Questions for Pet Lovers

blueyedgirl5946

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I have been doing some thinking this morning about pet lovers. So I have three questions.

1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now

My answers are:

1. yes
2. cats
2. cats

At one time I raised Cocker Spaniels. I loved them, got tired of it and gave away the dogs. I never formed serious attachments to them.
But I have always been seriously committed to everyone of my cats. Whenever I have lost one, it has seemed like a family member died.
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
Yes, but not for long. Maybe two years before we moved to England and the dog stayed with family. My family are not huge on pets, one of my uncles has a cat and some of them live on farms and have farm animals but not typical pet animals

3. What do you have now
5 cats
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now


1. No
2. Neither
3. 2 cats


My mam wouldnt allow animals in the house at all but now she has a cat also
 

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Originally Posted by blueyedgirl5946

1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now
1. Yes
2.
Cats. My family and extended family were cat-oriented. There was only one dog and just for a few weeks - a dog named Zorro who was supposed to be under the care of my sister. She never took care of him!
My mom had to take him to a shelter

3. Cats
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now

1. Yes
2. Dog, then we moved and we found him a home, then a cat.
3. Cats
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
Yes
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
My parents got a dog when I was 6 months old, she lived I think for 18 years. I got my first cat when I was 9. I also had a gerbil, hamsters, a guinea pig and a turtle (all at different times).
3. What do you have now
2 cats and a puppy
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?

Yes!

2. Did you have dogs or cats?

Numerous cats from before my birth, to infinity, one dog, when I turned 13 - to adult


3. What do you have now

Three cats
 

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Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now


The only pets I had growing up were birds, mostly parakeets. We lived in an apt. so no room for dogs and my family were not cat lovers.

I now have one tortie kitty.
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
- Yes. Animals were always a big part of my life.
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
- I had dogs and birds. Oh and fish. I was never allowed to have cats, my grandfather doesn't like cats.
3. What do you have now
- I have 3 cats, but I live in a house where there is a dog and 2 cockatiels as well.
 

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When I was very small we had cats.
Then when I was about 10 or 11, my parents bought me an apricot toy poodle. She was the love of our lives. The only time I ever saw my dad cry was when Fifi died of old age.

Then I got a horse as a teenager. Beautiful Sandy.

I have had other dogs when married, but my true love is cats.

I now have 11, or do they have me?
 

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I love this thread! thanks for thinking of it blueeyedgirl!
 

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What a great thread!

1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?

Yes, we had both cats and dogs. My parents made the cats go outside though and they always got hit by cars, got into fights, etc.

2. Did you have dogs or cats?

Both. See above. When DH and I were married about 5 years or so, I bought an Alaskan Malemute puppy, who was my baby until he died from cancer at 8 years old. Since then, it's just been cats.

3. What do you have now?

Six cats, ranging from 16 years old down to 7 weeks old. All strictly indoors. DH and I have talked about getting another dog someday, but as long as we're both working, we won't.
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up? Yes
2. Did you have dogs or cats? Both
3. What do you have now Cats...domestic and wild/exotics
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now


1) Sure did, however growing up we didn't have a lot of money and Mom was always under the impression that animals were disposible if they did ANYTHING wrong.
(Luckily she has been well educated since then and no longer feels this way.) I think this is the reason I am such a huge animal advocate NOW though.
2) We had one dog growing up and numerous cats at different times.
3) 8 kitties.
 

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Originally Posted by blueyedgirl5946

1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now
1. Yes
2. One dog when I was little who was a family pet. My parents gave her to friends who lived on a farm when we moved. Another dog later who belonged to my brother and sister. I never much cared about dogs and didn't want the responsibility of taking care of them. I did have goldfish at various times and my sister had a parakeet.

3. Six cats
 

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Always had a dog in the family growing up. Also had gerbils and a goldfish.
Friends had cats and I loved them, but I'm (and was) allergic to them.

Now we have seven cats and are at our limit. Started rescuing in 2001 - got really into it 2002. I'm still very allergic, but I know how to manage it - and there are great meds.
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now


1. I got a dog a puppy when I was 12 prior to that no
2. dog
3. 1 cat, but I want a dog too.
 

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1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
Yes
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
When I was really young, I had 2 birds and a few rabbits. Then we went quite a few years without anything. Then around 4th grade I had fish, cats and a couple dogs. I never really cared for dogs much, way preferred cats more! Then we had to move again and I had a bird and fish.
3. What do you have now
Now we have one very spoiled kitty.
 

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Originally Posted by blueyedgirl5946

1. Did you have pets when you were growing up?
2. Did you have dogs or cats?
3. What do you have now
1. Yes
2. I begged my parents to get a cat since as long as I can remember, they weren't really pet type people. They finally gave in when I was 13 years old (only 8 years or so of begging) and we rescued a kitten from an adoption shelter.
3. We have 1 beautiful kitty whom we love very much. My parents also have a kitty too, funny how it works huh?
 
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