An off-topic but often asked for feature thread.

Post your animal or creature companion pics in this thread. Sorry, no human pics allowed.

Keep it clean!

Topic title is subject to change.

Cardinal

What if 'tis them animals keepin' humans as pets, eh?

OFGS - just post the kitty pics and the dog pics. Somebody has to start.

Here's our dog, "BlackJack" (better known as Buddy).
We adopted him in '96 and he has been a wonderful dog.




Here he is in a shirt - no, I do not normally dress him up. Vet's orders, as he had to undergo chemo and was licking his foreleg too much. And, yes, he has only one eye... thus his name, I guess.
(we did not change his name when we adopted him because he had too much else to learn)

Rachel!

A 6 lb dog for a 360 lb man.
I love her too much.

Pie,
Did the chemo take care of his illness? He must be better because he sure looks like a happy camper....love the shirt.... what a cutie.....

Yes, he is one of only five dogs in the States documented to have survived that form of cancer. He was a trooper through it all, too. What a great spirit he has !
We were very fortunate, we have a wonderful vet who customized the chems.

Finding a shirt for him was hilarious. He's a medium sized dog (overweight at about 68 lbs) and so we headed to Target to find a child's shirt for him. Looking at children's clothing and trying to figure out if it will fit your dog is one odd experience. We would hold up one size and deliberate and then another and another- the shirt he has on the photo has to be cut up by me in order to get it to fit.

He is a happy camper. The pictures above are a few years old, though. I will try to take a more recent photo of him and post it soon. He has grayed, right along with his "mother."

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BigTom and LittleRachel. She's precious, BT !

This is my youngest, Tony, who is a 5 yo Great Pyrenees. Also have two old-timers, Trooper, who is 10, and Tina, who just turned 11. This is Tony with his former handler and a dog show judge.

Ok .. here are my babies.. or at least some of them.




Mommy Penny and the new babies



Petey and his harem .. Pixie and Penny




Daddy looking after Mommy. Penny beat Pixie to the punch with Petey. Pixie caught up later.



The new baby Punkin's first flight out of the nest with Mom and Dad .. not fully feathered yet





Punkin and Poncho .. success ! on their own




My Petey in his prime .. how about that wingspan !

Meet My Guy:











I just love this Guy

This is our 3 year old "Chester" in his winter coat. Next week he will be getting his summer cut and he will look like a plucked chicken. He's my shadow and my best "buddy".

Twin sons separated at birth.

Valerie and I just got a dog - Zoe (zoh-ee). We adopted her from the Humane Society on Sat.! She is 6 & 1/2 yrs old, a lab/collie mix and really a sweetheart! She has fit in very well and we keep discovering amazing things about her: She comes, heels, sits and stays on command and can play catch with a tennis ball like a major league infielder... line drives, pop flies she catches in the air and also, this is hilarious... she dribbles the ball - walking around the house bouncing and catching the ball. Outrageous!

We got very lucky with this one! Here is a pic of her in the shelter (left) and in the yard getting ready to catch the ball (right):

Peg-A-Tha !
Poor Buddy does not look like a wolf.


What a wonderful menagerie of pets we all have !

Dggfwtx: I did not know you showed dogs... is that where the Dgg originates ?

Nah, the dgg is just my initials.

Is Buddy all or part Belgian shepherd? Looks kind of like one. We like those and considered getting one before we picked the Great Pyrenees instead.

Have been showing Pyrs off and on since 1993. The current dog, Tony, has done the best, getting a number of group placements.

Have also shown a little in obedience, and my old dog, Trooper, earned a Rally Novice title.

Dog showing can be a fun activity, but it is definitely not for the faint of heart, or for folks who can't stand losing

Here's a photo of Tony in the Working Group at a show a couple of weeks ago. Pardon the photographer's name on the photo, but they are trying to sell the pic.

Pretty cool that your initials are dgg.
Buddy's heritage is unknown, like so many dogs adopted at the SPCA. But I watched the Westminster Dog Show one year and thought he might have some Belgian Sheperd in his mix.
He also has purplish spots on his tongue- I have been told that is a trait of Chows ? Buddy's personality is like that of a border collie- with a tad more spirit thrown in, though.

Your Pyrs are beautiful !

Chows have blue/purple tongues, but sometimes other breeds can have spots. So, he might have some chow in him, but not necessarily.

Belgian shepherds are neat dogs -- great working and obedience dogs. They are very bright, like Border Collies, but I don't think they're as busy. Probably more like a German shepherd.

I've often toyed with the idea of getting something like a Belgian or a GSD to do more obedience work. It would be nice to have a dog that likes to please, unlike a Pyr!!! (Let's just say that most Pyrs are obedience challenged.)

Truth be told, Buddy is not particularly obedient... especially if he has the chance to escape and run free. It is the joy of the neighborhood when he gets loose and runs and runs through yards !
Of course, he has also gone into the neighborhood's lake (really a large retention pond) where alligators have been seen and caught ! He pulled this trick on me early yesterday morning when I had my night clothes on... so, he had a long romp while I took the time to put on some clothes.

That is neat that you adopted an older dog. Older dogs have a lot of trouble finding homes. Sounds like you got a keeper in Zoe!!!

She is a great dog and we are very happy to have her in our family!

We're pleased she is so well behaved!

Those pictures are night and day different. Boy did you rescue her! And she is just a cutie. She looks so pleased and happy at your home.

