What pets have you had? Post pics of your pets, previous or now. Why do I love my pet so much?

[Ken1951]

A better photo of these two.

 

[GroeneLeeuw]

 

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[Fidji]

Most gentle soul and bundle of untamed energy.

 

[mags65]

Lyra (the Lagotto) looking for invisible compatriots during PF «Dogs» : «But I can hear them!»

 

[MatrixS2000]

Doing what he does best...

After a long night day out (at the doggie daycare)

 

[Crook]

Arthur the Miniature Schnauzer, before and after. He usually looks like after tba.

 

[MatrixS2000]

Our previous dog - a big, bad, scary Doberman

Who was ruled around by our cat (which is still with us):

You can see her scheming her next attack in her eyes…muuahahahhahahhaaaa

 

[Fidji]

Family reunion
Imagine bunch of flat coated retrievers with ADHD having whatever is dog's concept of wild party ....

 

[Mikig]

here you have to put "Like" to everyone. Anyone who loves animals and takes care of them, shows humanity, sensitivity and great intelligence!

 

[levimax]

Family reunion
Imagine bunch of flat coated retrievers with ADHD having whatever is dog's concept of wild party ....

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Great picture that brings back a lot of memories. I have had a lot of dogs during my life time but the flatcoated retriever I had really stands out. Unfortuneately they are very prone to cancer and mine was not an exception. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Fidji]

Great picture that brings back a lot of memories. I have had a lot of dogs during my life time but the flatcoated retriever I had really stands out. Unfortuneately they are very prone to cancer and mine was not an exception. Thanks for posting this.

The same happened to us, with our previous flat, we knew about the diagnose for some time, she has done 1 year more [10+ overall] than initial prognosis and mercifully it was all good for her and then within 48 hours she was gone.

We have then scoured whole Europe to trying to find some healthy lineage and here we are. I remember living next to dogs my whole life - German Shepherds, then Golden Retriever that made it almost to 17 years of age, alongside a Beagle that was almost 19, then Flat Coated Retriever and now another one.

If I had 3 wishes, for sure I would spend one on "please make dogs live much longer" as it is always absolutely heartbreaking experience. Dogs are just the best people.

 

[David_Alexander]

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Reminds me of our Freya as a kitten, taking possession of Rogue.

 

[MatrixS2000]

Well, Potpot (right), the remaining stalwart of the original duo with much-missed Perky, has liver cancer and is taking her last walk tomorrow to puppy heaven at 14. Heart-broken again. Kiko (left) is only 2, so he'll be around for a while.

Sorry to hear of this...

 

[Member 90125]

Little Miss Doris...such a sweet and lovely creature. Years ago I went to the local Humane Society shelter to adopt a cat- they had a screened in area for the cats for when the weather was nice. I plopped down on a bench- and Doris casually jumped up and sat next to me. We sat quietly and looked out at the grassy field together. I knew it was meant to be. Lost her to a kidney disease a few years back- but will always miss her.

 

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[Multicore]

To visit a new vet I had to fill a form that asked for Zeno's "breed". An answer was required. I think we can have some fun with this.

First, I fed this photo to three chat bots with the question "What breed of dog is this?"

• DuckDuckGo said: Golden Retriever and gave a description of the typical Golden Retriever
• Chat GPT said: Border Collie and gave a description of the typical Border Collie
• Google Gemini and Grok both said: Shiba Inu and gave a description of the typical Shiba Inu

Hahaha! So much fun.

The problem of course is that the question makes no sense and it's a mistake to try to answer in its own terms. My answer, when I'm being as truthful as I can be: Alabama Pound Mutt.

But that's not what people want when they ask the question. So I have a different answer but it is one that answers a different question, something like: Speaking in terms of established dog breeds, describe your dog.

What answers do you offer? To either question?

He's 40 lb (18 kg) and 18" (46 cm) high at the withers.

To get you started, how about: Tuscaloosa Possum Hound?

 

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To visit a new vet I had to fill a form that asked for Zeno's "breed". An answer was required. I think we can have some fun with this.

First, I fed this photo to three chat bots with the question "What breed of dog is this?"

• DuckDuckGo said: Golden Retriever and gave a description of the typical Golden Retriever
• Chat GPT said: Border Collie and gave a description of the typical Border Collie
• Google Gemini and Grok both said: Shiba Inu and gave a description of the typical Shiba Inu

Hahaha! So much fun.

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The problem of course is that the question makes no sense and it's a mistake to try to answer in its own terms. My answer, when I'm being as truthful as I can be: Alabama Pound Mutt.

But that's not what people want when they ask the question. So I have a different answer but it is one that answers a different question, something like: Speaking in terms of established dog breeds, describe your dog.

What answers do you offer? To either question?

He's 40 lb (18 kg) and 18" (46 cm) high at the withers.

To get you started, how about: Tuscaloosa Possum Hound?

I’d say his breed is Lucky. Rescued from a pound and given a good life!

 

[BeeKay]

Our red ball of energy …