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dave
July 11, 2005 1:50 PM Post #1615291
| There are a total of 436 votes:
| Just the usual dogs, cats, fish or other pets
(325 votes, 74%) |  |
| We raise chickens (for eggs or meat?)
(24 votes, 5%) | |
| We raise rabbits
(5 votes, 1%) | |
| We raise goats
(4 votes, 0%) | |
| We raise ducks and/or geese
(1 votes, 0%) | |
| We raise emus or ostriches
(0 votes, 0%) | |
| We raise worms or beneficial insects or butterfly larvae
(13 votes, 2%) | |
| We have a fish farm
(0 votes, 0%) | |
| We raise large livestock (pigs, sheep, cattle, horses)
(19 votes, 4%) | |
| No animals here!
(45 votes, 10%) | |
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hgurule
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
July 11, 2005 1:56 PM Post #1615302
| Just one border collie named Ginger. She is a real sweetheart...
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ViolaAnn
Ottawa, ON (Zone 5a)
July 11, 2005 2:24 PM Post #1615354
| The last cat died a bit more than a year ago. My husband said "no more"! :-(
So no animals except the neighbour's cat who thinks she owns the whole neighbourhood and the pesky squirrels which regularly dig up my garden.
Ann |
georgiagarden3
Arlington, GA (Zone 8a)
July 11, 2005 2:30 PM Post #1615363
| No animals here!Unless you count the 3 teenagers...hmmm
now that I rethink that yes we DO have 3 animals...(hehehe) |
Sequee
Carmel, NY (Zone 6b)
July 11, 2005 2:43 PM Post #1615390
| 4 cats and 1 dog - who's the same size as 3 of the cats!!!
("Look, Mom! I'm a penguin!")
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emilyrasmus
Portland, OR (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 3:14 PM Post #1615461
| Do snakes count too? 
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Lenjo
Mount Angel, OR (Zone 8a)
July 11, 2005 3:25 PM Post #1615487
| We live here on the farm with cows, chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, pigeons. We have had goats, pigs, doves, quail, milkcow, all kinds of critters here but now that the kids are gone we don't have as much as we used to. Hubby even keeps a few bees. |
drdon
Temecula, CA (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 4:26 PM Post #1615655
| We raise horses, yet have four doggies and raise earthworms to digest the horse manure and release lots of beneficial insects for a variety of pest control issues including barn flies. 
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sadie_mae
Central, KY (Zone 6b)
July 11, 2005 4:27 PM Post #1615660
| Cattle, 5 dogs and a cat here. |
ellesgh
Humansville, MO
July 11, 2005 4:30 PM Post #1615671
| we got rabbit.
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red_princess_71
Lilesville, NC (Zone 7b)
July 11, 2005 4:50 PM Post #1615729
| We got a dog, fish, 2 cockateils, 1 parakeet, 1 box turtle...So we have a few to take care of |
Sequee
Carmel, NY (Zone 6b)
July 11, 2005 4:54 PM Post #1615733
| drdon - happy dog! Very cool! |
MiniSchnuz
New Iberia, LA (Zone 9a)
July 11, 2005 5:18 PM Post #1615790
| I got 4 dogs, 2 cats, some chickens for eggs.. |
2pugdogs
(Linda) Winfield, KS (Zone 6a)
 July 11, 2005 5:22 PM Post #1615802
| 2 pugs, and 2 momma cats with 7 baby kittens. |
BetsyBug
Memphis, TN (Zone 7b)
July 11, 2005 5:39 PM Post #1615843
| 5 cats, and lots of dust bunnies! |
zone5girl
Painesville, OH (Zone 5b)
July 11, 2005 5:44 PM Post #1615853
| We have one dog, named Kiara (my son is a BIG fan of Lion King!). 
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saya
Heerlen
Netherlands (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 6:29 PM Post #1615971
| Uhhh..what...I said do not disturb...of course I'm a dog and I'm looking at my favourite program now at Animal Planet...sooooo interesting.. 
