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Did you have a pet before you got married? How did your husband adapt to it? Does he love it or just tolerate it... or did he take time to warm up?
Der... I might add I had a dog, Billie. I actually got her as a graduation gift and Mr. Peng suggested the breed (his childhood dog was a Lhasa Apso/Shih Tzu/Poodle mix, so he suggested the Lhasa cause I wanted a medium-ish dog) and he loves Billie more than I do. He'll pick up her steamy poops any day! :)
I have Orangie, a 7 year old cat that is my life (yes, I'm one of those).
My husband loves my cat like he's always had him. It took a little warming up on Orangie's end but they looooove each other now.
We adopted a kitten together 4 months before the wedding.
I used to have a little weenie dog, that I got right before I met hubs. He was my little baby and I loved the heck out of that little dog...and my husband loved him, but didn't spoil him as much as I did. He died, though, 2 years ago, on Christmas Eve, also the day after we got engaged...talk about a rough time!
I had a little dog, and Mr. Peep had a big orange cat. They get along pretty well, and we've become a good little family- the cat tolerates the dog, amd the dog often pushes the cate out of the way. The cat is totally a daddy's boy and the dog is a mama's boy!!
my dog was 3 when we met, and they LOVE each other...after we decided to marry (but pre-proposal) we got a puppy together that we called his, but the dog ended up causing us to spend more time at his house, which was good for us...our dogs could play together, and we could take turns letting him out at odd hours
We both have dogs, so it was easy to fall in love with one anothers... especially b/c they are both so dang cute! :)
I have a little dog (pom) and my husband has a big dog (lab) which had been living at his mom's house since he moved into a small apartment. When we moved in together, we brought the lab. Within a week, the dogs had gotten in a fight and now my dog has one eye. Needless to say, his lab went back home to grandmother's house.
Other than that, I'd say my husband seems to like my little dog but does not seem to like taking care of her (feeding, walking, etc). He prefers to "play" with her which often looks to me more like he is bothering her, but she loves him anyway.
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we adopted a dog shortly after getting engaged. the dog didn't really take to me until i moved in a few months later. less than a week after our wedding we adopted another dog. that one loves me more.
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Before we cohabitated, I did not have a pet but my FI had a very handsome Chocolate Lab - Rottweiler named Buddy. Honestly, I was a bit nervous about cohabitating with this doggie. Buddy is an untrained 80 + lbs. of love with a huge slobbering problem. When I would visit my FI, there are many times I had to duck or I would have been hit with some large, gooey spit. Also, I have always been timid about larger dogs. But once we all moved in together, things were a lot better then I had believed they would be. I love Buddy as if he was my own doggie. Thank goodness!!
I have a cat that I left at my dad's when I moved in with my FI. He has two cats and we (well more me than him) are thinking of getting another cat or a dog.
I have Tracy (I didn't get to pick her name- she was a rescue), a black lab mix. I had her for about 6 months before I met my husband.
At first they didn't get along- Tracy didn't really like him stealing my attention and she was contantly interrupting any canoodling that was attempted.
But now they get along. I'm still definitely her favorite, but I think they care about each other.
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FI and I adopted a little weenie dog about a month before we got engaged. It was my "early Christmas gift", but I swear she loves him more than me! She gets all jealous when he's showing me love and not her. :)
Buddy was my one year anniversay gift. Ken and I did not live together so it was was a huge change for him, I know buddy gets on his nerves all the time because he likes to follow him and cuddle up inbetween him but deep down inside I think Ken loves it.
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His dog, Lady, and I do not get along well. She's still kind of a puppy and doesn't get enough attention so she's wild and crazy. He never really trained her, so she thinks it's fine to come up and snatch whatever off your plate. And she's still not potty-trained... We're moving soon to a large house with a nice backyard, which will hopefully help out alot. Right now, being in an upstairs apartment, she doesn't get much play time outdoors.
I had a dog before we met and now that we live together we added two kitties. He loves the dog as much as I do and she loves him more than me I think! It's worked out well, as soon as we can find a house to rent/buy we're going to get him a dog.
My new husband and I just moved from Cali to DC about 7 months ago (transferred from Sea Duty to Shore Duty in the Navy). His present to me was a new puppy! We picked a Cavalier and LOVE her... right before Valentine's day this year I bought him an orange and black kitty... they absolutely love each other Tons! lol...
I have and had 3 cats when I met FI. It took them a while to figure out he was okay and now they absolutely love him. When we moved in together he kept talking about wanting to get a dog. So for his birthday/christmas present I bought him a weimaraner puppy!!! She is definately a daddy's girl, but loves me too! The cats still after having her in the house for 9 months still aren't lovey dovey, but they co-exist!
I have a 13 year old dog (he is almost 14 
) that I got for my 13 birthday, CODY!
When Mr. M and I moved into together Cody moved in with us too! He stayed with my parents for the first 3 years of undergrad when I was living with roomates! That was 4 years ago and he love love love's him and I swear that Cody has started to love him more than he loves me!
My fiance and I didn't have any pets when we moved in together, but got our first cat when we had been living together for about six months. Then got our second cat this past Thanksgiving.
With volunteering at the shelter, he's lucky I don't bring a new one home every week ;o)
He got me a puppy for Christmas this past year but only because I really really really wanted her. She loves me best but I think it's because he didn't grow up with pets and just isn't the dog person that I am and she can tell. :) I wish he took to her more, but I'm just happy to have a puppy in my life again.
