WHO or WHAT inspired you to join PT?

**Alysser** · 02-06-2009, 03:21 PM

I have no idea honestly, I think I was looking up dog things on google and found the link lol. This was when I was 12, I waited till I was 13 to join but I lurked on occasions. I joined the day after my 13th birthday. I became addicted fast.

**Sonia59** · 02-06-2009, 04:28 PM

I was looking for cat info and sites where a cat was selected everyday, like COTD, I think I googled for "cat of the day", but I don't remember exactly. I found COTD, I applied for Peppito. A few weeks later he was selected, then I discovered PT by browsing a bit further. The main thing I remember is that I found people were really crazy with their pets, especially Gary's posts were funny for me

The hardest thing was to understand what everyone was talking about. When you are not used to the members and pets names, it's really chinese!

For some time, may be a few weeks, I did not dare joigning PT because it seemed to me that everyone knew each other, and also because there did not seem to be any French

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-06-2009, 05:38 PM

My Daughter told me about it. She wanted to know if I knew about it. I was just learning about computers then and I couldn't get over how great it was to have a place you could go to to see special pets featured every day.

I was a lurker for a long time because I really didn't know how to join.

I finally joined and haven't left since then.

I think it's funny that she never joined but she still looks at the special pets every day.

**Zippy** · 02-06-2009, 05:39 PM

Well I was looking for a picture of a slinder-billed conure and came across POTD and after a while joined PT.

**lute** · 02-06-2009, 06:02 PM

I had been looking at DOTD for about a year or so when I found the forum. I've been on here since I was 14. I'm 20 now. I had another user name before lute. Wow! I had no idea I had been on here so long!

**Taz_Zoee** · 02-06-2009, 09:02 PM

I googled a question about something that was going on with Zoee (I can't remember exactly what it was now) and Pet Talk came up. I began to read the different threads and was scared to join. I finally joined but didn't post too much at first. Then once I started posting, it was over. Now you can't shut me up.

This is the first (and only) forum I've ever been a part of.

Honestly, I don't know what I'd do without it.
In fact, yesterday and today I was at a seminar for work and was going through PT withdrawals. Usually at work I jump on SEVERAL times during the day.

**luvofallhorses** · 02-06-2009, 09:26 PM

I think I found this site on google and just joined.

**carole** · 02-06-2009, 09:29 PM

I was surfing the net and came across it quite by accident, i think i was looking at pet related subjects, well it is a day i have never regretted, been here four years this year, i can hardly believe it myself.

**K9karen** · 02-06-2009, 09:34 PM

That's easy! My desk was covered with Cody pictures and in June 2001, a fellow worker, who sat behind me, tapped me on the back and showed me a DOTD picture. He hooked me up with the website and that was it.

It's a small world. Pam saw my city and immediately PM'd me that she had lived close to me when she was first married and asked me about some landmarks. We began emailing every day. That led to Logan, Sandra (tatsxxx), Rachel and Jackie, through one personal PM, and now we talk or email almost every day. I've met Pam a few times, as well as her lovely family and also Logan and her hubby, Scott. Also I've met Joyce for lunch. I know Logan has met many more people than me, but my goal is to one, day, meet a lot most PTers. I am still in contact with many of the "old" crew, some of whom do not post much anymore. PT really allowed me to make some very lovely, personal, long term relationships!

**buckner** · 02-06-2009, 09:40 PM

Cori (molucass) told me about PT years and years ago. At the time, we both belonged to a rat forum (not sure if it was ratpalace or ratfanclub/ratsrule) but somehow, we managed to talk a lot on AIM. She introduced me to this place, I immediately joined, and have loved it ever since.

**Twisterdog** · 02-06-2009, 09:46 PM

There used to be a message board and chat room called "Acme Pet" that a lot of pet people posted and chatted on. We were all very attached to our cyber-home! Then, one day, it was closed, just gone.

We were a group of lost souls, searching the internet for a new home and each other. Some of us - myself, Glacier and Shelteez I know right offhand, I'm sure there are others - ended up here. We are the AcmePet Refugees.

**Karen** · 02-06-2009, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Twisterdog

We were a group of lost souls, searching the internet for a new home and each other. Some of us - myself, Glacier and Shelteez I know right offhand, I'm sure there are others - ended up here. We are the AcmePet Refugees.

Well, we are glad you found us - consider yourself full-fledged citizens, refugees no longer!

**Albino** · 02-06-2009, 10:07 PM

I just sort of stumbled upon it, and had some questions to ask about my dog's behavior to see if anyone could help explain it. And since, I've just decided to lurk, posting at whatever peaks my interest.

**columbine** · 02-06-2009, 10:19 PM

A co-worker who reads PotD regularly told me about it, and suggested that I submit Smudge for CotD. After that, the Cuteness Waves emanating from the screen magnetized me in!

Love, Columbine

**davidpizzica** · 02-07-2009, 06:15 AM

After I adopted Nikki (I still miss her!) I started to Google for cat sites. I stumbled onto PT this way. I believed I lurked awhile then I joined in Feb. of 2004. I love PT and everyone here is special. Also if it wasn't for PT I wouldn't have met who I consider my girlfriend, Moosmom! We still gab on the phone almost every day.