How Well Do We Know Eachother?

[Andie]

I'm Andrea (please call me Ann or Andie) and am 20 (21 in DEC). I'm engaged to Dustin (Redneck Pit Lover - rarely posts) and we've been together for 3 1/2 years now.

I don't really know my biological father cuz he left a long time ago. MY DAD (step-father) is an ex-Carney, ex used car salesman, carpenter so I can win at the carnival, get a good deal on a car and build stuff. LOL. Mom runs a group home for the mentally handicapped which means we take care of the mentally handicapped in our home. We took over the group home after Dad's parents passed away 8 years ago. I have one younger brother Michael, 13 but since my family is so close to one another I usually say I'm the oldest of 6, Mike and 4 younger cousins : Angela - 15 (16 in Sept God help us all) Richard - 13 Brandon - 11 and Amanda - 8

I'm owned by 3 dogs and 2 cats. Fluffy (really Mom's) is our 14 yr old DMH cat. She doesn't do much anymore, just lays occasionally chasing Isis around or running from Isis.
Katie Mae (really Dad's) is our 5 yr old Lab who believes her job in life is to make sure my car still runs (she runs out the door, I get in the car and chase after her, she jumps in the car and we go home) Bull is my almost 2 yr old baby boy. He is my first dog of my own (a pit/lab? mix), is as goofy as his Momma, and was a sergeant Dad to Katie's litter this spring. Isis is my almost 1 (Aug 25) DSH lil princess. She is the bug catcher (and bug eater) of the house, she has made it her job in life to make sure Fluffy moves every now and then and my personal 2 AM alarm clock. (well she needs her morning drink of water and not that water that has sat out all night) Duke (really Mike's) is our 14 week old Lab who is part rabbit we do believe and guardian of the water bowl.

I am currently taking correspondence Vet Tech classes, though I've been the family "vet" since I was little. Everyone was always asking me questions about what this could be or what’s wrong with this one's whatever.

I'm in the process of moving in with Dustin, which I do believe all our little problems are now solved (ac was bad) finally!

Well I guessed I blabbed long enough!

[bnormal]

Johanna, your a nut!

[Abker]

What a great idea!!!!!!!
I'm still real new here. My name is Harper,(I prefer to be called Abker, I don't really like my name) and I'm 13 yrs old. I have two doggies, a border collie mix named Abby and Cracker a malamute mix. I found Abby as a stray and she is my baby girl. I love her more than anything. I've just started agility with Abby, and it is becoming my favorite hobby. Abby loves it also, I hope to compete eventually! I'm not much of a cat person, but I love dogs!!!! I hope to do something with dogs when I grow up, but I'm not sure what yet. I love to swim, and talk online. I hate school. (Typical, huh?) I also like to focus on the good points of life, not the bad. U'll probably be seeing lots of silly posts from me... Anyways, I've enjoyed learning about ya'll!

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by KYS
I am owned/loved by 3 of the greatest dogs and 2 turtles.

You have turtles?!!? I've never heard you talk about them! I demand pics!!

[RogueFerret]

This is a wonderful idea! I love reading about everyone else and getting to know them better.

My name is Lisa. I'm 26 years old and I live in Tennessee. I've been married to the best guy in the planet for the last five years and I have a wonderful 8 year old boy that is an honor roll student and an orange belt in tekwondo.

I have two dogs, a chow mix named Valientine and a cocker spaniel (at least that's what we think he is) named Max. I also have two kittie cats, Natasha and Panther. Four (yes four) adorable little ferrets: Rogue, Wolverine, Xiaver, and Badger.
And a red eared slider turtle named Mr. Turtle. The ferret on my avatar is my first ferret Gambit who passed over to the rainbow bridge this past January. He was a special guy that taught me the joy of owning ferrets.

All of my animals (except for Rogue) were either strays or rescued animals. Badger was actually dropped off in front of my house and left out in 95 degree weather. We are very lucky he's still alive.

I write poetry and paint in my spare time. I apreciate the art of tattooing (althought I could never do it myself) and I have two tattoos. I also have a deep love of music. I listen to everything from Korn to Fleetwood Mac.

Well, I think that's enough about me for now.

[Aspen and Misty]

Hey! My name is Ashley and I am proudly owned by 1 dog, Nova who I love dearly. Julian, my holland lop mix bunny, who is the best bunny in the world. My 4 rats, Melony, Hope, Tundra and Brook who keep me laughing through my pain and I am madly in love with my fish Bella, my betta. I also have 4 goldfish, 1 dalmation fish and 2 guppies who I love dearly and my big fat cat Misty Moo Moo, who is the most wonderfull cat and makes me want to own at least 1 cat for the rest of my life. I am 15 years old and am going to be hopefully getting a job as a kenell girl in August at the local vets office.

