There has been much mention of our pets (assistants, companions, familiars) scattered about, but I wanted to start a thread dedicated to the furry ones that make our lives so much more full.
I suppose they don't have to be furry. I don't want to be seen as an exclusionary furrist, or anti-reptite, because I love 'em all, big and small. Heck, my first pet was a Water Snake (Natrix natrix)
The current menagerie include the following brother/sister Great Pyrenees dogs, who just turned seven:
(apologies for the iPhone pics)
Not mine, but for scale:
This is the female, with one of the rescue cats:
I couldn't ask for a more out of these gentle giants - they are stubborn, but loving.
Sabrina, she's about 14 years old was rescued from the dump...Bud, he is 6 years old and was rescued from under a house by my kids...Mollie is about 2 years old and she was brought home by my wife from some lady giving them away on Craigslist. Funny thing is I used to HATE cats but now the first thing I do every morning when I get home from work is give them a can of Tuna. Now my wife hates them, says I talk to them more than I do her.
You've gotta love the look of a sheperd. I've had 7 dogs - one was a sheperd mix. She was like a super soldier - smart as a whip and when spoken to she always snapped to attention like it was her first day at a new job...