OH dggfwtx -

Love the pictures. I had the most wonderful Pyr's in the world. Her name was Chloe. When my husband and I divorced and sold our property, I bought a mobile home. One of the most difficult things in the world for me was to realize I had to find a home for Chloe. Very good friends that had a ranch in Jackson, CA offered to take her. It has been over five years, but I cannot see a Great Pyrenees or a picture without sobbing my heart out. Yes obedience challenged, made up for with a heart of gold. Chloe is still guarding the lifestock at the ranch, still running the perimeter of the fields and is still a very regular reminder to me that sometimes the best love of all is to let go and do what is best for the other.

Thank you again for sharing your pictures.

I'm glad that Chloe is doing the job she was bred to do (Great Pyrenees are livestock guardians, i.e., they protect sheep and goats from predators like coyotes).

They aren't a breed for everybody. They're big, they bark a lot, they can be hardheaded, and they shed A TON.

But they are sweet-natured, laid-back, great with people, and they get under your skin. For most people, once you've had one, you are addicted to the breed.

BTW, all the critters on here are just major cute: dogs (from tiny Rachel up to big Tony), cats and birds. And yes, I have birds, too, and they can be great, if challenging, pets.

We have Shiloh, whom I've discussed with DGG in the past. She was three years old before she came into heat for the first time.

She came in yesterday morning with a birthday card tied around her neck!

She looks very much like Tony.

They all need a good brushin'...!

Rhetta....8 year old Egyptian Arabian mare...My riding horse.



Moose Breath...10 year old Arabian/Walker cross...PITA gelding.



Can-Can Dancer...8 year old Arabian/Paint cross...Very flashy mover.



Darugo...22 year old Crabbit mare...Mother of Moose Breath and Dancer. and a sweet girl.

Beautiful horses, Steve.
But, but please tell me the one is not named "Moose Breath" !

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BTW, all the critters on here are just major cute: dogs (from tiny Rachel up to big Tony)

I so much agree !

Actually his name is Mufasa (Muffy), Pie...But if you would see has daily antics, you would understand my nickname for him.

Well, that's a much better name, at least in theory.
What does a horse do for "antics"? (city girl here)

Well, let's see!...Bites the girls in the butt...Puts his muddy hoof in the water trough...Chewed the antenna off my truck...And that was just this morning!

OK, stupid question: how do I copy a picture here that I have saved on the computer? I tried a copy and paste but that doesn't work!

kansasgirl..
You need to upload it to somewhere you can save images on line and post it from there. If you don't have that option I'll help you out if you like. I have lots of space on my web space. Email the file to me and I'll upload it to my site and then give you the url and you can post it here using the image function in the message window.

If you want to do this I'll PM you my email address.

But still worth keeping around Steve ! My daughter in law raises and boards horses as well as teaching dressage so horses are a big part of our family. At last count they owned 28 in addition to the boarders. She's a busy gal. My grandkids all ride and have since they could walk.

KG:

If you have a picture file on your 'puter you can right-click on the picture you want, and select 'Save Picture As," and it will send to your file.

Good luck...

joe e

Your wish is my command!

Not sure why she ain't shown y'all, but this is MtnMagic's dog Bentley

And another shot of Pie's wolf/dog Buddy y'all probably ain't seen

This is my evil kitty, Midnight

Wish he was more laid back like

Doc - Thank you so, so much for posting the picture of Bentley. I wanted to, but yup don't know how to edit or get it here. You read my mind.

That is Bentley Carter. Bentley is 4 years old. He is an absolute joy to me. Sleeps with me every night. That was never a problem till recently. Those that know me, use your imagination on this one.

My avatar is now my best little buddy who was killed by a hawk.

Did you see that I named my latest model airplane "DAX' REVENGE"?

If it would ever stop drizzling rain I could go hawk hunting.....

A new pic of Zoe catching and returning the ball:

NOTE these exposures are 1/250th of a second... that's how fast she is moving!!!

Cool pictures of Zoe.

This is a pic of Trooper, my 10 yo male Pyr, taken when we were doing Rally obedience last year. Trooper was a rescue dog who wound up staying; he came from the local shelter. He was the first rescue Pyr to earn a Rally title, and also the oldest Pyr.

Nice lookin' dug mate!

He is gorgeous! I'm still willing/eager to get him laid, if he's interested!



Isn't Shiloh hot?

She's very pretty. Alas, Trooper, my old male, is 10 years old and neutered

Our newest family member. His name is Tuffy and he is 14 weeks old and adorable ! He is also a little hellion at the moment. Reminds me of my son's terrible two's ! Getting him sitting still long enough to take his picture was a real accomplishment.

This is our tri-color collie Radar. We picked him up a year ago tomorrow, Oct.1st from collie rescue. He was a year and a half old and had spent his entire life in a kennel. He was scared of people. He has made great progress. He now lives inside with us and has a big yard to run in. I am so glad we have him. I can't imagine life without a dog.
Radar under the Christmas tree.


Radar under the oak tree.

He is gorgeous wliberty! I love Collies, always have. We had them on the farm when I was a kid, purebred Scottish Collies. Very smart dogs. And a magnificent coat. But too much for me to handle at my age and they do need a large area to run free and although our yard is fairly large it has a pond and a lot of flower gardens which take up a lot of the available space. Give him a hug from me will you and wish him a Happy Anniversary?