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Denver Socialist Donating Member (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:00 PM
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Post a picture of your pet, and its name, and WHY that name???
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:02 PM
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1. here ya go
Here's Puff:



He's my girlfriend's late doggie. He was named that because he had the ability to blow himself up to seven times his normal size.

No, just joking. He was called that because he looked like a big puff ball of cute white fur.
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Denver Socialist Donating Member (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:03 PM
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2. What a sweetie. Maltese? Maltese mix?
Cute dog.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:08 PM
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4. yes he was a maltese
but not the uppity malteses (malti?) with the bow in their hair that you see at dog shows.
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CalebHayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:04 PM
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3. Mozart
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GRLMGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:44 AM
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64. AHHHHHHHH
How cute! I love pugs. I hate when people refer to Repubs as pugs. There is no comparison.
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ariesgem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 03:13 PM
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92. He's SO cute!
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:16 PM
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5. Zelda


Why? I don't know, she came with that name.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:08 PM
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21. Oh, my sweet dog who just died was named Zelda
I named her after Zelda Fitzgerald; she used to have a brother named Scott.
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:02 AM
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59. Cool dog!!
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 01:03 AM by Djinn
what breed is she - she has a dingo-y look about her.

Also to up the proportion of dogs to cats - here's Kato (dingo blue heeler cross)- named after a construction company that make earthmovers

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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:09 AM
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73. Awww, he's so cute!
I'm not sure which one off hand, but he reminds me of a cartoon dog.....adorable! :)
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 11:27 PM
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91. the cartoon she most reminds us of
is speedy gonzales - she's about 8 years old but you'd never pick it -as much mad energy as she ever had, am beginning to think someone's putting speed in her water bowl! :)
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Minimus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:17 PM
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6. Sonic
He was very very fast when he was younger (13 now) and my nephew suggested the name because he loved the Sonic the Hedgehog game.



Then came Frolic (she is the black and white one). So named because she frolicked around and it ends in IC.



And then Mimic, because I became obsessed with IC ending names and I thought it was cute.
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 03:25 PM
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86. I love jack russels.
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Mr. McD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:18 PM
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7. Ben
It was one of the few names my wife and I agreed on.
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:26 PM
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9. Ben has one hell of a tale!
Did his moma mate with a raccoon?
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:17 PM
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42. you should see my mother's cat
she is a long haired linx point siamese with a huge puffy racoon tail. A friend of hers came over, saw the cat sleeping in a darkened room and asked her, in all honesty, if it was a racoon.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:16 PM
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41. Ben sure is purdy
beautiful eyes
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GRLMGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:45 AM
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65. A very pretty cat n/t
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:24 PM
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8. How ?
:shrug: Dunno how to post a pic.


:hippie:
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:28 PM
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11. do you have the photo online anywhere?
if you don't, post it to a photo hosting site like photobucket and type in the url to the photo, making sure it ends in something like .jpg
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:30 PM
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13. Nope, no web hosting here
:(


:hippie:
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Blue in a Red State Donating Member (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:41 PM
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16. Hippiechick
I upload images here: http://iuploads.com/
Just upload and paste the url it gives you in your message here.
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linazelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:11 PM
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22. All you do to post a pic is go to a website, browse your hard drive
and select the picture you want to post, hit "upload" and then the host site will generate a line of code which you copy and paste into the subject line of your message. It's very easy.

I like this host site because it's no frills--no sign up, you just go and post: http://uploads.bestupload.com/upload.php
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laheina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:44 AM
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77. Thank you!
I've seen several threads about this topic, but you just gave the most straightforward explanation that I have read thus far.

