Hey Pandas, Tell Us Your Pet’s Backstory (Ended)

We adopted Remy May 2020. He had come up from texas in a truck with 3 of this brothers; Tito, Louie, and Murphy (tito and Remy being from the same litter). They all got adopted into different families on LI, and they where reunited in August 2020 based on a DNA test that the dogs took that linked them together. The owner or Tito got the full story as she got to meet the truck driver; the four brothers where from a puppy mill, but they are very timid and afraid of people, and where deemed not good for breeding. The people at the shelter found wandering as strays together, and reckons they are all around 1 year old, Louis and Murphy being older. All of the dogs still attempt to eat from trash cans, and steal and eat food very quickly. When Remy came to us, he was terrified of everything and woulld not allow anyone to pet him , and laid in his crate most of the time. Now, he's an energetic, happy puppy, who loves running around in the yard and having playdates with his brothers!!

Two birds. One found in a park, captured, and taken to a bird shelter. The other, found starving and weak in an alleyway. Burns on her feet and no family. Both of these birds are the best things that have ever happened to me. Although there has been yeast infections and near-deaths, both of these birds are as strong as can be.

(Dad’s dog, but I’ll share.)

This little guy, a rarely colored chocolate brown Bernedoodle puppy named Buoy, had a pretty rough start to his life. He was born on an Amish farm with about five littermates, I can’t remember exactly, who were all picked up immediately by breeders, as their coats were normally colored. Yes, because of his fur color, he was left alone. He lived in a barn. Again, this was an Amish farm. My dad adopted him eventually and now he’s a huge, healthy dog.

i got my dog in 2013. He is from Hungary and was thrown over the fence right into the shelter. He was the greatest dog you could ever have...he got sick with cancer on christmas 2019 and after 8 month chemo, he died at the vet. I was there and he wanted to go. But house is so empty ...

Late 90s. I wanted a snake! Was at a large chain pet store, they had a PINK corn snake, a snow corn. It wasn't a hatchling, it was already over a foot long, possibly a year old. They said the previous owner just didn't want him. I bought him.

Deuce is now at least 22 years old, going on 23. He has cataracts and cryptosporidium, but as long as he eats, he is a healthy boi. We had a few struggles over the years with URIs,and learning he can't have any of the standard medications. But he's worth every penny I've spent. He knows my voice, likes to cuddle, and prefers me to my husband, whose body temperature is higher. He likes to get in hair and go down shirts, and has been an amazingly wonderful pet. Even Santa was impressed by him when we went for pictures!

We already had our one rescue, and we were scrolling on an app called Next Door for neighbor things. We were looking for local honey, instead came across the face of a cute set of dogs. The dog we adopted, Hailey, along with her brother, had been dumped at a gas station. A woman heard the pair whimpering and then rescued them, took them to get dewormed and defleed, her then posting them on the app. We adopted the female, and now are in touch with the woman who got the brother so they stay in touch.

I was at a school carnival and I really wanted this particular fish, and i just couldn't win it from the game. So my best friend (my actual hero won it for me). Two year later and a couple tank upgrades, He a happy gold fish, we ended up naming his Glenn coco.

Went to the shelter to look at cats and fell in love with a blue-eyed beauty. She was a new intake, so still in her own kennel and she hissed and scratched at everyone. I couldn't get her out of my head, so we went back three more times to see if she would be right for our family. On the third visit, I realized her wet food was the same from my first visit, untouched and had developed a hard crust. We adopted her and I spent a week trying to acclimate her and get her to eat. Finally took her to the vet. She was severely underweight, dehydrated, and had a raging sinus infection. The shelter said we could exchange her for a healthy cat and they'd euthanize her, but we paid the $450+ to have her treated instead. She's been with us five years now and she'd happy and healthy.

One of my moms friends found a little puppy that had been kicked out of her house during hurricane harvey. poor girl was 5 pounds. covered in fleas, and was barely able to walk. She is now almost 20 pounds, healthy, and VERY active. And a good napping partner if i say so myself

I went to a petting zoo while in China with my friend and his friend and my cousin (I know, confusing) and then we came out and they were selling hamsters, for one dollar!!!! So we each got one but me and my cousin have to share one, meaning when I am in the US she takes care of our hamster, 汤圆.
Now I am in US because of corona and all, but she lives happily and she get a lot of treats.

My dog Zeke was born on an Amish farm in Sugarcreek, Ohio. He was the smallest of the litter and was the last one who needed a home. The day I took the SAT for the first time, we had some Costco pizza then drove all the way from Cleveland to Sugarcreek to get him.

We pulled into a friend's driveway and could hear a kitten screaming before we even opened our car doors. poor thing still had it's eyes shut and had been abandon on a hot concrete porch. It had burns on it's toes and crust on it's eyes. We bottle feed her and were convinced she'd grow to be the sweetest thing. Bottle feed kittens always are.

She now two, and a fighter not a lover. She won't sit on your lap, but will allow you to carry her around on your shoulders. She will chase you and attack your feet going up the stairs. When we have guests she will approach them in a congenial way, sitting to sniff an outstretched hand and will be happy to bite them if they try to touch her.

