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I've got 5 ferrets, what other kind of crazy animals are out there on the forum?

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I have a pet tiger... but no one believes he is alive but me... everyone else thinks he's just a stuffed animal... they'll learn, he's a vicious beast... but also kinda soft and fuzzy... and oh yeah, he likes tuna sandwiches

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Cat, big cat. Weighs in at about 21 pounds these days, and he thinks he is a person.

Behold, the quintessential devil in these matters: MORTY

http://a35.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/...7cb8c84e8a.jpg

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Morty definitely has an attitude.... :D



Let's see... I only have 3 dogs and 3 cats right now...

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I don't have any the apartment owner don't want pets in his property.

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These are my two dogs Mollie who's 11 and Shep. Shep's the young one in the front . Photo taken just after we got him this time last year when he was 6 months old - took him off someone who was getting rid of him cos he was 'too big' :rolleyes:.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/4...98f30ff44c.jpg


Morty is a gorgeous looking cat Sedai.

Put some photos up Caity! and Ravynn - can you get 5 ferrets still enough to be in one photo??

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Pics!

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I'll see if I can find a few... :)

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I can't figure out how to post a pic, but here is a link to a pic of them.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ageID=29841945

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Seds, your cat looks like Cillian Murphy! :D

Chris - The first pet I can remember in our family was a big German Shep, an ex police dog. Here's a 33(ish) year old photo. ;)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...0811h25m7s.jpg

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Tac he looks great..and is that you too? awww! I love GSD's they're so loyal.

Sorry Ravynn I can't see your pics , prob cos I'm not a myspace member? Can you put one up on Flickr ?

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If you have the pic online on MySpace or something, simply call up the pic on your site, then right click it and click view image. Then copy the info from the address bar to your clipboard. Come to MoFo and, in your post, click the image button on the editor. Paste the link into the box and you are all set.

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Hey thanks. Here is a pic of them then. :)

http://a710.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...4e2342be2d.jpg

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That cheeky looking kid? Yeah, it's me. :D

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Gotta love those eyes...

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Love GSD's. These are great...and nifty shot too.

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http://www.movieforums.com/community...aeb539650e.jpg
Vega, our 11.5 y/o Sable GSD.

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Found a pic of my "sweet" kitty... Lucille... :D

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ee/Lucille.jpg


And here's a pic of my unruly Lab, Jazzy, who just gives you this sweet innocent look when you tell her to stop doing something (usually chewing) and then goes right back to whatever it was ... :rolleyes:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...tgee/Jazzy.jpg


And this is the big baddie (I'm serious) whom my niece has renamed Sissy... and she answers to... so...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...tgee/Sissy.jpg

I'll see if I can run down a pic of the others...

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uhuh Caity, I don't think I like the look in Sissy's eyes there!:p Jazzy is gorgeous! Labs are so butter wouldn't melt!

I'm not much into cats, but yours is very beautiful :)

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Rav are they just pets or do you hunt with them. They chase rats and stuff don't they?

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Here is my little puppy, Boris :)

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:D ... she's not really all that bad... although I wouldn't want to be in anyone's shoes who tried to hurt me... my niece... and actually one of the other animals... she's very protective.

And Jazzy and Lucille thank you... although I may not share your sentiments with the latter as her head is a bit too swelled already and she thinks she's the boss... ;D

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Nebbie... that is the cutest puppy!

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Your pets are lovely too :yup:

Boris has a lot of Jack Russell in him :eek:

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Thanks....

Is Boris going to grow into those feet? :D

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I need to find some other photos of my pets, but, at least, I have one of Ulysses.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...f/Ulysses2.jpg

http://www.movieforums.com/community...e33dca0fe2.jpg

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...no pets right now, but here are a few scans of pics I took of my dog we had while growing up, "Angel". When we got her as a puppy, she was listed as a lab/collie mix... but when we went for her 6 month checkup, the vet said it looked like there was a mistake, because she had the markings of a newfoundland... it became obvious pretty fast that was the case.. a lab/newfie mix, and by the time she was full grown she was 120lbs, had the classic look, and she acted just like a newfie... she was a wonderful dog, and friend.

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We are going to get more photos on the computer, but for the time being, here is another photo of Ulysses. My daughter Sarah took it and it was exhibited at a gallery. It's called Prison Life. The reason Ulysses was imprisoned in this case was that he had broken both bones in his right rear leg. We made him spend all his time in this large travel goodie, and the vet said he healed as perfectly and as quickly as any cat he'd ever seen, and all in FOUR WEEKS!

