"Joy" might be stretching it...

.... but here'sDaisy the Devil Dog.

Daisy looks like an angel in those pics. :-)

We adopted Tillie, the tiny terrier this year. First time I've owned a small dog. Its definitely different.

My housemate found Roxie in a state of severe starvation, after dark on a cold and rainy night in mid-Sept, on our road being circled by a fox. She weighed a mere 3.75 lbs, and the vet aged her at 6-12 mos. This was her then:

And this is Roxie now, at a healthy and happy 8 lbs:

I don't know who is luckier, Laurie, you or Roxie. She is absolutely gorgeous! (Her before pix does not come up on my screen, but I can only imagine.)

I don't know how to upload a photo of Odessa who I adopted from the ASPCA in July 2007. (I tried but it didn't work.)

She is an ~8 yr old female grey/white tabby who had been declawed. Unfortunately, I don't know anything more about her history, since the ASPCA took her from the City Shelter (which is a 'kill' facitity). It took a couple months to get some intestinal problems resolved, but now Odee is the most perfect puss I could have asked for. Thanks to my vet and also to the advice posted on this message board...much of it from Laurie...Odessa is now in excellent health. She barely sheds, never barfs, is totally regular and is, in general, an ideal sweetheart of a cat.

LF, try reloading your screen. Roxie's before pic should load for you. You can't tell how starved she was in that pic because of her long hair, but underneath the hair she was absolutely skeletal. All she could do for the first month was sleep and eat. She didn't have enough energy to do anything else.

I know all about intestinal problems. I made a very stupid mistake with Roxie - a mistake that I knew better than to make, but made anyway. I fed her too much too soon, and it really screwed up her digestive tract. She had liquid diarrhea for weeks; at times it was even projectile (all over my bed, the walls, windows, everywhere). It took a long time for her system to acclimate to food again and to produce normal stool. By the time she was all straightened out, she had become convinced that the litterbox had something to do with her prolonged illness. So now Roxie only rarely uses the litterbox. But how can I blame her for a problem that I caused? All I can do now is stock up on paper towels for the next 15 yrs or so. ;-)

I'm glad that Odee is working out so well for you and that she is now healthy and happy. It just warms the heart to bring a needy animal home and see her thrive.

Congrats to all of us for our new little loves.

Laurie

Good idea for topic! :) Such adorable pets. I love the photo of Daisy helping with the dishes.
Is Tillie sporting a superman costume?
and laurie your Roxie is a beauty. :)

Here's our border collie pup Fry, adopted from our county 'shelter'. He arrived as a stray and I ignored the RED warning label on his papers that border collies are well... handfuls! :) -And I'm so glad I did! As I was filling out his paperwork, a lady came around the corner from the back office and thanked me for adopting him. He had 2 days left. :)

He's the most optimistic, happy soul I've met. Out-going, friendly, eager to please... he's a gem. We discovered quickly he also knew all his basic obedience and quite a few tricks. I often wonder about his previous life. Someone once loved him, socialized and took the time to train him manners and trick, and yet he ended up on the streets.

Here he is the day I took him home :)

We were lucky to find Snitch (named after the gold winged ball in the Harry Potter books my boys love), a stray with two nursing kittens, in our neighborhood. A neighbor was feeding her dog food and nobody knew she had kittens until we found them mewing behind their home a day after we decided to keep her. Unfortunately we couldn't keep the babies but we were able to find them excellent homes. Here's a pic of Snitch with the babies. She was pretty thin, in spite of the dog food.

And here she is at Christmas with our other cat Rover (adopted from another rescue organization in 2006...he was found half frozen and starving under a truck) under the tree. They still don't get along very well and she hides from our large dog. But she's still become a part of our family.

Roxie has that oh so typical beauty queen look.

Fry has great ears! and cute little socks!

"Is Tillie sporting a superman costume? "

It was an underdog costume, given to us by my SIL.

Joepyeweed, Tillie looks exactly like my toy fox terrier, Jasmine. She even has one black nail like my dog. They are a lot of fun, aren't they?

this is my friends dog and she was a ferral dog for the first five months of her life. They have taken the time to show her love and her new sister (a wheaton terrier) and she is just the most lovable dog you could ever meet. She is now eight months and her name is peekaboo.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Aya is my only pet that qualifies as being adopted in 2007. She's a half-Bengal kitty that LOVES to get into everything! I found her on Craigslist for a low adoption fee since she her Bengal mom had gotten with a local tom. She might look like a tabby but she's all Bengal inside! She leaps halfway across the room like it's nothing, loves to play in water and 'talks' constantly. I can't imagine being without her now. :-)

Chloe came downstairs to live with me in November 2006. I had illussions that I was simply fostering her until I found her a worthy home. But by summer, I realized she was here to stay.