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planting_patti
Fort Lupton, CO (Zone 5a)
July 11, 2005 6:39 PM Post #1616008
| How's 2 Aussie Shepherd/Blue Heeler mix, Cody & Checkers; 1 Nubian Goat, Gussie, 2 ducks, Molly & Esther; 5 cats, Simon, Spike, Tulsa, Cruzer & Smokey and sometimes the neighbors dog, Lilly...LOLOL*** |
sierramp
Reno, NV
July 11, 2005 7:21 PM Post #1616136
| Two agility and therapy dog Aussies. 
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Terry
Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a)
 July 11, 2005 7:26 PM Post #1616151
| One pooch, a smiling Samoyed that we welcomed into our lives and home almost a year ago, when she was nearly a year old. No cats, as we have several bluebird houses, and are happy to report many generations have nested in our yard over the past several years. We also have dozens of shubunkin, comets and plain goldfish in our ponds.
Rabbits, possum, coyotes, deer all sometimes wander into the yard, but they're definitely not pets, and are not terribly welcome.
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hanna1
Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a)
July 11, 2005 7:29 PM Post #1616157
| One Golden Retriever 'Yogi', 2 cats 'Skittles and Poppycorn', 2 snakes "Bisquit" a Ball Python and "Cleo" my Rainbow Boa!!!! Very tame, LOL.
Annie |
Yuska
San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 7:55 PM Post #1616208
| Several cats, plus assorted wildlife: possums that like to claim tomatoes and tangerines, squirrels that raid the bird feeders, an occasional gecko or toad, baby snakes (have yet to see a grown one) and a myriad collection of insects. |
Gwendalou
Langley, WA (Zone 7b)
July 11, 2005 8:11 PM Post #1616250
| Saya, wow, you're dog can read a foreign language! LOL Our dog barks like crazy if she sees any other animals on tv. If it's another dog, she goes beserk. This makes it hard to watch tv with her in the room!
We have two dogs and mason bees. Will hopefully be adding chickens, ducks, and geese next spring. |
kerry_in_ky
Dry Ridge, KY (Zone 6a)
July 11, 2005 8:43 PM Post #1616330
| 1 tarantula, 1 big dog and a bin of redworms. I would love to have chickens but can't here. |
Kelli
L.A. (Canoga Park), CA (Zone 10a)
July 11, 2005 9:04 PM Post #1616387
| We have some goldfish and koi. They all have names. They're hard to photograph, but this is Silky. 
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Tim55
Orlando, FL (Zone 9b)
July 11, 2005 9:12 PM Post #1616407
| I'd guess I'll vote the first choice, seeing as you don't have "humans" listed I guess "other" will have to do.
I have two, Tim, & Paulette. I've owned them since I was just a "pup".
They're pretty well house broken now, and do most things I want them to. They do think they "own" the place but I'm working on that every day. I still have to beg to get them to drive me around, and I have to keep at least one of them on a leash when I take them for a walk. But all things considered they're pretty good, as most humans go.
"Precious"
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littlefieryone
orange county, CA
July 11, 2005 9:41 PM Post #1616465
| samson our 12 year old half akita half lab. 
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MaryEv
Columbus, OH (Zone 6a)
July 11, 2005 10:26 PM Post #1616565
| I have one chocolate lab, Charlie Brown. He's definately a blockhead, he's gone through three windows. Though a little "tetched" in the head, he's the sweetest thing, ever! :) 
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Ivy1
Mystic, CT (Zone 6b)
July 11, 2005 10:37 PM Post #1616597
| Sometimes I think I am raising garden pests and diseases. You know, Japanese Beetles, Locusts, Mosquitos...
We have a poodle, Tippy and a chinchilla, Zack.
Here'is Zack:
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Karrie20x
Spokane, WA (Zone 5b)
July 11, 2005 10:41 PM Post #1616614
| Just a cat named "Mad Max". He's 8 years old but you'd never know it. In the mornings he spazzes out, jumps high in the air, does 360's - dashes away quickly hoping someone will chase him down. He's a ham. |
Ivy1
Mystic, CT (Zone 6b)
July 11, 2005 10:44 PM Post #1616617
| This is Tippy: He does not have dirt on his face or fleas. That is dust on my camera lens.
Oh, wait, that might be dust on my computer screen! I guess I better get out the cleaner!