From the web-tarded: You Rock!
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:27 PM
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10. Meow
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 07:28 PM by tk2kewl
This is Tupea:

Tupea (2Pea) is named after Peanut (Pea), a cat who had a fun but tragic short 2 yrs. (his story for another day)

This is Willie:

Willie is named to rhyme with Tupea as he has adopted from the same shelter at the same time
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:20 PM
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45. My dad had an all black cat named Willie
your cats are very pretty
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Mr. McD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:53 PM
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52. Our previous cat was a black cat name Willie.
He had white feet. We had him for 8 years. The Vet believed he had been poisoned.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 11:51 PM
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53. really? That is sickening.
People commiting senseless acts of violence against someone's pet to me seems the most crude and repulsive form of criminality, tied with rapists and sadistic killers (torturer murderers like the hillside strangler)
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 09:56 AM
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67. thanks
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gollygee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:28 PM
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12. Claudia (as in Claw-dia)
the name was my husband's idea.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:31 PM
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14. Hey!
I had a cat with the same name for the same reason. She passed away last year though :(

You can see my other cats up above :)
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pagerbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:01 AM
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68. A friend in HS got a kitten for Christmas and name her Sandy Claws
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Blue in a Red State Donating Member (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:32 PM
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15. Alyssa
Named after a character in a novel I'm writing. The shelter had named her "Princess", and I will never call anything or body princess!
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livinginphotographs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:12 PM
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23. I've two of those who greet me the same way
Everytime I come home from work. In front of the food bowl, waiting.

Here's Abigail:
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She was named that when I got her. This is the only picture I have online of her right now, but she really isn't as evil as she looks.

Her little sister is Annabelle, whom I got straight of the street. I named her that because my girlfriend suggested it. It's similar to Abigail and because when we took her in, my gf kept calling her "Little Orphan Annie." I know...how cute. Anyway, no pics of her yet. She looks almost exactly like Abigail, though, so you get the basic idea.
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Blue in a Red State Donating Member (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:30 PM
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26. Jellicle cats!
Abigail looks quite sweet to me! And her fur looks so *sleek*.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:46 PM
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17. here's Flea!
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 07:48 PM by fleabert
so named because when we got her she fit completely in one hand, and was very black, the smallest thing we could think of that was tiny and black was a flea. She was almost Stellaluna since she sorta looks like a bat, but that was a BIG name for such a little pup.

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lumberingbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:15 PM
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24. What a cutie!!!
I want her!!!
:-)
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:53 PM
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78. thank you!
I am totally in love with her!
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:53 PM
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34. what a sweetheart! she looks just like a baby seal
though maybe a little darker than normal! but a real cutie
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:54 PM
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79. thanks! she does look like a seal sometimes,
we call her 'seal pup' when her eyes get that glazed over look like in the second picture. I woke her up to take that pic and she was in the middle of a growl!
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Polly_Sorbate_60 Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:54 PM
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35. Awwwww!
How sweet!
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:55 PM
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80. thanks! She's a sweet dog 99% of the time, the rest, she's a little booger
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:03 AM
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69. *reduced to incoherent babbling*
Cutest. Puppy. EVER.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:56 PM
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81. Thanks! I wish she was still a puppy though, she'll be 8 on Christmas Day!
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UNIXcock Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:46 PM
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18. My two new pups
Edited on Tue Nov-23-04 07:52 PM by UNIXcock
... they're a handful, but I love them. Cockapoos - siblings 9 weeks today.
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linazelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:22 PM
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25. God they are too cute! Enjoy them every day as pups because they
grow so fast. And takes lots of pictures. I take my dog to PetSmart during the holidays and we take a picture with Santa every year. LOL
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 07:55 PM
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19. My baby boy......
Quincy!





Full name quincy jones.....

ofcourse, this is when he was a baby... he's bigger now!
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:15 AM
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74. He is SO cute!
I love his squishy little face!! :)
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linazelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:06 PM
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20. Simba...I just loved that name
and she does look like a lioness as well as act like one. LOL
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:45 PM
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27. Her name is Ama Ebi, after the Sushi, because she's a sweet shrimp
Ama Ebi the cat:



Ama Ebi the dish:
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:47 PM
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28. Another serving of Ebi
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Talisyn Donating Member (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:52 PM
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90. Ebi is a gorgeous Aby!
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:51 PM
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29. shes a beautiful cat. much more so than the fish~!
her coat and look is like bobcat but thin like siamese....
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:52 PM
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30. She has this great peachy colored belly I can't resist
She's a ruddy Abyssinian - her belly has this great peach color that tempts me so.
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:56 PM
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36. wow. just adorable and yes - built for love!
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:53 PM
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33. shes very regal looking, i'm digging that fabric on your chair
very cool.
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 09:58 PM
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39. Thanks! We picked out the cat faster than that fabric!
It felt like a whole afternoon at the upholsterers.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:19 PM
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44. Good job on both!
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:19 PM
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43. she looks exotic
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:33 PM
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48. Looks exotic, but is as domestic as can be. Sweetest cat I ever had.
Sweetest cat I ever had.

