- What was your first pet's name?
- What kind of animal was your first pet?
- If you have a pet now, what kind of animal is it?
- What is your favorite animal to have as a pet?
- What animal have you always wanted to have as a pet?
1. My first pet that I actually remember interacting with was a parakeet. I named him Hustle Bustle, because I'd recently read a children's story about a family parrot named Hustle Bustle. My mom thought it was a weird name, but hey-- kids, what can you do? I never did teach the skittish bird to say anything, except for the clicks of our tongue we'd make when trying to calm him down-- that he imitated pretty well!
2. Well, as I mentioned above, Hustle Bustle was a parakeet. I was 8 years old when I got him. And actually, before that, we had a couple of goldfish, but I don't remember much about them. I remember that they both died by jumping out of their fishbowl and "drowning" in the air.
3. No pets. Unless you count plush ones. In that case, I have a whole stuffed menagerie going! A veritable zoo filled with creatures that aren't always your run-of-the-mill stuffed animals: a scorpion, a tarantula, an octopus, a striped skunk, a bald eagle, a couple of Turtwigs, a squishable Android, a killer whale, and a plethora of turtles... among many others!
4. Well, what kid doesn't like dogs? I used to have an imaginary dog when I was a kid-- a German Shepherd named Frisky. Best-trained dog you ever played with! ;-) And while I still do love dogs, now that I'm grown up, I don't think I'd ever want to own one-- a lot of work! I think a pet turtle would be pretty neat, but they take up a lot of room and can likewise be as much work as a dog.
5. Besides the dog and turtle-- a tarantula! Those fuzzy creatures are beautiful. And some of them pack quite a personality, if the stories on the LJ tarantulalovers community are any indication! I've always wanted to pet one-- I've heard that they're as soft as bunnies, and I've always wanted to see if that was actually true!
How about you? What are your pet stories?
My first pet's name was Bambi. I was only a little over 1 years old, and I guess at first I wanted to name her Ladder :D
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We have a family pet, he is a purebred Boston Terrier named Wallace.
My favorite animal to have as a pet is a cat, I love how cuddly they can be. My second favorite are rabbits. I had a rabbit named Chewy when I lived in Nevada, and I potty trained him :) He was named Chewy for OBVIOUS reasons, he chewed all the protective casings off my appliances and TV's!
I have always wanted to have a raccoon or a de-skunked skunk as a pet, I think that would be so neat
Ooh, skunks, I'd forgotten about those-- I've heard that they're very amiable and docile, and make great pets. Those would be awesome to have! I guess they'd have to be indoor-only pets though, once you've removed their only defense mechanism. They're soooooooo cute!!
ReplyDeleteWhat was your first pet's name? Sammy
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of animal was your first pet? Dog
If you have a pet now, what kind of animal is it? No pets at present
What is your favorite animal to have as a pet? Cat
What animal have you always wanted to have as a pet? I've always thought a parrot would be cool, especially to teach it to talk...what's the first thing he would learn? hmmmm... ;)
I remember your undying affection for those "soft cuddly" cats, LOL ;) Can you believe I'm actually here? The friday 5 caught my attention, loved those old blogs on the site that shall not be named! :)
What kind of dog was Sammy? My sister & brother-in-law had a Lhasa Apso named Sammy, who passed away a few years ago. I wrote a tribute blog entry to him. On that "other site" ;-)
ReplyDeleteCats-- haha, well, they are animals at least, and that makes them better than humans in my book!
Oops, been over a week and just now remembered to come back and check here lol....Sammy was a mutt, part stray, part sneaky neighbors dog, lol. Do you know how long its been since I've even logged on to that "other site"? A while...lol....facebook still monopolizes most of my online time these days.
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's okay. I think there's an option for you to elect to receive emails whenever someone replies to your comment. You could try checking that box if you want to simply be notified of any replies.
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