New Zoo Keeper in Town

Phoenixangelwyngs

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Hello,

Sizzledog said I HAD to join and thusly, I have. I'm the lady she's posted about with the zoo.

So the zoo consists of:

Shye: He's a male Border Collie with a ring around his nose and currently about 5 months old. He is a tri; although his browns aren't solid, they make up for it in prevalence, inhabiting his face, legs, and even underside of his tail. Shye is a bright boy and is the more wary and less people oriented of my dogs. He seems to be semi-aggressive, although I'm fairly certain this is a fear related issue and I'm banking on improvement with age and exposure to all the new, scary things in the world.

River: Also a male Border Collie, sporting a lovely blaze on his ever-so-adorable face. This is Shye's brother and litter-mate. River also shares Shye's prevalent browns. River is a people pleaser and would just about fall over dead if it'd make you happy. Sweet dog.

Xander: This is my tuxedo rescue. They told me he was part Maine Coon and he certainly has the MC voice but he has more the coat of a Ragdoll. So, I'm calling him a mix of the two. Xander is super sweet and regal. He's unique though... with one blue eye and one gold eye, white whiskers on one side and black whiskers on the other.

Marzipan (Marzi): Maine coon mix... brown tabby. He's terribly funny and amazingly loving. He's not the brightest cat but still smart enough to know how to open cabinets and to figure out where the water that shot him came from. My morning snuggler and daily comedic relief.

Madeline (Maddie): Maine coon mix and solid fluffy black. She's Marzi's sister and you seriously would be hard-pressed to find a sweeter girl.

Orion: This is my nine month old seal bi-color male Ragdoll. GORGEOUS even with the mismark (his ears are white on the ends and his coat is white except for a few colored patches). If ever there was a question that cats are from wild stock, Orion sets the record straight. His favorite pass times include Kitty Indy 500 around my house with sporadic ricochets off the walls, sleeping in the sink, and carrying stuffed animals around the house by the throat while growling like a dog.

Amaya: She's just over a year old and a gorgeous seal mitted girl if ever there was one. Amaya is also a Ragdoll. She's kinda people shy and doesn't trust loud noises or fast movements. I suspect the breeder wasn't all that nice to pretty Amaya. She's warming up and becoming quite the love.

Makana: One of my two ten week old Ragdoll kittens and Amaya's son. Makana is a seal point. He is beautiful and intelligent, sweet, loving, and precocious. He's a doll.

Maui: This is Amaya's other son and Makana's brother. He looks like Mamma with his seal mitts but is the bigger, stronger, and more trouble prone of the two kittens. His face reminds me of a sad clown. Sweet boy.

Paisley Q.: BUNNEH-HEAD! This is the harlequin rabbit that I got from a friend of a friend who couldn't take him with her when she moved. He's a good bunny. Although, he does have a love-affair with Marzi... be it one sided (he wants to make baby cabbits). Both are neutered males.... go figure. Paisley also loves apples and clover. The front yard is his favorite dine out establishment.

I also have two bettas, goldfish, oscars, a pacu, blind cave tetras, cory cats, a skunk botia, platties, mollies, a swordtail, two angelfish, and a pearl gourami.

As for me, I'm a single mother to my entire zoo plus my seven year old son. I attend college in Iowa studying Psychology. When I'm not playing mom to any of my fur kids or fin kids or son, I can be found reading or working on homework, writing, singing, and surfing the internet.

So... hello and hopefully, here's to new friends!
 
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Welcome!!

I have 19 cats (9 foster kittens), 12 dogs, and lots of rodents!! Though all my kitties are rescues,and I foster kittens for a rescue!

Would LOVE to see pictures!
 

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Marzi, Maddie, and Xander are rescues from shelters. Xander I adopted shortly before Christmas in 2006. He was picked up September 25, 2006 and at 14 pounds with odd eyes and a laid back personality... no one ever took him home. I found him on Petfinder with a profile marked "URGENT!!" He was on his way to be euthanized after three months of no one taking him home. The lady who called was allergic to cats but had been feeding him for months on the front porch and didn't want him to freeze once the weather turned.

Marzi and Maddie are the product of a purebred cat owner not altering their pet and letting them run loose outside. A MC found himself a pretty little black stray and the owner took in the stray and kept her and the kittens but apparently got into a fight with her boyfriend, took the kittens to her mom's and left them there. Mom placed them with a shelter and I wrote in that I'd like to have them both.

Orion and Amaya are from a "breeder." I feel like I've rescued them also. Amaya came to me 8 pounds and full of kittens and under a year old. There was a collar wear mark on her neck and mats all over in her fur. She's popped out her kittens and doing betterish. She's grown back her hair but still doesn't trust people entirely. Slow and steady.

River and Shye are also from a breeder.

Paisley was sorta rescued....

So i guess I'm half and half. :)
 

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hahaha your zoo definitely requires pictures... welcome... really look forward to getting to know you better. Any friend of Sizzle's is a friend of mine.
 

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Sounds like you have your hands full! Welcome to Chazhound! Good to hear about your rescues!
 

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MWAHAAHA I knew you'd make it to the dark side!

You'll like it here - we're a good bunch... ;)
Now all I need to do is get the awesome lady with the cool Dobe's and the awesome little Corgi and the coolest snake ever to make me a signature dealer thing.

I'm liking everyone so far.

Time flies when you're Chazzin'
 

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Hello & welcome to chaz. That's quite a zoo, look forward to seeing pics when you get time.
Sizzledog posted a thread about going to the zoo... I'll see if I can get a link in here.... all those lovely little balls of fluff are mine.... I have the pet food/vet/cat litter bills to prove it... not to mention collars and toys.

Speaking of toys.... do people who REALLY have pets design toys? Seriously, I don't own many cat toys my MCs and Raggies haven't KILLED.... and my dogs ate the ears and noses off their teddies. *pout*
 

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