i’m a cat person! i love all animals, but my two cats have been with me for 17 & 14 years and i love them with all my heart.

wonderful giveaway, thank you. i’m dying to learn to spin!

I’m a dog person. Our current pooch is a poodle mix, we’re just not certain what he’s mixed with, lol. We named him Harvey.

I have a zebra finch named Lucy. My husband is highly allergic to animals so my pet choices are fairly limited, otherwise we’d have quite the menagerie.

I’ll be happy to do my part in spreading the word at my blog.
Our family pet is one you know and love, Chappy, as in http://www.chappysmom.com. Chappy is Deb’s dog and our granddog. I was with Deb from day #1, I helped pick him out and I’ve been daffy about him ever since. He is named Chappy because it’s a Vineyard name… and I’m all about everything Vineyard as you know.
Congrats on getting the manuscript in the mail.

I have a wonderful Maltese-Bichon mix named Mia. She’s essentially a little white fluffball. We’ve been collecting her fun when we comb her. Unlike normal dog fur, it actually seems a lot more similar to wool roving. I want to learn how to spin so that I can spin some of her fur, and knit a nice lace scarf out of it.

I grew up with guniea pigs and a bunny who I had for 9 1/2 years. Right now I live in the city so I have no pets. Unless a mannequin dog counts!

Well, I think in terms of animals for me, I’m a cat person, though I haven’t had the opportunity to have many for myself. Visiting you cured me of wanting my own farm animals (though I love “having” yours!), though I think I’d still like to have a bird someday after I get over my fear of it biting me. I would also love to have some guinea pigs and bunnies when I have enough room for them to have the awesome enclosure they deserve.

Should I win this drop-spinning giveaway of awesomeness, I’ll be sending it along to a friend. I got her hooked on spinning this past weekend at Stitches West, and she’s using a quickie-made CD spindle right now.

We have 1 dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, a fish tank and an outside pond. My son lives with us and is a total animal lover. He has in his room 3 turtles, a gecko, a bearded dragon and some kind of special frog (I am not sure of the name). Most of these are adopted because he works at PetSmart and any animals that are “damaged” are usually destroyed and he can’t stand that so he adopts them.

Nice giveaway. Thanks so much for the opportunity!

I love pets. I pretty much grew up on a mini-farm in Los Angeles. We had geese, chickens, hamsters, fish, cats, dogs, horses and rabbits. My top favorite pets are dwarf hamsters, rabbits and cats. I love my dwarf hamsters because when I went to school in NY they were easy to transport and kept me from being so home sick. Rabbits, I love just because they are soft, comforting and funny. I love that my rabbit would lay on the floor calming watching TV and then suddenly jump and twist in the air. Overall, my favorite is the cat. They are so independent creatures that train their owners.

Congrats on the book!

Although, you know, you should really be READING that book … I keep telling you you should learn to spin (grin).

Since I obviously spin already AND I own a copy of that book, don’t enter me in the drawing (with my luck, this would be the one I would win), but I do want to say that that’s a fantastic book. And your Cormo roving is a dream to spin … I wish I had more of it!

Wow! That’s awfully generous of you, and it would be amazing to win. I adore alpaca in general, and it’d be so exciting to spin my own fiber.

As for pets, I have a wonderful mutt of a dog and a russian tortoise. I’m allergic to most things with fur, but the dog is so worth taking daily medication for. Pets are wonderful creatures, and my life is much better for them.

My dog is a rescue German Shepherd/Lab mix I named Cassius because I didn’t like his current name of Cash. I thought it would make him brave and fearless. I should have named him George Gobel. He is a loud barker, but having been abused in a previous life, he is very timid and VERY laid back. But he is my shadow and I love him no matter what.

We are a multi-species family! We own several Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, two of them are even real AKC champions. Of course in my heart all our pets our champions. In addition to the dogs we have a cat and a Blue Fronted Amazon. In the last five years two of our dogs died and a Timneh Grey Parrot. We love all our furry/feathered friends but not a day goes by that we don’t miss the ones that are gone.

We have 3 parrots. The littlest one is a red-bellied parrot from Africa who has a deep voice and a real bad attitude. My husband is the only one who can handle him bared-handed. When Winnie is in the right mood, he’ll fluff all his feathers out and say “Gimme kiss!” in his gruff little ganster’s voice. It cracks me up every time – this badass parrot asking for a kiss. After Steve kisses him on the beak, Winnie grumbles “Good boy!” Too funny.

I’m a dog person. We have a red nosed Pit Bull. She is the queen of the house and doesn’t like to be reminded that she has to walk on four legs. She prefers to sleep on people beds, with her head on a pillow and a blanket covering her up. Our Queen loves eggnog and vanilla icecream (very rare treats). We know her life is getting more painful due to arthritis, but she is so stoic and elegant we have a hard time saying no to her.

I’m a dog lover, puppy lover, although we have an angora rabbit and gold fish too. As much as I enjoy dogs and have just rescued a lab/great pyrenees mix puppy just before Christmas, the kids have a big say in our growing pet family. My seven year old daughter loves animals and pleaded to rescue a beautiful angora rabbit this past fall. She does have a goldfish that is 3 years old named ‘ten day’. His name came about due to the fact he was won at a summer carnival, the last sumer carnival of the season and the last fish won. His predecessors that summer never seemed to make it through the week or even to the car, so my husband and I nick named the new fish ‘ten day’ believing that would be his life span….. little did we know that for Christmas that year my daughter would Santa for a proper home for Ten Day ( we had just been keeping him in larger fish bowl and vases up to that point.) So for Christmas Ten Day got an apartment (tank), furniture (plants), central air (filter) and friends (of the fishy kind). My daughter and I always dream about what our next pets will be. After our move this summer – we’re agreed on chickens, then perhaps goats and maybe sheep – we both love to knit – and love fiber projects.
I do suppose this was more than you were asking for – but I just had to share!

We have a gorgeous (and she knows it!) Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever named Molly and a lovely, sometimes-shy cat named Gracie.

Or, should I say, they have us — they seem convinced that they own the house and everything in it, and that we are their pet laps/patters/bringers-of-food/etc…

I am a vicarious pet person, since I have four little human pets of my own, I leave the animal tending to others. I’m loving the horses around the corner, who graciously allow my pets to care for them twice a week all winter and ride them and show them in the summer.

I LOVE animals–so I guess I’m just that…an Animal Person! We have a 16 year old cat, Ace…who think’s he’s half human-half dog! And Rudy our new (6 mnth old) Shih Tzu puppy! I blog about the 2 of them so much, I’m sure my readers are getting real tired of their stories.
I grew up loving farm life…then when my Grandparents moved to “the city” they continued to raise bunnies & chickens.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!! I have 2 Border Collies (Gus and Gracie) and a mini Dachshund (Annie) who runs the show. The other 2 dogs are at her mercy. Very funny! I also have 4 Angora Rabbits – fiber to dye for.

My dogs keep me going and they give love so unconditionally – it is hard to stay mad even when I find my mini doxie buried in a pile of yarn that used to be the shawl I was knitting. Boy did she have fun!

My pet of pets? You know, that has varie over the years. Right now, it is Yaqui, my coated xoloitzquintle, otherwise know as Mexican hairless. Since Yaqui is coated, he is very hairy. We call him a hairy hairless. We have a birthday party every year or so, and people bring him treats. He is a sweet, lovey boy and curls up on the end of the bed, my side, so that I end up diagonal. His one flaw? He loves yarn and fiber. He has tossed cormo in the air and had a wonderful time with it. He can snarl yarn like nothing you’ve ever seen. He’s training me to put my wool away, but, in the meantime, he has been very, very bad and undoubtedly had a great time. I love him anyway.

