Pets

[Chewbecca]

you all have some CUTE pets!
I LOVELOVELOVE that red dobe. I have seriously considered a dobe for my next dog, my husband grew up having dobes. But I'm wondering if one might be too much dog for me to handle.

This is Ella. We adopted her over 2 years ago from a shelter in Chicago. She's an American Pit Bull Terrier. Well, they had her listed as a mix, and as long as she doesn't have papers or a known pedigree, she might as well be a mix.:mrgreen:
She has the CRAZIEST ears, EVER. I saw those ears and HAD TO meet her. And, since you guys asked for pictures...you're getting a TON!:mrgreen:
Here she is chomping on the beef hide that is on her flirtpole (she won it, I had to let her have it, it was only fair). Her nails are dirty because we just got done playing and it has been rainy here.

Here she is on her favorite blanket. It's the BEST BLANKET EVER, and I wish I would have had one made for myself.

Here she is talking smack to me because I had her ball.

Now, Ella LOVESLOVESLOVES people. Loves them. But she HATESHATESHATES other dogs. Hates them.
In this one, my neighbors had their dogs out on the other side of our privacy fence. And my dog goes crazy when their dogs are out.

This is the stink-face look I got for calling her away from the fence.
She was hating me when I snapped this. (oh, and I know the wall of the house is all blown out, but...LOOK AT THAT STINK-FACE!!!)

Yes. She is wearing a tshirt. It was chilly!

I've posted these next ones before.

 

[Ron Evers]

Beaming, a hyper cat, never heard of such a thing. Laf.

Beauty pic.

 

[mikie2084]

Chewbecca what do you mean too much dog? What I can tell you is Duke is the best dog ive ever had, I grew up with a lot of dogs. Dobies are very energetic, very intelligent, very alert, very dedicated to their owners. Duke is sometimes aggressive, never to any people but squirrels and other animals in his yard yes! He actually is a big wuss, and has separation anxiety. He wants to be with me 24/7, I actully like that. If you dont have time to walk, play, and give a Doberman enough stimulation then I would say that Dobermans are not the breed you want to choose.

 

[Chewbecca]

Chewbecca what do you mean too much dog? What I can tell you is Duke is the best dog ive ever had, I grew up with a lot of dogs. Dobies are very energetic, very intelligent, very alert, very dedicated to their owners. Duke is sometimes aggressive, never to any people but squirrels and other animals in his yard yes! He actually is a big wuss, and has separation anxiety. He wants to be with me 24/7, I actully like that. If you dont have time to walk, play, and give a Doberman enough stimulation then I would say that Dobermans are not the breed you want to choose.

Oh no, I didn't mean to offend. I think dobes are AWESOME dogs. Like I said, I'd love to own one one day. What I mean by too much dog is, physically. Their size. Believe me, I know ALL about a dog needing exercise, obedience training, play, and mental stimulation. I own a pit bull!:lmao: She's a BALL of energy. She's not crazy hyper, but she could easily bike ride for 5 miles and be ready to go on a walk half an hour later.
But she's really dog aggressive. And determined. If we see another dog on a walk, I have to see the dog before she does and turn her in another direction, or I have a dog acting like a fool on the end of the leash. She's VERY strong. And she only weighs 54 lbs. (which is quite large for a female pit bull). I'm just afraid that if I got a dobe, and IF this dobe was anywhere near as dog aggressive as my dog is, or if this dog decided he/she wanted to chase a squirrel, that I'd be yanked onto my butt. I'm a small lady.:mrgreen:

 

[manaheim]

I can say without a doubt that I will be having nightmares involving titan.

LOVE that pic of chief from down low looking up at him.

Ron, that second pic of Cricket... did you lay a piece of glass over her and squash her face?

I'll put up some pics of my monsters in a bit...