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JeanneTX
Willis, TX (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 10:58 PM Post #1616645
| I have two elderly Yorkies and my Rambuncious cat.."Pookies" 
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danak
Olympia, WA (Zone 7b)
July 11, 2005 11:00 PM Post #1616654
| We have four cats, two fish tanks, a pond awaiting some goldfish from a friend, and our newest addition: six chicks! We got two each of three kinds: Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns, and Americaunas, which will lay brown, white, and green eggs respectively. We already have friends lining up for green eggs, even though they won't lay for months yet... :) |
kennedyh
Churchill, Victoria
Australia (Zone 10a)
 July 11, 2005 11:09 PM Post #1616670
| We have just the one cat, Smokey 
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QueenB
Shepherd, TX (Zone 8b)
July 11, 2005 11:24 PM Post #1616711
| Hmmm...I'd vote, but I don't have the option of listing more than one answer. I have the following:
dogs
cats
fish
chickens
goats
So what do I do?? |
araness
Auburn, AL (Zone 8a)
July 11, 2005 11:34 PM Post #1616736
| We have a Yorkie, but she prefers to be called Her Royal Highness Zapita Margarita I 
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morrowsmowers
Glassboro, NJ (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 12:27 AM Post #1616863
| We have 2 dogs, one is a Beagle named Rosco and the other is a mix of Red Bone Coon Hound and American Staffordshire Terrier named Howard. We also have 2 female rabbits, and some mildly aggressive tropical fish. In the past we also have had a Gecko and some Hamsters.
Ken & Sue in Glassboro, NJ
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maxxy
Aurora, IL
July 12, 2005 12:47 AM Post #1616907
| We have 4 cats...Miko, Harley (who is LARGE and in charge), Mac, and Maxine...(she thinks she is the Princess), we also have 2 ponds, both with fish...Koi, goldfish (we call them the "miracle" babies), and a Shubunkin. |
JuJu55
Jasper Co., MO (Zone 6b)
July 12, 2005 12:47 AM Post #1616910
| Here's my smart dog cattle, shepherd and rott mix, Rusty is 2 yrs. old...
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berrygirl
Braselton, GA (Zone 7b)
July 12, 2005 6:03 AM Post #1617935
| Have 3 dogs, 2 cats and 1 hen.
Not to mention the ton of rabbits and deer that we feed- or rather they are fed by our garden- LOL!! |
woodspirit1
Lake Toxaway, NC (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 10:26 AM Post #1618039
| We also have a koi, a shebunken (don't know the spelling), a fancy goldfish and another ugly yellow koi my spousal unit calls "horseface." We go fishing at a nearby lake from time to time and put 3 bream in the pond because they were still alive when we got home with them.
I am looking for a puppy; something not too large, but not too yappy. Perhaps a sheltie or a corgi. |
MollyMc
Archer/Bronson, FL (Zone 8b)
July 12, 2005 11:09 AM Post #1618071
| I have 2 dogs, 3 parrots and several fish in the pond.
I don't raise them, they raise me.
Molly
:^))) |
adinamiti
Balotesti
Romania
July 12, 2005 11:53 AM Post #1618105
| I have a german shepherd, Boss, very cute and so smart !
Adina
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leaflady
Hughesville, MO (Zone 5a)
July 12, 2005 12:27 PM Post #1618170
| I clicked on chickens as they are the only species allowed to reproduce around here. But we also have one peacock(Moses), one guinea hen(Mrs. G), 2 goose hens(Marsha & Mary), dozens of unnamed pigeons and banty chickens, 3 dogs, 5 cats, 1 parakeet, 1 dwarf bunnie(Sheldon), 5 fish, & 2 degus.
