Henry Dog soon to be 18 years old

This is Javier, the Havanese. He will be 2 next month. I share him with my sister......he spends half his time with me and half with her and seems to have adjusted to the back and forth with ease. I've owned dogs all my life and this is the smartest little pooch I have ever met!

This is Joe . He is an Imperial Spotted Leopurr....

frank and pippin, he will soon be 6 and pip will be 4 the end of this month. still young enough to be playful but in short bursts that lead to long, lazy naps on the couch.

oh how i miss corgi butts!! these 2 are long gone now but they were the bestest little puppers ever! maggie and simon, my late husband called them "the lollipop kids".

RENA

MOUSE

CHOO CHOO

SYBIL

BUSTER

BRUNO

Continuing in the cat theme,

Katya and Nadia

They are sisters and were named after two members of Pussy Riot, because that’s what our house was like when they arrived as kittens 😂

DH sent me a better picture of them. He’s titled this ”the Breakfast Club” because that’s what they’re waiting for while he’s taking the picture instead of feeding them immediately because clearly they are starving to death.

Chyla...Hello pretty gurl!

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Ivan, the Bombay. On "my" heating pad, he has his own from Petsmart....but....stolen is better.

Aspen, the York Chocolate. Both rescues.

The vet said Nala has Cushings Disease and she would only live 2 years. That was over 2 years ago. Fingers crossed she keeps on going on.

these faces (and butts!) are making me smile. Thanks for a happy Tuesday. Looking good :)

Here are Maine coon cat, Bernie,

and ginger girl Poppy.

I have enjoyed all but the one fake photoshopped picture.

Sherry be kind. 💕😉

Why do kids have imaginary pets?Your child might create an imaginary companion to: Listen to and support them. Play with them. Do things that they can't do.

Sherry's comments were not unkind........merely accurate. We are not discussing kids and imaginary pets here but supposedly adults showing photos of their actual, living animal companions. That one photo is obviously not and its inclusion kind of dumbs down the entire thread..

My apologies to Sherry. I agree. They weren’t unkind.

I thought a winkie face would convey that.

Carry on. 🙂

Frank and Milla

The fake person is trying to kill everything we stand for.

No more pets for me, but I do enjoy seeing everyone else's.

And it appears to me that somebody seems overly fond of AI.

Don't hate on Joe. Joe is real, he was professionally photographed by a pet photographer on green screen. He is a Serval/Bengal mix, and one of the few specimens of a new cat breed currently being developed. I am appalled at the hate Joe is getting - maybe deep down it's jealousy because he's not a run of the mill barn cat like what y'all have.

Joe is so pretty. Looks like a great cat. would love to hear more about this new breed

Don't feed the trolls.

Joe looks nothing like any Serval/Bengal cross breed images one can find online. Specifically, those ears are hugely out of proportion compared to his head and the rest of his body. You are going to have a hard time convincing us that photo was not doctored to some degree.

No one is 'hating' Joe.....it is just the veracity of Joe's alleged owner that is of question.

Lyla will be 1 on the 22nd

She just had a nice run at the park

Chewie, whose real name is Chewbacca. I just took this picture and he refused to look up at me or the camera, so this is as good as I could get.

@Kathsgrdn, here is one of the last photos I took of my Chewy (aka Chewbacca) shortly before I had to have him put down. He started out a lot darker, more of a tobacco color, but turned blonder the older he got. 😊 That is also a photo of him as my avatar.

He was the mellowest Cocker spaniel you could ever hope to meet. Loved everybody and everything he encountered. He went nearly everywhere with me - work, client visits, treks on the ferry and into town. The only time he ever barked was to alert me that his beloved cat buddy was being attacked by a coyote.......saved his feline life!

ETA: forgot to add the photo first time around :-)

First one is Nigel. We had to have him euthanized in December. He was really the sweetest one. And since I am still often grab two leashes to go on the walk, I think I can put his picture here. Second is Zoey. She is almost 18. Has bad hips and dementia, and seriously wearing me out physically and mentally. She seems to be happy enough though. Next one is our ancient hermit crab. We had him for at least 20 years. My girls always loved these critters when they were little. Last one is a sea cucumber that’s kind of freaking me out. My husband is on a business trip, so I have to do the pet sitting for his tanks.