Anyway, this is Sarah's work here. :cool:

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...hphotos003.jpg


http://www.movieforums.com/community...eaf523c981.jpg

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I hope not :eek: My sister assures me that one of her Shih Tzu/Poodle Has feet like Boris and she is a small dog :yup:

Love your pictures Minni :)

Mark, Ulysses is my X's favourite Book :yup:

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Ulysses was a stray cat at my wife's school. Our beloved Velvet died on the day that George W. Bush was re-elected. She was 16 1/2, and I wrapped her up in our fanciest towel and hugged her all night, since I was the only one there that night. The next day, the city came to dispose of her. The very next week, my wife, who teaches at Ulysses S. Grant Elementary, brought this guy home as a complete surprise. :cool:

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Thats a nice story :yup:

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aww that's a lovely story Mark, a peaceful end to a long life.

Nebs - Boris is gorgeous! I want him!

Memnon - Angel was def a Newfie, isn't it lovely to have memories of growing up with pets :)

I've just spent two hours in the park with a pair of great little girls who found a stray dog up there and didn't want to leave it there cos it was getting dark. We walked around for ages, and just when I'd sent the girls home cos they were getting cold, and I'd just decided that I'd better take it home, a passerby thought she recognised it and took us up to where it lived. It wasn't that that far away, but the owner wasn't all that appreciative when I knocked at the door - just said oh yeah he got out a few hours ago! miserable git why weren't you out looking for it! :(

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The girls should have taken the dog :yup: People like that shouldn't own animals :nope: I wonder why they even have one :confused:

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Sounds exactly like my cat

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Well no crazy pets for me, just 2 cats.

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I love all of them, thanks for sharing the picture of your pets...

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My fat-ass cat jumped on my head this morning.

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Me and my cat George:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...oodman0013.jpg

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Man, Shep looks like he's waiting for some officer to shout "CHARGE!". He's ready to rip you to pieces, I swear!

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Ash that is a great picture of you and your http://bestsmileys.com/cats1/1.gif

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I have a border collie. I love him forever.

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that's sweet :) you have pics?

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Hi sweetie! Once again, I'm sorry to hear about this. I hope you guys are getting along OK, and that you can come by to see us more, as time passes. Take care!

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Hi Tank... nice to see you again... but I'm very sorry to hear about your Vega... Hugs...

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Hey Tatanka, I'm so sorry to read about your loss of Vega, what a beautiful dog she was. I'm not surprised you've been grieving for her a lot, a dog gives their whole life and loyalty to their family so missing her is only natural.

Take care
hugs

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We are doing good now. Thank you Destiny for your thoughts. I am definitely looking forward to coming by more. Each of you make it worth it.

Good to hear from you too, Caity. Thank you as well for the condolences.

Thank you, Christine. Very well spoken.

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That is so sad Tankgirl :bawling: it took me three years to feel ready for another one :yup:

Here is a picture I took if him tonight, What was I thinking ;D Hope it cheers you up :yup: His name is Boris

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aww Nebs, what a little sweetie :)

(Boris I mean)

:D

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My greyhound Maybe

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With a face like that, how could one not be cheered? Thanks for that Nebs! He completely smashes the cute-meter.

Nice-looking pooch.....Greyhounds are cool...exquisitely streamlined....was he/she a rescued dog?

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Yep. He was rescued. And a real racing greyhound too. Runs fast as hell.

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Lovely dog jrs. There's a few in the park I go walking in, they're such elegant dogs and always seem so calm

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My cousin has a rescued Greyhound... beautiful dog.... she's made a trail shaped like a race track in the grass behind his house... thankfully he lives out in the country... :)

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Had two dauchunds, loved them both! Weiner dogs are funny to even just look at

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Hi Tank! We missed you! :yup:

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Preeshate it, Sedai...good to hear from you!

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My wife just bought my little boy, 2 gerbils. He has named them "Pikachu, from daddys game" (smash brothers brawl) and "Jerry, from Tom and Jerry" he loves tom and jerry!

He took them in to school today and he showed them off.

Here some pics of them, they are real fun to watch.

http://playsona.net/forums/download/file.php?id=67&t=1
http://playsona.net/forums/download/file.php?id=66&t=1

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My pet list is:

2 cats: They're mixed breeds, brother and sister they're both 13

1 pure bred timber wolf named sheeba she's 11 she is the first "dog" that is ever going to have to be passed down from generation to generation.

I just got a puppy last week he's a Boxer Terrier/Black Lab mix. His name is Buddy/Peanut. He's about 3.5 months old and wieghs in at about 22 lbs. already

I'll try and find some pics of the all, might be a little tricky.

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Some very nice pets talked about and shown on this thread.
Here are my current ones.

