Are you close to your pets?.

Karona · 24-07-2011 08:57PM

My name is URL wrote: »

My dog rarely leaves my side when I'm at home. If I try to keep him in the hall he'll literally dig his way through the door until I let him in, and regularly steals and stockpiles my socks in various parts of the house.. I love him to bits though

This is him - http://i53.tinypic.com/2utgkt3.png

Have a couple of lambs too atm.. I'm gonna eat them soon

He looks like he did something bold.

pow wow · 24-07-2011 09:04PM

My cat is smarter and more fun than most people I know.

Musicman2006 · 24-07-2011 09:04PM

I was getting close to a sheep before but then the farmer showed up...talk about being caught with your pants down.

Rubberlegs · 24-07-2011 09:08PM

Have always had dogs but very meh about them really. Never overly upset when any of them died.

24-07-2011 09:09PM

I am a person that remembers dates, mostly because when I hear a date, I can think of a few things that happened that day (birthdays, anniversaries, historical stuff) so I can remember the date some of my pets died. I can't remember what date my horse died, and he was the most special animal I ever had, because the date didn't correspond to a birthday, etc.

I will always remember the date I got my two cats cause it's my friend's birthday. I always remember my two budgies' invented birthdays because I've had them ten years. I love my pets but they're not human.

Ditch · 24-07-2011 09:12PM

Hurt my Dogs and ye'd wish to christ it was only Liam Neeson ye'd wished " Good Luck ".

I would. And I would. See; I'd have nothing left to lose.

Kevin Duffy · 24-07-2011 09:12PM

73Cat wrote: »

Have always had dogs but very meh about them really. Never overly upset when any of them died.

Well, with that username, your ambivalence comes as little surprise.

Big Nasty · 24-07-2011 09:20PM

Love my two cats - they're the coolest little peeps ever. Sleep with me most every night. Would be devastated if anything ever happened to either of them.

willow tree · 24-07-2011 09:21PM

love my dogs more than lots of people i know,especially the first one i got shes so cute and funny and loyal but she can be a diva....
last year when one of my dogs died i missed a day at work and when i did go in i cried every day at work:o that week, i was morto but i just couldnt help it. luckily i have a sound boss and understanding workmates:)

Loopie · 24-07-2011 09:26PM

Ah my dog's a deadly little thing. She's only a pup, getting to grips with life and all it has to offer!! She shreds everything, sits at the cooker staring into it, hangs out of the washing line, sh8ts like a good thing, and just has to be beside you. Yup, she rocks!!!!

24-07-2011 09:30PM

Myself and the bow-wow just watched an episode of top gear together, so ya, I love my dog!

Raminahobbin · 24-07-2011 09:33PM

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

You really need to get out more :rolleyes:

Might seem silly to you, but I find I gel better with people who are the kind of people who get on with her. Friends, family and relationships. When I break my friends down into friends who like her and those who don't, it's easy to see who my best buds are. One of my immediate family members hates dogs, and I don't speak to him if I can help it.

It's not necessarily just because they like/dislike dogs, specifically, but given that its a common denominator, I use it as a fairly decent indicator. It says a lot about someone if they're not a dog person, and it just so happens I get on better with dog people.

yesno1234 · 24-07-2011 09:37PM

Dog died recently, had Cushing's disease and we brought him into a vets for a second opinion, to start with they had asked us to collect his urine to avoid them having to insert a catheter but they still did it even after collecting his urine, dog couldn't walk when we went to collect him that evening, was horrible seeing him not being able to move and vomiting for a day, watching him die. Buried him in the back garden but will never forget him. Had him for a good 12 years and that involved him getting lost for 6 months about 8 years ago and finding his way back home. Grew up with the dog, and was the first dog I can remember fully. Had other dogs when I was a baby but it's not the same. They become a part of the family.

Kevo · 24-07-2011 09:43PM

My dog was put down after a seizure when I was on holiday. I had him for 17/18 years so I was very attached. Wish I had stayed home.

Nodin · 24-07-2011 09:47PM

Roman Wooden Stepsister wrote: »

I find this odd,or maybe im odd in this aspect,i don't understand why people would have a remembrance page or remember a date on when their cat or dog died,i would remember a human more than cat or a dog that got run over by a car years ago.

what about you?.

Howard: (about Jack Cooper, the fox) We got close at one point, too close some people said. There was rumours. I don't know what those rumours were. I don't care to know.
Vince: It was that you were bummin' him.
Howard: Yeah, whatever, stupid rumours. Childish, not true. Whatever they were.
Vince: It was that you were bummin' him.
Howard: Yeah, I know what the rumours were. Not true.