I have four cats and funny enough my boyfriend became attached to them! He’s the cat lady not me. I rescued them through various ways over the last few years but I wasn’t so great with playing them. He’s like a little kid playing with them.
If I had a house with a big yard I would definitely have some dogs too. I do also like fish and prefer freshwater because of ease of care. I do feel sorry for them trapped in a tiny aquarium though so I don’t have any.
I hope I win this since I just had to sell my spinning wheel and then gave away my drop spindle so my friend could learn how to spin.

I grew up on a farm and am an outdoor-animal sort of person – because of that, I’ve had some people tell me that I don’t know what it is to have a pet. I don’t really have one now (our barn cats right now are fairly shy), but in the past we’ve had many cats and dogs and one chicken that I definitely considered pets – we had them because they were friendly, not because they were otherwise useful.

I have two tortoises. 1is the size of a cheeseburger and is full grown. The other is 7lbs and will live 100+ years and will weigh 150lbs full grown. Despite popular belief the are supercuddly animals and we snuggle with them on our laps or shoulders pretty much every day. I love how easy they to take care of but I keep them because they are cute

Susan, you are so generous! My family has a wonderful Brittany dog who is white and orange. Her name’s Pumpkin Pie (with whipped cream!). We also have three water turtles. The dog barks to ask us to take the turtles out of the tank so she can follow them around as they explore the room. We also have 5 cardinal families that live in the brush in our yard, and we enjoy watching them every day. If I could live on a farm, I’d definitely have an alpaca and a tunisian goat.
Thanks!

I love the small “pocket pet” types. I currently have my two adorable rat girls, Lacey Lou and Miss Victoria, and my family has had many rats before as well. I also love ferrets, house rabbits, chinchillas, degus, and sugar gliders. I also have a fascination with the large birds, like cockatoos and parrots. I would happily have just about any pet, and my love for animals was my main factor in choosing to go to school to be a vet tech! I’ll graduate in December.
I’ll be that lady who ends up with all the rescue animals. ^-^

I am an animal lover in general, and thrilled that the offspring seem to be following in my footsteps. We have one dog, Mr. Smither’s our chocolate and tan long haired miniature dachshund. Then there’s Jiji our black cat we pulled out of a garbage barrel on the NYS thruway a decade or so back. Varied hamsters. Currently we are saving our cage for the hamster’s at my daughter’s school. We get them all holidays and vacations. I have volunteered with dog rescues for years. Very rewarding. Every once and a while the kids start on me about a Hedgehog (which btw are illegal in NYC?) I would love a book on spinning, my 11 year old daughter would like to learn as well but in NYC the classes are a bit much to justify when I already have a money invested in a stash.

I don’t have any pets, but if I could I would have a whole mini-farm: dogs, sheep, a horse, a cow, and chickens! I miss having animals!

I’m a cat person all the way, though I’ve met many very superior dogs, too. Heck, most hairy fluffy animals are pretty fine. Scales I’m not so fond of, but I respect your right to prefer them, etc..

I’m currently without a four legger. Our last cat died at the age of 19 and we just haven’t gotten another, mainly my DH isn’t up to it. If a deserving homeless kitty were to appear at our door, though, I’m sure he’d be the first to invite it in.

Lucy, the canine love of my life, was the first pet I ever had, thanks to finally outgrowing my childhood allergies at age 22. When she died a few years ago, I needed some furry companionship, but I just wasn’t ready to “replace” her with another dog, so I adopted Frankie, my feisty Calico girl. She was a gateway cat – she got me hooked, and now that my cat-crazy boyfriend has moved in, we’ve adopted Hobo, a grey-and-white boy with big mitten paws with extra toes, and Birdy, a goofy tiger girl who got her name from the silly squawks she makes and the way she pecks at things when she sniffs them. So I guess I’m a crazy cat lady, but I like to fantasize about a big backyard with a couple mutts running around someday in the future too…

I’m an animal person, period. Cats, dogs, horses, sheep, goats, etc – love ‘em all for different reasons and they’re all my favorite! I’ve had cats, dogs and horses of my own before, but currently have just 1 cat. In fact, I just adopted her 2 days ago! I’m so glad that I can help such a deserving animal have a home, especially since she’s older and had been at the shelter for a while. (Not that you’d know she was a ‘mature’ cat, considering how much energy she has…!) Someday when I have a real yard, I’d also like to raise chickens.

So excited for this giveaway! I’ve wanted to learn to spin for quite a while now, but have been leery of creating new ways to add to my stash!

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We have 2 dogs from the SPCA. Our female Bailey is a Shar-Pei/Border Collie mix and the male Gromit is a German Shepard mix. They are both great dogs ! This month we will also add a Guinea pig to the family.

In the fall, I adopted a beautiful Tortie kitten who I lovingly named Butternut (because I once had a dream that I had a kitten named Butternut). She was sick, though, and within a week I had to put her down. She had several infections and her body started shutting down…she had probably been sick for weeks by the time I adopted her. It broke my heart! I’ve been thinking lately about adopting another cat, but I’m giving myself some time to think about it.

Despite my love for cats, I think I’m really more of a dog person. I just know that I don’t have the time at this point in my life to give to a dog, and I certainly don’t have the space! Someday, though, when I have a bit of land, I’ll have a dog as my best friend!

Oh no – don’t lure me into the spinning world! I’ve got too many hobbies already. But… can’t …. resist!

I’m totally a cat person. I have two in my tiny apartment and it’s a good thing I don’t have a house because I’d be one of those crazy cat ladies that rescues every stray in sight. My favorite part of the day is waking up with two cats snuggled up to me. The worst part of the day is trying to extract myself from such a happy place to go to work!

I’m a pet person. I grew up with two dogs, one of which is still with me. 5 guinea pigs, 4 hedgehogs and some hamsters over the years.

I love cats too, though I’ve never had one, my best friend growing up had three cats that I spent a lot of time around.

I’d love to live out in the country to take in strays and animals in need of rescuing (which I do do with hedgehogs).

Really, I LOVE animals.

Oh wow, this is a great giveaway.

My family have always adopted Siamese cats and working dogs. The first was intentional, the second a bit of an accident: A family friend found a border collie wandering where she lived (which was pretty far away from anyone, or anything, else), he was young and in good shape, with a collar but no tags. She immediately tried to find the owners she thought would be on the hunt for him, he didn’t seem distressed at all. When no owners could be found she called vets to see if any recognized the dog, she tried putting ads in the paper, putting up signs, asking neighbors, leaving messages at pet stores, dog training schools, breeders, everywhere. During all this she had been packing to move and had an old and sickly cat. Unsure if the dog had had his shots, she got him a refrigerator box and some blankets, which she kept on her porch (luckily it was Summer). Everyday he’d follow her around while she did things outside and go for long walks in the woods, trotting down old stone walls. When she realized no one was going to claim the dog she started asking people at work if they wanted to adopt what she was pretty sure was a border collie. My dad was originally unsure, but after one visit with him everyone had fallen in love. He was a really handsome dog, with a very sweet face and his wall-walking enchanted us. He was indeed a border collie, a very brilliant dog who learned right from left, was brought up by *our* old, stern, but loving cat and never, ever forgot the woman who found him.

Since then we’ve adopted an English Shepard (or, collie dog), and two other border collies. The English Shepard and one border collie are still with us. They are kept inline by our current Siamese cat, who takes no nonsense from the girls, but can be found grooming the English Shepard when he thinks we don’t see him.

I love all animals (yes even lizards and snakes although I’m not keen on touching them) but I am first and foremost a cat person. I love how they pick and choose who they love on their terms. You can’t buy a cat’s love that’s for sure. My husband on the other hand is a dog person…a big bouncy golden lab who loves everyone and just wants his belly rubbed!

Hi Susie – I’d just like to make a counter-offer and say that if anyone wins this from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and would like to sit with a teacher, to supplement what they learn from the book – give me a call and I’ll donate a free lesson with your hard-won spindle and fab fiber. C’mon Texans! Let’s show ‘em what we got!

