What have you learned?

[DJFyrewolf36]

I learned that I am a cat person


I came to PT with no cats and now I have three! Thanks PT

[catnapper]

I have learned to open my heart and home to homeless animals who need a temporary foster home.... and I have learned I'm not the only one who fails at fostering.

[Felicia's Mom]

I learned how to post pictures!

[Karen]

I have learned about cerebral hypoplasia, never knew about before, and did not know it can be caused by the mother cat being sick while pregnant.

[Pam]

I learned how to post pictures!

Me too! I almost forgot about that!

[Rachel]

I've learned that young people are more confident, articulate, and a lot smarter than I was at their age.

[Bengalz]

I have learned so much from so many terrific people on PT. Health and behaviour issues (people and animals); different places and different cultures; humour and empathy; love and respect for others; and of course, the many little furry (or not) / feathered friends that grace our lives, all of them special and unique in their own individual ways.

Most significantly I learned that a cat makes his/her own choice and to respect that choice is to welcome a great gift. Eve chose to come to us and although we tried many times to return her to her previous home, she persisted. We learned to listen to her choice and are now blessed to have her in our lives. She has brought so much joy and we are grateful for a good lesson learned.

[Pam]

I have also learned that you can have really big dogs living in the same household with really little dogs. Bella is 50 lbs. and Ripley is 15 lbs. but there are some really big size differences here on PT. Before seeing WELOVESPUPPIES' Champ and Duke with Chopper, and Kimlovescats' Bear with Betina, and Anna's Bon with Simba, and some of the other big/little combinations on here I would have thought the sizes might be too extreme. (Do I dare think about having a chi some day? )

[elizabethann]

Well considering Fenway is my very first dog, I've learned just about everything you need to know about dogs from PT. In fact, I've become such an expert that my friends and co-workers ask me for my opinion on cat or dog related subjects.

I can remember when I started looking up all these questions about dogs and there was Pet Talk. Then I joined and I've been a part of the community ever since.

I love PT.

[cassiesmom]

Today I learned some things about betta fish from looking first at the Pet General thread and then at Wikipedia...

-they are VERY colorful;
-males make nests of bubbles to give a female a place to lay eggs;
-only one male betta per aquarium because the guys don't get along with each other;
-did I mention they are extremely colorful?

But, Betta people, what do you do with those bubbles when you have to clean the bowl? Do you just dump it? Does the fish get confused about where it went?

[Pam]

I am embarrassed to say that I have learned what wonderful friends shelter pups make. Before joining PT in 2000 and adopting Ripley in 2003 all of my dogs had come from breeders. Any future dogs will come from shelters or foster homes.

[beeniesmom]

I've learned that there are so many... too many shelter dogs/cats.
I love my puppers so much that words can't describe what I feel but I have to say that my next dogs will be shelter or rescue dogs (like Pam).

[caseysmom]

I am embarrassed to say that I have learned what wonderful friends shelter pups make. Before joining PT in 2000 and adopting Ripley in 2003 all of my dogs had come from breeders. Any future dogs will come from shelters or foster homes.

Thats another thing I have learned also.

[ramanth]

I know I learned quite a bit but to single out just one thing... I must admit, I'm drawing a blank.

However, anytime something questionable comes up in our household, Andy's first response is ALWAYS "Ask Pet Talk."

[anna_66]

I've learned that dogs are not "just dogs". They are part of the family and need to be treated as such.