My Jaz is definitely preparing me for babyhood! She sleeps on the floor in a bed next to ours and ever since we got her 2 years ago I have not slept a full night, as she needs to go to the toilet every morning anywhere between 1am & 3am. I wake up instantly at the sound of the shake when she gets up.
Well in the last week we have had 3 loooong nights of storms, and she is terrified of storms. About half an hour before they hit she jumps up on the bed, whimpering & licking me frantically to wake me up, we then snuggle up and she relaxes and goes to sleep. Then she's snoring and twitching away so then I can't sleep, yet I don't move her.
I know it's all my own fault for letting her sleep with us but after everything she's been through I don't have the heart to boot her outside, especially when I know how scared she gets. We did try for a little while making her sleep in the spare bathroom but all she did was cry & yelp & scratch all the paint off the back of the door. So that put an end to that!
And this morning amidst the dust-storm mayhem the little miss is yawning away and lazing on our bed. I found myself going in and closing the blinds and doors for her so she can get some sleep in the dark... Oh dear I think I need help LOL
BOC - your baby is very spoilt indeed - but I know how easy it is to get wrapt around their little paws!!! They so know they have you right where they want you! But on the flipside - a baby like that with the history she has had - she deserves all the spoiling and loving anyone or thing can get!
AFM - We have a gorgeous little lab x staffy - he is the absolute best guy in the world and seriously shares the love around in our house. He is also known as 'lover dog' amongst his other few names - cos he is mad for a cuddle. He sleeps in the garage where we put insulation in just for him and he has a great bed with loads of blankets. During winter tho he was inside in our room on some blankets, but once the cooler nights started fading we put him back out, he seems to like his bed out there anyhow. Also we too were getting woken up with the doggie dreams; the yelping, twitching and funny noises!
I have to say he is like our child and I think with our IVF journey, like with any troublesome time in your life - he is there to make it better. I just love how their love is continuous, non judgemental, he is never moody always happy - I just can't stay grumpy or really sad when he is around.
And we are so lucky that he is soooo well behaved, a little cheeky and fantastic with kids of all ages - so gentle and loves their attention.
*sigh* Oh I miss him now thinking of him here at work! Wish I could post a pic of him!
Airline - What a great idea! I've enjoyed reading about everyone's furbabies . Your Logan sounds like my Bella!
HollyM - I love the name Sushi!
BOC - I so love hearing stories of rescued animals (although I wish there was no need for a rescue I the 1st place!) and I'm glad that Jaz has found a great loving home . How crazy is this dust storm!!! I'm at the Gold Coast and we have it here also!!
Infinity - I must admit that we are exactly the same in that I see all of my furbabies as my 'kids' he, he!
LondonMiss - Ooohhh.... LondonMis, I don't know how you do it! It would be hard to let go of your furbabie after a year!
Sue1979 - What a great name also - pickle, he, he! She definitely sounds like a character!
Nix76 - 'lover dog' sounds a little like my JD. So full of love and always looking to please!
AFM - We have 2 Kitty Kats:
Bella Lasagne (or Bella for short) - We took Bella in after a friend moved and she is a big softie at heart even though she acts so independent all the time! She is always the one who comes and sits by my side when I am really upset and gives me lots of smooches.
Soxy Woxy Woo Woo (or Soxy for short) - We got Soxy form the pound when he was a kitten (he is now 3). He is an absolute character and I swear that he thinks he is a person, he, he! When he wants a drink, he will meow and jump into the bath tub and wait for us to turn on the bath tap! He sleeps every night with us and DH constantly hugs him like a teddy bear (I even get jealous some times!). He picks on Bella sometimes as he is more playful and has now started to chase the dog around!
JD - We also got JD form the pound when he was 6moths old (he is now 2). He is a staffy/ boarder collie (short hair, black and white with a staffy head and big collie ears tht stick up!)and definitely has ants in his pants as he just can't keep still (I have to run him every day otherwise he gets ADD!) He has an absolutely gorgeous nature and can't sit more than 2m away from us at all times! He is great with the cats and thinks it is all a big game when Soxy chases him!
