tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post9012750231997797555..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Pets Build CharacterSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-74551789236733502702013-06-30T04:52:57.978-07:002013-06-30T04:52:57.978-07:00Marcelle - maybe we'll be seeing an animal in ...Marcelle - maybe we'll be seeing an animal in your next book;-)<br />Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49765960134813577492013-06-29T10:13:10.339-07:002013-06-29T10:13:10.339-07:00I never use pets in my books and you know, until y...I never use pets in my books and you know, until your post, I had never even noticed!<br /><br />We had cats when I was growing up, but only because they would follow my mother home.:-) The moment I left home, we realized that I was allergic to them, which explained a lot...Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-64407448256710806112013-06-28T07:36:16.825-07:002013-06-28T07:36:16.825-07:00Shelley - glad you rescued a pup. That's how I...Shelley - glad you rescued a pup. That's how I've always gotten my animals.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-53935138284376435212013-06-26T21:48:14.600-07:002013-06-26T21:48:14.600-07:00I'm a farm girl, so I have a real soft spot fo...I'm a farm girl, so I have a real soft spot for animals. We have a puppy - actually older than a puppy now since she's almost three - that we adopted from the Humane Society. She's a bright, energetic dog who keeps us hopping and makes us laugh.<br /><br />I like animals in books too. :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-4672162598091901202013-06-26T17:39:18.035-07:002013-06-26T17:39:18.035-07:00Elise - A 16 year old toy poodle? That's amazi...Elise - A 16 year old toy poodle? That's amazing. I love that you gave the actress the same kind of dog. Love his name;-)Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-6683401463415213122013-06-26T17:38:01.026-07:002013-06-26T17:38:01.026-07:00Wow Rita - a 12 foot snake! Sounds like your kids ...Wow Rita - a 12 foot snake! Sounds like your kids had quite the menagerie! <br />Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-9456859022548696732013-06-26T12:36:59.957-07:002013-06-26T12:36:59.957-07:00Don't have a pet now. I did have Jackie, a toy...Don't have a pet now. I did have Jackie, a toy poodle, who lived to almost sixteen and often sat on my lap when I wrote. I used a goldfish as a pet for Augusta Weidenmaier and in the book I'm writing now the murdered actress was given a toy poodle by one of her lovers. His name is Edwin Forrest.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-41032188088209443232013-06-26T10:23:23.017-07:002013-06-26T10:23:23.017-07:00ALas I wasn't allowed to have pets. That may b...ALas I wasn't allowed to have pets. That may be a clue to my character problems. My kids had snakes (one grew to over 12ft) hundreds of gerbils, rabbits, parakeets, an iguana, and dogs and cats. Gawd. I was crazy.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-31174247261504717002013-06-26T06:03:36.245-07:002013-06-26T06:03:36.245-07:00Wow, Anne Marie - 4 cats? You're a better woma...Wow, Anne Marie - 4 cats? You're a better woman than I;-) Ah ha - Sigmund for a psychiatrist - purfect! Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-28353717599662430552013-06-26T05:12:25.665-07:002013-06-26T05:12:25.665-07:00Cute kittie. :) I have two cats, and we may be get...Cute kittie. :) I have two cats, and we may be getting two more soon, now that my youngest is old enough to take care of one himself. (And you can't get just one, right?) <br /><br />I have had pets in a couple of my stories...in my first, the heroine's cat, Sigmund (the heroine's a psychiatrist), has a part to play in the storyline. In my third book, there's a dog. In the other two stories, there's some traveling involved as they investigate the case, so it's hard to involve pets...though that might add a new level of tension. ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com