Did You Have Any Pets When You Were Growing Up?

[manjuj445]

Did you have any pets when you were growing up?

[-SharonA-]

My Nan had 2 budgies, I was allowed to let them out & fly around the living room.

[roopower]

We had a dog and a budgie but my dad was a local naturalist and we had very unusual pets brought to us by RSPCA inspectors. Some rehabilitated and released, some kept. There were Charles, Anne and Elizabeth the coypus, a rook called Nick that spoke fluently, Maggie the magpie, Jack and Jill the jackdaws, Olivia the little owl and a hedgehog that grew enormous, could bite through a wellie boot and was released. We also had various amphibians in tanks and, memorably, a large group of snakes that were rescued from a sailor. They were horendous, hissing and writhing, they went to a zoo, thank goodness.

[david small]

Cats, dogs, birds, rabbit.

[jourdain2]

There was a stray ginger tom who just moved in (until dad saw him) when I was very small. I can remember dressing him in my dolly's nightie and fastening a bonnet on him before tucking him up in my pram and taking him for a walk on the lawn. Otherwise Dad was anti-pets although we had a very large garden and lived on The Green, which gave onto more wild land. Turned out his dad bred Airedale terriers and dad had to do all the donkey work when he was small.
Aged about 8/9, we did get a pony - black fell cross - called Gypsy who was on loan from the RSPCA. From that came pony-madness and one result is that my niece was named Groom of the Year by Horse and Hound a few years ago. See where a pet can take you!
As soon as I married, I got a labrador. :)

[pastafreak]

Though I finally got my wished for dog, I'm sure my mum wasn't happy. He was never allowed in the house..he had no freedom,being chained to his dog house on a long lead. At night,he lived in the basement. Also tied up. He was never house trained. It was my job to clean the soiled newspapers every morning.
So, when I had my own...it was freedom of the flat,my bed was hers...and the cats ;)
My soulmates...both gone 3 years.

https://i.postimg.cc/2jbZbWh0/20180408-180028.jpg

[Arksided]

Awesome :-)

[pastafreak]

As were those in your photo Arky...that malamute is huge!

[MissTerious2]

Just beautiful Pasta. X

[Ken4155]

Always had at least one dog since i was knee-high to a Yorkshire Terrier. But the pet i recall most was a beautiful goldfish i won on the fairground, one hot summer. I'd just about taught him to say his named, when he pegged out. I buried 'Bob' down the loo - it's what he would've wanted.

[bobbinwales]

I see the OP as been Suspended despite no other posts....am not sure how this can be seen by some as a sort of attempt to steal personal security info as theres no info on our names, addresses, banks etc...what use could it be to anyone wanting to steal an ID???

[pastafreak]

I'd think the whole thread would be removed if so. I guess we'd have to see what happens tomorrow.

[MissTerious2]

I thought you couldn't get an avatar when you first become a member!!

[MissTerious2]

Her details show an avatar. So somethings wrong.

[Squeakysqueaky]

We had cats,hamsters,goldfish and terrapins.

[fitdarren]

I wish I hadn't read that about the poor dog your Mum mistreated pasta. He must have been so unhappy. Dogs absolutely love to socialise.

Beautiful photos from everyone, especially arky.

[Arksided]

:-)

[Raidergal2022]

Dogs

More personal pets which I was directly responsible for were hamsters, rats