I spend most of my time swimming and taking photo's. I love phtography and hope to do something with it as I get older. I hope to own a shelter when I get older and I already know what degree's I'm getting in college, where I wanna go, what I wanna do and who I wanna work for so I pretty much have my life planned out already, although these plans may change. I hope to be vollenteering as a foster mom to a Paws With a Cause dog (guide dog puppies) in the next year.

Thats all for now!

Ash

[puppygrrl4eva7]

Here's some more about me! Well My favorite food would have to be Vanilla Ice cream, I have a big sweet tooth. I also love Cheetos, Curious George Fruit snacks lol (They are Tastey and Monkies), Cheese, and Ramen Noodles.
When I grow up I want to become a Home Economics Teacher, and I am looking into breeding dogs, although I don't know what kind yet I will do plenty of research and I'll be very responsible.

[neko1]

My name is Michelle and I live in northern NJ. I am a newlywed (married June 21,2003). Brian and I have been together for 7 years. We've been in our house now for 4 years.

We have 4 kitties, Neko-who is 6, dsh, grey tabby; Cookie-who is 5, dsh, black and white; Pumpkin-who is 4, dsh, orange and white; and last but certainly not least, Tama-who is 3 and my beautiful blue Abyssinian!!!

I am completely obsessed with cats, especially abyssinians, and I love to collect anything with cats on it!!
I also love reading and photography, and also country-style decorating.

I work as a chiropractic assistant for the only NUCCA chiropractor in New Jersey. I love my job and the people who come.

Ummm...I think that's about it

[apcrs5122]

My name is Dayna. I have 5 pets at the time, but may get another dog soon They are all rescues from the animal shelter I volunteer at (with my mom, I'm not old enough to walk dogs by myself), and have for 3 (going on 4) years.

Alex is a great pyr/newfoundland mix, and is the best dog in the world. We got him in April of 2002. His favorite things to do are: go for rides in the car, go for walks, sniff other dogs until they fall down, let little dogs hide in his fur, eat, sleep, roll in the grass, get petted and scratched, being brushed, and so much more (I think). He is 11 years old, and being a big dog, is at the end of his life span.

Phoebe and Cleo are my cats. We got Cleo in '95, and Phoebe in '96 as a friend for Cleo when we went on vacation.
Cleo is 9-10 years old, and is a solid black (except for a few white hairs on her chest, belly, and armpits) Manx/Japanese Bobtail mix. Her tail is only 3 inches long, and she wags it constantly, like a dog. She also comes when she's called.
Phoebe is a tortishell. She is a character. When she gets into her "crazy mode", we say it's like she has a hair up her butt (or atleast my mom does). She's really weird, and I can't exactly describe it.

Rolo and Scooter are my 2 guinea pigs. Rolo is black with caramel coloring on his neck (that's why his name is Rolo). He is an absinnian. Scooter is calico colored, with 1 cowlick (called a crest) on the top of his head. He is a white crested. Their favorite things to do are eat, run around and wheek, scream at me for food, eat some more, and play with each other.

There is more that I could say, but I've said too much already

[HoRsELUvR]

my name is Robyn.I have 2 cats and some fish.I am 13 and my birthday is September 13th.I love animals and riding horses.My cats are really great and special.they sometimes do things that make me laugh like sleeping in the sink or the linen closet.

[AdoreMyDogs]

I'm Leslie. I am married to my best friend, Dan. We have a wonderful marrige and I adore him, we will be celebrating our 4 year anniversary in November. No human kids yet but as soon as I can be a stay-home mom (got some debt to pay off first), we'll start our human baby family. I have two dogs and as of tomorrow, two cats. I enjoy my house, gardening, spending time with my family and friends, which always includes the animals. I enjoy my pets SOOO much.

[rg_girlca]

Wow, it's going to be hard to remember who is who, but it was such a pleasure to meet and read all about everyone.

My name is Lorraine. I am 51 years old(another baby boomer Slick), I have two wonderful sons, ages 21 & 25 from my first marriage. I have been with my second hubby/best friend/love of my life for almost 20 years now.

I am owned by 3 cats and 1 dog.
My cats are: Katie/tabby who will be 12 years old in September.
Mooky who turned 1 on July 24th. He is a Main Coon mix.
Then there is our new addition, Chipper, who is 10 weeks old. He is a beautiful little guy. I will be talking more about him, with pictures, in Cat general, in a few weeks.