We have three cats, all rescues. The oldest, a male, has claimed me as his favorite human. The only girl has claimed my husband, and the youngest cat claims anyone who walks in the door. My boy Z used to be an enormous linebacker kitty in his younger days and used to love pouncing on my yarn, spiders, or anything else that moved. But he’s lost a lot of weight in recent years and these days is just happy to have my lap on cold nights.

6 cats. All delightfully unique individuals.
El Guapo, supreme ruler of Planet Guapo and the mayor of the intersection of Highland Ave and North St.
Pudgy Smudgy, the relentless lap cat.
Troublesome McGee, the blue-eyed boy with no social skills.
Corkie the Gimp, who will not be touched but is heart-breakingly cute.
Little Egypt of the fabulous belly.
Tipitina, formerly of the lower 9th, a sweet little southern belle with ferocious claws. Will snuggle or maim according to mood.
Plus, I have two semi-permanent foster cats living in my workshop:
Baby Mamma, who came with 3 kittens and stayed on to nurse any foster kittens who needed her.
Miss Emmy, the scaredy cat.
And two more feral cats in my backyard:
Tuffy Biggs, the name says it all.
Grey Ghost. I think he and Tuffy are what is called “longtime companions”.

We’ve got a cat and a fish. The cat was free, the fish we bought. I like animals and all, but I have recently realized that they can be rather expensive. We spent over $600 on our “free” cat!

Well, we have a cat. Her name is Max, and she’s a pain. I’m much more a dog person but they’re so much more high maintenance. We have a big yard but it’s not fenced in and on a busy road so we can’t get a dog until then. I’m thinking lab… they’re so good with kids. That’s my goal… lab… someday. Until then I’ll keep yelling at Max to get off the table, out of the sink, and stop peeing on the floor.

I have a mostly stray cat that my husband adopted named Mooch. I resisted initially, worried about being able to take care of her and about my allergies.
Well, I’m glad that my husband couldn’t resist the big grey and white fluff ball who has learned to bang on windows when she wants in. She’s very good company for me when I’m lonely and great at distracting me when I’m sad.
Somehow she’s accumulated nicknames. ‘Mistress of Destruction’, ‘Queen of Chaos,’ ‘She of bad timing,’ and ‘Fuzzy vibrating heating pad that doesn’t make me sick.’ She’ll knock anything off of a flat surface she wants to sleep on. Anything soft must be kneaded, including me. However, soft things aren’t for sleeping on usually. She’s an odd one.
I wish she liked being brushed because she leaves clumps of long white and gray hair all over my house that seem tempting.
Not all of her nicknames are flattering I realize. However, both my husband and I adore her. She’s really his cat but sometimes she shows odd moments of affection towards me even when he’s awake.
She’s been a wonderful addition to our lives. I may wheeze more but I also smile more. I even more more to let her in and out. She’s wonderful.

I’m an every animal person (kinda goes with being a vet tech)
Seuss is a Congo African Grey parrot-17 years old and my baby! Gris Gris is a Timneh African Grey, 12 years old and since I owned her parents, she hatched in my hand and I hand fed her from second 1. Holmes is a 17 year old Meyers parrot, and there are 3 cockatiels (Riley, Macy and Beemer) and 2 zebra finches (Stop and Start). Leia is a lab/pit/whippet mix and the best dog in the world. Loki is a red husky mix and 3 years old. Ethan is an Abysinnian, 18 years old, Wench is an 8 year old long hair cat, Merlin is a 4 year old tortoiseshell, and Fezzik is a 9 month old long hair grey tabby–maybe with some Maine coon in him, since he is growing and growing!
I used to breed parrots, and had about 15 more. I’m at my limit now as far as animals–I only have so much time, lap space, and food budget!

Horses! Not that I ever had one, though. Mom and dad
of course said no way when I asked for one when I was little We have had three birds: two parakeets and a little peach-faced lovebird who thought she was a little human being – she was hand trained so she loved to come out and chew newspaper, land and perch on the newspaper edge as dad read it, or sit on our shoulders
and chew on hair. Or she would wander along the neckline of your shirt and then before you could stop her, she would flip herself into your shirt and get lost in it! She loved to be under things, like a newspaper tent.
She was so cute!

Oh my gosh! I would LOVELOVELOVE to win this!!!

I’m a complete and utter cat person. I have two of them and would love to have four, but I am realistic about the space I have and that they need. One of my cats is very smart — she responds to several different commands, including kiss, sit, please (beg), and lie down. The other cat is pretty.

I also have a lot of dust bunnies.

My email isn’t “creatrlvr” for nothing!! I currently have 6 cats, most of whom we rescued. 1 dog, 100 gallon salt water fish tank, koi/goldfish pond. We also have had 3 ferrets, 20+ pet rats ( yes on purpose) a rabbit, snake and one more dog. Sharing the house with the pets are my 3 teenage boys and my very patient and understanding husband!
So I have no preference, I just am a creature lover!!

Right now, I am obssessed with all things alpaca and dream of when I can have a few of my own. I have had cats and dogs as pets forever. My current dog, Java, is a mix chow-husky which my husband found roaming aroun streets of the Bronx near his office. We kept her when no one responded to our posters. We named her Java because Mike was having a cup of coffee when he found her. She is now over 15 years old – yes 15- somewhat deaf and blind but in great shape. People warned us about her breeds being difficult but she has been the sweetest dog ever.

We are doggie people. Our current group who allow us to live with them are our old girl Janis, who is 14 years old with a bit of a question mark for heritage, and two miniature Schnauzers – better known as The Terrors – who are called Weiner and Schnitzel.

I have a hard time keeping the number to three since I have a soft-spot for every unloved pup I see on Petfinder. My husband once said “It’s me or the dogs!” and I said not to make me opt for such an easy choice! LOL.

I used to have a bunny named Aesop. Somehow the name never really stuck, though, and I just called him “Bunny” most of the time. We had the same color hair/fur, so we matched. He died on Christmas Eve three years ago when my brother’s dog got to him. I miss him very much.

I’ve got two cats, one is an older half siamese who is just beautiful and quite large as cats go. His name is Spocklet. The other is a fluffball of a tortoise shell who pretty much loves to do whatever would be considered annoying. Her name is Sandy, but has from the time she was tiny been known as “the Doodle”.

Wow, what a great give away! And I get to talk about the cats! I have 5 cats, all rescue, 4 of them former feral cats or kittens. All love living in the house, rather than outside in the cold and rain. All but one have decided that being a lap cat has its perks. I’d love to bring a dog into the mix now that I have a small house. I tried this over the holidays in Dec but the rescue beagle mix didn’t understand that the cats really didn’t want to play with him! I found him a great home with another beagle his age and a big fenced back yard to run and play in. Guess I might just be a cat only person!

I always grew up being a cat person, but my first serious relationship changed me into being a dog person as well. In fact my mom started going out with someone who had a dog and the next thing I knew we had 3 dogs in the house, the first one, a year old one and a 6 month old puppy who is all mine. I wouldn’t know what to do without them and the puppy is sitting next to me growling out the window and barking at whatever is out there with his little puppy I’m not sure what is going on bark right now

Talking about my cat is easy. Her name is Seli and she’s quite the little princess. I have accepted that my role in life is to serve her and I do it happily. She demands to snuggle/cuddle so there are some great perks for me. She’s definitely my girl.

I am a total dog person but somehow I have ended up with two cats. Miao Tse-Tung is a 3 legged fluff ball who loves to play with my knitting while I’m knitting. Sergei Purrivich is an 18 year old love muffin who loves my fiancee’s lap more than anything.

I never thought I’d be a cat person- I grew up with dogs and have always wanted one but haven’t lived in an apartment that allows dogs. So a few years ago my boyfriend convinced me to get a kitten and I fell in love with cats. My cat, Clover, is three years old. She acts tough all day and hides out away from us, but at night she’ll always hop right up on the sofa to watch TV and get petted.