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Nice doggies Slug :yup:

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Thank you.

Resurrecting an old thread here, sorry, but I felt like showing off my babies.

I have two cats, two rats, five adult Oriental firebelly toads, four juvenile Oriental firebelly toads (though I'm not keeping the juveniles. They'll go to a new home once they're big enough) and one betta fish.

My cat Dunlop:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...hotos/dun2.jpg
My cat Tiny Tim:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...tos/schizo.jpg
My rats Goobers (mostly white with gray head) and Dots (gray with white spot on head):
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...ndchubchub.jpg
My Oriental Firebelly Toads (Ernie, Esmerelda, Jade, Marvin and Peridot):
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt.../fivetoads.jpg
A close up of Ernie:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...otos/ernie.JPG
One of the toadlets:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...ittlegreen.jpg

Indy, my betta:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...otos/indy2.jpg

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Toads! not a fan :nope:

What's wrong with toads?

I think mine are adorable. And they're very small. My biggest one only weighs like 12 grams.

They are beautiful :yup: but they jump http://bestsmileys.com/leapfrog/1.gif and things that jump scare me :eek: even if they are not harmful :yup:

We have huge, ugly, poisonous imported cane toads here that are killing our wildlife :yup: http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:..._cane_toad.jpg

Cute family... even the rats... :) How'd you end up with them? And do the cats give you fits about them?

I've always thought rats were cute and when I was a kid I knew a few people who had them. I always wanted one growing up, but wasn't allowed to get one. So shortly after I got my first job, I got my first rat (without permission from my parents, who were less than thrilled about it), which I named Templeton.

Rats are actually wonderful pets. They're intelligent, affectionate and much more clean than you might think (provided, of course, that you keep up with regular cage cleanings). Just like other domesticated animals, they come in a pretty wide variety of coat colors and other variations. There are hairless rats, rex rats (with curly fur and whiskers), dumbo rats (with large, low-set ears, like my boys), Siamese rats (marked like a Siamese cat), and an endless list of color patterns like hooded, capped, berkshire, self, etc. There are even rat shows, where breeders show off their best rats for ribbons and other prizes.

My current two are numbers 19 and 20. I don't think I could ever see myself without at least one rat in my life. However, there are times that I wish I never got into keeping rats. They have a lot of health problems and the average life expectancy is only 2-3 years - just long enough to get really attached.

But, no matter the heartache, I just can't say no to a face like this:

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt.../goobclose.jpg

As for the cats, they're not allowed in the room where the rats are kept even though I doubt my cats would actually do anything unless one of the rats got out or the cage door was open. My cats do not hunt even though they are allowed to go outdoors. Also, my cats seem to have more interest in sleeping on the bed in that room than in the contents of the cages. However, Goobers and Dots are terrified of the cats and I don't want them getting stressed out. Some of the rats I've had in the past though could probably hold their own in a fight with the cats.

Yep, I agree. I've had probably seven or eight rats (ended up with a litter) in the last ten years or so, and they've been some of my best pets. They're sweet, clean, and they aren't as anxious as other rodents or rabbits. My favorite was named Bob, and although he looked like a mangy sewer rat, he was a sweetheart. :)

I wouldn't mind having a couple of rats if I had a bigger place so I could keep them away from my cats...

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We had a hamster for a while and it was a great little thing, which our eldest doted on so much that when it died she went into full scale mourning.

I, of course, did the decent thing and went to the pet shop to get a replacement but they had run out so ended up with a gerbil. Bad move.

Besides our eldest hating its tiny guts he was a randy little devil with a pair of swingers which, if they were in proportion to a human, were the size of medicine balls. He went back to the store. :(

I'd love a 3rd Jack Russell (was offered a Collie pup a few weeks ago but declined) but suspect they're just too mad for me in my present state of disrepair. ;)

You should get a Boston Terrier Tatty... they have a lot of personality and are one of the smartest dogs I've ever seen...

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The Boston Terrier shares an ancestor with the Jack Russell, I've just read, so they could be right up my street. If they're a bit calmer I might seriously look into getting one.

I've been too long without a dog. :)

update picture of Boris at the beach :love: he is all grown up now :love:

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...2008/boris.jpg

Tatty even though he is half Jack Russell people comment about how calm he is :yup: so I am lucky :yup:

Yeah, male rodents tend to be rather... well endowed. Rats are no different which is why many people prefer females. I, however, like the boys much better. I've solved the unsightly genitalia issue by neutering them - which has the added benefit of making them able to have "play dates" with a pair of females that belongs to one of my coworkers.

