Team-BHPians and their Pets

magiceye · 1st September 2006, 19:52

This is Bozo - our three year old pet! He was a cute little pup straying around who caught my daughter's eye who brought him home when he was just a 2 month old pup.

This is one stray who came to stay!

srasania · 4th September 2006, 10:02

Hey..this is my 4 1/2 month old Golden labrador - Spike..got him when he was 40 days old.

Cheers,
-sr

furioussphinx · 14th September 2006, 00:22

Ok this is the Best thread I have come across so far....better than the "Free Flow Exhaust" and also other threads infected with SAM ....

I love pets but never had a chance to own one thanks to my mom, as she is scared of pets. But when I was at Kuwait, since I was like 7 years old, I used to rescue stray kittens and cats and by the time I was in 5th class, I headed a little Animal Rescue Team - 3 members (ART) not Autosphche Racing Techniques :P and we used to give homes, food and shelter to stray kittens and cats.....because at kuwait, you find stray cats and no stray Dogs. We saved pigeons, doves and other birds, kittens, cats, turtles, etc etc. Was into this till I was in 7th class (11 years), from then I had so my work individually as our team split. So it was all me alone from then. Later in 10th I came to India and had no time for all this as I got really busy with my studies. Now I finished my 12th and just joined coll today, tom is my first day :P I already have really BIG plans to start a really big Worldwide Animal Shelter for all animals and first of all, support and give food and Shelter to the stray dogs in India which are so very in a bad pathetic state. And I convinced my mom and finally she agreed on getting a pet but I was shocked to see that kennels are nothing more than business block heads who make money from these poor animals but selling them! They are supposed to give homes for free! Well I was looking for a Labradoe Retriever and they charged 12k for one. I wanted to be a member of Blue Cross....but they never replied to even one mail of mine or picked even one phone call....I really pity the animal welfare groups I had seen here at Hyd, dont know much about in other parts of India. But am sure someday , from my side, Ill give all my support to the animal world.

magiceye · 14th September 2006, 11:28

@furioussphinx....why dont u adopt a stray instead of buying a 'breed' dog? I have adopted a a stray and he is so good and loving. You can see his pictures at post109 in this thread.

furioussphinx · 14th September 2006, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by magiceye

@furioussphinx....why dont u adopt a stray instead of buying a 'breed' dog? I have adopted a a stray and he is so good and loving. You can see his pictures at post109 in this thread.

Yes I do take care of stray and I used to share my home with stray cats too but its because of my mom that she never completed accepted the idea of stray and now she has accepted on the condition that the dog must be a Lab Ret and I have been trying to convince her since like 8-9 years now

If she had agreed way before, I wud have had all the dogs at my place

tsk1979 · 14th September 2006, 15:27

Well, if you adopt a pup, then its not a stray!
Local breeds are more adapted to the climate, and having a "good breed" dog is more of a snob factor thing, intelligence level's etc., are similar unless you are going for a lab(playful and intelligent), G.shep(Calm and composed), D'man(Guard dog)

lurker · 14th September 2006, 16:20

used to have a Great Dane. Somehow fell in love with its cow-like demeanour and found it most unusual. Otherwise I used to be pretty paranoid of dogs in general.

I also remember that during those times the other dogs I came across also were full of respect & awe for me probably they also sensed the scent of the Great Dane on me. But nowadays the dog is not with me, and the neighbouring dogs have lost all respect for me. Probably something is wrong with the dogs or it is just the times that we live in !

abhibh · 14th September 2006, 16:43

Yo,

I have 22 pets

Yeah i have a aquarium in which there are 22 fishes

2 Black Moore Gold fishes
2 White Gold
2 Red Cap Gold Fishes
2 Tiger Sharks aka Cat fish
2 Widow Tetra
4 Fan Tail Gold Fish (Golden colour)
5 Koi (White colour)
3 Indian Pond fish (Yellow colour)

Pic's i will post later or you can see them here http://abhibh.spaces.live.com/. All those pics are not of mine aquarium. Some are of my cousins aquariums