My family has always had cats, so naturally when I moved away from home I got one of my own. Cleopatra is 9 yrs old this month, and although she’s slightly pear-shaped, I don’t hold that against her (It happens to all middle-aged women, right?) She recently had some health problems that required surgery, but she seems to be getting back to normal now.

I have a black and white dressed-for-dinner cat named Tom who very bravely made the journey to the U.S. with me from Ireland two years ago. Since then he’s experienced temperature extremes he never imagined were possible and encountered all manner of wildlife I’m sure he never saw in Dublin – deer, raccoons, skunks (!), coyotes … the list goes on. Oddly enough the thing which seemed to rattle him the most last year was the snow – it really had him startled (and not a little frustrated too since it limited his ability to move around easily outside!) He’s taken it more in his stride this year, but I don’t think he’ll ever really grow to like it.
Tom is an odd mix of independent and affectionate. He’s very much an outdoor cat and always strides out with the most extraordinary sense of purpose – ‘things to do, people to see’! When he’s inside, though, and if I’m up and about and not providing him with a handy lap, he has a particular meow that lets me know that cuddles are required and would I please just sit down for a few minutes. When I do, he’s all affection and love for about 15-20 minutes, at which point he’s suddenly done, and jumps down (I have a feeling this may have to do with the fact that he’s a large cat, and so doesn’t really have enough room to stretch out on my lap). He is, generally speaking, a reasonably obedient cat, though I have to admit to one horrendous mistake I made in his training. When we first moved, I watched diligently for any signs that he was about to start spraying around the house. We had no trouble at all for at least six months, but just as I had decided that maybe this wasn’t going to be a problem with Tom, it started. Every time I caught him at it, I dutifully gave him a bit of a smack (not too hard!) and threw him outside. Well, he now sprays solely as a way to let me know that he wants/needs to outside NOW. Sigh…full credit to him for having made the association – it’s my fault for not realizing that for this cat, being thrown out was not really much of a punishment!

I’ve only got one pet of my own, but my family’s always been good at sharing pets, so it’s like I have a cat and a part-time dog.

My cat’s name is Malcolm, he’s named after the captain from Firefly (best tv show ever) because he’s a troublemaker and yet somehow completely loveable. He’s even got a little bit of a brown coat, he’s a tabby and his coat is brownish tan with black and gray stripes. Also he likes to smuggle things out of one place and hide them in another (things like my yarn).

My part-time dog is really my parents’ dog, but when I was in school and home visiting/spending the summer she became partly mine. So I still sometimes go home to walk her and carry her around the house (she weighs about 50 lbs, so no one else is willing to pick her up and lug her around, but she loves it). Her name is Brandi (I petitioned for Brandy with a “y” because I’m not a fan of “i” at the end of a name, but that’s me). She’s so named because she’s that beautiful red-brown-gold color (she’s a redbone coonhound) and because she came to us at Christmas when we eat my mom’s fruitcake which is SOAKED in brandy.

I’m hoping that soon we can get Mal a friend, because he’s lonely being the only cat.

This isn’t a second entry! Just a PS. on my previous comment!

I forgot to say thank you for the wonderful and generous giveaway!

I also forgot to say that I’m Muppetfeet on Ravelry.

Well, my pet story is kind of a sad one. I used to have a cat. Misty came to live with me in 1997. Before husband and kids. My oldest was born in 2000, followed by a sister and brother. All 3 of them loved Misty. Misty adored them, let them sit on him, pet him harder than would be acceptable unless you are a toddler, the whole 9 yards. Then the kids and I moved out, into Grandma & Grandpa’s house. Grandma lives in terror of cats, so Misty went to a very nice home about 5 hours away at a friend of a friend. My 2 older children still cry sometimes because they miss their kitty. It’s hard to explain to little kids that sometimes things don’t work out how you planned. We plan to get another cat in the future…. We also love looking at horses and my girls would own one of them if they could. (If I can’t handle owning a cat, you can imagine how I feel about owning a horse!). Thanks for a great giveaway- I can’t wait to get my spring share!

Oh pets! My favorite thing-even beyond knitting. I am an animal-lover who is currently completing pre-requisite classes and planning to apply to Vet School this summer. I have one dog- Belle- who is probably a shepherd/collie mix… maybe. She’s 5 years old and she is my best pal. I went through a hard time several years ago and she is what got me out of bed every day. I could neglect myself, but not her. She also helped me meet one of my best friends. We had our dogs in the same obedience class. Every morning I spend about 10 minutes laying in bed with Belle and petting her and just getting myself ready to start my day.

What a giveaway!!!

I’m a dog nut – we have three. Boomer the Brittany (7 yrs), a hunting school flunky, was given to us when his previous owner figured out that Boom liked to play with the birds instead of staying on point and waiting for the gun shot (I guess he almost got shot a couple of times). He’s my dorky boy full of love and energy.

Annabelle (10yrs) is my baby cocker-mix girl and was rescued from a no-kill shelter. Someone found her in a ditch with her babies after they were newly born. The babies were adopted out but no one wanted Annie because she was so timid. When hubby and I saw her she came right to us, apparently the only people she actually ever ran to, and I held her face in my hands and looked into her eyes and told her she was going home. She is a sweet, kind little girl who loves her best buddy Snickers.

Snickers (11 yrs) is our first pooch and a terrier mix. After hubby and I got our home we of course needed a dog. The local mall was having a pet adoption event and the local Animal Shelter had a few dogs there, one of which was Snickers. When we walked up to him he just leaned on the cage – all he wanted was to be petted. We couldn’t resist and adopted him on the spot. I remember that day like yesterday, it was a happy day – our home was complete.

So yes, I’m a dog nut and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Two puppies, a mixed breed and a greyhound! But more to come: goats, chicken and maybe a llama!

You are so sweet to give away a prize like that. I’ve been thinking about spinning for years.
I have two kitties now and have had dogs in the past. My cats like to steal any balls of yarn that they can get their paws on. They also curl up on afghans in progress. It’s so hard to turn an afghan with a large cat sleeping on it.

We have chickens. We can’t have dogs, my husband is deathly allergic to cats) the chickens were for eggs but are our girls (the cocklebottoms, izzy and lala are the big girls; the mcgees, Nono, peeps, and Squirrly are the little girls). My husband is the chicken daddy. He does the coop upkeep and serves as rooster. His favorite is squirrly. We love, love them (and their eggs)
(my ultimate goal:four sheep, some goats, a cow, two pigs, nine dogs, chickens. Add bees and a trio of hedgehogs)

I have a dog and a cat. I don’t want to hurt Nasha’s feelings (jack russell) but I do tend to favor cats! Menemsha came to us one cold November day when my husband, Jonathan, was on the docks in Menemsha. He saw the tiny kitten on the dock and went to him. The kitten proceeded to fall in the channel and was scooped up by Jonathan. I think he would take the cat over me if he had to make a choice. Menemsha has been part of our family for a bit over two years now and he and Nasha have a ball together!

I’m a long-time cat person, and I have two at the moment, Dexter and Lucy–an entirely new cat family in the last couple of years. Seymour and Sara, who were with me for 19 and 16 years, respectively, passed away within a year of each other. Seymour was with me for half of my life–had him from 19-38. I have a dog, as well–Sam. He’s the only dog I’ve ever had. I’m not a dog person, just a Sam person. And I once had two iguanas. Most pets at once: three cats, one dog, one iguana.

I am definately a dog person! I feel like I have a “dog ranch”. We live out in the country and on a culdesac too…so lots of dogs get dumped out here…..so we have 14 right now. 4 of them are my house babies……they are: Red, a miniature daushund, Bitsy, a Jack Russell, Buddie, a Rat Terrier (my biggest baby), and Hondo, a cattledog, husky mix…he is actually the youngest……Hondo and Buddie are very jealous of each other around me. These are our “children” right now…and they are lots of fun….most of the time.

