Thread: Tell me about your pet(s)

I have two dogs, Scooby and Phoebe. They're my babies, I love them so much.

Scooby's a black labredor, and is 7 years old. He's really timid and quiet. He never makes any noise, unless you tell him he's going out a walk, he starts making whiney noises. He loves to eat (honestly he's a dustbin) and I sometimes walk in to find his nose in Phoebe's food bowl. When he was a pup he used to knock the bin over and eat leftover food, but he doesn't do that anymore. He loves sneaking up on rabbits. When he sees one he freezes, and for about 10 minutes he'll slowly take a step toward it, head down low. When he's close enough he'll make a run for it but never catches any.

He also loves people and other dogs. He get really excited when he sees someone, he wags his tail so much his bum starts to wiggle and he makes little hops on his front paws. He has a thing for sunbathing. His fur is starting to go brown because he's been lying in the sun. But the silly boy that he is he gets too hot and has to move to the shade. He's just had an operation on his front paws because two bits of bone were rubbing against eachother. He was struggling to walk properly for a bit but now he's back to his usual self, though I think his running days are over.. He adores swimming though so we take him to the nearest loch quite often.

He can get quite clingy. He doesn't like going upstairs, but if I go upstairs he'll wait at the bottom until I come down. Then he'll wiggle his bum, lie down and fall asleep on me. My dad sometimes comes down to find me and Scooby asleep together in his bed. Usually with his head on my lap. He's a big softie.

Phoebe is 4 years old and she's a liver and white springer spanial. She's a petite wee thing, quite small boned and not very tall. She's quite long though. We didn't dock her tail because she's learned to keep it out the way when she's running. She's not very social. If she sees another dog she usually just stays away, except for Scooby. She's grown up with Scooby so he's her best friend.

She owns the house. She's a right princess. She always manages to get her own way somehow. She likes her comfort, and you'll regularly walk into a room to find her sprawled out on the bed. When she can't get on a bed, she usually jumps on the sofa in the conservatory. She's really picky with food too.

People usually get the wrong impression when they see her. Usually she'll be laid back, cute little eyes (with a hint of "I own you" in them), little face, cute wee thing, and then you take her out a walk and she'll dig down a hole and come out black. Or she'll catch a rabbit (she's really fast) and bound up to you with it in her mouth. She doesn't kill them but poor little things probably die from shock Then when she gets into the house she goes back into princess mode and spends ages licking herself clean.

She's not very social. She likes me, Scooby, the rest of the family but she doesn't like other dogs or people. She just shies away from them. She's small but when she's scared she's been known to stand up to a Great Dane. She was a bit of a bully when she was a pup. Scooby's quiet so she made a habit of biting his ears. But we taught her to stop that. When they're playing she still nips at them occasionally though.

Sometimes you walk into the bathroom to find her lying on the rug. Which means she's thirsty. She doesn't like drinking out of her bowl so we put the tap on for her instead and she'll jump up and drink from it. Then she takes a mad turn and rolls around on my dads bedroom rug to dry her mouth. She also likes to be picked up and taken to the upstairs window at the front of the house, because next door has cats and she likes to see if there are any out there. She caught the cat once and damn near killed it. But not quite, it got away. So we take care that she doesn't go out front now.

She also likes to paw my face when she can't be bothered with me. Thanks Phoebe.

I love my babies

Originally Posted by Xox

Poor kitty As soon as I saw this I was reminded of my grandparents' neighbour's cat, Priscilla.

Spoiler for Priscilla:

She spends half her time at my grandparents' house, so we usually see her when we visit. She recently went on a trip to the vet that left her pretty angry at her owners, so she ignored them for a day or so and hung around with my grandparents.

These are my pets:



We used to have a lot more:



But now there are only three left

We live in the country and there are so many predators around here, it's really stressful trying to keep them safe. I leave my old baby monitor outside to listen for trouble.

What are their names?
The three we have left are named Mona, Road Runner, and Planola, and no, I have no idea what possessed my friend to give Planola that name.

And what are some things that make your pet unique?
Mona and Planola are both extremely cuddly and love sitting on my lap. Mona is the one in the video who attacks the mirror and searches for her reflection and then goes to sleep on my lap.

Planola hates the camera and runs away whenever she sees it or suspects I'm hiding it under my coat. She's the little black araucana who starts looking nervous at ~0:16 when she realizes the camera is watching her.

