Originally Posted by Nancy in Louisiana

We are total pushovers. We are currently down to 5 dogs, all were "throw-aways", and all are very much loved by us. It wasn't always just dogs. While my kids were growing up, their favorite line was "My mom will take it" whenever one of their friends got tired of their pets. Through the years we've been given fish, birds, hamsters, gerbils, a bunny, a hedgehog, hermit crabs, cats, a ferret, and an African Spur tortoise (Ingrid is about 10or 11 years old now--good for another 90 or 100 years. Here are a few of our housemates.