So we have been thru quite a few pets over the years....our one true loyal whose been here from the beginning...my very first "on my own" pet. Bailey aka Baydog. Bailey is fast approaching 9 years old and has gotten grey faced over the past year or so. I still oddly remember the date I got Bailey...January 17th 2001. From the "pound"...he was the cutest puppy EVER...with a little lightening bold bent tip on his tail I just knew he was perfect...and he has been...for the most part.
After getting Bailey we were told of someone trying to get rid of their "beagle mix" so we took him in and ended up with "Tucker". He was about 4 years old when we got him, and a bit ornery. Our favorite thing about Tucker was the howling he would do when he would scratch his back on the floor...he would moan and howl with happiness LOL. Tucker disappeared sometime in 2005. About that time we also somehow ended up with Zoey the cat....Zoey the cat's stay at our house was short lived and she soon got to move in with my Mom.
After Tucker's disappearance we adopted a Lab/Rottweiler mix pup from a kid in the neighborhood...we named her Nia. And she was cute as any puppy could be...Nia's story however is quite sad. One day I hoped in the car heading out to get her some puppy food...kicked it in reverse and had no clue she was under the tire sleeping. You get the gist of the story...I was devastated and horrified, cried for days.
So after our brief stint with Nia and Zoey we were back with just Baydog...again we--er I--decided he needed a buddy. So off to the pound we went again...this time we came home with an adorable white pup. Said white puppy became Brody, and upon our first trip to the pet store we were told "Oh that looks just like a great Dane puppy!" Sure enough Brody soon became a quite large puppy! At our old house we had a giant yard and he was happy as could be. When we moved to this house our yard and house just got too small for both Brody and Bailey. We struggled with the decision to find a new home for Brody and then bit the bullet and did it. It was awful honestly and the boys still say they miss Brody, now 3 years later. He was a sweet, sweet dog but just so darn big. Shortly before getting rid of Brody we got Izzy kitty. She is the best cat ever, seriously.
Hmmm where next....oh yes Catty. Yes she was a cat. We got her in September of 2006 and she was Izzy's half sister, we also "fostered" 3 of her siblings as well and found homes for them. As previously read Catty got sick recently and had to be put to sleep.
We did try out another 6 month old puppy. This craigslist puppy was definitely not for us. Her name was Lilly and was supposedly a beagle/Dalmatian mix...who LOVED to terrify my cats and poop on the floor. This puppy lasted less than a week before I took her back to her owners.
We have heard numerous stories of the newest dog addition...Maddie the Boxer. She's wild, she's crazy, she drives me nuts, but she's the sweetest girl ever. She chews and chews and jumps and bounces and one day may dive thru my sliding glass door...but has a face that cracks me up daily.
AND the newest addition...Rose. A 10wk-ish black fuzz ball of a kitten. She's already been threatened to be evicted for pee'ing on our bed...MY bed, my duvet AND duvet cover, not once, but FOUR+ times. But the boys are crazy about her...so yes we are nuts. And Izzy isn't pleased at all. Not at all. So if you have kept count to who is left...that's 4 pets. 2 dogs, 2 cats. Bailey the Original, Maddie the Spazz, Izzy the Watch Cat, Rose the Fuzzy Pisser. Yes it's a zoo thankfully we have a decent sized house and a fenced yard. I vacuum like crazy and manage to keep the fur from flying fairly well.
After getting Bailey we were told of someone trying to get rid of their "beagle mix" so we took him in and ended up with "Tucker". He was about 4 years old when we got him, and a bit ornery. Our favorite thing about Tucker was the howling he would do when he would scratch his back on the floor...he would moan and howl with happiness LOL. Tucker disappeared sometime in 2005. About that time we also somehow ended up with Zoey the cat....Zoey the cat's stay at our house was short lived and she soon got to move in with my Mom.
After Tucker's disappearance we adopted a Lab/Rottweiler mix pup from a kid in the neighborhood...we named her Nia. And she was cute as any puppy could be...Nia's story however is quite sad. One day I hoped in the car heading out to get her some puppy food...kicked it in reverse and had no clue she was under the tire sleeping. You get the gist of the story...I was devastated and horrified, cried for days.
So after our brief stint with Nia and Zoey we were back with just Baydog...again we--er I--decided he needed a buddy. So off to the pound we went again...this time we came home with an adorable white pup. Said white puppy became Brody, and upon our first trip to the pet store we were told "Oh that looks just like a great Dane puppy!" Sure enough Brody soon became a quite large puppy! At our old house we had a giant yard and he was happy as could be. When we moved to this house our yard and house just got too small for both Brody and Bailey. We struggled with the decision to find a new home for Brody and then bit the bullet and did it. It was awful honestly and the boys still say they miss Brody, now 3 years later. He was a sweet, sweet dog but just so darn big. Shortly before getting rid of Brody we got Izzy kitty. She is the best cat ever, seriously.
Hmmm where next....oh yes Catty. Yes she was a cat. We got her in September of 2006 and she was Izzy's half sister, we also "fostered" 3 of her siblings as well and found homes for them. As previously read Catty got sick recently and had to be put to sleep.
We did try out another 6 month old puppy. This craigslist puppy was definitely not for us. Her name was Lilly and was supposedly a beagle/Dalmatian mix...who LOVED to terrify my cats and poop on the floor. This puppy lasted less than a week before I took her back to her owners.
We have heard numerous stories of the newest dog addition...Maddie the Boxer. She's wild, she's crazy, she drives me nuts, but she's the sweetest girl ever. She chews and chews and jumps and bounces and one day may dive thru my sliding glass door...but has a face that cracks me up daily.
AND the newest addition...Rose. A 10wk-ish black fuzz ball of a kitten. She's already been threatened to be evicted for pee'ing on our bed...MY bed, my duvet AND duvet cover, not once, but FOUR+ times. But the boys are crazy about her...so yes we are nuts. And Izzy isn't pleased at all. Not at all. So if you have kept count to who is left...that's 4 pets. 2 dogs, 2 cats. Bailey the Original, Maddie the Spazz, Izzy the Watch Cat, Rose the Fuzzy Pisser. Yes it's a zoo thankfully we have a decent sized house and a fenced yard. I vacuum like crazy and manage to keep the fur from flying fairly well.
Poor quality...I pulled into the garage to this...crazy dog sticks her head thru the cat door...
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