Oh, they're adorable, Bobbi! How many pups do you have?

(Oh, and not sure if you know the backstory on my dogs--I no longer have them because my ex-husband and I decided they would be better off in the huge house in CT, but I see them whenever I go home and love and miss them to pieces.)

Oh, they're adorable, Bobbi! How many pups do you have?

Thanks! We have 4, though one is technically a foster (for over 3 years) dog. Sam is 13. Bonnie is 13-1/2. Lucy, the swimmer and obsessive retriever is 11-1/2. Punky (aka Lucy Punk) is the foster. She's 10-1/2 and is diabetic and has Cushing's disease. Not a lot of potential adopters lining up for her.

They're wonderful, Bobbi!

Thanks, amych. I love them to pieces. We never had kids, so they're our kids, the second generation. I have a couple of pics of the late, great first generation (Levi & Toni) in there too.

We never had kids, so they're our kids...

Perzactly how we feel about our animals. Love them so very much.

Kristin T, I just don't get people who don't feel that dogs, cats, and other companion animals are part of the family. Yay us!

Bobbi, feel free to just call me Kristin. I only added the "T" to distinguish myself from Kristen, one of the original Buffistas (aka THE Kristen), but I've been around long enough now that most people drop the T now. (I've been on the board three-and-a-half years, but that's pretty new in this group!)

Okey, dokey, Kristin. Thanks. Besides, you have two Is and she doesn't. Which I noticed, but being new here, I tend to call people by their stated names.

This is one of the few places on the Internet that I'm Bobbi and not NurseBobbi. Sadly, using my profession in my logon ID sometimes brings out the pervs. Or makes them think I'm one. The nursing profession really needs some better representation in mass media.

This is one of the few places on the Internet that I'm Bobbi and not NurseBobbi. Sadly, using my profession in my logon ID sometimes brings out the pervs. Or makes them think I'm one. The nursing profession really needs some better representation in mass media.

Oh poor thing! Yes, my aunt spent 37 years as a hospital nurse before retiring last year, and one of my cousins has been a nurse for almost 20 years. We also have several nurse types on this board. I have tremendous respect for nurses--you work way too hard for way too little--and I agree that the media representation is pathetic. No worries about being harassed by pervs here, though.

Well, wait. Some us are pervs, but we wouldn't harass you just for being a nurse. Come to a F2F and you'll understand.

Well, wait. Some us are pervs, but we wouldn't harass you just for being a nurse.

Naw, we'll just harass you for being, you know, human.

Pretty puppies!!