AG2R · 24-07-2011 09:50PM

I'm only close to my dog tbh. Would be gutted if he died.
My budgies and Fish I couldn't care less if they die. I give them attention and all keep them right but I can't interact with them so don't feel attached.

BrianJD · 24-07-2011 09:50PM

Yes....Her breath smells.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 24-07-2011 09:55PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km0zHbxvwZQ

easyeason3 · 24-07-2011 10:00PM

If anything happened my dog (touch wood it doesn't) I would be absolutely devastated. Seriously I would end up a sobbing mess. I would treat it the very same as if one of my family died.

I'm very attached to him. He's my buddy & even though some days he can be a pain in the arse I wouldn't be without him.

Sometimes I am sorry I got him because the day will come that I'll have to say goodbye & I don't ever want that day to happen.

He's my little dude

Lawrence1895 · 24-07-2011 10:20PM

I have a cat there and two bunnies, they are just craic, I do love them. Just watching them playing around in the garden is always something to look forward to after a long day in work

losthorizon · 24-07-2011 10:21PM

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

You really need to get out more :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdJeqQKTpM

24-07-2011 10:28PM

AG2R wrote: »

My budgies and Fish I couldn't care less if they die.

Your budgies? Really? I'm not criticising here, just making an observation, that you must not pay them that much attention - they don't need it so it's not a bad thing - but budgies have massive personality and can make wonderful companions. I wont feel bad when my female bird dies, cause she's aloof and doesn't like me much either. But I certainly miss my two male birds that died three years ago, and sure as hell going to miss my Marky, he's ten now.

Budgies don't need human attention but when given it can become really close pets.

AG2R · 24-07-2011 10:31PM

Tbf we got our budgies when they were atleast 2 tbh. We had been told they were young and we could train them but not a hope. Can't put our fingers near the cage without fear of blood.
They get new stuff(treat sticks, swings and ladders) regularly along with the dog but I just never clicked with them. I'll prob miss the constant chirp from them but atm I don't think I will.

Chuck Stone · 24-07-2011 10:35PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

the only good thing for a cat is a pillow case, bricks and the nearest canal

Maybe you should talk to someone about this vile attitude you have towards these animals.

Barring that why don't you find a bag large enough to take a fully grown man...

You get the picture.

24-07-2011 10:36PM

AG2R wrote: »

Tbf we got our budgies when they were atleast 2 tbh. We had been told they were young and we could train them but not a hope. Can't put our fingers near the cage without fear of blood.
They get new stuff(treat sticks, swings and ladders) regularly along with the dog but I just never clicked with them. I'll prob miss the constant chirp from them but atm I don't think I will.

Understand completely. My hen bird I got when she was young but she never liked me and never will (I had three male birds at the time who adored me, so she automatically hated me - competition - likewise my male birds could the odd time actually attack my boyfriend!). I love my ten year old bird now, and I really miss the two tame birds I had that died, I will miss old Marky when he dies, but I am actually looking forwards to being chatter-free. I've owned budgies most of my life, Marky is singularly the NOISIEST bird I ever met. Like when we had a Labrador who lived to 16, who suffered from clinical hyperactivity. He barked nonstop for 16 years. When he died we missed him, but were overcome by a sudden silence in the house.... and none of us wished he was still alive, tbh!

easyeason3 · 24-07-2011 10:37PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Maybe you should talk to someone about this vile attitude you have towards these animals.

Barring that why don't you find a bag large enough to take a fully grown man...

You get the picture.

You would be amazed by the amount of people who think like that about cats.
Maybe the poster you quoted was joking but I know a good few that would swerve to hit a cat on the road.

purity · 24-07-2011 10:37PM

I love animals and would pick them over a human being any day.

CorkMan · 24-07-2011 10:39PM

I've a couple *female dogs*, I keep em out in the shed.

generalmental · 24-07-2011 10:42PM

At the moment no he is about 7 feet away from me

And he is licking his balls dirty freak

Chris P. Bacon · 24-07-2011 10:45PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

You would be amazed by the amount of people who think like that about cats.
Maybe the poster you quoted was joking but I know a good few that would swerve to hit a cat on the road.

I nearly hit a jack russell on Friday,i swerved and nearly went into a ditch,luckily i didnt hit him but the dog was lucky he wasnt hit by the car coming in the opposite direction,i dont think i would do the same for a cat,but i would never swerve to intentionally hit one that's just cruel.

Are you close to your pets?.

Comments