Speed Racer....one of the six orphan kittens I raised this year.

These are my 3-the two white ones are rescues. Masha is the standard poodle, Penny is the bichon, and Dusty is the mini poodle.

AWWWW! A house full of curly dogs;-)

Miss Schultz bunches. Here's some of him when he was with me.

OMG...AAA, guarding ALL those toys!!?? Funny.

I wish I had time to comment on each and every one of these photos, they are so sweet. I know these animals have brought joy and love into families. They have brought peace in times of stress and loneliness. They can even hold families together. They certainly have for mine.

socks - you are so right. I know my life would have been so empty without all the pets I have known through the years. The following could also include cats or any other animal that is loved.

Socks...he gathered them into that pile...then dared me to touch one. He would stare at me...and when I would get close he would growl. Crazy dog!

Sleepytime...

Socks, those Westies are trying to train me. They crack me up. I love the personalities that Westies have.

Well, heck. I have tried several times to post my Gracie's picture. After hitting the submit button, I get a message that there are too many characters. Don't know what I am doing wrong since a picture is not made up of characters but is a jpeg.

WalnutCreek, what is the size of the jpeg? maybe it's too large.

I just scrolled through all these photos again with a huge smile on my face. I just love looking at everyone's adorable pets. They are lucky, lucky animals to have such great people! I have the makings of becoming the "crazy dog lady" because I just want to adopt more and more dogs, but DH has put the brakes on me, sigh. Can't do cats because of asthma/allergies but I love them too!

Heaven help me, I've been thinking about a 3rd dog. DH will not be pleased ;-)

I keep thinking of another dog as well, even tho' the one I have is plenty of work, and expense too.

Okay, here is another one. This is the baby raccoon that my dog nursed and raised. I didn't name her....just called her Baby Coon. She finally was ready to move out and still comes around at night and eats cat food on the porch.

This is my pet feral hog, Piggy Sue. She was stolen, sold and killed. She is the one at the top of the pic and the other one is her friend, Piggy Lee.....who is still with me.

Great names!

marilyn_c, that's so sad about Piggy Sue. :(

jakeseacrest, they do know and do try! :)

Such lovely pets everyone has!

Here are four of my five cats. We start with Serenity, my ragdoll of 14 years age. Mellow and laid-back. But she can still startle you with playfulness.

Now for Obi-Wan Kenobi, an American curl who is adventurous and loves to explore -- even at the vet's! His cousin, Orion, is a silver tabby American curl who is truly handsome, but very shy and reclusive. I'll find a photo later. They're both nine.

And here is Rory and CeeCee, both 10, and twins. Rory is tripawd -- he had to have a fore limb removed last year due to a tumorous growth. He's the one on top. He's a love. CeeCee is a grump and very needy. They're both rescue cats -- I got them when they were about five or six.

My fluffer-doodle, Maggie. My son calls her two face. She has a really great personality, but he loves how the line is right down the middle of her head. One side is black, one side is orange.

My miniature poodle, Brie, has been my life saver in dealing with grief over losing my husband. Here, they were together, only a few weeks before his brain cancer diagnosis. He played guitar every morning and she loved to listen.

Together in the gardens at Biltmore.

Dye, deepest condolences. Not sure when your husband passed. Brie is a great comfort to you.

He passed in May 2014.

Dyh-so sorry for your loss. Your husband looks like a kind man. I'm glad you have Brie to help you through your sorrow.

I'm sorry for your loss, dyhgarden. I think pets do help us a lot in times of grief.

Rob333, speaking of a cat with two faces....I saw this video yesterday.

Also, this is my cat with "two faces" although not as clearly divided as some. Her name is Moon Bat.

Have you seen Venus? Not only is the cat two faced, it's two eyed?! It's a chimera

A beautiful thread!

So many cats and dogs--and horses!--over the years, it's hard to choose. Here are a few pages from a photo book I made several years ago about our family's 40 years of pets.

Wonderful to see all the photos!

The birds -- the cockatiel that we got when my son was 13 is now 18 and living with my son (31), his wife and daughter. A multi-generation pet! They leave his cage open all the time, but with his age, he doesn't fly anymore. We trained our cockatiels to poop on command! One, we told to "poop" and the one who is still alive, we told him to "do your business." They were easily trained and so we avoided a mess by keeping a paper towel handy.

A book of family pets is an amazing idea.

Our brother and sister, Minilabradoodles, Amos and Andi. They are now 9 years old. Amos, the larger one, is basically blind. We are seriously thinking about cataract surgery for at least one eye. However, he also has degenerative spinal issues and has already blown two discs and have been told that it could happen again at any time. He makes his way around by smell and familiar surroundings. Andi, our little girl, is so chubby, her belly almost touches the ground. When they were puppies, they had just learned "place" in puppy school. I took the first Christmas picture having them place on the hearth of the fireplace. Every year I do the same thing. It's the only time I use the term "place" but as soon as I get out their Christmas jingle bells, they head for the hearth.

If the box fits, sleep in it. My Lottiecat, a stray that I had, loved, and still miss, for about 15 years, until she crossed over the bridge.

One of my favorites is Kelsey 18 years and Gus 1 year old.

Dhy, I'm so sorry for your loss and I know your pup helps you cope. Rob, that Venus is an amazing looking cat!!! I have never seen or heard of one like it. Thanks for posting that link!!

So many beautiful pets and people. We love our animals, don't we?

Our Jack and our Granddog Utah

We adopted a little sister for Baxter today. Her name is Sabrina and I got one somewhat clear picture of the two. They've been busy rough housing all day!

Sabrina and Baxter! Dancing! Cute!

Banyon, sunday morning

Fred likes a little nap on Sunday mornings.

Our two Bichons, plus one who crossed the bridge...all are rescues, and we keep their hair short. :O)

My happy faced little boy, who will celebrate his 16th birthday in April.

Our littlest, who loves to roll in the dirt (when she does that, she's Dirty Pearl, Pirate Girl):

Our darling little pretty pretty princess, Bijou, gone too too soon...

Such sweet faces, Sooz. :)

Here's Pimm, the dumbest dog I have ever met. She looks terrified in this picture, but notice the blur of a tail wag? She ALWAYS looks like this

And here she is with her brother, Bruno, who is the mastermind.

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Our beardie (Tucker, pictured above) was the dumbest dog on earth, and we loved him more than anything!

Bichons= puppy cuts forever. Show cut? NO WAY!