I think we should be allowed to click on more than one choice in the poll. I seldom vote because just one doesn't really say it all. |
rutholive
Tonasket, WA (Zone 5a)
July 12, 2005 1:15 PM Post #1618262
| I too wish we could click on more than one choice. I have the following:
My best friend, Bluebird a Lhaso Apso
Mason Bees and lots of wild bees
Bull Snakes
Garter, and or Blue racers, maybe the same
Toads & Frogs
About 35 goldfish and one Koi
Lots and I do mean Lots of birds ---Second bluebird fledglings, 2 nests of Orioles, Catbirds (nest somewhere) Lots of hummingbirds, and hundreds of quail
Banties, large, i rooster, 2 hens, all more than 5 yrs. and keep me in eggs
Deer sometimes, not really welcome
Lots of whitetail bunnies and not welcome even tho they are cute
groundhog--not welcome
Here is my Blue dog.
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Ivy1
Mystic, CT (Zone 6b)
July 12, 2005 1:44 PM Post #1618311
| This year our neighbor 2 doors down (who had let his yard go back to nature for 25 years) sold his house. The contractors immediately went in and cut, plowed, and ripped every bit of the jungle down. Now our yard is so full of birds- Bluejays nesting next to the bedroom (why oh why did the loudest bird pick the bedroom side of the house?), Wrens, Sparrows, Yellowbellied Flickers, Catbirds (in the grape arbor), Cardinals, Robins, Titmice, Chickadees, and Nuthatches. It's quite wonderful for us, but I'm sad for wildlife losing their safe homes in the brambles. |
grannyrose
Walhalla, SC (Zone 7b)
July 12, 2005 2:16 PM Post #1618391
| Wish I could send ya'll pictures!
7 horses-
Strokes-American Quarter Horse (AQHA) A barrel racer
Sugar- AQHA She was our first! She's a sweet old mama. Sugar is Queen !
Red Man-Sugar's 3yr.old in training. Future barrel racer!
Ziggy-Sugars 1yr.old filly. She's a sweetheart !
Miracle- 1yr.old paint filly (brown and white)
Bullet-4 yr. old paint gelding in training (miracles brother)
Midnight-4 yr. old bay gelding that kk is training for someone
4 dogs:
Lacey- the queen of the house is a 6 yr old collie that lives inside with me
Bandit- the stray that i came to love is about a 3yr.old beagle
Cody-my grandaughters red heeler
casey- my grandaughters blue heeler puppy
the horses make great food for my rose garden!
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WillowWasp
Jones Creek, TX (Zone 9a)
July 12, 2005 3:56 PM Post #1618613
| this is my companion and she sure make the day brighter...
Meet Jezzie...
A real sweetheart with a spring in her butt...and one in
all four legs to...LOL
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Tomatoholic
Austin, TX (Zone 8b)
July 12, 2005 8:49 PM Post #1619224
| My DH is allergic to animals...so none here. I've always had cats and dogs until I got married. now the only animal I have is the DH. hehe |
BogweedBuck
Leesburg, VA (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 8:59 PM Post #1619237
| Okay ... we have quite the zoo at our house.
We have a dog: 
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BogweedBuck
Leesburg, VA (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 9:00 PM Post #1619238
| and a cat ... 
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BogweedBuck
Leesburg, VA (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 9:00 PM Post #1619239
| another cat ...
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BogweedBuck
Leesburg, VA (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 9:01 PM Post #1619241
| a chipmonk ... 
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BogweedBuck
Leesburg, VA (Zone 7a)
July 12, 2005 9:02 PM Post #1619243
| and ... yup, you guessed it ... a SHEEP! 
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Ivy1
Mystic, CT (Zone 6b)
July 12, 2005 10:30 PM Post #1619406
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bloomheaven
Southern
United States
July 12, 2005 11:11 PM Post #1619470
| We feed the neighborhood! In addition to our dog we have 4 wild cats (at the present moment...it fluctuates) 6 racoons...a new mom and dad with their 4 babies, and of course the various opossoms, other racoons, and other cats that come and go. The neighbors love us! Really! hehehehe |
Edens_Gardener
Clay Center, KS (Zone 5b)
July 12, 2005 11:41 PM Post #1619524
| Just goldfish in the pond...they make us think they recognize our voices and beg shamelessly! No "real" pets at this time. |
MistyMeadows
Payneville, KY (Zone 7a)
July 13, 2005 2:55 AM Post #1619988
| We have 300 chickens for meat; 175 laying hens (for eggs); 2 cows; 9 pigs (soon to be many more); about 48 turkeys; 2 dogs; 2 cats; 1 tarantula. Lots of song birds, owls, frogs, snakes, possums, raccoons, deer, rabbits running all around. Oh and many field mice. :) yuck. |
Janiejoy
Silver Lake, OH (Zone 5b)
July 13, 2005 6:12 AM Post #1620315
| We have 5 fur children: feline type. Molly Cat, The Mercy Cat, Rosebuddy, Byzantina, and TutBuddy. They were all rescues. Each has his or her own excentricities. Molly squeaks instead of saying Meow. Rosebuddy is more like a dog than a cat: we call her our cog.
