Furbaby Friday (NEW weekly thread)

DSculley1824 · November 2014

Hi everyone! After discussions on another thread it was decided to add a new weekly thread dedicated to our furbabies! @DaydreamSam‌ and I are partnering up to do this new thread every week. Hope y'all enjoy it

Let's see your adorable pictures! It can be of your own furbaby/furbabies or picture of cute furbabies that you find online (if you don't have any furbabies but still want to participate). Update us each week if something new is happening with them or if you have a funny story, etc.

QOTW: This week will be more of a "get to know you". Tell us a little about your furbaby. Names? Age? Breed? Where did you get your furbaby?

DSculley1824 · November 2014

I'll start us out! Here is a picture of my two furbabies.

QOTW:
1. Remi is the black and tan furbaby. He is a 7 year old Lab/German Shepard/Husky mix. I got home from a local humane society when I was a Junior in college. He is what I call my "heart dog".
2. Zeus is the tan furbaby. He is a 3 year old American Pit Bull Terrier. I got him from a local humane society too (different one then Remi). He is such a good boy. He's changing people's opinions of the breed every time someone meets him.

juneroses · November 2014

I love this thread! This is Max, a rescue from the APA, and Turk, a fetal kitten who came up begging for food last thanksgiving. They both started purring the moment I picked them up, and I was in love.

theholmanherd · November 2014

For the Q: I have 2 fur babies.

Coffey, 2 1/2 (Feb 11, 2012), Pembroke Welsh Corgi, new breeder in AZ. It was their first litter and he was the runt. He still is! Most are 25-30 (or more if overweight), but he's never been over 18-19lbs.

Gage, 1 1/2 (March 11, 2013), Bernese Mountain Dog, established breeder in a small town just north of San Diego. He was the runt of the boys. His parents were 115-130lbs but he's still under 100. FTR, established breeder doesn't mean quality. We made a mistake with him (double grandfather, which we were clueless about at the time). Well, the inbreeding led to issues. He has no immune system and he's on a special diet. No treats or special bones or anything, because they all make him sick. He will be on meds his whole life. I'm just glad he ended up with us because we can afford his care. I recommend finding a breeder who doesn't inbreed or adopt from a shelter if you are experienced with dogs.

ShellyR · November 2014

I have a little poodle/shih tau (mostly poodle) mutt mix from the humane society. She's is from the human society, so we aren't sure on her age, but we think 11 or 12. Her name is Sadie.

We've had her for almost 10 years and I'm totally in love. She doesn't bark and she demands nothing.

If she could host a parade every time I walked through the front door, she would.

I love this thread!

I will post a photo later if I can figure it out.

ETA: spelling

dancerspose · November 2014

Love this!

We have 3 fur babies (well technically a fourth if you count the spider, but I'll spare you all that). Rascal is the oldest, the all dark cat at 9 who we adopted from a shelter. Next is the cat with white, Gremlin, who we got from a friend who rescued an abandoned litter. He's 6 years old. Finally the big baby of the family is our 4 year old purebred Doberman, Remy. We actually found him at a local shelter too. Someone gave him up even though they paid a fortune for him from a breeder in Germany. We have a bit of a full house, but wouldn't have it any other way.

GoBucksOH · November 2014

OHMYGOSH I love this check in!!

Joe is our Boxer. He is 5 years old and a total mama's boy. He still plays like a puppy. Sweet as pie.

Cody is a 17 year old Maltese. We recently inherited him from my mom and dad who are both ill and in a nursing home. He has lots of special needs but is a sweet heart. He weighs about 8 pounds.

mharnicker · November 2014

This is our Jack Russell Yorkie named Barkevious. He is 21 months old and was rescued at 3 months old from MARS( Midwest Animal Rescue Services). He weighs about 12 Lbs and his favorite thing to do is snuggle.

Sewfie · November 2014

Everyone has such adorable furbabies! I love all the pictures.

QOTW: This week will be more of a "get to know you". Tell us a little about your furbaby. Names? Age? Breed? Where did you get your furbaby?