Hope you like em

furioussphinx · 14th September 2006, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Well, if you adopt a pup, then its not a stray!
Local breeds are more adapted to the climate, and having a "good breed" dog is more of a snob factor thing, intelligence level's etc., are similar unless you are going for a lab(playful and intelligent), G.shep(Calm and composed), D'man(Guard dog)

Thats y i preferred a Lab....its playful and inelligent....mom wanted a nice dog which even guards the house. The bad part is that I am in an apartment now and in 2 years my new individual house will be done. They tell me wait till then but I convinced my mom and she agreed for me to get a Pup home....but no strays....she liked the Lab.

nevertouchme · 15th September 2006, 00:06

I have a GSD. KCI registered. His Dad is a Champion. His Grand dad too.. This bugger is a Champion in being Lazy... lol

attached a pic...

[img=http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4351/24540262gc6.th.jpg]

Jai

merve_extreme · 15th September 2006, 02:26

Well this is my Fish tank.what it contails i shall in tell detail later.there are total of 35 fishes and more that 20 live plants in my aquarium.for now see the pics.

abhibh · 15th September 2006, 11:58

WHAO!!! Nice dude. I kept the live plants but water got muddy coz of them. Any tip how to prevent this.

Also how often do you change water in fish tank and do you use store water or fresh tap water ?

Very clean fish tank you got there.

merve_extreme · 15th September 2006, 23:46

abhibh,thanks for the compliments.

my water dosen't get muddy i have a internal power filter.i have to clean the dead leaves from tank daily otherwise i get algae in the tank.also i have to keep the three CFL lights on for 12-14 hours per day for the plants.i switch them on-off by using a timer.

i change 25% of the water every 2 weeks,i use fresh tap water since my water is not chlorinated and comes from our well.

i dont have a air pump in the tank,all oxygen is provided by the plants,but i do have CO2 injection for the plants.all the plants are planted in soil(in pots) and covered by gravel.

i have two tanks.other one is a non planted tank in my room.

esteem_lover · 11th December 2006, 18:22

here is one of the many that i will be posting

guess his breed. i will post a recent pic later

NOTE FROM MODERATOR: Kindly avoid posting full size image

payam · 12th December 2006, 01:09

here is my cutie dog
his name is shoombool (persian name)
he is 1.2 year and so so funny
ImageShack - Hosting :: img1040ud7.jpg

