Both my dogs are purebred "Louisiana Catahoula Leopard" - they are technically a cur, but are a registered breed. They are not agressive dogs, but are VERY assertive, the owner better be the Alpha in the house.

They are for hunting:

Better scenting than a bloodhound
Webbed feet for swimming
Can and will climb trees to go after prey

(I have a snapshot of one of Dixie's relatives 15 foot up in a tree at the field trials)


They are also for herding:

They are known for herding wild boar, but are just as happy with cattle, horses, sheep, people, etc.

When you buy one they tell you it must be exercised HARD daily or it will eat your house - TRUE! Both my dogs get plenty of exercise, and yet my older dog has literally eaten a lawnmower and the sub floor of my house. Dixie has been eating a pine tree with her baby teeth.

The cats are a feral colony we have been feeding and tending since the year 2000. We trap/spay/neutered them and then released them back into their territory. Without all the kittens the colony has dwindled down to just what you see in the pics (thank goodness!) - the one inside was a kitten from the matriarch's second litter.


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My new puppy Dixie:


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My one year old dog Cracker Jax:


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THE Bocephus Possom - If you say he can't, he damn sure will!

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Momma is the most feral of all the remaining colony

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Smokey - she prefers living with the dogs

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Goku. He looks small in the pic, but he's not!

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LOL, you have a horde like I do. They're all adorable. Is Dixie a pit/pit mix? I love to see responsible owners with those breeds (I've met enough irresponsible owners [including the psycho whose pit attacked my Care Bear] to understand why they have a reputation...which is why I love it when good owners show people that it's not the dog, it's the owner, who decides whether the animal is "good" or "bad"...and the same with Rotts). As for the cats...well, don't they just now they're king/queen of the world? Does Cracker Jax have rott or doberman in him, btw? (I think you told me before, but alas, I haven't had my morning coffee yet, so the memory has no chance... )


Here's my furry pack, starting with the Muffin (who is a mutt...a cross of English Pointer [thus the majority of his markings], black lab and Rottweiler)
Mike/Mr. "Muffin":



Muffin at a parade (he's "dressed" as a cow...I figured he had the fur for it, so I would just add a cowbell, LOL):



Muffin at Halloween:



At the campground (the rope collar is a result of some silly pooch seeing a chipmunk run by the campsite, and taking off after it at top speed...and snapping his collar when he reached the end of his line ). Note the docked tail...the crazy backyard breeder that he was rescued from was planning to sell parts of his litter as purebred rotts because half of the litter had rott markings, and must have been hoping he'd "grow into" rott markings so they could sell him too:



Julia/"Care Bear"...I got her last year so Muffin (who I got as a pup) would have a friend, but she's actually older than him:



Wearing her Christmas scarf:


She's a total sweetheart...when I got her, she was 5 years old and had no idea what a toy was, would duck when hands and feet came near her, etc. To this day, if she goes on a tie-out cable, she starts hyper ventilating and whimpering and shaking. :-\ She still loves people, though (dogs' capacity for forgiveness is amazing). She's also very smart, and has done really well in obedience and agility training...I'm planning to show her this February.

As for the felines, this is Zima:



Don't let the innocent face fool you...this cat is anything but. She was the single most troublesome kitten I have ever heard of, much less dealt with. She chewed through a maple syrup bottle in the cupboard (THAT was a fun mess...), got her lower jaw stuck inside her collar as she tried to chew it off (the one time I tried to fit a collar to her...), ate every house plant I owned, chewed on my shoes and chewed a hole through one of my chairs when she was teething, worships the big cat to the point of driving him out of his mind, etc., etc. Still, she's my baby.

This is more like her on the average day:





This is Snookie, the oldest of them all (the one Zima tortures/worships); he's almost 10 now:



And this is Dusty, who is Muffin's age (his mother, coincidentally, was a stray who lived at my Mom's placec...she sort of "adopted" Muffin when I got him as a pup [he was in a very bad way, starved to the point where he couldn't stand up even to eat, etc.]...to this day, Muffin loves the cats and will defend them no matter what). This cat is almost as bad as Zima...his favorite trick is finding a bag of marshmallows in the cupboard, pulling it out onto the living room carpet, and leaving the carpet covered in marshmallows (seriously...):

They are gorgeous Rachel!