TutBuddy sings a little meowy song and is the boyfriend of 2 of the others. They clean him and come to him to be loved. Byzzy kisses DH on the mouth. The Mercy Cat has her own special red chair that no other kitty can sit on. They are all so different, I can't believe anyone ever thinks that they don't have some kind of a soul.
I don't know what I'd do without them for company on the long days without DH.. |
KathyJo
Fayette, MO (Zone 6a)
July 13, 2005 12:41 PM Post #1620573
| I have sheep, goats, cattle, farm cats, a rat terrier , roosters, a goose, three ponies and an old mare in retirement. I keep goldfish in stock tanks to keep down mosquito larvae and I stock my fishing ponds for the Grandkids to fish in.
I am a Wildlife friendly farmer and leave some wild plants and brushpiles for them. The Canadian thistle alone attracts hords of American Goldfinch and butterflies. I leave dead trees to house owls , etc... Also I try not to spray with chemicals unless I absolutely have to. |
Jadwin59
Rochester, NY (Zone 6a)
July 13, 2005 12:44 PM Post #1620583
| We have semi-retired barn cat Ernie, who keeps the squirrel population to a minimum (but has a bad habit of stockpiling the dead ones in the basement, ugh!)
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Songbird839
Medicine Hat, AB (Zone 3a)
July 13, 2005 2:57 PM Post #1620872
| We have 2 cats and 3 dogs and a siamese kitten will be joining us in a couple days. He is being rescued from the animal shelter but needs his shots before they will release him. I'm very tempted to take half the animal shelter home but the DH wouldn't be pleased. The 5 pets at home wouldn't be two impressed either!
I have an Orange Tabby with enough attitude for everyone plus a welcoming comittee made up of a terri-poo, a terrier/cocker cross, and a rotti.
At night when the welcoming comittee is in the porch for the night, the rabbits come out and skip around like they own the place! |
Nan
SW, WI (Zone 4b)
July 13, 2005 8:40 PM Post #1621598
| Awww...great photos of everyone's furry friends (ahem...especially yours, Bogweedbuck, lol!)
Quite a diverse collection amongst the lot of us!
We have a housedog, and several cats outdoors (we do live in the country)
Got our dog, Harley, from a family who was moving away and couldn't take him along...about 6 years ago. He's supposedly 1/2 chihuahua and 1/2 Rat Terrier...I'd take a photo, but he's *terribly* camera shy...he 'cowers' when I try to take one!
Anyone else have a dog that does that? |
dbibb
Inverness, MS (Zone 8a)
July 13, 2005 9:04 PM Post #1621670
| Just the one inside cat (oops...dont' tell her, she doesn't know she is a cat). :O)
Dee
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patrob
Goldthwaite, TX (Zone 8a)
July 13, 2005 10:27 PM Post #1621895
| It was hard to pick just one -- we have six assorted cats, one Great Pyrannes pup (currently digging her way to China in the middle of the back yard), seven goats I bottled this spring, one horse, and the cattle. Here's the boss cat, LR. I rescued him from the roadside when he was tiny, and he's my best buddy. No, he's not always pleasant, but he loves me! Patricia
LR
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old_rose
Bay City, MI (Zone 6a)
July 14, 2005 2:11 PM Post #1623108
| Use to have dogs and gerbils and a bunny then had to move and adopted them all out till we got settled. Then it dawned on us that our son who had previously never gone more then a few months without being in the hospital with an asthma attack had not had any problems. Been 10yrs now pet free and hospital free too so I guess no animals for me at least until he is out on his own.