She started out very shy, a little tubby, and intimidated by my wild Siamese pirate.

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Turns out, she's more than a little piratical herself, and now they co-exist... well, maybe not peacefully, but it's no worse than the average 5 and 6-year-old human kids. ("He started it!" "She touched me!" "What -- we didn't do anything!")
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Jerri moved in early April 2007 at seven week old. She'll be 1 in a couple weeks. All of your furbabies are beautiful and it's always a lot of fun hearing about them.

Lisa

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Laurie, let us know what brand you use, it looks like paper towel stock will be doing well for the next 20 years ;-)
Roxie has the most fascinating eyes!

Weed, I was late for work reading your captions for your photos of Daisy! DH will love them, too. Beagles have gotta be cute, or no one without stables, a red coat, and a funny looking saddle would keep them.

I was debating between a costume or a raincoat for little Tillie. She sure is a cutie.

Fry and Snitch look like twins from different species.
Jerri's big black nose makes me think that if I squeeze it, it will honk - or is that just a visual effect from the camera angle or the contrast between the beautiful white coat and black nose? I love the veins in her ears - and those are some big ears. Is she a white shepherd or a breed I don't know, or a mix, Lisa?

Chloe looks like she knows she is a princess.

Wow, Peekaboo sure has lots of colors in her fur. She must be quite striking.

Moonbyte, I don't know much about cat breeds, but you've got me wanting to learn what a Bengal is. Thanks for all the pictures, it is great to see them, keep them coming!

Jerri is absolutely gorgeous! And I love her black lipstick :)
Nancy, your nose honking comment cracked me up!

All your other pets are adorable, and the stories are very heartwarming :)

Nancy, I love your dogs, and also was glad to get a glimpse of your paw washing station. It has been years since you wrote about it, but I think it is great.

Your dogs are beautiful as are everyone else's. It is always fun to see our beloved pets.

Sammy

I think it's camera angles and color contrast.
Nancy she is a white German Shepherd.

Lisa

And a beautiful white German Shepherd, at that!

I lost two beloved pets last year, but adopted two others in their place which have brought me infinite joy. I used this photo in a previous post, I apologize for the poor resolution, but until I figure out how to embed photos into my posts it's the best I can do...

Here is a link that might be useful: Tucker (dog ) & Ziggy (cat)

Beautiful animals everyone. Here is my addition Jan. 07 She is a little over a year old now & has brought so much joy to my household! Here is Pumkin getting a talk about the rules at our house. Terri{{!gwi}}

We lost our Choc. Lab, Coffey, in Oct. 2007 & didn't plan on getting another puppy for a while since we were so heart broken over his death. We are also planning a move soon & thought it would be better to wait until after we were settled.

Well, my neice's grandpa (not my dad) gave all of his grandkids pets for Christmas... IMHO- BAD IDEA!!!... Anyway, she couldn't keep him (probably didn't really want to in the first place) & was leaving him @ her BF's house where they were keeping him outside. He is a Beagle/Cocker mix (mostly looks like Beagle except for some long hairs on his ears) & was only 8 wks. old & 5 lbs. @ the time & I couldn't stand seeing him left outside in the cold winter weather we have here in MO. So, we decided to "adopt" him & he's been w/ us since Christmas day. His name is Patch.

We have had some ups & downs w/ potty training, but he's starting to come around. We also lost a few hrs. sleep for the first week or so since he was not used to being crated & wanted to be w/ us, but again, he's improved 100% & now he's very excited to go to bed b/c he knows he's going to get a treat. :) My other dog, Bailey, isn't completely taken w/ the idea of him yet, but tolerates him. :)

He's a very sweet & smart dog, just has a 1 track mind sometimes. We've only had him for a month now & he's already taken our hearts. Right now he's definitly a lap dog & doesn't want me out of his sight or to be outside in the cold.

Here he is doing what he does best:

And here is Bailey tolerating him:

I love it when the dogs snuggle together like that. I've tried to get a picture of my dogs doing that, but they always jump up in excitement when I open the closet door to get the camera. Their leashes are in the closet.