Both my dogs are purebred "Louisiana Catahoula Leopard" - they are technically a cur, but are a registered breed. They are not agressive dogs, but are VERY assertive, the owner better be the Alpha in the house.

They are for hunting:

Better scenting than a bloodhound
Webbed feet for swimming
Can and will climb trees to go after prey

(I have a snapshot of one of Dixie's relatives 15 foot up in a tree at the field trials)


They are also for herding:

They are known for herding wild boar, but are just as happy with cattle, horses, sheep, people, etc.

When you buy one they tell you it must be exercised HARD daily or it will eat your house - TRUE! Both my dogs get plenty of exercise, and yet my older dog has literally eaten a lawnmower and the sub floor of my house. Dixie has been eating a pine tree with her baby teeth.

The cats are a feral colony we have been feeding and tending since the year 2000. We trap/spay/neutered them and then released them back into their territory. Without all the kittens the colony has dwindled down to just what you see in the pics (thank goodness!) - the one inside was a kitten from the matriarch's second litter.

Ok I'm "between pets" at the moment but VERY soon I'll be owned by a cat again (Or two cats) So I'll show you these pics of my beautiful Norwegian Princess; INDRA, 14 weeks at the moment!
Ok so what?
Are you coming?
Please hear me out!!!
*sigh*
Ahhh delicious!

"Please hear me out" is my fave, but "Ahhh delicious" could be a professional pic, really great photography!

Yeah, isn't she gorgeous? Well the breeder's husband is the photographer, and he's very very skilled, he's taken all the pics of the cattery's many cats and they are just awesome
Link to the Cattery's homepage

Just look for yourself!

Wegies are AWESOME!!!!!

Those paws are huge I suspect she'll be one big cat.

She is such a beauty! You and the family are going to have a grand time with her- a Norwegian Elven Princess Kitty.

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This is a little pic of my dogs. Lottie the Sporting Lucas terrier (White dog on the right) and Maisie the Cairn terrier (Ninja-like black dog on the left)

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And that's the cat, Florrie. If your wondering what she is getting attacked by, it's the belt from a dressing gown.

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This is the cat again. She is in an empty fish tank on my windowsill which doubles as a greenhouse. (The fish tank is adorned with stickers of various creatures such as the frog and some bugs).

Oh Hazmick these are great pics!!!

hazmick- I loved the "kitty in the aquarium" picture, especially! But they are all wonderful.

Yeah..I loved that one as well, but the cat is ever so sweet.....oh sure the dogs also but the kitty was special

The cat, embarrassed by your flattering comments, retreated into the 'Fortress of Solitude' A.K.A My shirt drawer.

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But never fear, Florrie soon found some bravery and went for a nap on my mum's bed.

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Meanwhile, Lottie waited for someone do drop some food. (Yes, that is sand on her nose.)

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That is one cool cat! Kinda looks like laser eyes in the first pic

I'm still torn between the aquarium and the bathrobe tie pics of Florrie as my faves. Lottie is a very cute dog, but poor Maisie is not getting the coverage here! Is she camera shy? Lol.

yeah. It's not that Maisie is camera shy, her dark colour in my dark house with dark floors make it nearly impossible to get a picture of her. I did have a pic of her with really long hair but I can't find it...

found it!! Maisie with long hair, watching the sunset.

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This is a little pic of both dogs, they are watching my hens on the lawn.

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Big smile!

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Suzie is cute! Why didn't you post her pic?

Florrie sneaking out the window - great pic !!!!

I love the Yin and Yang pic!!!

"Crazy maisie" I really cute!!!


(And I like Haa-Rei's screenshot)

I'll try and get more pics of suzie, she's feeling a bit under the weather after a...run-in...with both dogs last week, it left the hefty hen a bit shaken (and with several feathers missing).

ARGH!

I just ran outside, phone in hand, to get these pictures.


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Suzie in her nest, she looks good but her whole underside is bald.

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Suzie's housemate Sarah. We found her in our garden about two months ago looking very hungry and her feet were suffering from fungal infection. She has lived with us ever since and has given us a few eggs as rent.

This little film has a message...


it is worth seeing...

A great video with an even greater message. Florrie got spayed years ago and encourages all cats reading this to get spayed now!

Adorable video Minque!

My own Zoria is nodding her head. She's a retired breeder and was spayed after her third litter. Now she's living the life of a loafing queen, and loving it! She gets first dibs on everything, including my attention.