I have three gorgeous standard poodles: Tori, my white poodle, is six years old and very much the big sister: serious, responsible, hard-working and in charge. The next one, Alice, is black and a typical middle child: easy-going, compliant, eager to please, and gets along with everyone. The littlest one, Lucy, is clearly the baby of the family. She’s demanding, self-centered, and endlessly entertaining. I love them all!

Wow, what a fabulous giveaway! It IS big. Have you gone mad? It’s big.
I have two fat, lazy cats who just basically eat and sleep all day, but they’re sweet. I also have two kangaroosweetieloverbunnyheads, well, ok they’re dogs. One is a black lab mix named Mabel, and the other is a Greyhound named Pearl. Mabel’s nickname is Roni, as in Mabelroni, the San Francisco treat (sung to the tune of the Rice-a-roni commercial). Miss Pearl’s nickname is Fancy, well, just because she is a fancypants.
Thanks for all you do!

Well, I’d say I am a dog-person. I had a lab-mix puppy that I got in high school and loved for almost 15 years. She moved with me when I got married and my DH lover her too. She passed away right after our first baby (of the human variety) was born and we have not chosen a new pet yet. I’d love to have another dog sooner rather than later, but we have decided to wait until our girls are old enough to not get knocked over or batted in the face with a happy tail.

I really would like another pet so badly that I have considered getting a cat. My girls would love a cat, but the thought of rumpled, cat saliva felted yarn has kept that from happening.

I am XXXXXcrossing everythingXXXXX hoping to win this giveaway!!!

I am an animal person, meaning I love all animals. As a child we always had cats and dogs. As I married a dog-hater we have only had cats, but what cats!
And my son has had snakes and a hamster – not at the same time! Now it is fish that has his great interest, and I go along with that, even though I get claustrophobic when I watch them for too long

I LOVE talking about my pets. So I love this give away for that reason, and because of the lovely prize, of course! I have a cat, named Boom Boom (he’s a rather large cat!) and two dogs–Chloe, a 4 year old black lab, and Rufus, a one year old pointer mix who we just got last week! We adopted both of the dogs from rescue organizations and oddly enough, they both were originally from Tennessee! I recently posted pics of the two cuties playing together here: http://www.writerbug.blogspot.com.

Right now we are a dog-rabbit-guinea pig-budgie family, but at heart I am a cat person since I grew up with several cats in the house at any one time. Sadly, our cat ran away when the dog came along, so I’m bereft of a cat for now.

Hi, at the moment I have only 1 dog, a beagle mix, named Youkilis, 2 1/2 years old. His big brother, Clydemore passed away last spring, sadly. This coming spring we’ll get a new companion for Youk.
Also coming this spring are a new round of chickens, both laying hens (last years layers had a bad bout with a weasel, boo hiss) and broilers. We’ll also get a couple of piglets after Memorial Day, they do a great job of turning over and fertilizing my garden, they rotate every year. And, hopefully, if my investigative powers are good, I’ll be getting some sheep soon. Narrowing down my choice of breed and looking into fencing now.
I had cats for 30 years before I discovered that I’m allergic to them, so had to give them up, but I can breathe now, and that’s good.

WE have a lovely cat named Siksika. I grew up with small dogs (daschund and chichihua), and though I love them, they are more work than I’m interested in. I’m also afraid of big dogs, so having a snuggly cat is just the right speed for me.

i have been avoiding this like the plague but if you must temp the gods of fate…eventually i will learn but i am thinking another 10 years when the kids are teenagers. love to learn though!!! it could be your fault!!!

I have two cats who are so nice. Frank and Matilda have been pure joy.

We have 2 calico kitties, Meadie and Kendall, an old mutt named Jake – who can’t see or hear very well and forgets that he just ate so he has to be fed again and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that is just the best little dog. I’ll bet he’d love to help with your flock!

I’ve always been a cat person and I do own a cat now. However, I have had a chinchilla for about 8 years now and he is the love of my life. He’s charming, soft, and friendly.

I grew up with both cats and dogs. Got married to a cat hater, so had two dogs who both lived long lives 14 and 16 years. Went two years with no animals until I talked cat hating husband into two kittens. He was hooked, one year later we adopted two more kittens. Last week we lost one of our 1 1/2 year old fur babies very suddenly. Within the week my husband (the cat hater) adopted a nine month old kitten, who we today think might be pregnant, OMG…keep me in your thoughts!!

I would love to learn to spin and make all the fantastic yarns I have seen…and to scared to spend the money on..I could watch a spinner for hours it is so calming and god knows I need calming…. I have a deployed son in Iraq, of course if I ever won this my family would surley pick on me…they are all city slickers I am the only outcast to live in a small country town in NH
I love your give aways and I will post it on my blog for you now
Suzanne

I’m a cat person. I have two right now, Trixie and Friskie. Trixie is 8 years old and Friskie is her adopted baby who is almost 1. Someone set him off in front of our house as a tiny kitten who didn’t even know how to eat. He cried and hid for two days before we could catch him. Then when we gave him food, he cried as he ate. It was pitiful. He was probably grieving for his mama. Once Trixie snuggled him up, he was fine. He absolutely adores her. He’s bigger than her already but still likes to snuggle up. Its so cute.

Wonderful giveaway. I’d love to learn to spin.

Personally, I’m a cat person, but my husband’s allergies dictate otherwise. For now, we have 2 leopard geckos, whic are cat-like in their stalking techniques! Until we’ve got a house with a fenced in yard, a doggie will have to wait…

When I married my hubby he had a rat terrier named Shelby. We got another rattie about 18 months ago; who´s name is Iris. We are a dog family for sure since we have allergies to most other furry animals by one person or another.

I would love to have a bigger dog one day. I was raised with labs. For now I´ll settle for smaller ones since we live in a small space.

P.S. Do you ever send out yarn samples? I´m just dying to touch your yarn.

Unfortunately, my family are pet owner wantabes but can’t due to allergies. We have tried various pets and my poor son is allergic to them. It is sad because he would just love a pet and the worst part is his brother can’t have a pet because of his brother’s allergies. If I could have a pet it would be a cat.

I grew up with dogs and cats (and the occasional rabbit), but I am totally a cat person. My old fatcat Kiwi turned 15 last year, and I’ve had her since she was a wee kitten. She’s even helped me convince my boyfriend (who has never had a pet) that cats are awesome!

Great giveaway. Such a temptress!

I live with my parents and have a cat and a goldfish. I went away to England for a year and my cat moved into my bedroom, sleeping on my bed and burrowing herself into my covers. I came home in July to find a carpet of cat hair and dirt blanketing my duvet cover and a cat who didn’t remember who I was. That’s gratitude for you!

Can’t wait to own some sheep of my own!

As a graduate student, I’ve spent much of the last several years in dorms or busy. In that time, I sadly developed an allergy to my first love – cats – but have become the caretaker of a quite interesting beta fish.

His name is Ichthus, and a French Horn player bought him four years ago (yes, he’s very old for a beta fish). She was lonely in her studio apartment and figured someone should listen to her play the horn for hours.

The French Horn player went to Banff in the summer of 2007 and gave the fish to the Church Intern, who she’d be living with the next year. The Church Intern was also moving that summer, so handed the fish over to her boyfriend, the Latin Professor, for safe tending and keeping.

The Latin Professor and Ichthus share a very special relationship. Under his care, Ichthus developed the desire to eat only when someone else would sit and eat at the same time. The Latin Professor and Ichthus would spend hours together, grading papers, making bubbles, eating cereal and fish flakes.

Ichthus was tamed. He no longer liked to be alone.

The French Horn player returned from her summer festival, and forgot to ask for her fish back. Months later, she mused that it might be nice to get a pet fish. At this point, it was certain that she was no longer a fit fish parent, but as she had roommates, the Latin Professor sadly handed the fish back over.

