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Who's Bored? PET POLL!
So two days ago I became a birdie Mama for the first time in my life! I adopted an Indian Ringneck Parrot! He's super adorable, still unnamed, and I'm not regretting my decision one bit! And this weekend I'm getting two bearded dragons! Woot!
Anyway, this got me thinking. How many pets have you had in your lifetime and what are they? Post below! I'm going to see if I can remember them all...
Re: Who's Bored? PET POLL!
I'll go first! I have to break this down into catagories otherwise I'll for sure forget someone:
Hamsters:
Pippin
Jordan
Rodman
Snowball Jr.
Snowball III
Countess Quintessa Turtledove
Czar Ivan the Not-So-Terrible Fuzzy Fuzzy Monster
Mice:
Snowball IV
Jebadiah
Rats:
Snowball
Boomer
Starbuck
Aerilon
Caprica
Cally
Six Lovesick Ass
Muffin Buffalo
Mogli
Naked as a Jay Bird
Horses:
Cracker
Thor
Ziggy
Roman
Birds (technically owned by my Mom):
Tropical (aka Cal)
Tweeters
Unnamed New Bird
Okay... I don't think I'm forgetting anyone. But give me a minute!
Hamster:
Rainbow (i was little)
Cat:
Shamine
Rusty
Bob
Elvis
Dog:
Dart
I just remembered!
I had a betta fish, too. I think his name was Hugh Hefner. But I can't remember for sure. I remember thinking I wanted to name him that.
Dogs: Gaylord (my parents named him this in the 70s when they were stoned -- don't ask), Cleo, Comet, Molly, Maggie, Sierra
Cats: Pumpkin, Murphy, Mackenzie, Hailey, Bootsie, Mrs.
Turtle: Myrtle
Crab: Herman
After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
Dogs: Jet, Sugar, Nikki, Diesel, Moe
Cats: Cinnamon, Bo, Eppie, KC
Hamsters: Lulu, Lady, Mushroom 1, Mushroom 3
Birds: Paulie, Zipadee, Dudah
Iguana: ET
Fish: Bish, Neptune
I think thats it? Hope I didn't forget any!!!
Dogs: A lab we had for about 10 minutes (she jumped the fence and bailed after we got her and never saw her again), Ruthie, Amber, Teddie
Cats: Laverne, Boots, Buffy, Blackie George, Shirleygirl, Buttons, Boodgie, Oneder
Fish: I think I had some goldfish for a while as a child, but they didn't last long.
OMG that is so sad about the lab in the previous post!
Dogs: Erin, Maggie, Dante
Gerbils: Peanut, Popcorn, Poppy, Marshmallow
dogs: sheba, german shepard my childhood dog. would love to get a pug or puggle now but my place is too small and no yard
bird: bobo, african grey. she's smart as heck and has the vocabulary of a 4 year old seriously. lives at my moms.
random crabs and turtles i got on the streets of downtown la when i was at usc. no names b/c they died in like 2.2 seconds
CATS:
Colamocha (a tail-less gray cat), Tap?n, Cicer?n, Nieve, Prietis, Bolita, Greta, CMOS (named him after a circuit technology), Totti (named after Italy's Francesco Totti).
TURTLES:
Batman, Robin, Catwoman
DOGS (current):
Mia (5 Yr. Old Chocolate Lab) and Marley (1 1/2 Yr Old Yellow Lab/Golden mix).
So my brain is about to explode between house, work, and stuff I MUST get done- so what a great way to avoid all of the above.
Wow, you gals have had way more pets than I could ever imagine.
I had a gold fish commit suicide when I was 8. He jumped down the garbage disposal while we cleaned his bowl. His name was Spot.
My dogs:Black Merceds Von Surber She went by Sadie.
Everyone knows my current child, my dog-
Princess Sofina Bean Surber Brock "Sofie"
My husband named his first two cats growing up-- a black one and white one. Of course he then named them Whitey and Blackman. He sees nothing odd about this. The family's more recent cat's name is Tubby Buckets. My MIL is so emabarrassed by this she told the vet her name was Toby.
Dogs: like 3 German Shepards. (Striker, Baron, and Napolean)
Cats: Just 1, until my fam found out I was allergic. (Mac)
Birds: 2 parakeets (Fred and Barney)
Fish: Countless goldfish and Tetra's
Now, I have just two dogs.
Eeek! I forgot my cats!?
Cats- Osiris (Oz), Mufasa, and Sir Skibbleshanks (Skibbs).
Hampsters when I was little: Fuzzy and Mikey or something a 2 year old comes up with like that...
Anole Lizard: Al
Rats: Fatty Ratty, another one I dont remember
Frogs: Tiddleywink, Crenferous, Mefistopholes
Fish, named randomly ... who knows what they were!
Bunny: Freddie (it was a girl...who knows why)
Cats: Katmai, Bailey, Belle, Jack, Mr. Kitty
Dog: Ginger
I think thats it! Geez that was hard to try to remember!
This is a cute poll!
Dogs: Cocker Spaniel named Muffy (mom ran over her on accident); Black lab named Midnight
Cats: Cody and Maybe (still have both); also had cats growing up (outdoor) named Herbie and Curby
Frog: we just call him froggie
Fish: current betta (at work) is named Gilbert (Gil for short); also had Speedy and Gonzalez (bettas); tons of other fish but I don't remember their names