What's the other half? Judging by his name and choice of plaything (and the fact that he's a bit ginger) I'm guessing it's Boris 'Boom Boom Broom ... ermm ... cupboard' Becker! :D

Our first Jack Russell had an on/off switch (not literally, that would be silly :p). She could spend days lounging in front of the fire then suddenly go into attack mode and chase off invading German Shepherds or milkmen.

I think that's why I like Jack Russells - they're kinda like Al Pacino in that they're only little but they make one hell of a noise. ;)

A bit drastic, ain't it? I'll never look at Werther's Originals in quite the same way... ;)

Nah, I don't think so. There are benefits to neutering for both them and me. Besides the fact that it allows them to interact with their "girlfriends," studies have shown that neutered rats live longer (though these two are the first I've done it with, so we'll see) - which is a very good thing for them, considering the short average lifespan of a rat. Castration also seems to have stopped them from leaving the little droplets of urine everywhere like intact males tend to do - which is a very good thing for me.

The other half is a Shih-Tzu so when people ask me what breed he is I say a Jack-s**t :laugh:

I have a cat who looks a lot like this ^. :D

Forgive me if you find this inappropriate, but I have posted this elsewhere around here, and nebs just reminded me of it. :cool: (Warning: one bad word in the song.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74VzWe_uomc

You must have a really cute cat, then.

I wonder, though, is yours as fat as mine?

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...os/tinyfat.jpg

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used to have a dog when i was really young...

He died when i was 15.


nowdays i have a hamster, (for about a year)


but planing to get a dog again... in the near future

No he's not that chunky. But he does sleep like that.

Maybe that's a trait of ginger and white cats... :D

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Aww she is cute :yup: so lucky she found you :yup:

She' s a great character, can't understand why she was dumped? was expecting all sorts of bad behaviour, but no she was well trained.
But it was holiday time when i found her, & a lot of animals are dumped then.
Hey their loss & my gain :)

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I decided to take some photos of my rats today. I know several pregnant people, so I figured I'd do a toy-themed shoot.

Dots was pretty cooperative about it:

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt.../ratblocks.jpg

But Goobers had other ideas:

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...ratblocks2.jpg

Think he's trying to send a message?

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Awwww cute :yup:

My family was always the kind that had pets, when we were young my Mum leased land with a few friends and had horses. My uncle owned a Childrens python that we played with when we were young. We always had pet dogs as well. So when we were old enough to choose our own pets, our parents didn't mind what kind of pets we had as long as we looked after them. Since then between me and my brother we have had every kind of pet from rats to scorpions and everything in-between. Right now since were living in a smaller rented town-house we only have a cat and small dog. Ill post some photos when I have time to scan them.

Mine too :yup:

Yesterday I took my Nephews little boy to a small zoo up the road from me, He wanted me to read out all the names of the snakes in the snake house :yup: They had a Childrens Python there :yup: I had never heard of it before :nope:

They aren't poisonous or aggressive but they still aren't really a children's python. Lol.

Well that's what I thought :yup:

I have two black cats. Miss Nico aka the Neekster aka Niki Naki Nu and Brian aka Cryin' Brian aka Fluffy McFluffington of the Philadelphia McFluffingtons.

I am thinking of adding a fancy goldfish to my menagerie. Someone who looks like this.

http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.u...mage/11743.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OrangeOranda.jpg

I took some more photos of the rats yesterday.

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...aywitdolls.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...09/FVchubs.jpg
(My little tribute to Farmville. I'm totally addicted to that stupid game.)


And some Halloween photos. It's early, I know, but what the heck.

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...alloween09.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...loween2009.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...alloween09.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...alloween09.jpg

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Awww cute :yup:

So I did an early xmas photo shoot with the boys today. I was going to wait to post the results though (I plan on doing a Thanksgiving one, too. I'm just waiting for a prop that I ordered to arrive), but I can't wait.
Here's the best I could manage of them together:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...masbruvers.jpg

Goobers by himself:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...asgoobers2.jpg

Dots by himself:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...09xmasdots.jpg

and a funny outtake from Goob's solo session:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walt...asgoobers4.jpg

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Wow they are so cute I can see they love having their picture taken :yup:

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Miss Vicky's pets are like models!

Well, normally I'm not a big dog lover, but my older sisters Pittbull has been staying with us. She had puppies about two weeks ago and their eyes finally opened. They are so adorable. There are the girls Pretzel and Audrey, and the boys Beast and Indiana (;)). I've been playing with them almost all day.

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Boris sleeping in my wardrobe, he pulled a blouse off a hanger to make a bed :laugh:

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...08/boris-1.jpg

Sorry have resized it :blush: