Otters Pet picture flash!

My fave type of thread.

Meet Loftus and Lola.

Meet Nahla

Your cats are beautiful, Gnashers.

A couple of Buster during the sunny weekend just gone.

Aww *Gnashers* and Becklarrr they are soo cute.

Seen as I'm asking others to flash it's only fair I do the same ?

Ollie

Psycho

Nipper, Casper (the white one), Rocco, Wispy, Bonbon

Buster is really cute as well Kharv

Here is Julian:

Or rather, "was", as he is now dead.

Julian looks like he's just popped up in your bowl of popcorn.

I was thinking that.

This is Macavity (or Mac for short) ^^^^

And this is Boris:

Joey and Mav snugglin'.

Oh dear, you shouldn't have asked me that, Otters are sick of seeing my baby!

Even I can't get used to my new username!

I beg to differ!

I properly love these threads

Here is Barry who is no longer with us- I hasten to add he did not die of any alcohol related disease...(note my glass is empty, what a surprise!)

Current Monster Ryan, as a baby:

Aww Kjay I love Barry and Ryan. What little darlings. My rabbit used to drink tea, didn't want to start her on the wine!

My Maggie Cat...

Thanks ATB, Barry was a total love- Ryan is a fickle little blighter! I split some porridge oats yesterday and he was straight on them!

When I move in July these 2 will be joining my pet family as they are H2Bs pets

Bruno




Smartie

Our girl Elsie

What a babe! Poor bunny

Here's our Retriever, Beau

Some beautiful pets otters

Here is my Bailey

And my Tia

They are both a bit bigger now but I have no recent pictures on this computer.

Aw Cilla- why haven't we seen gorgeous Beau before?? How could such a Beautiful dog end up in rescue ?!

It's sad when you hear all the stories about rescue dogs and it amazes me the dogs people mistreat... Dont get me wrong no animal deserves to be mistreated... H2Bs dogs Bruno is a purebred chocolate Lab and Smartie is a purebred irish border collie and they are rescue dogs.

My babies - harrycat, bellabamba, minione and our part time puss Dylan-

Beau is gorgeous! In fact, I'll have any of them please!

This is Caspar, OH's dog who lives with his mum who we live with. He has no shame. When we move out he is going to stay with us at weekends.

I don't mean it to sound snobby, but I always assume rescue centres only have mongrels and staffies. Obviously regardless of breed these dogs deserve a home- id like to think though if you bought a pedigree dog then you'd be a more responsible owner and wouldnt be so quick to discard it. Obviously this is a wild and inaccurate generalisation, but heaven forbid if I had to rehome mine (basically over my dead body!) I'd firstly hope I'd find a friend or family to have her, but failing that I'd give her to a dedicated cocker spaniel rescue, although her breeder said he'd take her back no questions asked at any time, he fosters and rescues cockers. Anyway, sorry to de rail!

My heart breaks for Staffies...

Just a Staffie Cross

Today is just another day - to me they're all the same
I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the "Staffy" shame.
The shame is in our numbers, there's thousands with no home.
Thousands just like me you'll find, in kennels all alone.
My mum was "just a Staffy", my father - well who knows?
Mum, too, became unwanted, as the last puppy goes.
And then begins the process, of money-making deals
A life of "moving on" unfolds, who cares how the Staffy feels?
If you have the cash to hand, the Staffy pup is yours

But that pup is getting bigger now, just look at those big paws.
You brought me for your image, thought I'd make you look more tough
But you'll find my boisterous nature has already got too much.
If you had thought to train me, with kindness and with praise
You would have had a faithful friend to share your darkest days.
I would lay down my life for you, but you simply cannot see
You make sure you get your money back on what you paid for me.

And on it goes, until one day, I'm no longer worth a dime
The retail on an adult staff - not worth the waste of time.
So what happens to a Staffy now? Do you really want to know?
Do you care what will become of us, when we leave our final home?
Have you ever thought to wonder, "Where is that Staffy now?"
The "Staffy" has another name; he's become a "stray" somehow.
Me, I was put into a car and driven far away

The door held open, I jumped out, I thought to run and play.
It was with joy and happy heart I turned to look for you
You drove away with all my trust and a piece of my heart too.
I wandered round for many days before I was brought here.
Now I wait with heavy heart, trepidation and with fear.
Seven days is all I have you see, seven days for you to claim
The little dog that you threw out, for which you have no shame.
This is my last goodbye now my seven days are up
If only more thought had gone into the future of that pup
As the needle empties to my veins I lay down with one last sigh
I'm sorry I was born a Staffy, because it means that I must die.

By Trudie James of Doris Banham Dog Rescue

That made me cry a bit kharv. Poor dogs

I always used to think the same until I went along with H2B to get Smartie... They only had a few purebred dogs there as they are normally well looked after because they cost so much to buy. One of which was a king Charles spangle (which I wanted) but H2B wanted Smartie so we got him. Bruno was 1 of 6 abandoned as a pup 3 of which died apparently and smartie was taken away from his previous owners as they where miss treating him. If you put water down Smartie will drink it all every time poor bruno doesn't get a look in they have to be fed separately as well because smartie will eat both of theirs and when he gets nervous he holds the rug from the bed in his mouth he wont chew it just holds it.

My ever so glamourous big softy

Aww Kharv that made me cry too... My sister has a Staffy cross Jack russell and she is the softest dopiest thing ever but because shes a Staffy my sister gets loads of rubbish off people telling her shes irresponsible have 'That' kind of dog with two small children. I'm a firm believe of don't blame the dog blame the owner they reflect how you treat them.