I Consider My Pets Family Stories of Experiences

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They ARE family. They share your joys,your fears,your concerns,your everything.
Sometimes even your meals, if you live with a four-legged opportunist and a kid with messy table habits.

Even the stuff that tastes good going down, can...

I definitely consider them family. They mean a lot to me. In the past, I've felt closer to them than people. I've always had pets in my life, even when I was born. I know they have feelings, and they usually want to make their owners...

You take an animal at your place. By choice.They live at your place, eat at your place, sleep at your place. They're home, you chose so.You treat them the same way as anybody under your roof. They're living creatures, with feelings, who...

I grew up with our family black Labrador and now shes 13 i dont think she will have much longer left, this may seem silly to people with out pets but i dont know how im going to cope. it hurts her when she walks because of her arthritis...

Wow, I cannot believe that he thinks having pets is a waste of money! He feels no love or compassion towards animals and thinks that my love towards them is just some 'fancy whim' Also, he can't understand why pet lovers don't like...

Anyone that will ask me about my pets will get the answer that i have a mini zoo. With 3 cats that live outside most of the time, a spoiled dog who doesn't like me very much. Fancy mice,three of them to be exact and are the newest...

I had a White Boxer that I loved with all my heart. I bought him spiecal treats and as he aged it became harder for him to lay on his doggy bed. I went and bought a brown leather couch so he could lay with me to watch TV. My wife...

I have a hereditary disease that I wish to stamp out in my lifetime because anyone who has this disease has a 50 % chance of passing it on, which means if you have 2 children 1 child will have this disease and the other won't. I...

i know this may seem crazy but i always considered my pets as my children or bestfriends. Me and my bf just got a puppy a few months ago and he is my everything. Im struggling right now with severe anxiety disorder and he helps me...

I've had many pets in my life, currently my family has five cats (all rescues). At various times I've also had dogs, a guineau pig, and a few birds. All of been very special to me. Pets can provide a lot of emotional support during...

When I have animal they are like family.
And they die.
It is like a member dieing.
That is how close i am .

I have written on this subject many times before this because I find the similar complexities in the relationships between me and my human friends, me and my animal friends, and my animals with their animal friends to bear a great deal...

I was thrilled to learn that this site really existed. I decided to join in the hope of corresponding with people of like mind.
I am seeking an open minded woman that would entertain the prospect for a long term adult nursing...

Its crazy on on terrible days one grin from my dog makes everything better

Mimi is a Pomeranian and a Chihuahua mixed, A family moved and left her outside by herself .She was so skinny and dirty. 4 years ago I took her in and she couldn't be happier. She has a huge back yard and other dogs to play with, Her...

Animals are so different in their personalities. My first adult cat seemed to just know that he and I were besties, and that he was a peer and not a pet. He waited up for me when I was out, and he'd always come investigate if I screamed...

We get along just fine. I actually take walks with them all at the same time, believe it or not. They always make me feel better.

My dog Hunter likes to jump on the couches like a kid likes to jump on a bed. He only does it when he is feeling really sparky and he started doing it when he was a pup five and a half years ago. Most of the time he is allowed to go in...

So i fed my gecko have two and on tried to get the criket missed and bite his mother it was so hliarous!!!:-D