We have 3 kittehs- Soju, Alley, and Sadie.
Soju (white chest) and Alley (in pirate mode) are both 12; they're littermates that I got from my now-ex-husband's LT in South Korea in 2002. She found out that she couldn't take them back with her, and I think her roommate didn't like cats, so she gave them to us. I flew on a commercial flight, so they were able to go back to the States with me. Originally, their names were Poji/Boji and Goyangi (I think that's the right spelling; basically, Pussy and Cat). I was not going to take them to a Korean vet and be like, here's my Poji I wanted to rename them Soju (the j sound is just right for her; it's a Korean alcoholic beverage) and Kimchi (a Korean dish), but Goyangi was a daddy's girl and he wanted to name her Alley. I think it does fit her pretty well. They both have deformed tails. Soju's is like a pig tail, it's straight for a couple of inches and then curls around. Alley's is about 3 or so inches shorter than the average cat and is straight, with a little crook at at the end. Soju is totally my baby cat, she loves snuggling up next to me and gets really mad if I cuddle with Sadie. She's okay with me cuddling her sister though.

Sadie, the Siamese mix, is about 3. She was an abandoned cat an old neighbor found in 2011, all scabby and super skinny. We were just going to foster her, but my now-husband completely fell for her, so we had to keep her. She's crossed eye and full of piss and vinegar- you'll be petting her nicely and suddenly she goes into wild kitty mode. The sisters never bite or scratch, so she makes up for them. And she loves MH. She follows him everyone around the house. She loves me too, but she's definitely a daddy's girl.

We recently lost our big boy, Romeo. MH found him in the parking lot of his apartment complex and took him in in 2006, after his cat passed away. He was the sweetest big baby. He always had to make sure that he was touching both of us when he snuggled in bed with us. He'd be cuddled up against me and have one paw on MH or vice versa. He was 8 years old and loved by everyone that met him. He got invited with us to our neighbor's scrabble party! And I swear he sold the house I used to own. I had it on the market for like two years, and the people that finally bought it mentioned that they kept looking at it because they wanted to see Romeo again (MH, then boyfriend, had moved in just a few months prior to selling it).

GoBucksOH · November 2014

Ok so these pictures are making me so darn happy but I am loving the names too!

@mharnicker - Barkevious, LOOOVE IT!

@shafwilson - Gremlin, this is great!

@triathlete23 - love the name Remington!

kushie77 · November 2014

I love this thread!

We have 3 cats. From left to right Lilly, Jasper and Socks. Lilly and Socks came from the local shelter, Jasper was the neighborhood stray who followed DH into the basement one day and never left. Lilly is super sassy, Jasper is the clown of the group and Socks is our old man, he's very vocal.

This pic was the day we brought our dog Lola home from the shelter, we were in the yard with her and we looked over and saw the cats checking her out in the window.

Edited- posted too quick

Lilly is a domestic shorthair, Jasper is a Bengal, but his pattern is considered undesirable, Socks is a Hemingway (you can kind of see all his extra toes in the pic)

Lola we were told was a lab mix. So we got a DNA kit and sent it in. Results are hysterical. Her DNA shows:

Vizsla

American Staffordshire Terrier

Chihuahua

Havanese

Bullmastiff

Great Swiss Mountain Dog

Portuguese Water Dog

Needless to say she's our Mutt.

sweetball33 · November 2014

It's my pleasure to introduce you to Professor Harold Worthington... aka Harry. He is a bloodhound and his litter was born on our wedding day, so we knew it was meant to be! Although I underestimated his sloppiness, he cracks me up on a daily basis! He just turned 3 so I"m hoping his energy level will fall soon

deelopi9 · November 2014

Happy Friday I love this thread...

This is our fur baby Malley at 8 weeks old. In December she'll be 2. My family calls her Killer Kitty since she won't let anyone near her or me. She loves to cuddle and do biscuits on my neck. I have to be careful and clip her nails or else it gets red and looks like a hickey.

LindseyM2012 · November 2014

This is my baby Bastion. He is a 10 year old rescued Rottweiler mix. He is a stocky and strong 85 pounds, but thinks he is a lap dog. His hobbies include: keeping watch of his home, tearing apart toys in less than 10 mins (he tore that stuffing-less toy apart in 7 mins), working out with mommy and daddy (he is carrying around my 8lb free weight like a bone) and trying to please daddy (his sweet "look what I brought you, Daddy" face is ALWAYS on).

Edited: I got too excited to share and hit post too soon.