The French Horn player moved out, I moved in, but the fish is the constant in this apartment. We dote on Ichthus, putting the food right in front of his face (he may be going a bit blind), and making sure we sit down with him for at least one meal a day.

I currently have one dog and one cat. My dog, Kali, is a black lab/chow. She is the sweetest thing, she is great with kids, and loves to go for walks. My cat, Sam, is a black and white little tiny thing with a long tail and white whiskers (my favorite part of him); he is the same age as my daughter (to the day).
I love dogs because they are always there for you and will always come back. However, I love cats because they are so independent, although I sometimes think my cat is a bit more touchy feely than most cats.

I’m a rodent person. I love hamsters and especially guinea pigs. I used to have an awesome guinea pig that I would take for walks using a rabbit leash. We’d also tie him up in the backyard and let him “graze”. He’d make sounds every time the fridge opened until he got a treat. Unfortunately, he also had a tendency to pee on you when you were holding him.

I have one cat who is grey and white and very fluffy. We think she’s part Maine coon. Her name is Ariel and she’s almost 9 years old. She spends the day sleeping hard and then randomly attacks shoelaces.

What a sneaky method of trying to aspinnerate people!

Well, sadly I am now down to my 2 poodles, as my kitty cat died on Saturday. The poodles are big standard poodles, and I’m always amusing the heck out of toy poodle people by referring to my girl poodle as “little.” She’s 21″ weighs 45lbs and is only “little” in reference to every other dog I’ve owned! She herds sheep, too.

My hubby and I adopted our cat Murphy 12 years ago at a Petsmart when she was about 5 years old and she’s still going strong. She’s not the cuddliest of cats and her voice is not sweet, but she’s quite the character.

I have one black American short hair named Patches. He’s 10 this spring and still very playful. He keeps my lap warm while I’m knitting. He’s such a mischievous cat, you can’t leave anything with chocolate in it lying around or it will go missing.

Eweliya (like Julia in russian) ,
Eweknow (Juno) ,
Ewenice (Eunice),
Ewelery (jewelry)
Eweltide

We have 3 pets because we have 3 children. Now all three children are off at college and beyond and we STILL have the 3 pets! 2 cats (brother and sister named Pepper and Casper) and a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Toby. When the oldest daughter comes home for a long visit, she brings 2 more cats, Rikki and Mongoose.

Wonderful giveaway!

I’d love to learn to spin. Then I could make yarn from the golden retriever hair I have been saving over the past 6 years.

I grew up with dogs, but as an adult I have had only cats. But now that I have kids, I’m thinking about getting a puppy. My other pet is a Norfolk Island pine (named Norfie) that a coworker gave me when he quit.

Oh how cool! I’ve always had a hankering to learn to spin… No pets at our house… I love cats, but my husband is allergic. He loves dogs, but refuses to get one while we live in town. We had a Beta fish once, but it died…

I have a 12 year old basset hound, a 6 year old beagle mix, 10 cats, 5 birds, and 5 rabbits. Three of the rabbits are angoras, which are the closest thing to a spinners flock I’m allowed to have where I live.

oh my god what an amazing give away…

i’m an animal lover of most all sorts…(even the black widow spider who’s been hanging out above my front door…i guess he/she’s a watch spider)

however i’ve had a dog (of my very own)(my son or daughter) since 1988.

actually, i first had a cat…but he wouldn’t walk on a leash…until i got a dog!

my first puppy of my very own i had for a wonderful 15.5 years. he was my heart and soul. he taught me a lot and was my overlooker, an angel (ok hindsight is 20/20!) but before it was time to let him go to forever land…
i got a rescue ~~to rescue me from the fear of losing him.
she was a german shephard (my old guy was a mix from boston 1988…a german shepherd standard poodle–BEFORE they were ‘cool’ to mix)

my shepherd came from a rescue out here in ca.
she was a tortured soul and attacked my old guy every day
i didn’t bring her back…should have.

long story short
i finally had to put HER down after two years because she almost malled someone i know while ON a leash–

after she left her body, she finally looked at peace and as beautiful as she really was…all that pain gone and i KNOW she got to know what love was living with me for those two years.

the day after i put her down, i was sort of looking around at the rescues and thought i might just take a dog break…my mom said “GET A DOG.”
i headed out to the rescue where i’d gotten the shepherd (she and my trainer both encouraged me to do the right thing and put her down too)
and they had my current baby WAITING for me.

she is An amazing mix: dobie/coonhound and i’m her third mom.
i’ve had her 4 years now. she’s 8.
i love her.

i’ve rambled on quite long
but i love animals
i’d have more if i could
but just one kid is enough for me to take care of
i love reading about all your adventures and animals at the farm
i’d think i’d enjoy doing what you do–only not in the winter

with love
to you all and the fuzzy ones
rona and kehli the dog

Though I’ve owned a wide range of animals in the past, from iguanas to crabs to shelties and chickens, currently two feline princesses own me. An English lass, Clarissa, and a Teutonic troublemaker, Gertrude “Gertie.” I love pretty much every animal. The only exceptions are rabbits, rats/mice/gerbils/hamsters, and scorpions, none of which shall ever pass the doorjamb of my home again. Hah!

Would love to learn to spin, thank you for the chance to win a way to pick up another fiber addiction!

I have two cats – both foundlings. Their names are Dulcie (Dulcinea from Man of La Mancha) and Zach (Ozeki – the second tier of Sumo wrestler). They are New York cats, but they currently live with me in Hong Kong. Thank goodness!

Over the years I’ve had cats, dogs, and fish, but nothing beats my beta Pete. Rescued from the desk of a fired co-worker who left him behind, he had a rocky road, but ways always a wonderful pet. His first bowl cracked, his second home was a re-purposed flower vase, and he took it all in stride. My grandmother named him, a week before she passed away, out of the blue she just called him Pete, and it stuck. The best part of it is, he survived the trek up the Alcan all the way from Portland Or, to Fairbanks AK, in a pickle jar. He rode between my feet with the heat on to keep him warm after finding him half dead in ice cold water. I literally screamed. Hhe got the ultra pampering after that. We never took a hotel room, but slept in the back of the pickup along side the road, so his jar was always wrapped up in a sock, and a blanket, and then placed between our pillows, just to make sure he stayed warm. He made 3 moves to new places with me before he finally gave up the ghost. Always responsive, he and I had our games, the “ooo I’m a big tough fish” game, or the “heh, you can’t see me behind this plastic plant!” game. The best was the “HI!! I missed you all day!” nose bonks. Every time I came home there would be a faint *tonk tonk* and there he would be, tapping the glass with his face, so I’d nose up to the glass and he would bonk my nose. I miss his little fishy kisses!

Dogs, definitely. We raise German shepherds for a guide dog school. I have taken spinning classes and spun some of their hair.

I have a strict no-pet rule for our family – allergic to cats and never keen on dogs. But my youngest son really really wanted a pet. So we broke down and got him a fishtank. I have to admit, it can be very soothing to watch the fishies.

I’m in the proces of learning to spin!! I’d love to get off to a great start with this!!
Carla

I am through and through a dog person, we lost our wonderful golden retriever Maizy at the age of 15 last year. Currently we have a dog-cat named Kittybaby who is so close to being a dog it’s hysterical. He “chows down” when we put his food in the bowl and east nonstop pushing the bowl to the wall to do it. No nibbling here. Greets everyone at the door when we enter the house and cries when they leave. Yup, my vet calls him the dog-cat.

Our family includes 5 furbabies. . .4 of them rescues. It all started with a beautiful white rabbit named Buddy, then came the cats Graham and April, and finally our pups Duncan ( a shepherd mix) and Vashty ( a pitbull mix). So I’m really just an all around animal person! I have dreamed since I was a little girl of raising sheep myself, but life took me in another direction. Perhaps in my retirement
I would simply love to learn to spin!!

I have a beloved turtle. She does not particularly approve of woolen wear (being cold Blooded) but she loves to sit with me in the sun to knit.

