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If all the animal-themed things in your home were real, what animals would you own?

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TerriBull Wed 03-Sept-25 10:03:54

I'm not sure I have too many themed animal furnishings but I'm joining in anyway! Cats! I love cats, I have cat wallpaper on my phone so that should count for something. Then dogs, they're my runner ups in domestic animals, they have to come 2nd I'm afraid because when we have the grand dog it focuses the mind in picking up their deposits and disposing of those. In my dreams I'd have a few acres for my alpacas/llamas and I'll have a duck pond too thank you, that would attract various water fowl. As much as I love wild beasts, especially the big cats, I'm not sure I could accommodate them without worries. So I'll leave it there.

AlexLpzz Wed 03-Sept-25 10:01:31

Cats , rabbits

Babs03 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:59:22

Ducks, a turtle, owls, a cat, cows, robins

Retroladywriting Wed 03-Sept-25 09:51:33

A herd of Highland cows, 6 Herdwick sheep all downstairs and Pink Ted in the bedroom, but he's not animal themed; he's just Pink Ted.

shysal Wed 03-Sept-25 09:50:32

Lots of leopards. Two of my previous cats were leopard print (Bengals) and their matching cushions and beds are still in use for my remaining cat who is black and white.

Marmin Wed 03-Sept-25 09:49:26

Puffins and a giraffe as well as a lobster.
The dogs are for real.

fancythat Wed 03-Sept-25 09:46:22

A leapord and a couple of robins.

AGAA4 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:43:32

I don't think animals should be 'owned'. Domestic pets can be taken into a home and respected for the type of animal they are. Humans have always felt superior to animals and we really aren't.

TheWeirdoAgain60 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:39:44

A meerkat, cats, dogs, robins, bears.

Grannybags Wed 03-Sept-25 09:36:47

A couple of horses

lixy Wed 03-Sept-25 09:34:32

Ducks. We use the wooden ones as doorstops.
GS2 learned to say ‘duck’ very early on as the river is near by. Has now progressed to goose and swan but I don’t have any of those.

Casdon Wed 03-Sept-25 09:33:33

I’m struggling to think of anything apart from the actual dog, and his bed which is printed with little spaniels too, but I do have a brooch that’s a glittery tortoise, from the 1980s, although I haven’t worn it since, so a very quiet tortoise it would be.

Pantglas2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:14:41

🦆🦆🦆 I have three lots, a cockerel and a picture of birds on a line.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:13:49

Giraffes
Elephants
Cows
Dinosaurs (GCs bedroom and playroom)
Horses
Geese
Indian running ducks
Cats

Not all in the same room 😹

Beechnut Wed 03-Sept-25 09:13:19

7 moose, 2 dogs 1 hare, 1 fish and an otter.

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:10:35

I love all animals (as anyone can see) Most are pictures. The parrots are on a shower curtain from Asda.

Oreo Wed 03-Sept-25 09:09:15

There’s something about hares isn’t there?😃

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:08:55

Oh, I forgot the hares on my roller blind (from Dunelm, I love it)

Oreo Wed 03-Sept-25 09:08:21

3 hares, an elephant, 2 mice, 2 cats and a dragon.🤭

Jaxjacky Wed 03-Sept-25 09:08:16

A harvest mouse, that’s it.

Georgesgran Wed 03-Sept-25 09:07:23

I’m hare/rabbit daft - that’s all I have.

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:05:06

I'd have - several cats, a cheetah, a fox, 3 meerkats, lots of parrots, 2 dgs, 4 elephants, a few garden birds, and a dolphin.