Sandy
Saya: Watching animal planet made me laugh my brother has an Australian blue healer and fell asleep with the dog upstairs and the animal planet on the TV he woke up to slobber all over the T.V. screen Bart had been hearding those animals all night .
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makshi
Noblesville, IN (Zone 5a)
July 14, 2005 5:16 PM Post #1623519
| I have 2 dogs-Taffy and Amy old girls both 12 years old. Gold fish-Sunkist, Inky, Taffyfish, 2 Koi-Yes and No. 5 cockaliels-BirdieBird, Arvin, Puppy, Coco, Kitty. 3 parakeets-Blue, Muffy and Jack. There are 6 other little fish a,b,c,d,e, and f. Thats it. |
Woofens
Dillonvale, OH (Zone 6a)
July 14, 2005 9:05 PM Post #1624012
| One cat, a Seal Point siamese, who would take over the world if he had opposable thumbs :)
This is Oscar
Edited cause I had a momentary lapse of sanity :)
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Woofens
Dillonvale, OH (Zone 6a)
July 14, 2005 9:06 PM Post #1624016
| Guess the pic would help 
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tajataja
Lake City, FL (Zone 8a)
July 15, 2005 1:40 AM Post #1624719
| We have a Pug who is just the greatest!!! She is 3 years old and is really just a wonderful part of our family. |
pradamary
South Easton, MA (Zone 6b)
July 15, 2005 12:43 PM Post #1625347
| Luluhotdog 
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pradamary
South Easton, MA (Zone 6b)
July 15, 2005 12:44 PM Post #1625349
| Dino 
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Darleen
8 miles from Athens, OH (Zone 6a)
July 15, 2005 2:26 PM Post #1625472
| We have lots of cats, 3 doggies, 2 horses, one beta fish and I'm working on fence for meat goats (not pets) next year. Here are my 2 poofy cats, sisters named Sunkist and Buttons taken last year when they were 10 pounds lighter...weren't we all 10 pounds lighter last year? 
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Quyen
Orange, CA (Zone 10b)
July 15, 2005 9:18 PM Post #1626262
| Darleen: "weren't we all 10 pounds lighter last year?"
ROFL...so true, so true. So sad but, so true.
We're allergic to most animals that have hair and dander. Have to content ourselves with kois. Don't have names for all of them yet, but Stealth is at the bottom of the pic (used to be dark brown and blended in with the bottom of the pond), Mithril (silvery white) is at the top, Trista (orange and white) is next to Mithril, and Panda (black and white) is partially covered up by Trista. They love to be hand fed with dried shrimp and have their tails flipped...sort of like a summersault.
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Ponditis
Payette, ID (Zone 7a)
July 16, 2005 7:50 AM Post #1627277
| There wasn't any place for me to vote so I didn't vote. I would have voted OTHER if it had been there.
We raise goats, and sheep, koi and bluegill sunfish and also bullfrogs for sale. We also have calves, dogs, and cats. People are always wanting to come see all our critters and pet some of them so I guess we should charge admission and just call it a petting zoo.
When I was younger I can remember my Mom telling people that I had had every animal on the planet except plaid mice. Since those don't exist I guess she was right. LOL
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Michaelp
Orange Springs, FL (Zone 8b)
July 16, 2005 12:32 PM Post #1627401
| I supose I would like to have been able to check about half of the box's
I have Rabbits,Chickens, Geese,Peacocks,Dogs, Cats,Ducks,Blue Gill, Cat Fish,Tilapia,etc. and raise Earthworms, that I just turned loose and dump all the manure on the ground in the greenhouse.--and all the water buckets and puddles in the greenhouse are now full of tadpoles. from Toads and Tree Frogs and it looks like I also have some Leopard Frogs in there now. I also saw a Whites Tree Frog in there. --Not quite a zoo but close. |
Redsprite
Hagerstown, MD (Zone 6b)
July 16, 2005 2:08 PM Post #1627535
| Inside - 1 Great Dane and 3 very large apple snails.
