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Hellobee Boards Topic: What kind of pets did you have growing up? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:20:17 +0000 LuLu Mom on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-72293 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:11:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 72293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We lived on an acerage, so we had outdoor cats and dogs, but nothing indoors...mom was very much against it. We each got a fish one year for Christmas but that was it. Our cats were the closest things to pets we had, even though they were farm cats and weren't always the friendliest :) theknest on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-72259 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:39:05 +0000 theknest 72259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ fish, dog, rabbit, ducks and cats...oh and hermit crabs. I'm not much of an animal person so not sure how come we/I had so many pets. I would raise ducks again (we raised them to survive in the wild, not to be a pet - we lived on a lake) - they were so awesome. Every summer they always flew back to the lake and stayed there until the temps dropped. Debating about raising Chickens - but not as pets. mrsjyw on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-72081 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:30 +0000 mrsjyw 72081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Before we came to MI, we used to have rabbits, ducks, 1 puppy in Korea. Then we moved here and didn't have any pets, besides goldfish. My mom didn't want pets in a townhome and so we never had any pets in MI. Until DH got me Bailey, our beagle terrier, in 2007. (: cyneswith on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71987 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:17:59 +0000 cyneswith 71987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Cats (up to 5 at a time), dogs (no more than 2, though one showed up pregnant), turtles, fish (domestic and wild), salamanders, frogs, toads, a VERY brief stint with bunnies, and a few attempts at birds (my brother had a Cedar Waxwing that'd been hit by a car - CW held on for a few weeks, and he was such a cool bird. I had some zebra finches for about a year. They were nowhere near as personable as CW.) I also worked with horses for a few years, but we never owned them. The cold blooded critters were all released back into their natural habitats when I was 9. aMohror on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71985 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:02:08 +0000 aMohror 71985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We always had animals. I remember my first 2 or 3 cats were all named Jasper lol then I got a girl so I called her Jasmine. We had cats, dogs, a goldfish, 2 horses, a cow at one time, bunny rabbits, chickens, we had a potbelly pig, and another big that we ate...., we had a couple goats at one time and also we had three llamas my grandma got for free, did I mention they weren't trained! They would always try and spit at us, I even tried to ride one once but I fell off in a mud puddle haha good times! I'd say I got my share or taking care of pets and having responsibilities! Since I live in town now I'm thinking our kids will maybe get a dog if they want, we already have a cat. sslm on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71736 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:55:22 +0000 sslm 71736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had fish when I was really little, a bunny when I was about 5-6, and then we FINALLY got a dog when I was 10 :) chopsuey on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71688 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:04 +0000 chopsuey 71688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a hamster, fish, love bird and dogs. Rubies on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71663 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:27 +0000 Rubies 71663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We got a hamster but it turned out that I was allergic. We always had fish. My dad had 4 little piranhas and one day he brought home 20 goldfish. He dropped them in and within SECONDS, the piranhas ate them! Gross. We don't have any pets...We're not pet people. lilteacherbee on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71651 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:14 +0000 lilteacherbee 71651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got a cat when I was 5, another cat when I was 7, and a dog when I was 10. All 3 of them lived until I was 21/22. Also, my sister and I each got a gerbil when we were in elementary school. They were both female, but mine was pregnant before it left the store, apparently. A few weeks later, it had babies...then became paralyzed because of childbirth. My mom felt really bad for the gerbil and took it to the vet to be put to sleep. My sister's gerbil then began lactating and fed the babies! Crazy, huh. lemondrop on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71645 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:22 +0000 lemondrop 71645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We lived on a small goat farm, so we had everything except a pony (which is all I ever wanted!) Cats, dogs, pet goats (as opposed to the "eating" kind of goats), chickens, ducks, geese, fish, a cow, a neighborhood pig, an anole (lizard), parrots, guinea pigs, mice, etc. We even had a squirrel for a while... Mrs. Pickle on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71588 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:05:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 71588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had several dogs and cats while I was growing up. We also had fish and an iguana. cupcakemama on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71583 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:49 +0000 cupcakemama 71583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We always had dogs - one at a time! - usually a mutt of mixed breed. BabyLove on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71544 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:34:47 +0000 BabyLove 71544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were major pet people. Despite the fact that we lived in small apartments in NY. We had bunnies, cats, a dog, at one point we even had a duck. It was temporary, then off to a farm he went. But it was so great. I want our LO to grow up being exposed to animals. heffalump on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71541 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:45 +0000 heffalump 71541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad is allergic to fur so we had boring pets- hampsters, gerbils, fish, turtles, etc. Hubby had a dog when we started dating so he's my first dog. We're hoping to get another one too when we get a mini van. Rescuemom10 on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71523 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:57 +0000 Rescuemom10 71523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We always had a dog. Then we had one cat too who we got when I was 7. She just died last year. She lived for 20 years!!!!! yoursilverlining on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71521 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:01 +0000 yoursilverlining 71521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had dogs growing up (Airedales). We also had typical kid pets – hamsters, fish, mice, etc. We had a cat but I was super, super allergic to cats when I was little so we had to give her away :( mediagirl on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71511 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:38 +0000 mediagirl 71511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had a cat, a budgie bird, a few turtles, some fish, hamsters for about 3 minutes before they went back.... The cat lasted the longest. :) twodoghouse on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71510 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:49 +0000 twodoghouse 71510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We rented a condo when I was young, so we were at the mercy of the condo association - no cats or dogs. We did have a guinea pig, two rabbits and a bunch of fish though. Our dogs are still young, so I expect our kids will grow up with them. Adira on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71509 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:49:27 +0000 Adira 71509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We always had cats! I forget how old we were when we got our first cat - pretty young, but certainly old enough not to hurt the cat. A family member gave her to us, and then a little later, a neighbor gave us a second cat. Then cat #1 got feline leukemia (or feline aids) and died. We then adopted cats #3 and #4 - they were in the same cage at the shelter so we got them both. Cat #1 hated them and eventually high-tailed it out of there. Cats #3 and #4 were both eaten I think... we live in the woods. Shortly after that, we adopted cats #5 and #6. Brothers! Cat #5 was probably eaten... Then a friend gave us cat #7. The first cat that was actually MINE! Slept in my room and loved me the most. Cat #6 hated Cat #7, but then... Cat #7 died of feline leukima. Cat #6 was totally depressed and finally slinked off into the woods, never to be seen again. And then we adopted cat #8 from a coworker. Cat #8 is an indoor cat and still alive! Oh... and my mom just adopted cat #9 from my grandparents. They have to keep #8 and #9 away from each other during the day and at night because they HATE each other. prettylizy on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71507 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:06 +0000 prettylizy 71507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had goldfish and a hamster when I was really little, then we got a dog when I was 5 or 6 (a cockerpoo). She was the best, lived for 17 years and has since been sainted by our family as the best dog that ever lived. Mrs. Bee on "What kind of pets did you have growing up?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-pets-did-you-have-growing-up#post-71489 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 71489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My first real pet was a cat when I was around 7. We had turtles when I was 8, and we got a dog when I was around 10. And then we had a whole bunch of random pets -- fish, hamsters, chicks and lizards. I definitely want Charlie and Olive to grow up with pets. We have an 11 year old cat, but she doesn't like kids unfortunately. Hopefully we can get a dog when they're a little bit older. What pets did you have growing up?