Trinity doesn't know what he's missing - he lost his the same time his broken, infected leg was removed. Food is his prime goal in life these days.

I see Suzie gave you an egg too! Sarah looks like a Rhode Island Red, but I didn't have my glasses on for that if I'm wrong, lol.

yup to the egg, I'm eating it now . Sarah is an unfortunate victim of the Battery hen business so has loads of different breeds mixed into her blood-line. I believe RIR is one of them.

We had a RIR hen in our barn that just showed up one day. We used to take her eggs and crack them into a hot mash for the horse's dinner - made their coat shine like glass.

I love this video !!! That was great Minque!!!

egg mash? sounds delicious lol. Suzie went through an awful phase of eating her own eggs before I could collect them, on the upside her feathers were very glossy.

ROFL !!!! You can't give them more than one egg per day tops, raw egg whites have an antivitamin effect.

Oh noes! Thankfully the hefty hen has halted her egg massacre phase, the run-in with the pooch seems to have put her off doing anything but sitting in the nest laying eggs and eating corn-mix.

Suzie: "Don't go out there, Sarah! Wolves!"


Poor Suzie, and bless her heart!


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ROFL! The hounds of hell are distracted these days by our new garden guest...Mr.Hedgehog! Maisie encountered a hedgehog when she was a pup and ended up with a sore mouth, Lottie however has never met a woodland creature and has no qualms about digging under the garden fence to find our new neighbour. Tsk, terriers are too nosy for their own good.

I'll bet you never find a rat or mouse, lol.

Only the ones Florrie brings back from her skirmishes to a nearby farm.

Does she...deposit them in front of you as if she just bought you the Hope diamond? Our feral cat colony started doing that a couple years ago...squirrels, chipmonks, hares, etc - placed on the doormat and whoever the proud donor was preens around like Queen for a Day or something. (while I am puking my breakfast up)

yup, she's only a small cat so it's generally just mice, baby rats, and shrews. There was an incident with a live pigeon that she released into my mum's bedroom. you wouldn't believe the mess it made...

My neighbour's cat gave me a dead stoat once, everyone else thought it was disgusting but I thought it was quite impressive, I'll try and get a picture of this cat, he's nearly three times the size of Florrie!

That has to be some huge cat! Oh, and for it to bring it to you - the neighbor's cat has to think highly of you to do that! They only bring them to people they like.

yeah, I look after my neighbour's five cats when they go on holiday or to work in London, I also do odd-jobs in my neighbours garden. My mum planted a catnip plant in our garden for the cats and Ginger (the stoat catcher) sat on and killed the plant.

My cat would love anyone with a catnip plant too, lol. They all roll around like crazed loons when I put it in a glove and throw it out for them.

Here's a picture of my cat Oreo doing what she does best: Nothing.

P.S. My girlfriend bought the bed for her.

Oreo is beautiful !!!! And I love the bed your girlfriend bought her, my cat would go nuts for that, lol.

Thanks for your comment Malx, my cat is crazy...and always getting into trouble but at least she keeps me entertained. I know it'd be a lot more boring around the house without her here. I found her in a camping trailer that my uncle bought three years ago, her and about five others. I bottle fed them every few hours for several weeks until they got old enough to eat regular food and then gave them all of the others away outside a local Walmart, she was the only one I kept. I value her companionship, even if she does tend to be a troublemaker.

My puppy Sir Winston. In these pictures he is only 8 weeks old but he is almost 5 months now (he is a Great Dane).





I will post some updated ones eventually. Maybe.

Very cute! But I'll bet he's a lot bigger now !!!! Lol.

Hello everybody

Very pleased to have the time to share with you, this forum very good

Thank You !!! Feel free to post pics of your pet anytime !!!

Tonight Freya decided to help mommy unpack her groceries. I am so lucky to have such a helpful kitty!

She also helps mommy play Oblivion, and she helps her write her stories.

Typical cat!

I had to laugh at the one of her on the CRT! Cats everywhere are bemoaning the advent of LCD monitors and flat screen TV's. It's kinda hard to lie on one of those, not to mention they don't generate as much heat.

Of course the young'un's have no clue what the old ones are speaking of . . . Kind of like today's kids and LP's.

Yeah, I just dated myself.

She is beautiful !!!

SubRosa, what a lovely familiar you have!