Cats! I took in a stray who thanked me by delivering two kittens. What a joy they are. Funny, loving, playful, curious. Taking in (Little Orphan) Annie was one of the best decisions I ever made.

Eli, the dachshund came to live with us about 6 years ago and one can get lost in his big brown eyes. He loves people but has problems with Martha the cat who came to live with us about two years before he did. Out of desperation he taught himself to go upstairs when his humans left him (if only for two minutes). Martha lurked in the room next to the top of the stairs; as soon as Eli rounded the corner she would jump out hissing and clawing. His nose was left bloody on more than one occasion. Eli’s stair climbing days ended quickly (thankfully) but their relationship has been doomed.

OK, you finally drew me out of lurker-land with that giveaway. Neat, neat book and starter things! I have a Bernese Mtn Dog. After years of a house full of Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppies, we’re down to just our “Dory” for a little bit.

What a great giveaway! Spinning looks so cool – have been wanting to try it, but haven’t – yet.

We have a 10 year old chocolate lab, named Nestle, from, “N E S T L E S, Nestle’s makes the VERY best C H O C O L A T E.” Picture the old TV ad of the Nestle’s dog singing. Boy does that date me! Nestle was our concession to our son who loves animals, especially dogs. I never liked dogs (before) because I had several bad experiences with them as a child. Like having a German Shepherd put her mouth around my head! (She was very protective of her boy and didn’t want us playing together. )

Before Nestle, we had a beautiful cat we rescued from the animal shelter. He was part of our lives for almost 20 years. His first owner had named him JR, after JR of Dallas fame. Being a Texan, I didn’t care for that image. My husband renamed the cat, “Fat Cat Banker”, Banker for short. That was much more suitable for a big fluffy cat.

I live with a presumed fawn bearded collie, Bode. He is a rescue dog, don’t really know his age except that he is mature. I named him for the skiier Bode Miller who also has a great grin and likes to play in the snow.

Such a great giveaway! I was just online yesterday looking at spinning sites…I’m anxious to give it a try! We have two pooches…a chocolate lab named Maggie Now and a very wild husky-shepherd named Otto…both females. They are, of course, part of the family and our lives wouldn’t be the same without them.

We have 3 rescue furries. Princess Sheba, who came to us having been rescued from torture, someone had cut off half of an ear and chopped off half her tail. Tonto and his sister Sassy, who were rescued by my DD after she heard little tiny cries that lead her to 2 tiny babies. They aren’t tiny babies now. Tonto is a big black n white pillow on paws who is a HUGE Pet Me ‘Ho, Sassy is a willowy grey and white with a foot n sock fetish(especially dirty socks, she loves to rub em on her face). Sheba is my talker kitty. She “talks” to you, coos at you, warbles at you and has big gorgeous expressive kitty eyes that look at you with so much love your heart could just burst. We love all 3 of our furbabies and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. You can see piccies of Sheba and Tonto on my Ravelry page, but Sassy for whatever reason continues to elude the camera! Sheba has taken a shine to my Pen Pal Shawl and rubs her face all over the yarn cake then snuggles next to it while I am knitting on the shawl. Why, we don’t know, but she sure loves it. Never done that with my other projects really, so this is a first.

I’ve always thought I was more of a dog person, but I’ve ended up living with cats most of my life. Right now I share my house with two cats–a fat cat named Whiskey and and old tabby named Alec (more commonly known as “Baby Cat” because he was the baby cat for a long long time). Baby Cat is the Energizer bunny–he has outlived two other cats and shows no sign of stopping, though he’s a bit slower now that he’s nearly 17. When Whiskey first moved into our household, she hated Baby Cat and wanted nothing to do with him. We despaired that he would never make friends with her, though he is the friendliest, dopiest cat there is. Well, enough time has gone by that Whiskey has learned to tolerate Baby Cat well, enough that she’ll let him snuggle up to her upon occasion. But she draws the line when he tries to get a little TOO close….

I’ve always had dogs (Pugs and Great Danes) until recently. Now we are into Sphynxes, a hairless cat breed. Our first girl we named Phrina, which is short for Freak of Nature! This was before we knew how unique and wonderful these cats are. Sure, they look, um, unusual (“alien rat that was behind a paint truck explosion” is one description) but their loving nature is what keeps you coming back for more–personalities more dog-like than cat. Like potato chips, you can’t have just one. We have another boy, Stuart, and are waiting to bring home our new baby girl Kofi.

I have a cat named Prince Charming, but I call him Kittynose. He was abandoned by his owners, who were my sister’s neighbors. They moved away and left this poor kitten all alone! My nephews fell in love with him, but they already have 4 cats so my sister said they couldn’t keep the kitten they’d named Charmie. I took him home intending to change his name, but he would only answer to things that sound like Charmie, so that’s how he got named Prince Charming.

I have always wondered why people like to spin and this is certainly a way to find out. I am sure there is additional stress relief here and that would certainly be a good thing!

I have one betta (a.k.a. “Chinese Fighting Fish”) named VHS.

Have always been a dog person. Curently have a Corgi, but have had many in the past. Great giveaway, would love to learn to spin.

I have no pets but for a very good reason…..I’m holding out for Alpacas! Any pet that comes potty-trained is perfect in my opinion and the added value of fibre…well, lets just say it would be perfect! Their faces are beyond cute and those eyes…yep I’m head over heals in love! Of course I live in the city so it’s not going to happen any time soon.

Oh my goodness! This is truly special to me today, because I get pick my beloved cat Captain up from the vet. He had a biopsy yesterday, to see how far along his intestinal cancer is (hopefully, it is still treatable *fingers crossed*), and had to stay at the vets office overnight. Captain is the sweetest kitty, and has had a lot of medical problems lately, but is still in great spirits, and continues to have a good quality of life.

We also have the rest of our Kitty family, Captain’s brother Max, Mom Isabella, and unrelated brother Rocky. Isabella was a stray, who moved into our back porch while pregnant & had her litter there. We kept them all, & Rocky is a tamed feral that moved into our backyard when he was about six weeks old. He now lives in our garage, & is completely tame.

Then there are the birds…Cockatiels Coconut & Bentley, and Parakeets Sailor & Lulu. Coconut started my love for birds – I rescued her off of my neighbors roof, bought Bentley at a garage sale from people that neglected him for 4 years, Sailor was rescued after being left in an apartment by people who no longer wanted him, and Lulu is my one & only purchase from a pet store, to help Sailor learn how to trust people. He watches me interact with her, and is slowly learning.

Those are my “kids”! They are awesome

i am a dog fan!..i love my american bulldog, maggie…i’m not too fond of cats, except we do have one named pearl, and she is a rare breed…not the typical needy cat. and…i’ve always wanted to learn how to spin!

Wow…I am really blown away by this giveaway! So many good things.

I’m a cat person. I grew up with 3 cats in the house. Our orange cat died a few years back and within 2 weeks a little orange kitten showed up in our backyard. Of course we adopted him!

I am a cat person, but I am lucky enough to have the best dog in the world–his name is Pete & he’s a black terrier mix, 19# or so of solid gold. Every day we go on a tromp around the hills & wetlands of Sonoma Co. and we have a blast together. We have 3 cats: Maisy, Matt & Boomer. Maisy is a weentsy gray girl, maybe 7# soaking wet, but she has every human & animal member of the family wrapped around her pinky toe.

I was raised by a German Shepherd named Kelly. We had him from the time I was small enough to get knocked over by his wagging tail until I entered Jr. High School. That year, I lost Kelly and entered puberty and it’s a toss-up which was the more life-changing incident. Once I became an adult (more or less) Uncle Sam kept me moving from place to place for many years, so I adopted a long line of stray cats and left a trail of bird feeders where ever I was stationed. Temporarily animal-less, I am learning how to be a civilian now and teaching my students how to garden organically. I am also teaching myself how to knit, which is the first move toward learning to spin my own yarn, with the next logical step being the raising of animals furry enough to make fabric from. Raising them organically, of course. :=)

Have I lost MY mind? I have resisted the urge to develop a new addiction but … When we acquired our standard poodle twelve years ago, the breeder told us that everyone in the poodle’s family secretly thinks they are the poodle’s favourite. Actually, I really am Sophie’s favourite. Don’t tell anyone, but she might be my favourite one in the whole family, too.