Loves to be carried, loves to sit with people, is as social as can be, and even has very civilized eating habits.

Oh, and she plays fetch!
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:42 AM
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63. Oooo, an Abyssinian!
I have a cat that has been described as half Abyssinian. I have yet to figure out which half.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:52 PM
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31. Bobzilla
But we call him Bob-just saw him and it felt right. You don't come across many Guinea pigs named Bob, it's mostly cuddles or bubbles.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:57 PM
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82. how cute is bob? Very cute! n/t
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 05:14 PM
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87. Why thank you!
he's dark copper colored but his undercarriage is all gold, my daughter calls him "Bob the lion hearted" .
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Polly_Sorbate_60 Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:53 PM
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32. Here's Daisy as a 2 pound puppy
http://www.iuploads.com>

She looked like a squirrel! :P Daisy's other names: Tasey, Taser, McTaser, and PissPaw.
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:18 AM
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75. She's adorable! Kind of does look like a squirrel! nt
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:57 PM
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37. Happy
Just look at that face. What other name, really?
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 08:57 PM
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38. My boys.......
This is Boo, so named because he's white, like a ghost!


And Smudge, becasue his colors "smudge" together :)
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:40 AM
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62. I think I have fallen in love with Smudge! nt
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:06 AM
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71. Hehehe, he is a cutie!
He is WILD though. The boxer is as calm as he can be, and smudge is a bit more ornery! They are best buddies...and he is a cutie! Thanks! :)

Here is another pic of them together, just for the hell of it!
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barackmyworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:14 PM
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40. Mixon
My late guinea pig. Nope, not named after Nixon! I just made a random combination of sounds, and it sounded kinda cute. Here is a drawing I did of him:
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:27 PM
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46. You're talented.
Mixon. I love that name!
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barackmyworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:33 PM
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47. thanks!
I need to upload the real pic that I based that on
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legally blonde Donating Member (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:35 PM
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49. Manilla
http://www.iuploads.com>

When he was a kitten he was about the same color as a manilla envelope. Now, he's darker and has stripes on his tummy and tail.
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barackmyworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:43 PM
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50. oh pretty color!
it reminds me of coffee ice cream :)
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:48 PM
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51. My three cats


left to right, Nicki, Cleo, Amber

Deceased: Charlotte, a pudgy calico with a beautiful face

We've always used people names for our cats. We don't hurry to name them, after a day or two at home they sort of name themselves. They have middle names, too: Nicki Daisy, Cleo Bonehead, Amber Charlotte, Charlotte Paris.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 12:02 AM
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54. Here are Lewis and CatZilla
Lewis is so named because he was an intrepid explorer; first out of the litter to get out and prowl the world. He is the big one in the back in this photo.

CatZilla, his brother was the largest kitten in the litter, but when they got out and started eating solid food, Lewis out grew him!

But they are still sweet as can be and wonderful fun.
Shown here trying to hitch a ride to Wyoming.
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 12:03 AM
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55. Hi you all. My cat's name is Norman, named after Stormin' Norman
Schwartzkoff(I'm not sure if that's the right spelling). I got him in 1992.

:hi:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 12:31 AM
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56. Here's my three, in order, top to bottom.
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 12:32 AM by Lex
.
They are siblings:

Nixon--because they were all born on the day Nixon died, so he got the name (but MY Nixon is a real love hog)
Lex--it means "law" and I liked that (it's now my screen name here)--he's a male kitty. Lex is a bundle of trouble, always into something.
Oz--(my only girl) after the Wizard of Oz and I like the little girl having the "z" in her name since the boys (her brothers) both had an "x" in their names. She's a real prim & proper girl.



No, I didn't pose this picture! I just ran and got the camera quickly.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 12:40 AM
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57. **Very** cool cat tree!
Store-bought or home-made? These things can get pricey!