@Iris S (SC, Zone 7b) That's a tiger tail sea cucumber I believe! Lovely creatures, great cleaners.

Here's an anemone crab chilling with/in his favorite bubble tip anemone.

@gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9), I can only see your avatar picture of Chewy. He was adorable. It's so hard to let them go.

Well......Jay DID corectly identify the sea cucumber. 😏

@Jay Foursee.....Might I suggest YOU start a thread introducing yourself. If you've had any other names...please do a reveal.

Here's Nellie and Henry. They're 8 yr siblings.

Gemini...❤

Since I lost three pets last spring in a few weeks, I'm always taking pics of the two remaining cats. Here are two more. There's a gazillion more on FB and my phone. The last pics are the three I lost.

Rufus the dog and Jazzy the cat

Bailey's Irish Creme. She's about 7 1/2 now.

Jazzy looks like Bernie. Is he an MC too?

she came from the humane society, so her origins are uncertain.

i always thought she was a mane coon, but i now believe she might be a Norwegian Forest cat. She hates to be picked up which is a trait of the Norwegian Forest cat and she does not really have tufts in her ears, like a Maine coon and she was not friendly at all her first 9 years but who knows🤷‍♀️

Here's Oski. 14 years ago I asked here if Westies make good pets, and Chisue (another Westie lover) assured me they do! He has been my family's joy. He took a tumble trying to jump on the footstool, so we got him steps.

@caflowerluverOski was tested for Cushings recently, and we were so worried, but no he does not have it. Certainly your loving care has kept Nala going, and I wish for her continued health.

All the pets are so sweet. Thank you, everyone, for sharing the photos.

She tosses the pillows she doesn’t want.

My sister in law and her partner have had a number of Westies over the years. They love them.

I forgot “Bird.” Some may remember when he was attacked by a hawk outside his cage. He’s a hardy bird.

My brother has had Scottish terriers most of his adult life. For a period of time, there was a Westie as well. The classic Black and White whiskey advertisement!! Cory was not the brightest bulb in the pack but her Scotty buddy Spike kept her in line :-))

Theresafic, your kitty looks like a lamp! 🥰

Hud

Buie

I can't find the bengal/serval picture that some people are so butt-hurt about. Maybe it was removed. Too bad, because I love both breeds and am also a fan of good photoshopping. ( I wish I had that skill.) This is my cat, Frances, at about 4 months. Yes, those are her real ears, and they are still pretty big.

@Jupidupi It’s the fifth picture from the top. I’ve not found anything quite like it online either, but it’s adorable. Would love more info, assuming it’s real.

He reminds me of an ocelot. My absolute favorite of the "big cats" (Leopardus pardalis), and actually, animals. I guess they should call them wildcats. If I could I would own an ocelot.

Picture borrowed of Petee Ocelot (and that is his real name)

https://carolinatigerrescue.org/species/ocelot/petee-ocelot/

P.S. I just looked it up. They cannot crossbreed ocelots with domestic cats. I almost cried. Sad! They would have the same problem as mules. You can crossbreed horses with donkeys to get mules, but they are sterile. It's a 36 versus 38 chromosome problem in ocelots. Dang. I wish I could pet an ocelot

FOAS, thanks. I don't know how I missed it. I love the picture. But then, I have a thing for cats with big ears.

Jupidupi, the picture is from AI. Giveaways are the messed up tufting on the chair, the messed up tacks on the arm of the chair, and the two sets of uprights on the arm of the chair. Also, to me, the general "mood" of the picture says AI. As for the cat itself, I wouldn't know; I don't know cats. However that tail does look suspiciously long considering where it must be attached to a cat.

@theresafic , your kitty looks just like my Nadia! Nady is very sweet but not very bright. She makes up for that in ”stubborn” 😂 She also doesn’t like if you‘re holding her to put your face too close to hers. Then she’s like the lady cat when Pepe le Pew is trying to kiss her 😂😂

Jazzy is beautiful, but not friendly at all. she is now 15 yrs old, but for the first nine years she would not sit on my lap. She liked to be around us, she’d sit in the back of my chair.

Now she loves me, she sits on my lap constantly, sleeps with us, but still hates to be picked up