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posted 07-09-2003 10:55 PM         

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Hi, im a newbie to this forum and thought I would introduce myself. My name is Julie and I am owned by 2 dogs, Daisy a golden retriever, and Molly a sable and white rough collie. I also have 2 cats, Angel, a longhaired tabby mix, and Dillian, a shorthaired tabby mix. Also, Neko, a teddy bear hamster, and 6 desert tortoises. I hope to meet all of you and your wonderful pets!

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From:Tennessee, USA
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posted 07-10-2003 10:44 AM         

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Coolness! Welcomet to auspet! we have 3 lab mixes, 1 mixed mutt dog , 1 kitten, 1 cat, two inside doggies, and a beta fish!

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posted 07-10-2003 12:43 PM         

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Welcome to auspet. I also am owned by a Daisy however she is a 3 year old rottweiler, I am also owned by 2 year old rottie named Abby and a 14 year old sheltie/lab mix. Those are just the dogs than there is 2 chinchillas, 3 lizards, 1 snake, 1 shri-lanken ornamental tarantula, and too many aquariums to list. But here I just talk about my dogs.Enjoy the forum there is alot of information on here so enjoy and welcome.

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posted 07-10-2003 08:16 PM         

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hi julie and welcome i'm owned by a shihpoo named max and 3 fish.rotty you have chinchillas!!i love them they are just too cute and so soft.i've allways wanted one

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posted 07-11-2003 03:07 AM         

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Thanks for the warm welcomes!

[This message has been edited by GoldenRetrLuver (edited 07-11-2003).]

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posted 07-14-2003 01:32 PM         

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Welcome GoldenRetrLuver!

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posted 07-14-2003 04:57 PM         

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Hi

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posted 07-29-2003 07:04 AM         

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hi i am also new here i am owned and ruled by a lab named harley an alaskan huskie named shelly a boxer mix named dolly and a boxer pup named bambi that is just the dogs i also have 26 chins 12 degus 5 sugar gliders a 55 gallon tank of convicts, parrot fish, and many others also i have 3 parakeets angel, dotty, and sunshine. and a large double yellow headed amazon named pancho that is very hard headed. and he likes to nibble a little to hard. it is great to be here.

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posted 07-29-2003 10:46 AM         

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Welcome! I share my home with a two year old Aussie/Lab X named Dooley who is a flyball fanatic, Witt an 8 month old Catahoula X pup with a silly streak a mile wide who is my heart and soul dog, Darby a 9 year old white Poodle that is the Snuggling King, two rats and two cats that belong one each to my daughters and I have a Paint mare named Fancy that I have been sharing with my 14 year old daughter(I don't share well!) Oh ya...and I have a handsome husband who lives here too! He is very understanding and patient with my love of animals.

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posted 07-29-2003 10:56 PM         

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Hi GoldenRetrLuver & Wondergirly!! Welcome to the boards, great to have you here!

Jas

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From:Sacramento, CA, USA
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posted 07-30-2003 03:08 PM         

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I share my house and my heart with Daisy, Rufus, Lily, Puck, Oodles, Tabitha, and my fosters Snow Queen, Tigre, Peanut, and well I haven't named that one yet.
Daisy is a three year old Jack Russell/lab mix. She was slated to be euthed by the Santa Clara Co. pound due to some really bad behavioral problems. Fortunately, aggression wasn't one of them but uneducated owners were. They taught her to jump on people and then yelled at her until she started submissive peeing. She's much better now. Obedience classes, consistency, and trips to the dog park did wonders. Rufus is a year old Briard or Bearded Collie mix. According to the Briard folks most dogs that are supposed to be Briard mixes are Bearded Collie mixes. Frankly, he looks and acts like a Briard. To us he is just a big silly dog who likes to herd everything. At the pound he rounded up all the puppies in his run like he was their mother. He tries to herd the cats. Notice I said tries. Lily is a 7 year old used to be feral cat. She now gets totally irritated if her human isn't around (my daughter). Puck is a 4 year old smoke cat who likes to watch glasses break. He will push them off any surface so I have child locks on cupboards and plastic glasses. Oodles was raised by some folks and not socialized well. She doesn't like anyone but me and hisses at the world. She also sleeps next to my head and purrs up a storm. I think she's also got really poor vision. She doesn't really know who you are until you blow in her face. Tabitha is three now. She hails from the Palo Alto shelter. She was in a two foot by two foot cage and is claustrophobic. Whoever had her allowed this very diminutive cat to become pregnant. She had her kittens and they dumped her. When I met her she was shreading her cage card on a daily basis and everything else in sight. Her least favorite thing was being put back in that cage. She now has the run of my three bedroom house and two car gargage. Sometimes even that is too small and she just has to escape. She wrecks screens and slips out between folks feet before they even see her. I'm trying to get the back yard fenced with one of those things that are supposed to keep cats in. Hopefully, that will be enough!

The fosters are doing better today. This cat was way too small for kittens. I had to force feed her for four days but she ate this morning. Hopefully, all of them will make it. In the meantime...spay or neuter your pets and please encourage others to do the same. There are too many animals without homes.

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posted 07-30-2003 04:07 PM         

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That's funny that you said your dog tries to herd your cats because our Sheltie X puppy keeps trying to herd our cats, too! LOL

The only thing is that when you nip a cat on the heels it just doesn't go in the direction the dog thinks it should. My cats either go up to the nearest perch or turn around to fight back. I've never heard of sheep turning around to take a swipe at a herding dog!!!

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posted 08-03-2003 07:11 PM         

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Hello :-)

I share my life with a Shetland Sheepdog. I also share my life with a Siamese, Snowshoe, and Tabby.

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posted 08-03-2003 10:42 PM         

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Briards are very physical herders. Rufus pushes the cats in the direction he wants them to go. If they don't comply, he picks them up. He has huge paws compared to his size and uses them to gently but firmly pin cats and small dogs. He washes everything he can reach.

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From:Brewton, AL, USA
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posted 08-04-2003 06:45 AM         

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Hi there, I'm a newbie myself, just joined to get some advice and by God, they are great!
We are owned and trained by five dogs, soon to be six....
Two miniature long hair Doxies: Sophie and Tobie, two German Shepherds: Mussie and Taz, and a Doberman?german Shepherd mix!!! I would need half of the whole www just to begin listing the silly things they come up with everyday!!! The funniest being one of my little Doxies chasing the three big ones all around their empire! She things she is the tuffest girl on the block!!!
Again, welcome!!

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posted 08-05-2003 12:28 PM         

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Welcome Newbies!!!! I'm owned by a cream miniature poodle and a terrier mix Named Rufus. Two teengae boys a husband and a beta fishy.
Puck: did you hear that! I have a Rufus too. You don't hear that name too much now do you?

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