Of course, the cats are beautiful! :thumbsup:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 12:56 AM
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58. It was store-bought, sort of, one afternoon when we went to a cat show.
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 12:57 AM by Lex
I don't remember WHY we went to the cat show--we don't show cats.

It was in the next town over, and we thought we'd see pretty kitties I guess.

Anyway, turns out that a LOT of cat-related vendors come to these cat shows and we ended up buying this cat tree from a guy there selling them.

That was like 10 years ago, I' guess. Our cats were only a year old at the time. They ADORE it still and it's still good as ever.
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ariesgem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:19 AM
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60. Bootsy & Noodle
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 01:27 AM by ariesgem


Bootsy (the big one) was named after my favorite bass player (who happens to have a CAT name). Noodle was named because she has a "defective" spiral tail.
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 01:38 AM
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61. Ellie the dog


She was supposed to be named after Ella Fitzgerald, but her temperament just didn't fit when she was a puppy. So we named her after Brill Building songwriter Ellie Greenwich.
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 03:23 PM
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85. adorable!
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judaspriestess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 02:07 AM
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66. I don't have a pic to post but
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 02:09 AM by judaspriestess
my english bulldog is named: THOR LINFORD JOHNSON
and my sheltie is named: CRYSTAL SAPPHIRE JOHNSON
my tabby cat is named: KITTY BOY JOHNSON

Linford because he is English
Sapphire becuase she has one blue eye
and kitty boy because he is my 14 year old baby.

SO MANY BEAUTIFUL BABIES BTW!!!
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:04 AM
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70. Cosmo and Ricco


Cosmo (the black cat) and Ricco (the tabby).

We named Cosmo after Cher's father in "Moonstruck" and Ricco cuz I wanted another Italian name. It was gonna be Rocco, but I didn't want to seem too gay and name him after Madonna's son.
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pagerbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:08 AM
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72. This would be a great place for a picture
...of Tucker.
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 10:19 AM
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76. Here is Remi in ALL his glory
named after the Cognac ;)
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auburngrad82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 03:19 PM
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83. Asta and Rodeo


Asta is named after the dog in the Thin Man movies. She was our first dog. We have 4 other dogs, Petey, Crystal, Porkchop, and Tillie.




Our American Saddlebred, Rodeo. Rodeo was born when the previous owner was on her way to a rodeo. Her dad called her and said "you've got a baby here" so she turned around and that's how he got his name. His registered name is Fling's Summer Flame because the previous owner bought her mom, Rose's Summer Flame, and didn't know she was pregnant. So we decided Flame had a fling the previous summer, hence his name. BTW, he was 3 days old in the photo. He's 4 yrs old now.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 03:20 PM
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84. I can't post pictures
I wish I could because my cat is beautiful. He's about 16 pounds, all muscle, grey with white feet, a white chest and beautiful white lips made for kissing. :loveya:

His name is Oops, a name he earned as a kitten when he fell off our (quite high) deck. Twice. Oops. :dunce:

He is the most precious little man in the world and I love him more than I could ever express. :hug:
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 05:16 PM
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88. Grover
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 05:17 PM by Padraig18
My favorite Sesame Steert character, plus, he just looked like a 'Grover'.



:P
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Polly_Sorbate_60 Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:37 PM
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89. Talk about self-absorbed! :-)
I couldn't resist one more pic...Daisy (the squirrel-like puppy) all grown up, looking at herself looking at herself.

(I wonder how far we could take this?!? :P)

http://www.iuploads.com>
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mockmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 04:46 PM
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93. Our Turtle named
"Turtle" he/she (even our vet isn't sure) is the dumbest pet we have. My b/f picked the name "Soup" but we decided "Turtle" because it took so long to think of a name that we just called him "Turtle."

http://www.iuploads.com>

We also have 2 Rats named Liberace and Jeeves. 3 Cats, Cinnamon, Patches, and Cream Puff. 2 Parakeets, Sweet Pea and Alana. 2 Goldfish,
Ernie and Hank. 2 Hermit Crabs, The Baron and Pip. And 1 other Turtle named Herman. It smells like a zoo in here.
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