Then there is my precious Buddy/Lhasa Apso who was abandoned on the streets about 10 years ago. He is the best little doggie on the block.

I have a passion for Bengal Tigers since I was a kid. I think they are the most majestic looking animal on the face of this earth. My dream is to visit Tiger Island in Australia, where they have hand raised tigers that walk around the park(on leash) with their owners and you can pet them and have your pictures taken with the tigers.
Been saving my pennies for this dream of mine to come true.

[Christiansmommy]

Horseluver...we have the same name...spelled with a Y!!

My name is Robyn and I am owned by 2 awesome cats and 1 loveable puppy! I am 26 years old. I am married to Rob and have been for 5 years, we dated for 4 years before we got married (he even taught me how to drive (and oddly enough, we met at a race track) ). We have a 2 year old son named Christian.

I came to this site when Sasvermont offered to take my Gabe for me. After that HUGE gesture of kindness, i knew this was a great community to become a part of....and have loved coming here ever since.

I am a stay at home mommy and love it!! Wouldnt trade it for the world...i am very fortunate to be able to be, and thank God often for this awesome privelage of watching my son grow up before my eyes with all of those "firsts".

Pre-mommy , i was a manager at a China Outlet Store...and pre-china manager, i was nail technician in a nail salon. I still have my license, but only occasionally do people's nails for special occasions like weddings.

I like to make crafty things and use my hands to be creative. If i could choose another career, other than being a mommy, i would be an interior designer. I love decorating and LOVE shopping in home decorating stores. I would also enjoy being a volunteer at an animal shelter in the future. And would like to get into therapy work with dogs in nursing homes in the future.

My favorite food is snow crab legs and dessert would be ice cream!! I love ice tea for a drink and WAWA cappucino is my favorite hot beverage!

Anyway.............its good to get to know everyone a little better !

Robyn

[tomkatzid]

Hi, we are Tom (48) and Katz (51). Tom has a younger sister and I am an only child. We live in Auburn Washington, about 30 minutes south of Seattle. I work part time for a major hotel chain and have for the past 23 years. (I’d like to run a Doggie Day Care.) Tom works for a school district (He would love to be an Animal Cop for the ASPCA, they don’t have them in Washington state), We have our 3 kids you see in our signature, Ashlee, Nina and Kelcee. We will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary this next Friday, August 1st. In our wedding were his dog Shep-ee (RB) Shepherd mix, my dog Tonee (RB) Cocker and a friends dog Sheeba (RB) Terrier mix. The newspaper article about our wedding said something like, ‘nice outdoor wedding in a park, but the bridesmaids were dogs. !!!’

Tom is an avid Mountain Biker, and I am not! I tend to the flowerbeds, vegetable garden and yard. We are devoted to our dogs. Tom takes the girls to the park EVERY day. No matter what. I don’t think he has ever been too sick to walk them. They are our children.

In the spring my Mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer and I went to spend 3 months with her and my Dad in Bend Oregon. It was hard being away from my family for so long, but they gave me a big welcome when I returned. My Mom is still battling with her cancer. My father has been living with prostrate cancer for the past 10 years. We just take it day by day.

If we were to win the lotto we would start an animal rescue organization.
My favorite color is yellow, although I look really bad in yellow.
I am allergic to all fish.
Tom hates milk, so eats cereal dry.
Tom is the speller of the family.

We love 2nd hand stores, antiques, and anything to do with dogs and cats!

[wolf_Q]

My name is Amy. I'm 19 years old....a gemini. I live in a dorky town along the mountains in Utah. I graduated from High School in 2002. I've been working at Petco since Sept. 2002. I'm a bath and brusher (shave occasionally) and quite enjoy making dogs look beautiful (except when they try to eat me in the process). I'll be going to college in the fall....just crappy general ed that I'm not looking forward too.

My hobbies are art, photography, music, computers, pets, etc.....I've always loved to draw and my favorite subject has always been animals. I run (pathetically) a website where I do Pet Portraits (link in signature). I love taking photos, especially of my dogs, and of wildlife/scenery. I also enjoy digital editing on the computer, and of course, the internet...Pet Talk! I enjoy music, especially rock/alternative. My favorite group to obsess over is U2.

My dogs are Smokey, Reggie, and Nebo. Smokey's more my mom's dog...he's been with us since I was 2 years old. He's now over 17 years old. He's a black mini poodle. Reggie is the funny, grumpy dog with big ears....he's a schnauzer. He's like a little brother with an attitude problem. Reggie is 10 years old. Nebo is my furry child....a siberian husky. He's now a year old....I can't believe how fast he grew up. He's a total dorkboy, and I love him...I love all of them...dearly.