khier Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I noticed in many posted pictures that pets are available togethr with the models. This made me, a cats lover, to wonder whether there is a special relation between the hobby and loving pets. As a first step I wanted to investigate the matter in a statistical way. How many of you have already a pet? As for myself I always wanted to have a cat(s), but never had the courage to experience the moment when they pass away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 My wife and I have 6 cats, and 2 dogs. All of them are rescues. They are much more than just pets to us, they are members of our family. And when they pass away, it hurts, and we grieve for a time, but we have good memories of them to carry with us through life. And then another critter in need of a good home shows up dirty and half starved. I'm a softy when it comes to critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbs Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 we have an almost 3 dog names Wilson and a cat named Lacey. both rescues. Wilson will be by my side most of the time, he only likes to go into the model room to rip up boxes or pull stuff out of the tras. so neither pet has really nothing to do with my modeling, unless he steals a part off the desk.here you go guys, started this thread a while ago. it gets buried sometimes...http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=84320&page=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have had many cats and outside dogs over the years all strays. I lost my cat a few years ago from the pet food problem. I am looking for a calico now like I had for years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaJoe Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) i have had always had animals in my life...as much as it hurts to lose them and can never be replace ,the heart is huge and has plenty of room to love another...my last dog was an english mastiff.. 225 lbs of pure mush...loved that dog almost as much as my kids.. lost him to cancer at 8 years...even now it chokes me up talking about him..there are some many stray animals that need someone to call their own.. take the leap and bring one home . you'll never regret it that photo above my name it a pic of madison....15lb Chinese crested...almost hairless... my wife wanted her..i've always been a big dog guy ..but i am just as in love with this little girl as my last pup Edited February 20, 2015 by BubbaJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragcrazy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have a jack-chi and she is my best friend when I go in the car so does she and we have two cats that belong to my daughter we have had cats most of the time that we have been married (33 years) and they are nice you will enjoy them and there are lots of shelter dogs and cats that need a good home. Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Both model building and pets are great stress relievers! I have a hamster (Yes, at age 34! ) He's a fun little scamp, and I'm looking to get a dog...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm with my 5th cat now. Playing with them, sleeping with them at my feet and listening to them purr has been a wonderful way to relieve stress. I've had to go through 2 deaths out of the 5 and it's hard at first. Then I get another cat and it's back to the fun. Also, owning a pet has been proven to extent your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have two cats.. the fat Taby is Rebel she was hit by a car and crawled to my house, I took her in and nursed her back to health all the vets just wanted to put her down. 9 years later she still doing good but gained alot of weight. the dilute calico is Scarlet got her for Rebel to help her lose weight. did not help but she's got a buddy and very protective of scarlet. love them to death . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khier Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 The replies confirm somewhat the connection between pets and model car building. However, still no explanation My experience with stray animals are not positive at all. Something like 10 years ago I tried to take after a litter of baby kittens, something like 10 days old. I firmly believed its hopeless for them to survive without their mom. So I kept them outdoor hoping she will show up sometime. Meanwhile I tried to feed them with MILK. As you may have guessed I did every possible mistake. They started to look better but shortly afterwards started to loose power. It was not easy at all to see how they became weaker with time. Each time i pushed a silent one to check for life they moved with great difficulty and lost the ability to make a sound almost completely. And each day one of the four did not respond. The drama took almost a week. At the end I lost all four. I was scared to approach any kitten for a couple of years. After that I tried to take after stray kittens outdoor because I beilieve they belong to nature. However, nasty neighbours used to get rid of them behind my back. Seven years ago I decided to take whatever I find indoor, and release them when they are strong enough. I found a kitten about 6 weeks old, kept her for a while, but when it had to be released my nephews and nieces were as sad as if they watched the Titanic. She is living now with my 84 years-old mother and my 92 years-old aunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) As for myself I always wanted to have a cat(s), but never had the courage to experience the moment when they pass away. The hurt of a loss, is directly proportional to the affection enjoyed. To deprive yourself of that affection, is a loss unto itself. Edited February 22, 2015 by Roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The hurt of a loss, is directional proportional to the affection enjoyed. To deprive yourself of that affection, is a loss unto itself. Totally correct Kevin. Couldn't agree more. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ^^ What they said ^^ G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Had my first incident with the cat a few weeks ago, moth I think it was , flying around my work light, cat goes for it, knocks over a open bottle of Model Master Metalizer aluminum and it goes all over a dash that I was in the process of painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't believe there is any connection between being a model builder and loving your pets. Almost everyone I know has a pet, and the vast majority of them are not model builders. All of them have some type of hobby or another, but who doesn't? I think it has nothing to do with being a modeler, and everything to do with just plain being human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas van H Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Our cat Lizzy always wants to see what's happening, nosy little cat. Anyways, I was in the process of hanging the doors on my Thunderbird, glued the brackets on the inside of the body in place, let it dry and put the doors in place. Cat comes along, looks at the model, looks at me and wipes it off of my bench, before looking at me with a smug face like "Whaddaya gonna do?". Lesson learned: Keep the cat away from the workbench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I've never owned a cat but they seem to like me. The vet we used to take my dog to had a few pets roaming around the offices and waiting areas. One of their cats walked across the back of the couch, down my arm and settled in my lap. Chose me out of all the people sitting in the waiting room, so I pet her and she purred. My dog nearly freaked! I've always had a dog since I was 12 and my mother got the first of a long line of Schnauzers in my family. My sister carried on with it and is on her third. My wife and I got a dog right after we bought our first house. An elderly neighbor died and we took in 3 year old Sandy. He was a long hair terrier type dog that looked like Sandy in the Annie movie, which had just come out back then. We had tumbleweeds of dog hair everywhere. I started building when he was still alive, and his involvement was to sleep on a pillow in the model room as I worked. I don't remember having a dog hair issue. Once Sandy died, we went for six years without a dog. Then a friend of ours got a Cockapoo puppy and the next thing I knew, my wife went and got that dog's brother. That puppy was my Ted, smart as a whip and quite a personality. One of the good things about Cockapoos is that they don't shed at all, so I never had a dog hair issue with my models. He never wanted to hang in the model room so I think the smells of paint and glue bothered him. He lived to be 14 1/2 and we lost him this past fall. It's been quiet and not all that lively here with just two adults in the house. He is very missed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Here's our cat, her name is princess, I call her princess spastic. Here she is helping me on Cannonball entry. Here she is lookin at me like I'm crazy with the pile parts, wondering what heck, am I crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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