I had two cats- Bob and Cuphead and we all live together now. My FI gets annoyed at the cats sometimes for running around and playing, he gets a little trigger happy with the squirt bottle if you know what I mean. He does like the cats but I think he's still getting used to them since we just started living together. I think he'd prefer to have a dog. It isn't a point we argue about, but I have asked my FI to try to be more friendly with the cats and then their behavior will probably be better. They're like kids in some ways where they will act out to get attention if that is what they have to do!
We just adopted a greyhound 2 months ago, and we adore her!
Mr. E always wanted a dog and has been talking about getting one for years. Except I was never a dog person and never had ANY interest in getting one!! Somehow he managed to convince me to at least entertain the idea. Initially when I first agreed to start "looking" at dogs, I wanted a small to medium sized one. But I think my change in decision was based on the fact that we found the perfect breed for us! And somehow we ended up with a big ole 65 pounder... Greyhounds are awesome, she is a total lazy bum :)
Emerald: YAY for adopting greyhounds! My mom has 2...they are just the best dogs, and so loyal and affectionate :o)
I had a cat named Vino (wine) before we met. My cat doesn't like men at all. At first the cat and FI had power issues both being male and all. Now they are over it and like each other. LOL. We decided last year to rescue a dog that was living on our street. She is a sweetheart and we both love her. Her name is Sadie! Her and the cat get a long pretty good.
We have a cat and a German Shephard. Used to have a Siberian Husky as well, but he had severe health problems and was put down at 7 months.
I had a 110lb doberman and he had a cat. I was sooo worried when we moved in together that my dog would eat his cat and that would be the end of us. But they're best friends now and we're living happily ever after. Note Gonzo's claws as he goes to pet Berkeley.
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We already have two cats. They were mine, but it didn't take long for the Dude to love them just like they were his, too!
I have one cat that I've had since I was a teenager. FH has 3 cats. (!) I moved in a few weeks ago and we're in the process of integrating them. We kept them separate for a while and are now letting them hang out together for a few hours at a time. There's a lot of hissing, but no fights yet. My cat is very excited to meet the other cats and wants to play with them, but they are not too thrilled.
Neither of us will have a personal pet before we get married, but we are planning on getting a dog together (and then, after we have a kid, a Siamese cat).
I adopted a cat shortly after we first starting dating. Colby is a big orange kitty, and they didn't get along at all at first, I think because they were both guys and territorial! Still to this day there is a power struggle. Even though they love each other, all my FH has to do is point at Colby like he's in trouble and Colby will hiss at him! It's funny, actually. Then five years in to the relationship we rescued a teeny tiny 6 week old girl kitten, she was so little that her first night with us she was drinking water out of the cap of a plastic water bottle because anything else was too big. We hand-fed her wet kitten food and goat's milk out of an eye-dropper while she sat on an electric blanket to keep warm. He didn't want her and I had to beg to take her, and on the ride home he refused to hold her while I drove and put her on the floor of the car at his feet. She jumped onto his lap halfway home (quite an accomplishment given her size) and he said "Oh! She's in my lap!" I asked if he wanted me to take her and he said "No no, its okay." I should have known then, but he was hers from that day on, lol. He is god in her eyes, she follows him EVERYWHERE and has to sleep at his feet, and he spoils her absolutely rotten, lol. It is so funny to me because he's this big tough guy and he has a tiny, delicate, 5lb mini-kitty pink-nosed princess who worships him still to this day, three years later.
Me and the FI met because of our pets! I have a 7 year old Morkie, Theodore...and he has a 1 year old Australian Shepheard, Lucia. Sadly, when we moved last week we were only able to take one pet to our new apartment, so Theo is staying with my family...I'm single tearing over it...but Lucia and I are bonding!
I had two cats when we started dating but FI takes care of them like they've always been his. But FI is more of a dog person so we also adopted a dog after we moved in together.
We got a dog after we moved in together, about a month before we got engaged. So, we didn't have to deal with integrating. But, the dog still clearly loves me more :)
My husband had a cat and a dog and I also have one of each so now we have our own mini version of the Brady bunch with two of each!
I had a boston terrier for about 4 years before I met my FI. She is such a lovey dog. Fast forward almost 2 years and I think she loves him more than me now! And I know he loves her more than he loves me! ha ha!! He just bought her a new name tag with her "new last name" which is his last name!!
I had two turtles and a goldfish when we got married. The husband had no pets. But he took to mine wonderfully. After the wedding we went out and got the turtles a much larger tank, added some fish and plants to it and then got the goldfish a larger tank of his own with some snails, shimp and mini fish. The husband is obsessed with the tanks and has taken on the cleaning duties. It's great.
Honey I have a cat sanctuary - try finding a guy who can tolerate 40+ cats! But he does! In fact if my cats did not approve of him, I woulld not have married him! Hubby understands the cats are part of the package deal and he is quite good about them.
ha! FI and I had been together and living together for several years when we broke up for about 6 months and I moved out. I adopted a dog from the humane society during that time, and then few months later, FI and I got back together and he moved in with me. The dog slept in the bed with me, but that totally grossed FI out, having him up on the bed...esp. if he touched the sheets. Huge scene one night when the dog tried to get in the bed, I was crying, kept putting him back in the floor..... Fast forward to today. FI calls the dogs (we have adopted another since then) into the bed, has them UNDER the covers and is way worse than I ever was! hahaha
I have a pet rabbit. He's adorable (white with brown lop ears and small brown spots on his face that make him look like he dipped his nose in chocolate!). He's definitely not a normal pet, so it took FI a while to get used to him. Other than the fact that bunny sheds a ton (like more than a dog 10 times his size), FI loved him and takes care of bunny when I'm out of town.
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