Well i had a dog named Bebe and she was amazing she was a full on pitbull i got her from my cousin Davie and she was a good guard she was the best. She almost lost her ear fighting for me and my sisters friends life. While i was in foster care my mom had the dog and while my moms house was getting advicted Bebe was in the living room when 3 cops came in and as the loving dog she is she was protecting my mom and the cop shot her. The shot killed Bebe. My mom is not a honest person so she said that they killed Bebes puppie Bruno but my brother being the person he is told me. Still to this day i pray about her hoping that she will be in heaven when i make it there.

I used to be scared of dogs when I was really small because I got bit by one. So my parents thought that getting a dog would help me get over my fear. So they said they were taking me to buy a toy, and it turned out we went to a hose where they were breeding dogs. I heard barking and refused to come out of the car. I cried and cried until the dog was brought into the car. I was so terrified when they put her next to me, I wanted to faint. My dog, apparently, was the only black dog there.

Long story short, my parent's scheme worked and now I love my dog with all my heart!

I have 4 pets but here is the best story. So, my little sister went to the animal shelter with my mom for her birthday to get a pet. They were shown a cat that was gorgeous. She was found on the streets with her kitten. She was 3 years old when we got her. Now she is 7 and has been a wonderful addition for our family. Btw she is a calico and still loves sitting in the sun on our front porch porch and our balcony.

This story is regarding my third cat, Ken, that came into our lives. We were watching TV one day when a ginger cat came down the stairs and ran across the living room. We didn't have a ginger cat! However, he kept stealing food from the kitchen and was very dirty and smelly. He visited us for about a year before we found out officially that his owners had a baby and moved houses and decided to take Ken's brother and abandon Ken. During the winter, he would sneak in and sleep under the dining room table on the comfy chairs. My Dad did not like this. However, in the end, we fell in love with him and kept him! Best.cat.ever :)

This is a story I will be telling for the rest of my life.
Nine years ago someone threw over the fence in my garden a bag with two newborn kittens, no more than a day old. I took them in and struggled to keep them alive (which, sadly, I only succeeded with one of them), waking up several times a night to change their warm water bottle and feed them, visits to greedy vets and so on. The only thing I couldn't manage to do was make them poop.
My dog, as most of them, hated cats, including the one I had even before she came into my life, whom she chased around every time he got in her way. She never had puppies, but the day I found these kittens her maternal instinct kicked in and treated them like her own. She was desperate every time she heard them cry, jumping on me in bed to wake me up and most importantly, licking their bum to help them poop and pee, making sure they're clean every day.
My beautiful and beloved dog Maya is gone now, but without her help I might not have had Jerry, this amazing creature to love so much, who makes me happy just by looking at him. They've been best friends since day one, playing and chasing all the time, cuddling in bed together and following each other everywhere. I'm far away from my cat now, but there's not a day that goes by without missing them both and being thankful for all the laughs, joy and warm cuddles they offer me.

My husband & I lost our baby boy Pugsly in Aug of 2019. He was one of the cutest & silliest boys I ever knew. He loved making people laugh with his antics. We were very heartbroken that he was not with us anymore, as was our other dog, Mika. One day I went onto the website for our local shelter & saw this puppy that was so adorable & there was something about his smile that just warmed my heart. I thought of all the dogs they had, this guy was just so special. Later on my husband said he was looking around on the shelter website & saw this adorable dog that just looked like he was smiling. He showed me the picture at the same time I sent him the link to see the dog I saw. It turned out to be the same dog! So, our good friends took my husband to the shelter "just to look around" & when he came across this dog whom they called Clarence, his face just lit up & this dog acted as if he & my husband had been buddies forever. Of course my husband couldn't leave without this sweet boy. He brought him home & he has fit right in. The shelter said he was brought back twice. We couldn't figure out why. He's just so sweet & so loving. We had a picture of our dog, Pugsly, on the wall above the water dish & every day King (we changed his name from Clarence) would boop the picture with his nose. Pugsly's ashes are on a little table in the living room & every once in awhile one or both of the dogs will sit in front of the table and stare at the box of ashes. We truly believe that Pugsly sent King to us to love & take care of us. My husband has night time seizures & whenever he does King presses his body tightly against him until he comes out of it. One night he must not have been coming out of it because when he finally opened his eyes King was booping him hard on the forehead. We love this guy so much & can't imagine life without him.

I have two dogs. The first, Charlie, I got for my mom when she had two types of cancer at the same time and things got really rough for us. The first day I brought him home he made a little mess so I gave him a bath, and when my mom came home and met him for the first time, she went and found a baby blanket she was keeping from some of my (now older) nephews, wrapped it around Charlie, and held him until he stopped shaking. He helped her focus on something other than her pain. Years later, my sister had adopted a puppy but was unable to keep him, and I was heartbroken that he would be bounced around yet again to another family, so I kept him. My mom agreed to this so I let her name him, and she chose Benji after the dog movie. He is now her little shadow, walking patiently alongside her anywhere she goes. We were never dog people and now our family would not be complete without these two cutie pies!

My dog is a rottwrieler labdor i say it was meant to be when we saw her in the shelter she was surrond with so many people she had a sister she was cute and well thats all