Age for Your First Pet
Shirley 7/20 1023am
WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED HAVING THEM?HOW MANY DO YOU REMEMBER
AND WHICH WAS A FAVORITE? OF COURSE BABY DOG IS A FAVORITE RIGHT NOW.BUT
I'LL NEVER FORGET BOOTS FAMILY PET WE HAD 10 YEARS LIKE AN EINSTIEN
DOG.HE DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK (YES DOGS HAVE THEM) I CAN NEVER REMMBER
NOT HAVING PETS AS I CAME FROM A FAMILY OF ANIMAL LOVERS.ANOTHER
FAVORITE WAS DALLY A DALMATION AND MY YOUNG GERMAN SHEPHERD FIRST DOG
THAT WAS MINE ALONE.SHE DIED FROM DISTEMPER AT 6 MONTHS.SHE WAS MY DOG
AND MY RESPOSIBILITY.I WAS18 AND WORKING PUT OFF GETTING HER DISTEMPER
SHOTS.NEVER MADE THAT ERROR AGAIN.HARD LESSON FOR A YOUNG GIRL.
Lee 7/20 344pm
I guess I got my first pet when I was old enough to walk. I had a cat
that followed me around like a mother hen.
Mary Jane 7/20 720pm
We had pets when I was growing up. Mostly, we had cats. One of my fave
cat's was named Fluffy. She was a pretty grar and real fluffy. Our dog
killed her tho.
Another pet I had was a cat named butterball. She was yellow and real
FAT.
I shared a dog with my brother's. It was a german shepherd. His name was
Shep. I loved that dog, he was so friendly.
When Wes was in Korea, the kids & I had three dogs, part collie and part
german shepherd. One got run over by a semi(the dog liked chasing after
all traffic). When I fell on the ice and got knocked out, our dog; Candy
helped me get back home. I had amnesia for two weeks and had a
concussion and strained neck. It was a horrible time for the kids and
me. The Drs. said I'd never regain all my memory. I wonder if that is
true.
PS Our cat we have now is pretty and fat. Her name is Mal Mal. Short for
Mallery.
Di 7/20 910pm
Can't remember exactly how old I was when mom and dad got us a puppy. A
few days later he died and they didn't want us to know haha So they got
another, tried to fool us. I knew but never said anything to my
brothers. The puppy's name was Peanuts, part terrier and beagle. He was
an awesome pet and lived so many years. After my dad died my younger
brother took him until he passed. Gosh he must have been 18 or 19yrs
old.
I also went through a stage when I had hamsters haha And we had a
parakeet for several years. One Saturday when mom was cleaning the cage
dad opend the door and Curly flew the coop haha Oh what memories this
thread has.
Carol 7/20 1131pm
Believe it or not, we never had a pet at our house while I was growing
up.
Sarah 7/21 158am
I lived on a farm and we always had dogs, Collies. They helped bring in
the cows from the pasture. They were beautiful dogs. Lived outdoors.
We always loved getting new puppy. Some met an early demise. One got
run over by a car. And we had small Toy Manchesters, Toy Terriers or
Chihuahuas as house dogs. "Tiny" died in the fire when our house burned
down. It is sooo hard to lose a pet.
Darlene 7/21 712am
I had one dog. His name was Charlie. I have sure made up for it when I
got out on my own!
BarbaraN 7/21 912am
I WAS 10 YRS OLD WHEN I HAD MY FIRST DOG. I NAMED HIM NICKY. HE COULDN'T
COME IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE MY MOM HAD ASTHMA. HE FOLLOWED ME HOME ONE
DAY. NO COLLAR OR ANY ID. THE DR. TOLD MY MOM SHE HAD TO MOVE TO A
WARMER CLIMAT.OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR SAID SHE WOULD KEEP HIM.I NEVER HAD
ANOTHER DOG UNTIL I WAS MARRIED.
Janet 7/21 612pm
Me either, Carol. During the Depression, no one needed anyting else to
try to feed.
Dorie 7/22 138pm
We didn't have pets until after we had our own children, Mom was too
particular in the house and Daddy with the yard so, no pets...We have
had two different dogs since we have been married, but do not have any
now as it is too hard when you travel...I always hated to leave them at
the Kennel. Never had pets in the house though, but they always had good
houses and were protected from the weather.
Wayne 7/23 106pm
I only had one pet. She was a little terrie named pooch. I really don't
remember when we got her. I know she was with us wenwe went to Oregon in
1946. We lost her when we moved to OKlahoma in 1952. Great jumping cats.
I remember having her forever but the math shows just 5 years. She was
my true friend during the lost lonely years in Washington. Since then I
have owned a buttload of cats and dogs but had no pets. Ole Rascal here
in the spinning chair is, I'm afraid, becoming a pet and companion.
Mary Lynn 7/23 403pm
I don't remember ever not having a pet.. My first was a dog that adopted
our house and me... We named him Hobo.. One day he dragged me out of the
street and the path of an oncoming truck... I was about 3 and my mother
was sooo happy with that dog she gave him a steak for supper..
So I guess I have always had a dog.. Have also had cats, birds, fish,
rabbits, hamsters, a goat (named Lassie) and a skunk.. But no matter
what other animals I have had, I've always had at least one dog...
Always will too..
Amelia 7/23 1002pm
We didn't have many pets when I was growing up. We lived in an apartment
building (on the third floor) so pets weren't much of an option. I did
have one cat that I adored. His name was Wimpy and he was my best
friend. One day he got into some poison and my sister rushed him to the
vet. The vet wanted to put him down but my sister wouldn't have it. So
she brought him home and my mother fed that cat Milk of Magnesia with an
eyedropper until he recovered. He lived many years after that
Mary Lynn 8/3 3:59pm
| I have been scanning some old pictures the last few weeks.. Here is a
pic of me and my Hobo dog.. As you can see, I was pretty small and I
guess it's a good thing he dragged me out of the street.. LOL!! |  |
Fay 8/3 8:35pm
I had my first dog when I was about 12. My Aunt gave it to us. It was a
white terrier, deaf as a post. But it traveled to St Louis with us in an
old, old Buick. My father put dry ice in the car to keep it cool when we
drove through the desert, He got old and then ran away. He probably got
lost and was killed or adopted.
My son has, and has had, horses, 4 big dogs, a pot belly pig (UGLY),
chickens, ducks, rabbits, , and goats. He lives in the hills in Horse
Country. The goats are loaned out to neighbors to eat the weeds. In
fire country that is a good thing.
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