https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 12:14:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-387593 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:56:35 +0000 anonysquire 387593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: She weighs 4 lbs. she really is tiny. Her brother who is the same exact age weighs 15 pounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386721 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:07:11 +0000 Bao 386721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got our cat from a farm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386621 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:19:29 +0000 Rescuemom10 386621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work in Animal Rescue so all were adopted.</p> <p>Two cats were taken is as strays, and then two cats from shelter.<br /> One dog was a foster we decided to adopt, one was from a shelter, and the other two were rescued.<br /> 4 cats and 4 dogs in all. Cant imagine my life without any one of them!<br /> Oh rescued a couple chickens too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386618 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:18:26 +0000 prettylizy 386618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought our male, and then adopted our female from a family that suffered a huge loss and couldn't take care of her any longer. I hope to adopt all future pups :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386613 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:16:16 +0000 regberadaisy 386613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adopt! That or rescue or stray will be our only way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386609 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:15:19 +0000 pl0508 386609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adopt - and we LOVE HER. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386434 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:12:26 +0000 MrsBrewer 386434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: Awww! How much does she way? One of my cats its pretty small (at least I think so!) and she's about 9 lbs....fully grown now I think....she's just over 1 year old now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386424 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:08:36 +0000 JessiBee 386424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got ours from the local Humane Society. We knew we wanted one, checked online for when they had lots of puppies, and went in and played with a whole bunch of them in one evening, and decided which one we thought was the best fit for us in terms of energy and personality. A year later, we can't remember life without him!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386272 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:10:24 +0000 yoursilverlining 386272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got our cat from the shelter when she was a teeny, tiny baby. She was curled up against her mama in the cage, sleeping, and someone adopted mama-cat so they reached in and took out the mama cat; and our girl didn’t even wake up. I got all choked up and told my husband “she fell asleep next to her mama and will wake up all alone with no mama!” and so we took her home :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386261 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:06:11 +0000 ladyfingers 386261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We adopted our dog from the local SPCA. I got my cat (now our cat) 10 years ago from the friend of a lady I worked with. She couldn't take care of him anymore because he hated her other cat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386141 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:27:10 +0000 anonysquire 386141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got both our cats from the free classifieds here. Our tiny girl cat was the runt of the litter and would sit in the palm of my hand and still have room. She still is the size of a kitten 1.5 yrs later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386100 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:17:58 +0000 heffalump 386100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He was a rescue. DH got him before we met. He was 4 months old and had been brought back twice, but was the sweetest dog there. It was all a front, the second he brought him home he went crazy. But DH wouldn't give up and kept trying with him, and I'm so glad he did. He's still a crazy, but he's our crazy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-386024 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:57:03 +0000 Meridian 386024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got our greyhound through a greyhound rescue organization. It's terrible what some race tracks do to their retired race dogs. Without these rescue groups, so many greyhounds would be killed and "disposed" of after they're done running!! And they are just the sweetest animals... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385991 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:46:35 +0000 littlebug 385991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had been bugging Hubs to get a cat for a while, and finally after spending a long weekend at my sister's and realized that he is NOT allergic like he thought he was, he caved. We went to PetSmart one afternoon just to look at the kitties, with no intentions to adopt yet. But we were standing there talking to the woman from the adoption agency, and this one little girl was just staring at us...and then she started winking at Hubs. She was so adorable, so they let us take her and her sister into the back room to play. She was really sweet and very friendly. We ended up submitting an application that day and picked her up a week later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385944 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:22:42 +0000 MrsTiz 385944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got ours from a breeder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385924 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:13:30 +0000 Honeybee 385924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We adopted our older dog from a shelter about 7.5 years ago. About 4 years ago, we were talking about getting a second dog and a friend said she knew someone who needed to rehome their puppy. We invited them over to meet the little guy, and they ended up leaving him with us! So his was private adoption. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385897 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:58:41 +0000 shopaholic 385897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A Christmas gift (I had been wanting and picked her myself) from my ex. I had to wait until March to get her, but she was worth it. Furbaby is turning 10 y/o next month, I can't believe it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385875 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:48:55 +0000 pinkcupcake 385875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two were from breeders and the third was actually born at our home to our momma and papa Yorkies :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385804 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:22:37 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 385804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got our dog from the shelter, one cat from a rescue group at PetsMart, and our kitten from craigslist! My DH says I can't get any more animals. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385803 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:22:31 +0000 mrs. wagon 385803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried to adopt (privately, from an owner who had posted on petfinder.com classifieds) and failed. We were heartbroken so we found our Dory from a backyard (but responsible and champion-winning!) breeder in NH. She was supposed to be bred but ended up being too small, so the breeder sold her as an adult (9 months) to us at a discounted price. Then we spent 2 years looking for our second dog because we were determined to adopt or rescue. It was tough since we didn't have a fenced-in yard (our apt had a fenced dog run but most adoption agencies in Boston require the yard!) but ended up again with the petfinder.com classifieds. We found Remy in southern NJ, from a woman who had taken 2 chihuahuas from a neighbor who was moving away and needed new homes from them. The 2 chihuahuas ended up having 6 puppies unexpectedly. We got our pick of the litter! She kept the parents and 2 puppies, and adopted out 4 of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385790 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:07:55 +0000 DillonLion 385790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People were selling puppies out of their trunk in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. We were with my in-laws at the time and they took one of the males and we took the other male. </p> <p>I promise to adopt from a shelter next time :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385786 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:04:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 385786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband got our big dog from the pound and bought the chihuahua from a breeder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385781 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:02:26 +0000 chopsuey 385781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought mine from a breeder </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385771 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:56:15 +0000 MrsBrewer 385771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We adopted both of our cats from our local humane society! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385769 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:54:58 +0000 oliviaoblivia 385769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One cat was adopted from a rescue, the other was a kitten in a box outside the mall. Our dog came from a breeder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385754 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:49:23 +0000 lavender 385754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rescued our pug through Pug rescue of New England. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385751 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:48:37 +0000 BelugaBean 385751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We adopted both our cat and dog from the same no kill shelter. I wanted a cat and said we could just look at them but we came home with one. Then a few months later DH said he wanted a dog. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385749 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:48:11 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 385749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Craigslist </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385745 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:45:28 +0000 .twist. 385745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband bought the runt of a litter. </p> <p>I met my cats sister in a shop I used to go to and asked the lady where she got her. Called up the woman and she had a litter of kittens although they were all claimed. I got a call a couple weeks later from the lady saying one woman backed out, and so that's how I got my cat. He was free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-get-your-pets#post-385744 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:44:52 +0000 Beebug 385744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited over a year to get our dog from the breeder we hoped to get a dog from! </p>