 

[mikie2084]

Chewbecca you didnt offend me at all, just was unsure if you meant too much dog by size or aggression. The misunderstanding is my fault and I apologize. Duke is very very strong and if he wants to go sniff or chase he could drag me if he wanted to, Im 6'2'' 210lbs! I started training him when he was a puppy with a clicker and voice, if i say come he comes running and sits by myside. As long as you train and continue to, their just like any dog big or small.

 

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[manaheim]

Ok...

I love my animals (and animals in general) so I wrote a bit about each of them. I hope no one minds. I figured it would add a bit to the pictures.

These are some pics of Josephine (named after Napolean's S.O.), our female Maine Coon Cat. I personally think she is about the most beautiful cat I have ever seen, so I tend to take more pictures of her than any of the other cats. However, I see now I need to do some more because these are pretty crappy.

BTW, to give you an idea of size... Josie is our "small" Maine Coon weighing in at about 18lbs.

Josie is a slave to my wife. She is a prissy thing, but I swear I've never seen such undignified behavior from a cat when she's with my wife. Josie has only recently learned to like me... she used to merely tolerate me, as it would have been far too undignified to lash out at me or run away like some tawdry peasant.

Here she is as a kitten... (awww...)

Here she is enjoying the sun...

Here is a closeup of that face of hers...

This next one is Windsor (named after the English royals) (yes, we name all our cats after royalty or significant leaders in history... I'm a geek... geeks have naming schemes for everything... ask me about my socks someday! )

Windsor is, in my opinion, the coolest cat who has ever lived. Very laid-back, very friendly, but also very much in charge and will kick your ass if you need to be put in your place. He even fetches! He's funny. He has always had this particularly odd behavior ... if you put ANYTHING even RESEMBLING a box down, he will instantly go into it. I've seen this cat crawl into shoeboxes, potato chip bags, and yes... drawers...

Sadly, Windsor is probably not long of this world. He's getting old and is aging rapidly. He is, however, still just as friendly as ever. Poor guy really suffers when he does it, but he HAS to jump up on the bed and curl up with me and go to sleep each night. Great cat.


Finally, we have "Smudge". No, there are no royals named smudge that I'm aware of. If the Queen of some country happened to nickname her husband smudge... well, frankly, I really don't think I want to know that. One of our children suggested Smudge for him, and unfortunately the combination of the mark on his nose and his personality... somehow it really fit, so it stuck.

Smudge is affectionately known around the house as "moron", "doofus", "idiot", and my wife's personal favorite... "dip****". He is a very typical male maine coon. VERY friendly, and very uncaring about ... well ... anything. So, he kinda falls off of tables and bumps into people and stuff. What does he care? He's funny.

Smudge is our larger maine coon, weighing in at about 21lbs.

Smudge also happens to be, basically "my cat"... he's the one who follows me around the house for the most part. He's lying on the futon next to me right now in fact.

 

[manaheim]

btw, thanks for the idea Chris. Nice idea for a thread.

 

[Jon0807]

Jonah is a 6 year old Bullmastiff and Marina is 3 year old either min pin or manchester terrier

Another of Jonah

And Marina and the wife

 

[stsinner]

Chewbecca, you've taken the most amazing pictures of your dogs.. I would argue award winning. . Submit them everywhere!!!!

And, mikie2084, I like Duke's ears 1000% more before his cosmetic surgery... Unless you're going to show him, I would have preferred his ears left alone... Sorry for the C&C, but those ears are really, really annoying now, but were really cute floppy.

 

[mikie2084]

stsinner what makes them annoying? Ive always wanted to know the answer to this question, nobody will answer in fear of offending the other person and im not easily offended. To each their own, I grew up with Dobies with pointed ears and actually didnt know they had floppy ears til my teens. Its just normal to me.

 

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[Kegger]

This is my dog Dude, we rescued him about 5 years ago.

This dog is the laziest dog in the world, he naps constantly, will random lay down in the middle of a dead run, and doesn't even jump. You should bend over to pet him, lol.

 

[rubbertree]

love these pictures, keep them coming!
I am dying laughing at Mocha trying to eat the water. I had a 4lb poodle that used to do that!