Thank you for this great contest! And what a perfect subject! We have so many different pets from fish to a python, but I suppose the most interesting is that for many years I bred and showed guinea pigs. Yes, there are guinea pig shows! I raised tortoiseshell americans (smooth coats with red, black, white patches), dalmatian americans (smooth white with black spots), and texels (long, curly hair). I don’t raise them anymore but I sure miss the babies that remind me of little lambs!

I’m any every animal person, but my own brood includes two Corgis (Clementine and Valentino) and four cats – three are rescues (Noah, Isabella, and Archie) and my four fellow is a big Maine Coon Cat named Dolce. I bet the cats would love to ‘help’ me learn to spin!

I’m an animal lover all around!

I have four cats (Reggie, Faye, Arthur and Nora) and a dog named Helen. It’s true what they say – they’re the best friends a girl could hope for.

i love all types of animals, but am mostly a cat person at heart. i love my fuzzy plump kitty (her name is noodle), but lately i’ve really been enjoying other people’s dogs, especially puppies. i’m not ready to have my own dog, the cats enough work as she’s high maintenance!

I am totally an animal person. Those years after I left my childhood pets to go out on my own but before I got my own pets felt a little lacking.

As soon as I was able to take care of a pet, I got a dog. The guy I had just started dating at the time had a cat but also really wanted a puppy. So, he got one pretty much at the same time as I got my dog. 7 years later, we are married and still have those two dogs (Jack and Tchazo). The two of us, the two dogs and our cat (Luna) were a happy little family until we lost Luna to a year long battle with nasty cancerous tumors. It seems we were meant to be a 2 dog and 1 cat family because a year after Luna passed, we added a quirky shelter cat to our family (Fanny). Fanny has been a great fit for us and keeps the dogs in their place.

Right now, I have 6 cats, all rescues or babies of rescues. We have Nerml, the first baby of Esme, who was unfortunately hit by a car soon after, and siblings Mohawk, Wuzza-wuzza, and Oatmeal, who are all white except for patched on the tops of their heads (black, grey, and brown, respectively), and who have the same father as Nermal (Snowball – we caught and fixed him the second time around!) but their mother wanted nothing to do with us. We have Bogie, who my dad rescued from the golf course. He was being fed by the people who ran the clubhouse, but the course was about to shut down for the winter and there would be no more food. We have little Gilligan, who came with his sister Ginger, but she was unfortunately hit by a car before she even started to like us. Gilly is very friendly, though. And our newest addition is baby Siddartha, who we found INSIDE our house, eating cat food out of the bag. He is so tiny and soft and adorable, but is is scared and only lets my dad touch him, because my dad just had elbow surgery so he was home 24/7 while Sid was still new to the house. He has a dislocated hip and needs surgery.

For the first time in my entire life, I don’t have a dog. It is driving me crazy. Our last dog had to be chained unless supervised because she bit a bicyclist when she was little (he kicked her), so our fences have fallen into a bit of disrepair. As soon as we have $ to fix them, we will probably do pitbull or weimaraner rescue. I can’t wait.

I also have a desert skink named Ralph, and he is so well-tempered. He likes to go around the back or your neck and just ride around with you, right under your collar. He is just like a little hotdog with legs. So cute!

We have two cats, adopted from the SPCA. They were found abandoned in an apartment together, and the theory is that female (Mia) is the mom of the male (Noel) cat, but who knows. Mia is the exact same size as when we got her–7 lbs. Noel has grown from 3 lbs to something ridiculous that I don’t even want to think about (I think 15 lbs… I’m hoping not more).
My husband claims to not like domesticated animals and not like the cats, but it doesn’t stop him from picking them up and talking to them. We talk to our cats a lot. Oh, and we trained them to use the human toilet since we moved into a tiny condo. No issues until we went completely litter free, then Noel decided he deserved a urinal as well, and often uses the tub or sink instead to pee (it could be worse…). And the reasoning isn’t terrible, water goes down the tub, sink, and toilet.

I have no pets. It would be so unfair to any pet as I commute to NYC every day from Hyde Park and also trave too much- that is when I do my beswt knitting. I wanted to be in the contest!

Our grandfur, a pug, doesn’t like me to knit as I don’t pay her proper homage then. She taught herself how to pull out a needle to get my attention. Good thing she is so cute and I can still see well enough to pick up stitches.

Meow! Hooray, another giveaway! My kitty says thank you! We love to watch the spinning process.

I love all animals. Since everybody is talking about their cats i will mention the two here. There are two males who dropped in last October with their mom who left them here and so they have a home here forever. One is solid black named Scooter and the other who i thought was a female for awhile is named, Maizie. I just kept the name it fits him. He is a tabby color. They are sweet and i love them. Raven

I learned to spin a couple of monthe ago, and I would love to learn more. I have a cat, named Tusse, and he is really fond of the wool I use for knitting. I’m not at all thrilled about he playing with my yarn.

We have three Newfoundlands (one of which had three puppies 5 weeks ago). They are big sweet dogs and their puppies are sweet too. My favorite dog is the Weimaraner, we used to have one. I miss him a lot!
I’ve always wanted to own sheep or goats or alpacas and make my own yarn. I think it is great that you are able to have your farm and raise animals.
Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
Grace

I am a city mouse with the heart of a country mouse. I grew up in St. Louis MO with many various pets as a child. I don’t see myself as a dog OR cat person as I love them both equally but for different reasons. Currently I have two cats (no dogs for lack of a yard). Trixie is my old snuggle grouch who is about 12 yrs old and a very unique American Bobtail. The source of Trixie’s grouchy attitude is < 1yr Dotty who is a stray short hair tortoise shell that I found under my neighbors porch when she was about 8 wks old. I recently bought a share of the spring harvest for my sisters 30th birthday and thought it might be nice to have my own piece of fuzzyness to play with : )

Four cats and one dog, all rescue. The cats Ozzie and Harriet came first and then Marshall and Francis (very large tuxedo Maine coon cats) were rescued from a litter left in an apple orchard. Ivy the very small yorkie terrier (the boss) is our newest addition some say shes like poison but I think she grows on you, therefore her name!

I love all animals to death but absolutely feel that a house is not a home until there is a cat or two in it. I wish I could do more to help all the people having to give up their pets right now. My heart hurts for them!

Rebecca

Most people who know me know that I’m completely and utterly obsessed and in love with my 4-year-old black lab Oscar. He’s a great snuggler and kisser!

Zoe Bear is the name… squirrels are her game!!! Yes, I am the proud momma of an 8 year old Cairn Terrier. She is usually found (when inside) perched atop my sofa guarding our home from fierce chipmunks, squirrels and any other being that dare walk by that window! She loves to play, too, especially with her red blinky ball. Her favorite food is… well, EVERYTHING. She has taught me well how to treat her when she has something in her mouth that she shouldn’t — very smart girl. And when she’s ready for a nap, her favorite place is tucked into John’s arm watching TV. After all, she has a busy, busy life!!!

We don’t have any pets now, but lost 2 cats in the past several months. Oreo was 17 and a very pampered girl. She died in July, 2008. Shorty was a pain in the rear and he’s been gone since January of this year. We have been in a hurry to get another kitty, but will someday soon.

Thank you for the contest. This year all the children are leaving the nest so many of the animals are gone also. I am left with two adorable coton de tulear dogs, one cat who loves me, one cat that is missing his boy and a horse that needs a home. (Please adopt this horse).

This is a fantastic give-away. Thanks for doing it.

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