1st September 2006, 19:52	#106
magiceye BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 239 Thanked: 117 Times	This is Bozo - our three year old pet! He was a cute little pup straying around who caught my daughter's eye who brought him home when he was just a 2 month old pup. This is one stray who came to stay!
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4th September 2006, 10:02	#107
srasania BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 321 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Go Spike ! Hey..this is my 4 1/2 month old Golden labrador - Spike..got him when he was 40 days old. Cheers, -sr Last edited by srasania : 4th September 2006 at 10:12.
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14th September 2006, 00:22	#108
furioussphinx BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 536 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Ok this is the Best thread I have come across so far....better than the "Free Flow Exhaust" and also other threads infected with SAM .... I love pets but never had a chance to own one thanks to my mom, as she is scared of pets. But when I was at Kuwait, since I was like 7 years old, I used to rescue stray kittens and cats and by the time I was in 5th class, I headed a little Animal Rescue Team - 3 members (ART) not Autosphche Racing Techniques :P and we used to give homes, food and shelter to stray kittens and cats.....because at kuwait, you find stray cats and no stray Dogs. We saved pigeons, doves and other birds, kittens, cats, turtles, etc etc. Was into this till I was in 7th class (11 years), from then I had so my work individually as our team split. So it was all me alone from then. Later in 10th I came to India and had no time for all this as I got really busy with my studies. Now I finished my 12th and just joined coll today, tom is my first day :P I already have really BIG plans to start a really big Worldwide Animal Shelter for all animals and first of all, support and give food and Shelter to the stray dogs in India which are so very in a bad pathetic state. And I convinced my mom and finally she agreed on getting a pet but I was shocked to see that kennels are nothing more than business block heads who make money from these poor animals but selling them! They are supposed to give homes for free! Well I was looking for a Labradoe Retriever and they charged 12k for one. I wanted to be a member of Blue Cross....but they never replied to even one mail of mine or picked even one phone call....I really pity the animal welfare groups I had seen here at Hyd, dont know much about in other parts of India. But am sure someday , from my side, Ill give all my support to the animal world.
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14th September 2006, 11:28	#109
magiceye BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 239 Thanked: 117 Times	@furioussphinx....why dont u adopt a stray instead of buying a 'breed' dog? I have adopted a a stray and he is so good and loving. You can see his pictures at post109 in this thread.
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14th September 2006, 15:27	#111
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,696 Thanked: 22,428 Times View My Garage	Well, if you adopt a pup, then its not a stray! Local breeds are more adapted to the climate, and having a "good breed" dog is more of a snob factor thing, intelligence level's etc., are similar unless you are going for a lab(playful and intelligent), G.shep(Calm and composed), D'man(Guard dog)
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14th September 2006, 16:20	#112
lurker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tura Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 1,399 Times	used to have a Great Dane. Somehow fell in love with its cow-like demeanour and found it most unusual. Otherwise I used to be pretty paranoid of dogs in general. I also remember that during those times the other dogs I came across also were full of respect & awe for me probably they also sensed the scent of the Great Dane on me. But nowadays the dog is not with me, and the neighbouring dogs have lost all respect for me. Probably something is wrong with the dogs or it is just the times that we live in !
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14th September 2006, 16:43	#113
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 38 Times	Yo, I have 22 pets Yeah i have a aquarium in which there are 22 fishes 2 Black Moore Gold fishes 2 White Gold 2 Red Cap Gold Fishes 2 Tiger Sharks aka Cat fish 2 Widow Tetra 4 Fan Tail Gold Fish (Golden colour) 5 Koi (White colour) 3 Indian Pond fish (Yellow colour) Pic's i will post later or you can see them here http://abhibh.spaces.live.com/. All those pics are not of mine aquarium. Some are of my cousins aquariums Hope you like em
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15th September 2006, 00:06	#115
nevertouchme BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 301 Thanked: 61 Times	I have a GSD. KCI registered. His Dad is a Champion. His Grand dad too.. This bugger is a Champion in being Lazy... lol attached a pic... [img=http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4351/24540262gc6.th.jpg] Jai
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15th September 2006, 02:26	#116
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Well this is my Fish tank.what it contails i shall in tell detail later.there are total of 35 fishes and more that 20 live plants in my aquarium.for now see the pics. Last edited by merve_extreme : 15th September 2006 at 02:30.
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15th September 2006, 11:58	#117
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 38 Times	WHAO!!! Nice dude. I kept the live plants but water got muddy coz of them. Any tip how to prevent this. Also how often do you change water in fish tank and do you use store water or fresh tap water ? Very clean fish tank you got there. Last edited by Aditya : 15th September 2006 at 14:10.
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15th September 2006, 23:46	#118
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	abhibh,thanks for the compliments. my water dosen't get muddy i have a internal power filter.i have to clean the dead leaves from tank daily otherwise i get algae in the tank.also i have to keep the three CFL lights on for 12-14 hours per day for the plants.i switch them on-off by using a timer. i change 25% of the water every 2 weeks,i use fresh tap water since my water is not chlorinated and comes from our well. i dont have a air pump in the tank,all oxygen is provided by the plants,but i do have CO2 injection for the plants.all the plants are planted in soil(in pots) and covered by gravel. i have two tanks.other one is a non planted tank in my room. Last edited by merve_extreme : 15th September 2006 at 23:48.
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11th December 2006, 18:22	#119
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 499 Times View My Garage	here is one of the many that i will be posting guess his breed. i will post a recent pic later NOTE FROM MODERATOR: Kindly avoid posting full size image Last edited by adya33 : 11th December 2006 at 19:54.
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12th December 2006, 01:09	#120
payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	here is my cutie dog his name is shoombool (persian name) he is 1.2 year and so so funny ImageShack - Hosting :: img1040ud7.jpg
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