Any pet owners or soon/want to be owners here?

[Hiroshi Awazu]

That is so cool that he sleeps in your hand like that! Cool name too.

 

[Mike Sterckx]

I have a bit of a problem you guys might be able to give me some advice on. My gf and i have been thinking about getting a dog for several months now.We have the total opposite taste in dogs i myself want either a Black lab, Aussie Blue Healer or a Beagle or even a Shepard Lab cross. My girlfriend, a Pommaranian and thats it! nothing else. What do i do? do I cave in and let her have the little furball or do i stand my ground?. After all we are both paying for a dog if we get one. Look for anyone that owns a Pommaranian, I'm sorry if i offended you. I'm simply not interested in having a dog that small, plus i want my dog to catch balls not marbles:wink:. The thing is we like the outdoors, cycling, long walks, occasionally hiking when our friend insists on us coming along, and camping. You can't really do any of those things with a Pommarainian right?. When we go cycling my girl will put dog in a basket:facepalm: I would rather have my dog run next to us so it gets exercise. Plus what if my gf bails over the handlebars and dogs in basket?. Another thing too is a sense of security with a larger dog we take dog out for walk during late night(we are night owls).So a bit of advice from you all will be helpfull. Also I can find the dogs i like at our local animal shelter, I want to adopt a dog. The money will go to a better cause. Cheers hope to hear from some of you guys and gals

Stand your ground Hiroshi! I'd go for a pointer if i were you. They are very pleasant, mood lifting dogs. Very active and great hunters. They want to play fetch all day. They are less care intensive then shepards or labradors in terms of coaming or cleaning the house.

 

[Mike Sterckx]

Here is a picture of Macro, my Doberman who i had to let go in 2007

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

Here is a picture of Macro, my Doberman who i had to let go in 2007

Sorry to hear you had to let him go. What a great looking dog.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

So my gf and where having coffee at our local hangout yesterday and some fella had his Beagle pup outside.She ended up playing with dog for whole time we where there. I was talking with owner of dog and had mentioned to him we are thinking of a Pommaranian and he gave me the "sorry to hear that type look" LoL! But to make story short, My gf is not dead set on the little furball anymore, I saw her google imaging Beagle pups this morning I've decided myself that I would very much want a Beagle lets just hope my gf is in the same vote ray: It's looking good though!

 

[Jax Humanhater]

So my gf and where having coffee at our local hangout yesterday and some fella had his Beagle pup outside.She ended up playing with dog for whole time we where there. I was talking with owner of dog and had mentioned to him we are thinking of a Pommaranian and he gave me the "sorry to hear that type look" LoL! But to make story short, My gf is not dead set on the little furball anymore, I saw her google imaging Beagle pups this morning I've decided myself that I would very much want a Beagle lets just hope my gf is in the same vote ray: It's looking good though!

I hope you guys go for a Beagle, too.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

• I hope you guys go for a Beagle, too.

  "GOOD NEWS" We are getting a Beagle in September! Hooray! My gf is hooked on them now . So what do you all think .
• http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/148/beaglee.jpg
• http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5043/jameslau1.jpg This was what she wanted at first :frown: (Pommaranian)

 

[Mike Sterckx]

Awwww cuteness overload!

The second pic is not a beagle or is it? Anyway, good for dusting

 

[Dennis Phelan]

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

Awwww cuteness overload!

The second pic is not a beagle or is it? Anyway, good for dusting

The second dog there Spuddy is the Pommaranian my gf wanted at first. The one in the pic was the same kind she wanted.

 

[Jax Humanhater]

Congratulations, Hiroshi. Post pictures when you finally purchased it.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

Wow! did i count "seven" dogs there.

 

[Dennis Phelan]

Knowing where you stand in the pack is a good thing Hiroshi, good count! Last year we did have seven but after that vid, Joy came down with cancer so presently there are ony six. We've taken in some older dogs and the number has changed, up and down. We hope the number is going to continue down and not up again.

 

[Jekabs Elerts]

I have three cats, all rescues. The oldest one is a Norwegian Forest Cat named Tina, the middle one is an American Bombay named Lora and the youngest one is another Norwegian named Cousin Itt. I picked the first two up from streets, the youngest one from a shelter. A great bunch.

 

[David Ross]

I'm like you Jekabs, i have 3 cats, the oldest one who is 12, has only 3 legs and was abandoned at an RAF base, when we took her in she had almost no fur but she's great now, my second cat is 1 year old and my neighbour gave me her in payment for repairing their computer the third one was found straying at only 6 weeks old and someone handed her into the cat rescue shelter i work at so i had to bring her home, she's the most laid back cat i have ever seen.

 

[Jax Humanhater]

I thought I might revive this thread because I want to know if there are more users who want to share their animal companions. I hope there is nothing wrong with that.

For all 21 years of my life, I never owned a single pet.

Owning a dog is expensive and for a cat, I need to find one that I am not allergic to.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

Well we have decided that we are not quite ready for a pet yet. Especially a pup. Girlfriend already has a pet to look after, me lol!

 

[Péter Bártfai]

Our cat is like a part of the family. He doesn't need to be watched, he can come and go, as he behaves really well. He is a really happy cat and it's good to see that! He loves to be with us, and doesn't only search for us when he is hungry! He even watches TV with us sometimes

 

[Pauline Collins]

Well we have decided that we are not quite ready for a pet yet. Especially a pup. Girlfriend already has a pet to look after, me lol!

That's right! i have to keep you on a tight leash

We still want to get a dog but like Hiro is saying we still don't feel we can commit to a pet.

 

[Eric Stranne]

Got a large cat, who sleeps in my wardrobe and chases mice through the livingroom. Love him though