I need to set the camera out and wait...

Thanks to BiWako for posting the image imbedding instructions: Here is Odessa's picture...its like a passport photo taken at the ASPCA...not to flattering, but its the only one I have!

It's wonderful that Odee found a home with you at the age of 8, Ifnyc! I once got a cat that old, too, although from a cattery, because he was a stud and we were breeding Abyssinians (on a very small scale, in Japan), and although it seems he probably had spent all his previous life in a cage, he turned out to be an absolute love, like a tough-looking teddy bear, whose greatest joy was to be allowed to sleep beside me. He was a famous show cat in the States in his time and he must have fathered a great many kittens, but I suspect that his last few years, when he had more freedom as a pet in a small household, were his happiest.
Odee's combination of tabby and white is very pretty. She looks very thoughtful--maybe reflecting on her narrow escape! Any more pets we get will be from a local shelter, too.

Avenue Tuk Tarot around age 9:

Aya is my only pet that qualifies as being adopted in 2007. She's a half-Bengal kitty that LOVES to get into everything! I found her on Craigslist for a low adoption fee since she her Bengal mom had gotten with a local tom. She might look like a tabby but she's all Bengal inside! She leaps halfway across the room like it's nothing, loves to play in water and 'talks' constantly. I can't imagine being without her now. :-)

What beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing, everyone.

Here are my new kids:

Indy

and Lady

Errr...sorry for the double post. I think my computer decided to take control for a while.........

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Now that my computer seems to be back under my control I wanted to share a link about Bengals for nancy. :-) The below link is to a breeders' website, but it has a lot of great information about the breed and some amazing pictures. I also recommend doing a Google image search for Bengal cats. They are such an amazing breed (of course I'm biased!). One day I will have a snow Bengal, but since my zoo is full to capacity at the moment that will have to wait. :-).

I love looking at all the pet pictures on here!!!! You all's furbabies are all so cute!!! Northy - Fry is too adorable for words! I love Border Collies and he's such a cutie!!!!! Keep the pictures comeing :-D

Here is a link that might be useful: Foothill Felines Bengal Information

Thanks to biwako of abi I am now going to try to embed photos of my two adoptees:

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And another of Tucker doing what he loves best:

Here are some pictures of my new baby, Kaitie:

I also have a black rescue cat and a chocolate LaPerm. Kaitie is almost 5 months old. She is a blue colorpoint tortie Ragdoll. The first picture shows the "mottled" colors the best, especially on her feet. Her colors will darken until she is about two or three years old. She is a sweetheart.

Hi!

I just stumbled on this site & wanted to share our July 2007 adoptee also. Her name is Leila, a 3yr old german shorthaired pointer & she came to our family after being rescued & returned 3 times at the ASPCA ~ she is a runner.

Anyway, she is adjusting beautifully & slowly catching on to the fact that when she is off leash she needs to stay in her yard!...yes, still a work in progress, lol!

We have two other pointers (15 & 8) and a macaw (in addition to DH, DD, DS & myself) that she now calls family.

Great thread... I just love stories with happy endings! ;-)

JoAnn

I've been meaning to post on this thread about the two cats we adopted last year, because some of you were so helpful about how to manage it.

They have been settling in, getting along with each other well. They are not buddies, but they are peaceful. They occasionally chase each other around, but I think it's mostly playful.

Here's Max, after he decided he wanted to check out this computer thing:

I was trying to take a picture of the piece of fabric here against our rug; Jeannie wanted to get in on it:

Max is more of a cuddler. He likes to snuggle up to me in bed. Jeannie will not get on the bed at all, but she loves to be petted and played with, and is accepting being held more and more. Max is rather timid, but Jeannie is not afraid of anything.

They are both nice kitties, very gentle.

I'm happy for you that the cats are getting along.

After 2 of my senior cats died in the spring, my house seemed a empty and Ginger acted like she was a little lost without her friend. So I adopted Chloe in the summer. She is 10 years old and sure doesn't act her age. She was surrendered to the county shelter with another cat and a dog, but they were both adopted before her. She's a great little cat and I can't imagine not having her around.

We were heartbroken to have to put down our sweet peke, Sasha, in November of 2006. DH wasn't sure we should get another dog but in January of 2007 we got Caesar who was 3 lbs. at the time. Sasha had been about 10 lbs. but Caesar grew to 20 lbs! He's a white and cream pekingese.