Are you a dog person or a cat person or other kind of pet person?

[JakeStarkey]

The manx lost his buddy six months.

 

[Gracie]

I have missed your kindness a lot, AquaAthena .
I would have pm'd this to you but it's shut off..so..I am telling you here.
Thank you.

 

[Gracie]

Losing a furkid is hard. Very hard. They are not called Companion Animals for funzies. So when you lose that companion....oy.
And...when you can't talk about it, its even worse. Double oy.

 

[Michelle420]

The manx lost his buddy six months.

So sorry Jake.

 

[WinterBorn]

I like cats well enough. But I love my dogs. I worked on the road for almost 20 years. I met a lot of great people where ever I went. I can only remember a handful of their names. But I also met a lot of great dogs. I remember almost all of their names. There were a few I would go by and visit. Some of them have shown such resilience and courage. Most have shown me the true meaning of unconditional love and of loyalty.

I can say, without shame, that I have cried every time I have lost one of my dogs. And I can say without hesitation that my life is richer for having known them.

With all of that said, my work in the last 2 year has made me a fan of another animal. Goats are some pretty cool beasts.

 

[Michelle420]

Does anyone have pet insurance? My friend works at General Dynamic and has pet insurance as a benefit they offer.

 

[WinterBorn]

I added some pics of the goats I worked with. And one of our Great Pyrenees that guard them. Great Pyrenees are an amazing breed.

 

[saveliberty]

I think I'll let you all guess on the answer to the OP question.

 

[WinterBorn]

This is George. One of the most devoted dogs I have ever known. Not devoted to me, or even to his owner. George watches over a herd of 35 goats that work all over Atlanta. Here he is just hanging out with some new babies. They are as safe as they can be. George is a big sweet boy. But he can go from big sweet dog to polar bear in a split second if something threatens any member of his herd. And his herd can clear kudzu, privet and heavy underbrush like a plague of locusts.

 

[Montrovant]

I like cats well enough. But I love my dogs. I worked on the road for almost 20 years. I met a lot of great people where ever I went. I can only remember a handful of their names. But I also met a lot of great dogs. I remember almost all of their names. There were a few I would go by and visit. Some of them have shown such resilience and courage. Most have shown me the true meaning of unconditional love and of loyalty.

I can say, without shame, that I have cried every time I have lost one of my dogs. And I can say without hesitation that my life is richer for having known them.

With all of that said, my work in the last 2 year has made me a fan of another animal. Goats are some pretty cool beasts.

Remembering the dogs' names is kind of weird.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

I've had cats most of my life, with an occasional dog thrown in. Now we have some of both.

The Jack is 10yo and the mix is about 5 and is pouting because he didn't get to go for a car ride.

Then my boys brought these home....

We also have chickens that can be great entertainment, but not really 'pets'

 

[Gracie]

I had chickens a few years ago. One became my pet. she would come in my room from the yard and perch on my recliner arm. Not house trained, so I had to stop her from that. Unfortunately, I had to sell them. I was doing the cage cleaning, egg gathering, straw replacing, etc all by myself and couldn't do it any more so I said "sell them". We sold the chickens and the coop to a couple a few streets over. I sure miss those fresh eggs! And the friendly hen!

 

[WinterBorn]

I like cats well enough. But I love my dogs. I worked on the road for almost 20 years. I met a lot of great people where ever I went. I can only remember a handful of their names. But I also met a lot of great dogs. I remember almost all of their names. There were a few I would go by and visit. Some of them have shown such resilience and courage. Most have shown me the true meaning of unconditional love and of loyalty.

I can say, without shame, that I have cried every time I have lost one of my dogs. And I can say without hesitation that my life is richer for having known them.

With all of that said, my work in the last 2 year has made me a fan of another animal. Goats are some pretty cool beasts.

Remembering the dogs' names is kind of weird.

Yeah, probably so. Its not the first time the word "weird" and I have met in a sentence.