Animals!

I have a big heart when it comes to animals. As a result, we have 6 animals, 3 dogs and 3 cats, all of which stay outside of course. I have even talked my boyfriend into keeping a dog that showed up at his house not to long ago. For him that makes 3 dogs, one if which just had 2 puppies, and thirteen beagles that stay at the cabin for huntin' season.We have had a number of animals since I was little, most of them strays. They just show up and once I feed them they never leave and I can't say no. Four or five years ago I was at the ball park and someone was giving them away and said if nobody took the last one, they were just going to leave it there, and of course I couldn't let that happen. I brought it home and I have had him ever since. My other was also a stray, he showed up 2 summers ago and has stuck around ever since. About a month or two ago, my mom woke me up telling me there was a kitten out front but she said we couldn't keep it. After playing with it some of the day, I told mom we couldn't get rid of it and talked her into keeping it, which makes cat number 3. Throughout the years we have had many more cats, but they got to old and died. We have also have a number of dogs since I was little, but like I said earlier we only have three now. We have an American bulldog, a Cocker spaniel and a wired haired dachshund. We got Roxie, our American bulldog, from my brother's friend who breeds them. She's absolutely beautiful and we love having her around. Casey, the cocker spaniel, was given to my brother for Christmas from his girlfriend at the time, and they broke up about a year later. Needless to say, when he got married and moved out, Casey stayed here but she's also fun to have around. Then there's Shaggy, the wired haired dachshund, who we have had for a very long time and we got from the pound. He usually stays inside during the night because he is so old. He only likes my mom, dad, brother and I and growl and bark and everything else when somebody comes in so we have to put him up, but I do live that dog. I love my animals and could never give any of them away and I will continue to keep any that show up, if mom lets me of course.