RN1175 · November 2014

We have a 13 year old cat, Hannah. (See profile sideways pic). I found her out in CA when she was just 6 weeks old. She was living in a bush and was starved and full of mange. I took her in to have her fixed and shots. I had no plans of keeping her but 13 years later here we are! She came all the way across the US from CA to MN in her cat carrier 7 years ago with us when we moved. She is kind of crabby with the kids sometimes but she has turned into a lap cat and is very loving with adults. I have no idea what we will do when she is no longer with us. It will be a sad sad day at our house. MH is allergic to cats so we get her shaved down every few months but, I don't think we will get another cat because of this. We will enjoy every day we have with her for now.

AnnaClaire256 · November 2014

This is Mya Bea or "big girl" as I call her most of the time. She's our 3 year old, sweet, gentle giant. When we got her from the shelter they assured us she wouldn't get bigger than 25lbs. At her last vet visit I think she was around 70!

And then there's Maddie or "little girl". She's a 7 year old miniature yorkie that is six pounds of furry wonderful. She's so easy going and lovey. I had her long before I met DH, but the love she has for him is borderline ridiculous. Everyday, about an hour before the time he usually comes home, she will go sit by the door and wait for him. It's pretty adorable.

AnonymousNurse · November 2014

Cute idea! (the term furbaby super creeps me out but I will overlook that for cute pet pics)

My 3 dogs are down in my signature.... on the left is Jack, he is a 7 year old shepherd mix. He came from a shelter when he was very young (rescued from an abusive situation). Next is Lou, who is a 6 year old sheltie/lab mix. He was also a rescue from a bad situation. Then there is Neville, our 1 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi who was not a rescue at all.

Below are our kitties, Maggie and Ava. They are littermates and totally inseparable.

I've also always had horses but unfortunately had to sell mine recently. I miss him dearly and hope to get back into it soon!

redandblue · November 2014

I LoVe this thread! It's fun to do a little bragging about our dear pets! Meet Theo. He is a Golden Doodle that we adopted as a puppy from a breeder a couple hours away from us. When DH and I decided to look for a dog we did some research on different breeds. I basically did a search on kijiji and these 'doodles' kept coming up. I had never heard of them before! Well 6 1/2 years later I see them all the time now! We love Theo so much! He is such a Mommy suck! He is a very polite boy and gets a little nervous about his size sometimes (like will not go under a chair to get a toy for fear of knocking something). I can't imagine our home without him!

He LOVES the snow! He was probably the only one who was thrilled yesterday when we got some snow! That picture is last spring when the snow was melting! He laid in it for as long as he could! *********************warning, loss mentioned******************************** Here is a picture of Theo and our cat Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately Mickey is no longer with us, as he was very sick and had to be put to sleep last summer. He was such an amazing cat! More like a dog really. Would greet you at the door, meow back like he was answering questions! We miss him!

sweetball33 · November 2014

@Triathlete23I would DEFINATELY wait until you have outdoor space for him. They don't shed much, so rather than deal with hair, it's just drool. I wiped down my walls and ceilings weekly as he shakes his big slobbery face daily and it gets on everything. We have cloths stationed around the house in the event of a spontaneous drool attack. They are also the most stubborn breed I have ever owned. It's his world, and we're just living in it

GoBucksOH · November 2014

sweetball33 said:

@Triathlete23I would DEFINATELY wait until you have outdoor space for him. They don't shed much, so rather than deal with hair, it's just drool. I wiped down my walls and ceilings weekly as he shakes his big slobbery face daily and it gets on everything. We have cloths stationed around the house in the event of a spontaneous drool attack. They are also the most stubborn breed I have ever owned. It's his world, and we're just living in it

We do this with our Boxer! In fact, when we came home from work last night and started watching TV, we noticed a big blob of slobber on the screen. Oops, missed a spot! We also keep rags tucked behind couch pillows so that they are easily accessible when needed

mrskimmell · November 2014

I am deff using my work computer since I have some down time but this makes me so happy!!!! I can't wait till I get home and I can put up pictures of all my furbabies!!!!!! so excited to see this thread!!

mshandlebar · November 2014

Such a good idea, thank you!

We joke that we shopped in the scratch and dent store for our two kittehs. They aren't perfect, but we love them!

This is Noah (aka tons of fun, lunch box, chubbles or meeowzalbub). MH got him from his sister about 8 years ago. She had found him scrounging through a dumpster in downtown Columbia. We think he is 12. He is a biiiig boy, as in currently 20 lbs and that is after a really stringent diet. We are pretty sure that he is constantly saying "Snacks?" in a high pitched inquisitive voice. Besides, eating, his favorite activity is napping. He is particularly handy on a cold winter night.

