This Old Man, he played two,
He played peek-a-boo with his Shih Tzu,
Then he played ding-dong on a bell,
And raced around with his Bangkeaw,
Soon he had to look for a fan,
To cool down his Dobermann.
Yessiree, This Old Man has been keeping pets from when he was just this high. So far, I have had a couple of Shih Tzus, a few Bangkeaws, just one Dobermann, several Poodles, three Persians plus too many Thousand Way breeds than I can remember.
btw Thousand Way breeds are what the Thas call mixed breeds. It's a play on the word "parn" (rhymes with "sun") which can mean "one thousand" or mean "breed". So when a dog or a cat has too many breeds in its lineage, we just call it the Thousand Way breed.
Do I keep fish? Of course! When I was a kid, I remember using up every single free pail and basin to keep my guppies, swordtails and platys. Much later, when I could afford it, I had a couple of silver Arowanas, a few Australians and one Light Golden. That certainly took up a lot of space.
How about birds? Yes, but not the kind that most people keep as pets. My father was very much into birds, especially canaries. I still remember him breeding yellow canaries. Myself, I am more into birds like chickens and ducks. So far I have had turkeys, Red Leghorns, Betongs, White Silkies, Muscovies, geese and sundry other local breeds.
Right now I am living on the fourteenth floor in the middle of the capital city, so I am totally petless. Wifeless, too, but that's neither here nor there. Being deprived of the pets I love, I will have to make do with lurking in forums about pets.
So here I am!