Road Runner is a very timid and fluffy black silkie. She's not as friendly as the others, but she is so darn cute you just have to hug her sometimes.

Sunbathing Planola:

So pretty I want one!

Raspberry is a cute lady. She just looooves eating Raspberries. Usually she sits at my feet, and I pet her, and throw raspberries to her. She also loves chasing butterflies.

Originally Posted by sloth

Raspberry is a cute lady. She just looooves eating Raspberries. Usually she sits at my feet, and I pet her, and throw raspberries to her. She also loves chasing butterflies.

Sounds... kinky.

She's also kinky.

4 snails (brown-lipped snail, white-lipped snail)
1 slug (leopard slug)
4 spiders (wolf spiders, giant house spider, cupboard spider)
1 grasshopper nymph (no idea)
2 dogs (lab X, pitbull X)
2 cats (typical domestic short haired)
1 bird (cockatiel)



+ 1 wild crow we named and feed, who rears his babies around our house every year
+ 1 more spider who lives in my dads shed that I feed

Are they under-water snails!? I love water snails

Nope, they're land snails that I found outside. :3 They do live in an aquarium but it's filled with dirt and such, no water.

^That sounds really fun

I used to have a bunch of animals, hamsters, fish, these little lizards that were sold as "baby dragons" from a medieval type fair lol hermit crabs. Now the only animals in my house are 2 parakeets and an annoying little beagle who likes to be a menace and runaway to explore neighbors gardens.

I love animals.
In the past, I've had a lot... dogs, cats, lizards, snakes, a steer, goats, a chinchilla, ferrets, etc etc.

Currently I own two dumb dogs. A Papillon, Miss Dixie, who thinks she's entitled to 100% of your love and a scruffy Yorkshire Terrier, Toby, who finds entertainment in dumping his water bowl (full of water) then dropping the tin bowl onto the ground- just for the sound it makes.

One of my favorite pets to own, which I sadly no longer have, are ferrets. Such goofy, mischievous, and oddly smart creatures... Reptiles are also a blast to own, as are livestock if you like something that keeps you busy!

Originally Posted by Tara

4 snails (brown-lipped snail, white-lipped snail)
1 slug (leopard slug)
4 spiders (wolf spiders, giant house spider, cupboard spider)
1 grasshopper nymph (no idea)
2 dogs (lab X, pitbull X)
2 cats (typical domestic short haired)
1 bird (cockatiel)



+ 1 wild crow we named and feed, who rears his babies around our house every year
+ 1 more spider who lives in my dads shed that I feed

And how long do I bake this for?

Originally Posted by sloth

And how long do I bake this for?

An hour, in the oven on low heat. Don't forget to grease the tin and add food colouring if you want it to look purty.

Okay, I have prepared the recipe. I should know how it turns out in about five minutes.

Oh God...
OH GOD!
OH MY GOD!
Was this what was supposed to happen!?
Was I supposed to add more food coloring?
OH MY GOD! D8
*pukes*

Be sure to bake them long enough, unless you'd like meningitis~ ♥

*picks his teeth*

Ooh, Tara you forgot to mention to Sloth that...

It's poisonous

Dealthly poisonous.

I have a dog, he's a border collie, and also part Chinese dog, I'm not sure what the name is, but as a result he has shorter fur then purebreds. He'll usually lick my feet/legs if I'm eating and I don't give him any food.

I have a cat. She's a bitch. She hates everyone and always runs away. The only time I ever heard is purr was one time when I fed her.
My old cat was way cooler.

Originally Posted by ilovefrootloops

I have a cat. She's a bitch. She hates everyone and always runs away. The only time I ever heard is purr was one time when I fed her.
My old cat was way cooler.

She sounds like a real sweetheart. Must be such a babe

Kinda sounds like my springer except my springer likes to bathe me in saliva and regularly jumps on me when she gets jealous. She gets jealous when I hug people. Or when I hug Scooby.

Just when I hug things that are not her.

Originally Posted by Raspberry

Kinda sounds like my springer except my springer likes to bathe me in saliva and regularly jumps on me when she gets jealous. She gets jealous when I hug people. Or when I hug Scooby.

This sounds like the exact opposite :p

Originally Posted by ilovefrootloops

This sounds like the exact opposite :p

My dog owns the family. She makes the rules. She can be a bitch.

Just reminded me of her :3

Yea I hear that... my parents got the cat to replace me when I went to uni.