This is Cyclops (so named for obvious reasons). She also goes by snack pack and little one. We've only had her for about 2 years. Her former owner is a friend of ours who moved to Scotland and didn't want to make this little lady suffer such a long voyage. We don't know how she lost her eye, but we like to imagine that back in her rough and tumble days she was a tough cookie. She is the sweetest little thing. She meeps instead meows and will only eat if someone is watching her. Her depth perception is not the best, and it is ridiculously adorable watching her try to chase bugs.

SND1231 · November 2014

My furbaby is Romeo. He is 8 years old. He is a full blood Maltese. He is actually very small but his massive amount of hair hides it! He was the runt of the litter at a small dog boutique where the owners dog had puppies. He's hypo allergic and doesn't shed which are huge perks to me! He sleeps with me and my DH every night. He loves my sock monkey collection and will sneak across furniture etc to get them and then brings them to me all guiltily lol!! I love my puppy!
edited because I can't spell.
P.S. that's my DH rocking my puppy lol!! Can't get it to turn sorry!

redandblue · November 2014

Omg @Buttmonkey34‌ Maui looks totally like Theo's twin! The doodle is such a great breed! I can't imagine life without ours!

MustangChic · November 2014

I adore this thread!

We have 4 furbabies! 2 dogs (GT and Turbo). They are a Yorkie/chihuahua mix and a toy fox terrier. We also have two cats (Shelby and Leonidas). They are a special breed called the Savannah which is a cross between a domestic cat and an African Serval. They are pretty awesome! They are extremely smart. They follow us around, open doors/cabinets, usually like to play in water, play fetch, and are super super sweet!

This is our little girl Shelby.

And this is Leonidas.

RogueZymosis · November 2014

Yay pets! Thanks to @DaydreamSam‌ I feel like I can share my numerous pets!

We only have 2 fur babies. They are shih tzu labradoodle sisters. They're almost 3 years old and came from a whoops litter from my mom. One is tan and takes after her mom, the labradoodle. The other is black and white and takes after her daddy, the shih tzu. They're both adorable and have their own special personalities.

We also have 5 reptile babies. Our newest additions are mulder and Scully. Mulder is a grey gargoyle gecko. She loves eating crickets and watching the fish swim around. We think she thinks they're food on the other side of the glass. Scully is a 8 month old leopard tortoise. Her hobbies include eating weeds in the garden and swimming in her water dish.

Our oldest pet babies are 2 aquatic turtles. They are both at least 10 years old and will hopefully move to a backyard pond in the summer. "Big turtle" loves doing laps and eating lettuce. "Little turtle" enjoys laying unfertilized eggs and knocking down her filter.

Our middle reptile baby is a 2 year old corn snake. She hides in her bedding or dark corners of her enclosure.

Best of all, all our pets are girls, as far as we know. SO loves this fact and that he's the most masculine in the whole house!

je333206 · November 2014

Okay so I'm a little late to the party, but I'll take any chance I can get to talk about my 3 doggies. All 3 are rescued. My hubby named the first two after Michigan coaches, the 3rd is named after the character in "To Kill a Mockingbird".

We rescued Bo first, he's between 4-5 years old, has a giant head, tiny legs, and a long chunky body, the vet has no idea what kind of dog he is. He's the best, which is why we got another dog. We didn't think he could bark for the first 3 months we owned him.

Brady is #2, he's between 3-4 and a Jack Russell-Beagle mix, when we saw him at the SPCA he wasn't eating, his hair was falling out, and he was making a terrible screeching noise instead of barking, obviously I had to have him. He's still a nervous wreck and takes Prozac for that, he sleeps in our bed, right between us, on his back and puts his head on our pillows. Oh, and he is obsessed with me.

I found Scout when I was driving between nursing homes for work, someone threw her out of their moving car on a busy road. I stopped and picked her up, she was covered with fleas and in heat. We weren't supposed to keep her but by the time an interested family came over to see her I had fallen in love and had to keep her. She is between 1-2 and has quite the personality and can jump higher than any dog I've ever seen, she's also in charge of the other two. No one has any idea of what breed she is but shes adorable. When we took her to the vet for the first time she didn't have a name, when they asked I immediately blurted out Beyonce, the other dogs have a name that starts with a "B" so she should too. Well, now we get reminder post cards saying "Beyonce needs her teeth cleaned" "It's time for Beyonce's rabies shot", it makes us laugh

ETA: Grammar is hard. So is spelling.

j&j620 · November 2014

Here's Jack:

We adopted him as a kitten in 2007. I grew up with dogs and most of the people we know are dog people...and they all think he's fabulous! He's very chill and personable. He's also the world's best heating pad, which is fantastic for me on this super crampy morning.

short0ne22 · November 2014

Late to the party but so excited about this thread!

