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[ralphlauren]

How many animals do you have? 2 dogs
What kind? they are rescues so we are not really sure...shepard mix and pitbull and lab mix
Names? Damen and Madison (2 Chicago street names)
Location general if you'd like? Southern California
What do you do? Own a Restaurant
How long were you on the other board? I started posting on the pets board when we adopted the a year and a half ago

[aweilba]

How many animals do you have? I have one dog, a 3 year old pittie rescue that we've had for almost 2 years.
What kind? A pit bull.
Names? Zeke (and depending on the time of day, "the Freak" might be affectionately added after Zeke)
Location general if you'd like? Central Illinois
What do you do?I am a junior high Language Arts teacher and swim team coach.
How long were you on the other board? Well, when I first adopted Zeke in August of 2010, I posted quite a bit. Then I became more of a lurker and popped out to ask questions every now and then. Thought that now would be the perfect time to start posting on the board again!

[nova726]

How many animals do you have? 1
What kind? dog (we believe her to be a rottie/beagle mix)
Names? Lily
Location general if you'd like? NYC-ish
What do you do? work in a construction office
How long were you on the other board? didn't post much on the Pets board but I was on TN since about 10/07

[jennipea382]

How many animals do you have? 2
What kind? Cats
Names? Asher and Midnight
Location general if you'd like? Minnesota
What do you do? I work two part time jobs, one at a bank and one at a clothing store.
How long were you on the other board? I wasn't really.. I lurked all over TN mostly. I know, I'm weird haha. I mostly post on TK since I'm planning my wedding but I liked to poke around TN too! So hi everyone!

[twopugs]

How many animals do you have? Two dogs.

What kind? Pugs - both fawn.

Names? Napoleon (7) and Josephine (4).

Location? Birmingham, AL.

What do you do? I'm a graduate student - all but dissertation in a doctoral program. I am hoping to find an academic job after graduating, otherwise I will be a PhD level statistician.

How long were you on the other board? I wasn't on the pets board before - but joined TB in February. I started nosing around TN before the meltdown happened, but hadn't come out of lurking yet.

[jeanna85]

How many animals do you have? one dog
What kind? 3 month old pug puppy
Names? Winston
Location general if you'd like? North Carolina but native NYer
What do you do? pediatrician
How long were you on the other board? I was an active poster on the Knot and only posted rarely on the Nest but lurked

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pets&action=display&thread=851#ixzz1vX1MhbPU

[straymo]

How many animals do you have? Two dogs (and four foster kittens)
What kind? 4.5 year old Pointer Mix and 11 1/2 yr. dapple dachshund
Names? Lily Belle and Max
Location general if you'd like? North Florida
What do you do? Project Administrator for an environmental consulting firm
How long were you on the other board? How long did it exist. I think I came on board right as it was created off the Knot

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[audnicole]

Two dogs, 3 cats, upteen fosters

JRT, Aussie Mix, 3 DSH, of which two are likely main coon mixes

Chiggy, Hudson, Gizmo, Charlie, Little Kitty

Southern Indiana

Office Management stuff

I think I got on there in 2004 sometime. "Long ass time"

[independencegirl74]

How many animals do you have? Three animals and lots of little aquatic critters (but that's all MH!)

What kind? Two DSH cats, one is a parti/torti tabby and the other is all black; one dog, our gorgeous 1-y/o fawn Boxer. All are female.

Names? In order of description above: Scamp, Sammy, and Zoey.

Location general if you'd like? Eastern PA

What do you do? I'm an assistant editor at an international physician's membership organization.

How long were you on the other board? A little over a year, but not quite a year and a half; I started hanging around shortly before we started our hunt for our pup.

[BOH]

How many animals do you have? 4
What kind? 2 dachshunds, 2 cats
Names? Loki, Sifi, Maximus (the Maine Coon) and PepperLocation general if you'd like? The SouthWhat do you do? Can't say.
How long were you on the other board? 4 years--mostly lurking

[noeliav]

How many animals do you have? 1.
What kind? Weimaraner dog.
Names? Perla.
Location general if you'd like? Austin
What do you do? I work in Not-for-profit.
How long were you on the other board? I was a dirty lurker.

[velocitygrl]

How many animals do you have? 1
What kind? Dog, American Brittany
Names? Oliver
Location general if you'd like? Colorado
What do you do? Analytical chemistry. I work for a university running a research lab.
How long were you on the other board? A few years...probably since 2008 if not before.

[krystalskitsch]

How many animals do you have? 3 rescue dogs!
What kind? A lab mix, a Chow, and a Chow/Akita mix.
Names? Andre, Denali, Kamikaze [or Kaze for short!]
Location general if you'd like? Florida
What do you do? Nonproft in the arts
How long were you on the other board? I don't think I ever posted on the other board unless I saw something interesting!

