Super moms, super pets! Pets are important parts of our families, and here we introduce you to some of our panelists' furriest family members, from cats to dogs to guinea pigs. Asha, Alice, Heather, and Rebecca talk about their pets: how they got them, how they fit in with the family, and why they are special. Join Heather Armstrong of Dooce, and talk about your furry friends.


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stewbiff
5 months ago
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7 months ago
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Sramosobriant
9 months ago
A paean to childhood, motherhood and the family cat: Dead, and Almost Buried: The black cat dies is my refrain, and with her flies childhood. Theirs – my children’s – not mine. I dug two graves this morning. The dry, funnel-shaped one left me unsettled. It meant I’d have to arrange the body, curl her like an ouroboros, nose tucked into tail. I struck the ground harder with my shovel trying to widen the hole, repeating the poem my son wrote when he was eight: Akasha the cat is bad She’s black and rad And altogether glad To be a cat He sang it to her, and when he left for college, his brother took over the recitation. He’s all grown up now, too, but Kasha still seemed to recognize the cadence of the words, even up to her end. For me, the poem was an incantation. Like a witch reciting verbal charms over her cauldron, the black cat sat on my lap and those words invoked images of afternoons filled with outings with my boys, like the one to animal rescue where she spotted us. My young sons answered her silent siren call when she extended a paw through the bars of her cage. I was not impressed and pointed out sleek and shiny cats, ones requiring little grooming. This fluffy-tailed feline no doubt would get knots in its fur, kitty litter stuck to its backside, and plum-sized hairballs. She licked their fingers. Then, cat and boys looked up at me. http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/dead-and-almost-buried
 
PB Rippey
10 months ago
It's comforting to see someone else with a---ahem---large cat. We feed our large cat Al special expensive vet-prescribed food and still, STILL he is---large. We were relieved when our baby finally weighed more than 18lb Al. I don't think Al appreciates the size difference now, however, that our son is a toddler. Sometimes he even has to produce a run to get out of the way of big-boy shoes barreling through the house. Yes. It's hard being large. http://pbrippeyblogma.com/__oneclick_uploads/2008/07/naptandem11.jpg
 
deepthoughts78
10 months ago
This was one of my favorite conversations yet! It was great hearing a little bit about your pets. For us pets are really a part of the family. We have one dog Mason, who is a 3 year old Pug. We got him during a time we didn't think that we were going to be able to have kids and so he became our child replacement. As such, he is spoiled to the core. He sleeps with us on our bed, has his own seat on the couch and in the car. He is wonderful with our son (Ian, 15 months.) They are best friends and we often witness some really sweet little snuggle moments between them. Mason handles sharing attention pretty well but I can't imagine getting another dog right now because I think that sharing more attention just might break Mason's little heart.
 
bwankel
10 months ago
LOL Heather your dogs are hilarious. We have a 5 year old beagle and two cats, 16 and 6. Before we had our son, we nauseatingly referred to them as our "fur babies". My husband is also really allergic, and he recently had a test that revealed he is allergic to dogs, but not cats. We've undergone some life changes, like no more doggie sleeping in the bed with us :( and I see more kitties in our future, much to my husband's chagrin.
 
Jojo
10 months ago
We have an 18-year-old shelter cat who is now senile and howls at night and early, early in the pre-morning. I have no interest in getting another pet after she passes on. If I were presented with sweet Izzie, though, I may change my mind. Too, too cute!!!!
 
MeMyselfandMommy
10 months ago
Look at your furry friends! We have no pets. NONE. We don't have the time or the money to keep up with them. We're lucky if the two year old gets fed, watered and walked everyday. Kidding!
 
kristanhoffman
10 months ago
YES! I love animals, so this episode was a lot of fun! I remember when Dooce first got Coco, it was right around when my boyfriend and I got our dog Riley, and I totally thought they should be bf/gf. They're both beautiful and crazy and appropriately sized. Riley doesn't eat his own poop, though. Only the poop of other animals. ... :( And leaves! Anyway, the relationship didn't work out, since Ohio/Utah is pretty long-distance -- oh, and because I don't actually KNOW Heather? -- but I still love seeing how Coco and Chuck are doing. Also, for anyone in Cincinnati / SW Ohio / Northern KY, I highly recommend the shelter where we got Riley: League For Animal Welfare in Batavia, OH. They are wonderful, clean, friendly and no-kill.
 
BookishPenguin
10 months ago
This is one of my fave Momversation eps ever. We have a 10 year old Shih-Tzu and my parents just bought my husband a Yorkie/Cairn mix for his birthday. We're due to have our first child in May, so my mom is going to keep and train the puppy for us until we're ready to bring him home (I think she just wants to keep him). I feel insane bringing a baby and a new puppy into the home at the same time, but my mom will keep the puppy until we're sure we're ready (again, I think she just wants the puppy, but we'll see).
 

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