Outside- Rabbits, squirrels, 2 chipmonks, an owl and a groundhog that comes from my neighbor's yard to sun himself on my back lawn. |
momcat
northeast, IL (Zone 5a)
July 16, 2005 4:48 PM Post #1627816
| We breed, train, own conformation champion and performance champion afghan hounds. Four, at present. Plus a German Shepherd, four cats, and a ferret.
This is our Dual Ch. TopFlite Blue Willow competing at the International Invitational Lure Coursing Trial last year.
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gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
July 16, 2005 10:01 PM Post #1628323
| We have dogs, multiple fish and one cat. We don't exactly "raise" them, though -- spaying and neutering are a must for any 4-footed critters joining our household.
We have Sarah and Emma (dogs) and Hattie (cat). The goldfish in the pond and tropical fish in the aquarium don't have names. No, I take that back, we call the striped Raphael catfish "Sarah" because it gets as excited about fish food as our dog Sarah gets about dog food!
Here's the fish called sarah:
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lagata2
Ozark, AL (Zone 8b)
July 17, 2005 3:00 AM Post #1628942
| 5 himalayans, 2 german shepherds, 31 chickens (some look normal, but lay blue/green eggs, some are furry (silkies) some are huge with feathered legs and spots (silver laced cochins). 14 miniature goats (nigerian dwarf) 6 african geese, and a batch of gold fish in a garden pond. I've only got 3 acres in the country, but everyone that has ever been here refers to it as 'the farm". No children, but LOTS of babies! 
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gardenwife
Newark, OH (Zone 5b)
July 17, 2005 4:43 AM Post #1629099
| Oh, my gosh...Those kids are darling! |
Brinda
Yukon, OK (Zone 7b)
July 17, 2005 3:37 PM Post #1629732
| We just have 2 Teacup Poodles and 1 Siamese cat. And believe me, that is plenty! We had a 3-legged German Shorthair Pointer...but now he resides in a place near the Rainbow Bridge.
Here is Kangi and Gator (Navigator's Humpalot...sry bout the name, but he earned it) Gator is on the right!
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caitlinsgarden
McGregor, IA (Zone 4b)
July 17, 2005 4:37 PM Post #1629825
| We have a dairy farm here, and as long as they stay on the other side on the flower garden fences, we al get along just fine!!! |
KillerChihuahua
Merritt Island, FL (Zone 9b)
July 17, 2005 5:02 PM Post #1629878
| I notice children isn't on the list, that has to be an oversight... |
ceeadsalaskazone3
Seward, AK
July 18, 2005 7:42 AM Post #1631312
| 13 Shar-Pei: Tuffy, Blondie, Susan Hayward (she's a red-head), Goldie, Vin Deisel (he's "Pitch Black"), Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Chiquita Banana and 6 new wrinklies (4 black, 2 fawn) by Tuffy and Blondie (who are the parents of all the rest.)
30 banty hens and 35 standard hens for eggs, 1 toulouse goose and lots of wildlife... moose, 2 brown bears 2 nites ago (scary), bald eagle, red squirrel, ermine (white in winter, brown and called weasel in summer), voles, mice, mink, land otter, coyote, fox sparrow (who demonize my plant labels by pulling them out and confusing the variety names), pine grosbeak, red crossbill, belted kingfisher (I live on Salmon Creek), common merganser, green-wing teal, shoveler teal, widgeon, mallard, great blue heron, yellow legs, merlin, kestrel, red-tailed hawk, marsh hawk, red-bellied sapsucker (caused a sensation this spring being so far north), red-necked grebe, pintail, bufflehead, goldeneye (common & Barrow's), rock ptarmigan, spruce grouse, glaucous-winged gull, great gray owl, boreal owl, great horned owl, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, northern shrike, steller's jay, black-billed magpie, crows, ravens, black-capped chickadee, chestnut-backed chickadee, boreal chickadee, red-breasted nuthatch, dipper, robin, varied thrush, bohemian waxwing, golden crowned sparrow, dark-eyed junco, redpoll, pine siskins (hundreds!) and rufous hummingbirds. And a pig dipped out of the creek while dipping red salmon and hooligan. Found out she was an escapee from the feed store a half mile away.
I would vote more if multiple choices were an option, too.
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