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jlowe308 Hickory, NC posts: 301
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posted on November 02, 2009 at 02:44AM Inappropriate? Quote Reply

Do you know where your pet originated from? I have a pekingese and mine came all the way from China and in China the pekingese was and still is considered royalty and if people harmed them the they could be killed.My pooch is royalty,who knew and he is super intelligent too.What about yours?

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posted on November 02, 2009 at 05:58AM
 

Our Miniature Schnauzer (Brandy) was bred by a breeder in Melbourne, Fl.  Before purchasing her, we visited with the breeder and got to interact with Brandy and her parents.  We also got to see how Brandy and her siblings were being raised.  A worthwhile experience.

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posted on November 02, 2009 at 06:01AM
 

Cool.I love dogs too.I researced mine to find out where his ancestors were originally from and I found out they were form china.I love my peke he is my love and my life.

2009 Contributor
posted on November 08, 2009 at 04:04AM
 

I have a Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) that was bred right here in Iowa, and His name is King Just Jack, and he is mine and my husbands baby, my kids (the ones that have grown up and moved out) tell me that we spoil Jack more then we did them.

2009 Advisor
posted on November 08, 2009 at 07:41AM
 

One of ours was a puppy mill rescue. One we got from a small hobby breeder in Iowa and one from a proffessional breeder in Texas. I would never buy from a pet store, never!

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posted on November 09, 2009 at 05:45AM
 

Glad u love your pets and know wjhere they come from.

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posted on November 09, 2009 at 08:29AM
 

Our cats were from a rescued litter, that's all I know. I sometimes wonder what their early experiences were. One is a true scaredy cat. She loves to be picked up and held, but she still winces when we do it. Perhaps she was captured roughly when she was "rescued."

2009 Writer
posted on November 09, 2009 at 08:44PM
 

The Humane Society.  That's where we get all our pets.  There are always great animals there that need a good home. 

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posted on November 09, 2009 at 09:13PM
 

My latest dog came from a family down the street. I loved their little dog and they said that they had her brother who was 5 months old and they couldn't keep both. I said I didn't want another dog ever (I had just lost my beloved 16 year old Lab/Poodle mix, Casey, an SPCA puppy) but somehow I ended up there watching this nutty little Jack Russell Terrier running around. I took him home that day and he's now 13 or 14 (Not exactly sure, it's been so long!) and he's my baby. My cats were both rescued from the roadside or somewhere else that was dangerous and are treated like queens and kings. If I ever got another dog, I wouldn't hesitate to adopt from a shelter. In fact, that is the only way I WOULD get another dog. They need me and I need them.

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posted on November 10, 2009 at 03:45PM
 

My dog Kilo is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He's an Iowan but his sire was from Ireland.

Aspen-kitty came from the in-humane society of northern Utah. She was an adult cat, and had had a few litters. I call her eterna-cat because we've had her since 1998, who knows how old she was then, and she hasn't slowed down or visibly aged at all!

Boris-kitty's mom gave birth to him and his 3 kitten brothers at the landfill in Logan, Utah. An employee at the dump kept his mom and spayed her and found good homes for all the boys. Another ageless cat since 1999!

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posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:04PM
 

My dog came from the animal shelter. She is timid but very loving. That's about all I know about her. Also, she digs holes in the yard and digs up my flowers. Sigh. She must have some digger genes in there.

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posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:08PM
 

My cat was thrown out of a car in a cooler and needed a home. He still hyperventilates when he has to get in a car. He's a big guy and he picks on the timid dog.

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posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:25PM
 

My father rescued our little Tessi from an animal shelter in Florida. He had her three years before he died. We have had her almost four years now. She is a Yorkshire Terrier. The breed originated in Yorkshire, England in the 1800s. 

Tessi has her own blog. You can check it out at http://doglife-tessi.blogspot.com/

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posted on November 10, 2009 at 08:04PM
 
In response to Meri's post from November 10 2009 07:25PM

I love that blog!

2009 VIP
posted on November 10, 2009 at 09:17PM
 

Pretty sure my little kitty came from somebody who ran a meth lab...she's a spaz!  We got one cat from the humane society and our little one was dumped on our neighbor's farm, so we took her in.  They're pretty much "mutt" cats, so no idea what their origins are.

2009 Writer
posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:46PM
 
In response to onwaytozion's post from November 09 2009 08:29AM

I personally think the "scareness" probably has more to do with her earlier life of unpleasantness/uncertainty rather than her rescue/trapping.   We adopted a Tortie who at the time was just 1yr old, but had lived at the animal shelter just 2 weeks.  She has taken considerable time to purr at leisure, develop trust--even to accept a cat treat from a hand --despite our household holding "no surprises" for her[no dogs; young child, noise; just a very laid-back older cat who minds own business].  She gradually has progressed to the point of seeking us out when she really want some 1:1 attention; and yes, she can purr when she chooses to do so.   I do think her first 12 months must have been harsh.  I've been around cats for simply years.