We have two furbabies. Our cat Mister is an old man at 14. I became his full-time mom eight years ago when my parents moved out of state and couldn't take him with them. His original name was Peanut, but since he is a big boy at 20lbs he became Mr. Peanut, then just Mister. He has to have milk every morning (which could be part of his weight problem...)

Our kitty Samson we adopted on 8/8/08 and he is truly my baby. He follows me around the house, hangs out with me in the bathroom while I get ready in the morning and snuggles with me at night. He is truly a lover but very skittish so doesn't come around when "strangers" come over.

This is what I see when I get ready in the morning - Samson waiting for me at the top of the stairs and Mister waiting at the bottom.

Someday when we have a house we'd love to add a pup to our family. @DaydreamSam I am jealous of your goats! If we get some land I hope we'll have a few goats!

mshandlebar · November 2014

@short0ne22 Gotta love husky cats! While our cat Noah is pretty overweight he is also built like a linebacker. Looks like Mister is the same way

@MustangChic I love Savannah cats! Where did you get them?

BKAlyssa · November 2014

I'm a little late, but I love this thread!

We got Ash 3 years ago from a shelter. She's the grey kitty. We had planned on changing her name, but after not being able to find her for 24 hours once we got her home, we started calling her name and she magically appeared. She isn't super cuddly, but she goes in spurts of wanting tons of attention and not wanting to be touched. Her meow sounds really grumpy.

Bruce Wayne is our cute little black kitty. We got him from a shelter on St. Patrick's day this year. He is a lover of a kitty, and he has a mischievous streak. He loves straws, and he'll steal them from cups and run! He also sleeps in the weirdest positions (as seen in the pic below). His meow is the exact opposite of Batman's voice- he still sounds like a kitten when he graces us with this voice.

MustangChic · November 2014

@mshandlebar We got our Savannahs from 2 different breeders. We did a bunch of research and absolutely had to own one, so we ended up with Shelby. We picked her out and had to wait about 4 weeks until we could pick her up. She stole our hearts! And then a year later we decided she needed a "sibling" so we drove 2 hours to look at a kitten. When we got there the breeder handed the kitten to me and he proceeded to snuggle into my arms and fall asleep. Needless to say I wasn't going to leave without him!

He is a complete trouble maker and gets into everything, but that's part of why we love him.

Radiantly · November 2014

here is my cutie "Kamal" yesterday - he took a nap in my husband's sweatshirt hood hanging off a chair. he is so frikken cute it kills us.

DSculley1824 · November 2014

@lemonliz‌ is it a stray feral cat? I work with an animal rescue group and we have stray feral cat colonies. I can give you some tips if you want. We build shelters out of storage bins for them. I could send you pics. Pretty cheap to make and it keeps them warm all winter

DSculley1824 · November 2014

@lemonliz‌ this is the model we use. You get a big storage tub (for the outside layer) and then either a size smaller storage tub or a styrofoam cooler (for the inside layer). Cut a hole in each container and line then up with each other (so the kitties can go in and out). Then fill between the two containers with straw and also fill the inside cooler with straw. Put both lids back on and then secure everything in place with heavy duty waterproof tape. Hope that helps!!

cu97tiger · November 2014

I love this thread so much! We rescued a bonded pair of (assumed) brothers this past June (on the anniversary of losing our first sweet lab mix three years earlier).

The first picture is of Frederick Armand (Freddie, Freddie, sweet boy). He has the softest ears, is so sweet and he'll break your heart with those incredible eyes. When we got them, you could count his ribs he was so skinny. We don't know how long they were on the street.

Next is Heinrich Fritz (Fritz, Bullgoat, Dr. Frussleman). He is an attention whore and is crazy strong. He doesn't love giving kisses but occasionally he'll surprise you, which is the best.

We constantly get complimented on them... how attractive they are, what good boys they are. Ironic since we didn't birth them ourselves

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ETA: this is amlrunner. Posting from my phone at 4am.

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