Looking to get a new pet, any input?

[redstar.division]

http://www.petsovernight.com/

I've decided on the fighting bitches. I can hardly wait till they arrive. What do fighting bitches eat, coke I'm assuming. Actually I've decided to hold off for a dog, I think it's best just to wait till I can get a yard and give him/her more room to run around. Plus the cost of a dog is astronomical. If anything I'll get a rat, napalm's story of Fleece touched me. Plus they're like what 4 dollars? Thanks for the input.

[K3V]

It's not my dog, she always been wild. I don't know why she went to the bathroom on the floor in my room, but I just started closing the door and she doesn't do it anywhere else.

She gets scolded when she barks but she always always wants to go outside. I hear her jump up like a bomb went off everytime somebody upstairs moves because she thinks they're getting up to let her outside.

Plus, the cat beats her up. We brought a dog over my house when I was little and we had this huge hulking 30 pound cat and the cat kicked the shit out of the dog and it peed all over the floor and tried to hide and it was a pretty big dog.

I don't mind dogs and I would like to have my own one day but cats are easier and can be very friendly and loyal depending on how it's personality develops.

I've also yet to meet a single dog that doesn't want to eat everything in site that is even remotely edible.

I believe Kano said it best. If you could train your dog you wouldn't have these problems. I can put a treat down in front of my dog (even setting it on her front paw while she's laying down) and she won't take it until I give her the command that it's OK.

[JefmcC]

To add to the discussion, I've heard great things about sugar gliders, it might be worth looking up online. Also, +1 on rats. I've owned two rats, and while one was probably the best pet I've ever had, the other rat was pretty much just... "a rat."

Anyhow, my first rat, named Fleece, was such an amazing pet, that I'm still heartbroken when I think about her 10 years after the fact. It acted like a dog and was every bit as smart as one. I could walk her outside and play games with her, and she loved attention. When I'd put her back in her cage at night, she'd always find a way out (they can jump to incredible heights when motivated) and come into my room and crawl up onto my bed. She loved to play little hide and go seek games and get chased around the room. Unfortunately, a couple of years later we discovered a bump on her side, which only got worse. We had to put her down shortly afterwards. Now I'm depressed as hell thinking about her. :cries:

LOL you were 8 and impressed by a rat.

My vote is for a Border Collie. Or fighting fish.

[Diff-chan]

I believe Kano said it best. If you could train your dog you wouldn't have these problems. I can put a treat down in front of my dog (even setting it on her front paw while she's laying down) and she won't take it until I give her the command that it's OK.

Or you could just not have a stupid dog.

[K3V]

Or you could just not have a stupid dog.

She is not stupid, but she had behavior problems when we got her from the SPCA. She had separation anxiety and would destroy things when we left for work for the day. But through training and consistency we can now leave her out in the whole house whenever we leave with no problems at all.

Check out this show sometime. It proves that any dog can be properly trained if you know how to do it right.

[napalm]

I'll second the bird notion, as they are very easy to take care of. You can buy bird seed super cheap that lasts forever, they shed only feathers, you can feed them some of your uncooked fruits and vegetables, they are generally very loving, they don't smell (assuming you only have 1 or 2 birds), and cleanup = taking off the top sheet of newspaper in side of their cage.

Be very careful about the breed of bird you decide to choose, though. There is a breed of bird for every temperment you could imagine. Even the males and females of each species differ. Some birds, like cockatoos (the huge white birds with the crown of feathers that go up) are the most loving animals on earth, but they needs hours of affection each day, and can be loud as hell if not handled right.

I've had two parrots so far. My families first parrot, Pepper, was an African Grey (gray birds with bright red tails, the smartest breed), which adored my mother. Unfortunately, he wasn't so kind to me. I was in grade school and he made me his bitch. We generally always left the cage open, because he would only fly (fly like a chicken) off if he got startled. One summer day we opened the doors on our deck, and he dissapeared... we're guessing he flew off the deck.

The 2nd parrot my mom owned was really fun loving, affectionate, and smart. The bird was one of my favorite pets. It's about 6 years old now, and my parents have been divorced for 3 years, so it went with my mom. If I play with it everytime I visit my mom, it's a nice little bird. If I end up not seeing my mom for a while it will bite me as punishment, and then I have to choke the little bastard and we're okay. I don't really bother picking her up anymore, since the bites break skin, and it gets old every week.

[Hubbitron]

That parrot is not my doppleganger!

[EvilMog]

Arangatang FTW. He can learn to shit in the toilet and you could even give him house chores. Plus you could feed em with cigarettes and beer.

[Wildkat]

Arangatang FTW. He can learn to shit in the toilet and you could even give him house chores. Plus you could feed em with cigarettes and beer.

That only works if your Tony Danza or Clint Eastwood.

[Bacon McShig]

My vote is for a Border Collie.

My parents have two of these... you better have a big yard you can play with them in and a good amount of time to do so or they will go insane. Even then, expect to have a tennis ball incessantly dropped in your lap every second they're around you.

I love 'em, but I don't think I'd ever get one myself. I think I'll probably go for a beagle or a dachshund when I'm ready to get my own.