 

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posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:44AM
 

We have had 4 cats.  Three of them came from the humane society and one was abandoned by her mother and family in our backyard about a year ago so we took her in. 

2009 Writer
posted on November 15, 2009 at 06:58AM
 

My cat panini was found in a garage. Her mother who was a house cat gave birth in a garage to several little Kitties.

My kid brother's friend who is the niece of the lady that owns the momma cat, suggested that he bring one home..Now panini is a one year old beautiful   Calico cat that is full of silly antics and character.

We love her she keeps us laughing all the time and we are people who love to laugh!

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posted on November 15, 2009 at 12:32PM
 

I'm not sure where my cat came from since I adopted her from an animal shelter when she was supposedly around a year old, but they couldn't be absolutely sure how old she was.  She is now 11 years old!

2009 Contributor
posted on November 15, 2009 at 02:00PM
 

yes about a year ago... a stray had 2 kittens in the back yard. we have both kittens.

2009 Contributor
posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:50PM
 

yes , i personally delivered my dog*( DOC) we adopted his mother from a mastiff shelter. She wasn't fixed we were going to get her fixed , but she came in heat a week later , and got out . I don't know anything about the father..

3 months later i delivered 6 puppies 2 gray like the mother 3 black and 1 brown brindle.With a black nose like a doctors mask so we named him Doc.

Whats really cool about this story is a few years back we had a brown brindle fella(LT) that we had to put to sleep because he was very mean and now we have Doc that looks just like him and is just as gentel as anything I always say its LT reincarnated

2009 Writer
posted on November 19, 2009 at 03:10PM
 
I don't exactly know where my cat came from, but I know how she found me! I was never really a "cat person", but my friends had to care for day old kittens & naturally I fell in love. My hopes were to adopt an orange male and one day my landlord called and asked if I was interested in adopting a cat. Apparently, someone had moved out of an apartment & left their cat behind. The poor thing would wander around the property following the maintenance guys, and hide in their shed when it was raining or too cold. (This was in October when she called me). I told her I would be interested, but was disappointed when the cat they found was a black female. I decided I would meet the cat anyways. When I arrived, I bent down to see if she'd come over to me & she instantly hopped up on my lap. I knew I was in love!! Ever since then, so about 5 years, she's been my little princess!!
posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:38PM
 

I have three cats.   The oldest I found him at a Vets office.  Needless to say, he had a lot of problems, money for the Vet.  I did not keep going to him, I felt if you are going to adopt out animals they should be completely well first.  It wasn't long after I got him, the stinker ate a needle and thread sitting right next to me.  He was in surgery within an hour.   There was a vet across the street, and he made a complete recovery.  He was a companion to our tortie, Missymew.  She was diagnosed with stomach cancer and I had to put her down in April.  Spook was only a kitten yet.  So, I decided I needed to get someone for him to play with.  I went to several places, but finally at the shelter I found what I was looking for.  Actually I ended up with two instead of one.  So we now have Lars and Lena.  They are all a joy to have and we laugh at some of the things they do.  Others, well the holes in my body cover it.  Lars is my cuddle-bug and kneads me at night, I have to try and cover up as much as possible.  He asks permission to come up on the bed first.  It is so funny.  Well, I guess I told you their life history.

2009 Advisor
posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:00AM
 
In response to jlowe308's post from November 02 2009 02:44AM

My dogs royalty too!  Pampered to death.  I adopted my dog from the Butte Humane Society when he was two.  He came in as a stray.

2009 Advisor
posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:03AM
 
In response to lilsquibb's post from November 09 2009 08:44PM
lilsquibb said…

The Humane Society.  That's where we get all our pets.  There are always great animals there that need a good home. 


I agree Lilsqubb.  People often think dogs at pounds and shelters are dumpy, undeserving dogs, when in reality even pure breed dogs show up there.  I will always get my dog from a shelter.

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posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:04AM
 
In response to PattyTherre's post from November 09 2009 09:13PM
PattyTherre said…

My latest dog came from a family down the street. I loved their little dog and they said that they had her brother who was 5 months old and they couldn't keep both. I said I didn't want another dog ever (I had just lost my beloved 16 year old Lab/Poodle mix, Casey, an SPCA puppy) but somehow I ended up there watching this nutty little Jack Russell Terrier running around. I took him home that day and he's now 13 or 14 (Not exactly sure, it's been so long!) and he's my baby. My cats were both rescued from the roadside or somewhere else that was dangerous and are treated like queens and kings. If I ever got another dog, I wouldn't hesitate to adopt from a shelter. In fact, that is the only way I WOULD get another dog. They need me and I need them.


Shelter dogs are awesome!  They always seem more appreciative of things or maybe that's just me.

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