Story archives - tag: "pets"

Matt

There is a gerbil buried in a backyard somewhere in a purple Pog case shaped like a coffin.

tags: pets childhood [add]

2008-09-15 11:48:33 / Rating: 90 /

Dormouse

Hedgehog bath time is as stressful as baby bath time.

tags: hedgehogs pets [add]

2008-06-11 14:17:59 / Rating: 103.75 /

Mary

For weeks after my beloved cat died he hung out in my peripheral vision, a fleeting orange streak in the corner of my eye, as though to assure me he was ok.

tags: pets death afterlife [add]

2008-03-19 09:48:23 / Rating: 198.5 /

Diet Lemonade

That last night, Echo broke out of her cage, climbed into bed with me and waited for me to wake up.

tags: death pets rats [add]

2007-12-13 13:11:12 / Rating: 145.75 /

David

I collapsed into a chair when the vet told me he had cancer, but he put his head in my lap to comfort me, sensing only my sadness.

tags: cancer pets loss comfort [add]

2007-12-03 15:13:19 / Rating: 378.75 /

Limey

The only thing harder than giving a kitten a bath is giving two kittens a bath.

tags: kittens cats baths pets difficulty claws [add]

2007-11-09 11:03:04 / Rating: 156 /

La Fille Italiano

I think my dog likes it when I don't have a boyfriend because it means he can sleep on my pillows.

tags: pets jealous men relationships [add]

2007-10-25 10:44:59 / Rating: 165 /

CheeseCorn

My stalker surprised me by showing up at my dog's funeral wearing a suit and carrying a bouqet of roses.

tags: funerals pets stalkers [add]

2007-10-05 10:24:16 / Rating: 169 /

not so good with the pets

I felt terrible telling my son that his second mouse "ran away" with the help of the first mouse who had done the same.

tags: pets death [add]

2007-09-27 16:28:08 / Rating: 171.25 /

Sharpe

It was only after adopting a cat that I realized I was more of a dog lover at heart.

tags: pets regret love adoption [add]

2007-08-28 23:06:07 / Rating: 188 /

Tammii

My kittens are in the shower, trying to catch the drops falling from the shower head.

tags: pets cats shower drops water cute [add]

2007-08-01 12:36:39 / Rating: 170 /

retail

The guinea pig's name was Kaytee until I caught him cleaning his organ one day.

tags: pets shock humor guinea pigs oops uneducated pet store clerks [add]

2007-07-30 13:29:14 / Rating: 144 /

Just a guy

A hooker stole my best friend's dog.

tags: humor dogs pets hookers [add]

2007-04-25 15:55:20 / Rating: 215.25 /

Sasha

I just couldn't understand why my mother had no reaction when I informed her that her cat's name meant "penis" in another language.

tags: pets cat misinformed confused [add]

2007-04-25 15:52:51 / Rating: 210.25 /

KC

"Why did I want a dog?" I thought to myself as I emptied the pooper scooper.

tags: dogs humor pooper scooper pets [add]

2007-04-23 12:59:50 / Rating: 140.75 /

dotmatrix

When I asked the cat to let us know he was ok, my husband gave me the look, but the next morning he admitted that the cat woke him by walking on his pillow.

tags: spirit death animals pets love connection [add]

2007-03-13 12:47:17 / Rating: 155.5 /

Lily

On Sunday morning when I woke up I didn't have a dog, but by Sunday afternoon I was chasing ducks in the park with Zeus.

tags: pets love happy walking dog [add]

2006-12-11 20:23:54 / Rating: 186.25 /

call me dave

I was there when they put him down, he never saw it coming because he was in so much pain.

tags: death pets [add]

2006-10-10 15:01:03 / Rating: 168 /