Last edited by Coral73; September 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 PM.
Nix ... you hit the nail on the head...animal are never really grumpy (well cats can give you the cold shoulde sometimes ) and they offer unconditional, constant love. They're always so happy with a tickle/cuddle/ball throw/feather on a stick play. We're lucky to have them to help us through the hard times. If only they knew how valuable they are to us.
Coral...your JD sounds like my Dakota..she forgets that the cats are just not impressed with her playing antics, and does the whole play bow right in front of them, bum in the air wiggling saying, c'mon you know you want to!!
Dakota's settled in her bed with her 'blankey'..a red blanket she takes and chews gently in her mouth then falls asleep with it still in her mouth...she's almost 4yrs old
I'm really enjoying this thread, keep 'em coming, it's nice to know we all share something else in common other than needles...synarol....multiple follicles etc
Airline - what a great idea! I often see furbabies listed in peoples signatures and wonder about them!
Don't you just love animals - they do the funniest things, have their own little personalities and will love you unconditionally.
We have a 1 year old fawn pug named Jack. He is the most mischievious little dog you can imagine - he deliberately runs off with socks, jocks, towels etc in the hope you chase after him. My DH and I call him the little terrorist cause he is always up to no good.
Thanks everyone for sharing details and stories about their furbabies!
Mel
ME 35 DH 32 & 1 cheeky furbaby
TTC #1 Since Nov 07
IVF#1 - Aug/Sept
Exactly - so nice to chat about something lovely. I'm afraid to say that our beautiful dog passed her tests with flying colours again this morning... so I'm stuck between fierce and rather smug competitiveness and the horrid thought that it makes it more likely she'll get picked first for her age group. Remind me again in Feb that I volunteered for this....
I love all your names. I'm kind of lucky in that Customs have a whole bunch of rules we have to follow (to prepare them for a life as a working dog) and one of them is that she always sleeps outside. Although I will admit that when it's really stormy, if I heard her, I'd probably let her into the kitchen.
BOC - have you tried those patches you can get for dogs to wee on inside? MIght work and let you get some sleep! I've been whinging about getting up at 6, but 1-3 is hard work!
ahhh...you don't see many pugs in Oz I've noticed....more in the UK. He sounds like quite a character melttc!!
Londonmiss....congratulations!!! well done for your furbambino...I don't think I could do it though...hand them back after a year. Very commendable...wish there were more people like you and anyone who rescues animals too.
still lovin' this thread......
Just come in from work at 1am...DH working so routine is...feed cats first...I get to pee second....Dakota gets to come in and lick empty bowls clean 3rd then gets her nightly 'chew'....... Now they're all in bed..and I'm still here. right gotta go.
We have one furbaby, Scratch the Cat. She was a stray that DH collected many years ago - so we can only guess that she's now about 12 years old. But she plays like a kitten and makes us laugh. She also sleeps on top of me during winter - never on top of DH. If we swap sides of the bed, she still manages to work out where I am and sleeps on me. Sometimes she perches on top of my hip or my knee, and moves with the doona when I roll over.
Her favourite game at the moment is to chase DH's phone cord around the room whilst DH or I drag it along the floor. She goes berserk.
Whilst Scratch is most definitely DH's cat, she is such good company to me, particularly when DH is away. We've only just got our first BFP, but I feel like we'll be welcoming the fourth member of the family, not the third. Scratch, after all, runs the household, and she knows it.
Scratch has Kidney Disease, so has to have a tablet every night with dinner. She hates it so much, but she puts up with it, almost as if she knows deep down that we're doing it because we love her. I dread the day that her kidneys finally give out and she starts to suffer.
I love this site too - because arent pets and animals just the best thing on earth!
I couldnt imagine a life without my animals.