[blueballoon]

How many animals do you have? 5
What kind? 2 cats, 2 rats and a kingsnake
Names? Pilgor and Nina (Cats), Sir Rupert Von Baron Duke of Hillsburg and Bob (Rats) and JD (Snake)
Location general if you'd like? Atlantic Canada
What do you do? Pencil pushing supervisor
How long were you on the other board? Only posted randomly

[boiler717]

How many animals do you have? One dog

What kind? Pug

Names? Eli

Location general if you'd like? Indiana

What do you do? Pharmacist working in medical affairs for a pharma company

How long were you on the other board? mostly lurked

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[G22]

How many animals? 5
What kind? 3 dogs (GSD, husky mix, hound/lab mix) and 2 cats
Names? Dogs = Poncho, Kiki, RJ, Cats = Butch, Max
Location? Montana
What do you do? Medical assistant in a clinic
How long on the other board? Posted randomly for about a year

[G22]

May 16, 2012 9:44:26 GMT -5 hausfrau said:

How many animals do you have? 2
What kind? a bluetick coonhound and a husky
Names? Charlie and Alice
Location general if you'd like? Southwest Ohio
What do you do? Magazine editor
How long were you on the other board? I mostly lurked for a few years

I grew up in SW Ohio

[sesh411]

How many animals do you have?
One

What kind?
A 16 year-old orange and white male cat.

Names?
Sir Whisky Sour

Location general if you'd like?
Florida

What do you do?
Copywriter/author/creative writing professor

How long were you on the other board?
The pets board? Never, I just lurked. I'm mostly on SB on TK but with all the glitches, we made a temp board switch, so now I'm lurking over here.

[alovewithin]

How many animals do you have? 2

What kind? Kitties, both rescues or from shelters.

Names? Cali (calico, 10 yrs) Bruin (Tabby, 2 yrs)

Location general if you'd like? western Pa

What do you do? Hair Stylist

How long were you on the other board? 2 years?

[aegis2005]

How many animals do you have? a 9 year old femle border terrier, and we'll be adding another border terrier (male) in a few weeks (he's 5 weeks old tomorrow - so when he's old enough to leave his mommy)
What kind? border terriers
Names? Current dog is named Remi, new puppy will be named Crixus
Location general if you'd like?Florida
What do you do? Marketing - work from home, which will be great for training new puppy
How long were you on the other board? On since 2007, but only posted on pets board a few times before we adopted our current dog

[aileen]

How many animals do you have? Too many! 13 (yikes, that's a lot)
What kind? 4 dogs - 3 cats - 3 rats - 3 chickens
Names? Dogs: Roxy, Einstein, Mila, Ralph - Cats: Blurx, Grease, Diego - Rats: Taco, Panda, Olive - Chickens: no names
Location general if you'd like? Tehachapi, CA
What do you do? Housewife / Entrepreneur -- trying to start an online store at the moment
How long were you on the other board? I mostly lurked, but I think like a year?

[effisia]

How many animals do you have? I have two at the moment.
What kind? Cats. I've always been a big cat person.
Names? Jasper (Jazz) and Kahlua (Kali)
Location general if you'd like? Pittsburgh, PA
What do you do? I do social media stuff for a non-profit. I basically get paid to tweet all day.
How long were you on the other board? I only really just discovered the other board. Then discovered everyone came here... I mostly lurk and just read for good info, but we're looking to add a dog to our family (a BIG one, too) so I figure I'm going to have lots of questions and need advice. This seems a great place for that!

[macmars45]

How many animals do you have? One

What kind? Indoor 4 year old calico cat

Names? Penny because she has two penny shaped/sized and colored circles on her back.

Location general if you'd like? Washington State

[tricolore]

Hi All,
I thought I posted here, but guess maybe it didn't go through. Anyway...
1. We have 1 dog
2. She's an English Setter (wait for it... tri-color
3. Her name is Lucy
4. We live in Naples, Italy (but will be moving home soon)
5. Lawyer
6. I popped in and out of the other board since we got Lucy in early '10 (VABeach was my SN).

[runforrest]

May 11, 2012 14:57:41 GMT -5 sparrowgreen said:

How many animals do you have? 2
What kind? Cat and Boxer/Retriever/Bulldog mix
Names? Zoey (cat) and Jake(dog)
Location general if you'd like? Chicago
What do you do? Patent Attorney
How long were you on the other board? Long time lurker, never posted

[buggywhips]

How many animals do you have? Too many! 11, I think!
What kind? 2 dogs, 2 cats, 3 turtles, 1 parrot and 3 horses
Names? Dogs-Maggie and Mayhem; Cats-Linkin and Chester; turtles- lovingly referred to as The Boys; parrot-Pancho; horses- Monroe, Addie, and Sunny
Location general if you'd like? SoCal
What do you do? SAHM
How long were you on the other board? 2-ish years?

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[Jermys]

How many animals do you have? One dog
What kind? Pomeranian
Name? Lucy
Location general if you'd like? Chicago area
What do you do? SAHM
How long were you on the other board? I'm an MLer and I was on TN since day one.

[wholebunches05]

How many animals do you have? One dog, one cat
What kind? Boston Terrier and Maine Coon
Names? Diamond and Simba
Location general if you'd like? Central North Carolina
What do you do? Middle school teacher
How long were you on the other board? Lurked for a few years and have been lurking here for a few months. Probably won't post much, but I enjoy learning from others' posts.

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pets&action=display&thread=851#ixzz21Z5G5ewW

[jmarie]

How many animals do you have? 3.
What kind? Pitbull, cat, gerbil.
Names? Meeka, Kitana, Itchy.
Location general if you'd like? PA.
What do you do? Homemaker.
How long were you on the other board? Just lurked.

[Dusky]

I have 3 cats, one of which is a siamese mix and the other two are standard short hair mutts. Their ages range from 10ish months to 12 years. I also have a 2 year old pitt/lab mix. I'm a librarian. I wasn't on the old Pets board at all, but I was on a few of the other boards for about 3 years and have recently decided to start lurking over here more often.