Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Do you keep real pets?
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Bunneh
Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:52 am
#1
Do you like Creature Handler because you get to look after a pet, that otherwise you couldn't have in real life? Do you like Creature Handler because you love animals in general?
I love cats in real life and have a common or garden Moggy called Suki. She was a rescue cat from the RSPCA in the UK and I've had her nearly 8 years. I have 5 cat pets in game, all of them I love to bits. Don't know why, they're only a collection of data, but I have an affinity with them.
Here's Suki, posing, last Summer in the back yard. She's the most affectionate animal I've ever known. She'll run about in a morning, jump on and off the bed, howling and nutting my face. She sits next to the PC watching me, and being nosey.
Do you have real life pets? Or do you want one?
Helanor
Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:53 am
#2
I had a beautiful Rough Collie dog called Blake for over 13 years, and before him JJ and Sooty, sadly Blake had to be put down on Tuesday and I miss him so much.
Im very fond of my in game pets, one of the most fun things in SWG, but it's not quite the same thing as the love you get from a real life pet. But they have probably kept me sane the last couple of days, giving me something to do to take my mind off things.
Helene
theorb22
Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:12 am
#3
I got a cat for christmas
. she likes to....scratch things alot......and considers my lap her personal resting spot. Good thing I have movies to watch while my cat sleeps lol.
Jakip
Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:43 am
#4
I keepreal petsand more and more come all the time -I think the word got out that we are the animal lovers in the neighborhood.
We started with 5 (2 mine, 3 my partners) dogs and2 (none mine , 1 indoor1 outside)cats. We now have 1 extra dog inside and 3 more outside cats. We havespayed2 of the walkups so far and are working on getting the 2 that are left. We have found homes for 2 other dogs that have wandered into the yard and one other cat.
Plus that's where i get the name for my pets - i just use one of the names from one of the dogs or cats - i try to match the personality of one of mine with the in game pet.
Anyone want a cat?
-Beeg (Valcyn CH/rifle)
Message Edited by Jakip on 01-08-2005 10:44 AM
Message Edited by Jakip on 01-08-2005 10:46 AM
FourthNail
Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:12 am
#5
We've got two cats and one dog for now. The eldest cat at 12 years is a wise old persian named Jerry. We got him from my in-laws who had him and his twin brother Tom. They lived out in the country and Tom got in a fight with a tractor and lost, poor thing.
The dog we have is a cross between a beagle and a ridge back. Pretty little ADHD thing, but she's a complete spaz. Since we got her as a six week old pup in January of 2000, the kid called her Millie.
The second cat is a six year old manx that a friend gave us. They moved into a new rent house and weren't allowed pets inside so we took her. Her name is Murphy, after Murphy's law.
My pet, other than Jerry, will be coming in April after I graduate Army OCS. As my graduation gift to myself, I'm going to buy an English Bulldog and name him Mongo to remind me of my years in the Marine Corps.
Plunk
The dog we have is a cross between a beagle and a ridge back. Pretty little ADHD thing, but she's a complete spaz. Since we got her as a six week old pup in January of 2000, the kid called her Millie.
The second cat is a six year old manx that a friend gave us. They moved into a new rent house and weren't allowed pets inside so we took her. Her name is Murphy, after Murphy's law.
My pet, other than Jerry, will be coming in April after I graduate Army OCS. As my graduation gift to myself, I'm going to buy an English Bulldog and name him Mongo to remind me of my years in the Marine Corps.
Plunk
Alienjr
Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:52 am
#6
yep i'm a real pet person as well.
Currently limited to a 23pound hairball of a Himalayan mix, and a large Salt Water Reef tank.
I had at one point, 1 min pin, 1 tea cup chihuahua, 1 abyssinian, 1 russian blue, 1 cockatiel, 1 ball python, 2 dwarf syberian hamsters, 2 ferrets, 1 african prayingmantis,and 3 fishtanks(2 salt 1 freash) all at the same time!
Which explaines why im still a Ch since beta, i'm a glutton for punishment lol.
ChewbaccaWookie
Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:54 am
#7
The reason why I am a Creature Handler is because in every MMORPG if their is a pet class, that's what I end up playing. It started back in EQ with my first character being a Mage. I had messed him up and then started a Druid. Once Beastlords came into existance I moved to one of those and never looked back. I guess, what I love IRL is what I do in game because it's familiar to me. I was a Vet Tech for a little bit, but couldn't handle putting animals to sleep everyday, or owners who couldn't decide what to do while their pets wasted away. After that I became an EMT and am in school now to become a Paramedic. So as you can see, my basis for being a CH and Novice Medic is what I do IRL... LoL!
Lets see, we have 6 dogs, there's Buddha who is a Mini-Poodle, Bear who is a Lab Mix, Lobo who is a Siberian Husky, Scruffy who is some sort of Terrier Mix, Paris and Chinook who are brother and sister as well as being Beagle mixes and looking nothing alike. We also have two DSH cats, their names are Ivan and Furby, 2 Ball pythons, a Dumerils Boa, a Columbian Red-Tail Boa, an Iguana, a Leopard Gecko, and a very special Gerbil Pup. The Gerbil pup we received last week with 4 of it's siblings at about 12-15 days old and motherless. They came from a neighbor down the street that knoes we have all sorts of animals and thought we would be best to take care of them. Their mom was killed by the owners cat New Year's Eve night. We tried to keep them all alive, but sadly we lost 4 of them and the one we have now is going very strong. As a matter of fact, last night we noticed one of his little eyes was starting to open last night. Lobo is a S.P.C.A. adoption, Bear was a private adoption as was Paris, Chinook and Scruffy. We also have 2 farmers' dogs that come around almost everyday to get some pats from us. Oh wait... I forgot about my son's Gerbil, so we have 2 Gerbils.
Message Edited by ChewbaccaWookie on 01-08-2005 11:59 AM
Message Edited by ChewbaccaWookie on 01-08-2005 12:00 PM
hossp
Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:56 am
#8
ihave a pair of green tree pythons..tried to breed them earlier this year, but the female absorbed the follicles (eggs)..mabey next year
CritterControl
Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:48 pm
#9
im a ch cause i love animals
i have 5 family cats and i own a horse. gonna get a dog as soon as i get out of college hehe
EsclavoTKM
Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:12 pm
#10
I love creature handling because I love animals (more than people sometimes), yet, due to living situation can't have any RL pets 
If I could have a couple cats in RL like Nene (razor cat) and Tanque (gurrcat), I'd be the happiest person in the world hehe. Those two pets have saved my butt many times in game.
If I could have a couple cats in RL like Nene (razor cat) and Tanque (gurrcat), I'd be the happiest person in the world hehe. Those two pets have saved my butt many times in game.
Ultron69
Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:06 am
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Ooklah if the 4 gerbils would have lived you would have had to delete the Iguana to make room; Your house is got to be wild with all those critters.
Skull-Taker
Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:55 am
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1 Russian Blue male named sebastion, I belive him to be one the world most self centered cats and I have no doubts that the day i die the only thing to go trhough his mind is , Well this is just great Whos gonna feed me and supply me with catnip mice.
Imreanna
Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:09 am
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I love animals yeah
Cats are my favourites, but I dont say no to other pets either, and even if my pets ingame are not real, I still love them to pieces 
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