and some serious back problems (possible herniated disk) I haven't been able to do as much riding as I would like to. Either way, I'll try to get some pictures up of the horses at my barn soon.

I hope I am still welcome here and really look forward to hearing more from you guys.

I've been looking through some of the posts already and ALL of your pets are GREAT!!

BTW.......it just figures that I have a digital camera and have no pets to use it with, but expect lots of pics anyway!!

(I have no idea of what, lmao).

**binka_nugget** · 10-25-2003, 05:45 PM

Welcome to pet talk! No worries. It seems as if people end up getting more animals after they've joined pet talk (lovemyshiba for instance)

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**Rottieluver45** · 10-25-2003, 05:45 PM

You`re always welcome here, even if you don`t have any pets! Take pictures of Street cones...some people here seem to like those!!

**Ridley** · 10-25-2003, 06:15 PM

Thank you for the welcome you guys.

**Rachel** · 10-25-2003, 06:29 PM

Good to have another Flatlander on the board. I think you will enjoy getting to know some of the pets which others here have. Even though I have my own two dogs, I have developed an affection for quite a few of the cyber furkids.

Really, I think you are making the right decision about not getting a dog right now. Even though it was light years ago, it was very taumatic for me to have to give up my Sheltie when I went to college. (My mother didn't want to be bothered with having a dog.) He was placed in a very good home where he lived out the rest of his life. I came back from college and went to visit him and he didn't seem to remember me. I was crushed. Leaving him was one of the regrets of my life.

**Ridley** · 10-25-2003, 06:53 PM

I'm so sorry to hear about your Sheltie Rachel.....I couldn't imagine going through that. It's so hard not to have a dog though.......every time I go by one I can't help but tell my mom how badly we all want one.

Ooooh, another Illinois-an. Fun fun.

I have no idea where Geneva is......I'm assuming pretty far from me. I live in the northwest suburbs (Hawthorn Woods actually.......near Barrington and Lake Zurich.....not that you necessarily know where that is, lol).

**primabella** · 10-25-2003, 07:00 PM

Hello and welcome Ridley

**ticosmyham** · 10-25-2003, 08:41 PM

welcome to pet talk Ridley! the people here are REALLY nice, and are great to talk to! i hope you have lots of fun here! oh..how could i forget, my name is anne, and i am owned by: my dogs, birds and hamster. anyway..WELCOME!