We currently have 1 cat Nelly, 2 dogs Bundy & Tess and 3 puppies left from a litter of 5. This is the third and final litter of pups for Bundy and Tess because each time Tess has had to have a ceasor. This last time was definately an accident. As lovely and cuddly and gorgeous as they are we have to sell all of them as 2 dogs and a cat and hopefully a baby soon is more than enough.
Nelly was my sisters cat up until about 3 yrs ago when my sis started to travel around Australia with her hubby. They ended up living in QLD for quite a while and so eventually we made a deal that Nelly would become ours. I've never really been a huge cat person but she is just the most affectionate and gorgeous cat and she loves me to bits. Now I just love cats almost as much as dogs.
Our dogs are Kelpie's and they were working dogs and pets and now that we are not farming anymore they are just beautiful pets. DH had Bundy when we met but he was only about 6 months old, so I have pretty much known him his whole life. He adores me and dad - he's so lovable. You say give me a kiss and he gives you a lick on the face (so cute). Tess is mums girl - she doesnt leave my side and is the most affectionate and loyal thing. The type of dog that when you stop patting her she puts her paws on you to say dont stop. They are both extremely intelligent, loyal and well-behaved. The best companions in the world!
What a great thread! I've been giggling over all the pets' personalities and what we let them get away with
We have 2 furbabies. Picky is a ... something (kelpie/collie cross?) ... and she's 5.5 years old (wow, where did that time go?). She's an old knockabout, very faithful kinda doggie. She's no paragon of beauty, with weird stripes of extra fur along her back, around her neck and on her tail, but there's nothing like having her look up at me with her ears all tucked back, big smile on her face, and tail sweeping the floor. Whenever she settles down for a snooze she lets out a loooong groooan. She's a guts. She has a big vocabulary and knows just about every synonym for "tuckies".
Suave is a red kelpie we got as a pound puppy about 1.5 years ago, and we think she's about 3 years old. She has massive ears that don't stand up, and an overbite, so you can see her little white top teeth sticking out most of the time. She looks hilarious when she tries to snarl and look mean. She's pretty, though, and always gets all the attention from strangers, which she's not really interested in - while our other furry daughter sits patiently, wagging her tail and waiting for her pat Suave was SO jumpy and shy when we first got her, we were worried she would stay that way. We don't know what kind of life she had before. But just yesterday I was lying out in the backyard with her, she rolled onto her back for a tummy scratch but wasn't quite close enough, so I pulled her over to me and she didn't flinch at all! She's made a lot of progress
They both supposedly sleep on doggie beds in the loungeroom, but sometimes if I get up during the night, I hear a little scrabble of paws, and judging from the guilty look on Suave's face and the warm patch on the lounge, she sleeps wherever she pleases!
The best part of my day is when the dogs hear us start to wake up - they come BURSTING into our room and frantically nudge our hands for pats, tails wagging wildly, until they're ready to go outside.
I wuv dem.
Sushi also sleeps in our room. She has a bed on the floor next to ours but more often than not she hops up and sleeps with us! She very much thinks she is a human - she won't drink water out of a bowl, it has to be a glass! She is always calling out to us to follow her - she's a real chatterbox. At night she sometimes gets really playful and will start flicking things around the room and jumping on and off the bed - attention seeker much??
Sorry I'm not a LTTTCer but I thought I'd share my story because she really is my baby too! They really are more than just pets. They are a part of the family and I reckon furbabies are better than most humans - they don't talk back!
Oh dear I think I need help LOL
. Your Logan sounds like my Bella!
. How crazy is this dust storm!!! I'm at the Gold Coast and we have it here also!!
) and they offer unconditional, constant love. They're always so happy with a tickle/cuddle/ball throw/feather on a stick play. We're lucky to have them to help us through the hard times. If only they knew how valuable they are to us.
DH 32 & 1 cheeky furbaby
Suave was SO jumpy and shy when we first got her, we were worried she would stay that way. We don't know what kind of life she had before. But just yesterday I was lying out in the backyard with her, she rolled onto her back for a tummy scratch but wasn't quite close enough, so I pulled her over to me and she didn't flinch at all! She's made a lot of progress
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