Things have been getting pretty nasty around here as the primaries loom just around the corner, so I thought I'd diary something that most of us here can discuss without tearing one another apart. This diary is for those of us who have pets to share our experiences, for those who have lost pets to reminisce about them, etc.
I have a couple of rules here. I would like for this diary to be something of a "mojo collection site". You don't have to reccommend every post, but please, don't TR comments. (If the comment in question is bigoted, racist or obscene, however, feel free to cast a doughnut, but no "piling on", please.)
Until about 10 years ago, I had only kept dogs as pets, but, when we moved into this house, the house came with 2 cats. As the years have gone by, we have had both dogs and cats, but now we only have cats. Until 2 weeks ago, we had only 1 cat, my baby Boots, but, 2 weeks ago, someone was kind enough to dump a beautiful calico at the end of my driveway. We named her Patches. She is a wonderful cat, very easy-going and loves human contact (unlike Boots, who is very selective as to what human he will deign to allow to touch him.)
The two of them get along fairly well, except at meal time. His Majesty, King Boots, seems to be of the opinion that any food placed in a feeding dish is there for him. I'm making a break-through in teaching him that the red dish is his and the clear dish is hers, but he still has to be watched during feeding time. His antics sometimes make me laugh, but, more often, make me angry...I suppose he's going through the "terrible twos" (he's two years old, by the way.)
So...what kind of pets do y'all have?