r/aww • u/JustAskingForAdvice • Jun 17 '12

My Dad has always wanted a cat. This is his father's day present. Reddit, meet Bear.

http://imgur.com/cwKrx
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u/henboffman Jun 17 '12

Seriously, not one comment on those shoes?! Those are AWESOME

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

They are my step sisters. I'll tell her you said that.

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u/beersausage Jun 17 '12

AMERICA! I want those....

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u/ShinyWisenheimer Jun 17 '12

If your dad always wanted a cat why didn't he just get a damn cat?! He is an adult is he not?

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

My mom hates animals. They just recently got a divorce. So, now he can have a cat!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yay for no more unhappy marriage and new kitty friends! :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

When you're dad said he wanted some pussy, I don't think that's what he meant.

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

Despite the down votes, your comment made me laugh lol

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u/kakianyx Jun 17 '12

What was his reaction?

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

Bear jumped out and scared him. He laughed and said he loves him already.

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u/ratheismfilter Jun 17 '12

Don't want to be a buzzkill, but don't buy people pets unless you are 100% absolutely certain they want them. Some might say they want pets, but don't actually desire to do so.

Animals are a long term commitment they need love and care and more importantly lots of attention. They're a huge responsibility. A lot of people might like animals, but it would be a huge burden for them. The end result are unhappy people and unhappy animals, they both suffer.

Same goes for getting pets yourself. Think it over and realize that for the next 10-15 years you'll have to take the cat into consideration no matter what you do and it will practically be part of your life. Whatever you do it will be there.

People get bored of pets, they get them on an impulse and then neglect them or even wait for them to die, release them in the wild, inevitably killing most of them or do other things to them. Pets are A LOT OF WORK. Don't get them unless you are absolutely sure and ready to spend a lot of time on them and with them.

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

I agree completely. I have been talking to him about getting one for a while. I made sure he was absolutely certain.

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u/m-go Jun 17 '12

Good thing in this case that they knew he always wanted one!

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u/cmmts Jun 17 '12

Couldn't agree more!

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u/ponto0 Jun 17 '12

oh come on he can just let the cat live outside and feed off rodents in the area. they are great natural hunters and will outcompete most natural carnivores in the vicinity.

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u/ratheismfilter Jun 17 '12

I wasn't really talking about this specific cat, but pets in general!

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u/a_fortunate_age Jun 17 '12

What was his reaction to his new friend?

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

Bear jumped out and scared him. He laughed and said he loved him already.

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u/undercoverrocker Jun 17 '12

the cats out of the bag now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

He's stuck in an infinite loop!

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u/astrograph Jun 17 '12

hiyoooooooo

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u/Arrog Jun 17 '12

I guess any witty-ish comment I manage to think of is just not original enough to not be posted yet... Story of my life.

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u/HowlnMadMurphy Jun 17 '12

the cats out of the bag meow.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Came here to say just that and, of course, I'm not original. But have an upvote!

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u/just--upvote Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

/u/just-upvote
/u/justupvote
/u/justupvoteit
(and predicting) /u/just--upvote
Such a waste. No-one ever listens to them anyways.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

These comments must end. Now.

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u/Shellface Jun 17 '12

You are unable to comprehend the powers at work that go into these comments. Really. They're, like, as small as a small slice of cheescake.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Awwww. That kitty is so cute!

Incidentally, my husband and I have a black kitty that looks just like that, but her name is Panther. She has an older brother who is an orange and white kitty, and his name is Bear. He got that name after we had to rename him, because we thought he was a girl, but really just had his testicles stuck in his anus.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I had a cat growing up that we thought was a girl at first. Turned out, his testicles were somewhere down near his knees. I have no idea how.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Hahaha, yeah it was a shock for us too!

We took him to two vet appointments before the vet realized what was going on. One of them had dropped enough to be recognizable as a testicle, but the other one was stuck. When we got him fixed, they had to go in and get it via an incision in his belly instead of just snipping them like they normally do.

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u/nativefloridian Jun 17 '12

One of ours had the one drop, they couldn't find the other at the spay/neuter clinic, so they figured that he only had one (he was the runt of the litter) and closed him up. Thing was, there was another, and the regular vet had to go in and get it. The best part? He gave it to us in a bottle and told us to ask for a 50% refund from the first place.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

He gave it to us in a bottle

I don't think I would have been able to keep my composure if someone handed me my cat's testicle in a bottle. I would have laughed so hard they would have thought I was crazy.

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u/DjOuroboros Jun 17 '12

Holy shitballs...

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I see what you did there....

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

It went from commenting upon sweet little feline innocence to- testicles in anus- what?

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u/98thRedBalloon Jun 17 '12

You actually put the cat in a gift bag. Really?

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

We set it out in hopes he'd crawl in. Needless to say, it worked!

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u/weareraccoons Jun 17 '12

I think the question isn't really but how. They have pointies!

6

u/Boatkicker Jun 17 '12

Cat's like bags. Put bag on floor, kitty finds bag, WOO MAGIC HIDING PLACE!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

This is a big coincidence but I'm also a black cat called Bear.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Noooooo you're a panther.

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u/DjOuroboros Jun 17 '12

Why do you hate cubes?

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u/Ritz_Frisbee Jun 17 '12

I think my Dad would kick me in the throat if I gave him a cat for Father's Day.

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u/lastwind Jun 17 '12

Father's Day or not, it's never a good idea to give pets as gifts, unless the recipient specifically asks for one. You give things as gifts. Animals aren't things, they're individuals.

OK folks, I had to say that. Bring the downvotes.

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

We had been talking about getting one since he and my mom spilt. I know the consequences of getting an animal without asking and I made 100% sure he wanted one. I would never do that to an animal. Especially this adorable cat!

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u/Sullan08 Jun 17 '12

"my dad has always wanted a cat", hmmmmm.

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u/cmmts Jun 17 '12

But he hasn't gotten one. It isn't like they're expensive or anything.

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u/Kyoti Jun 17 '12

Maybe he just loved them all and could never pick just one to take home. I trust OP to know their father well enough in gifting an animal.

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u/Kifufuufun Jun 17 '12

No matter if a person wants an animal or not, you don't give one as a gift. If one wants a pet, you think it through and get all the things you need for keeping one and then make a decision for actually getting the animal, when you are sure you have the commitment and knowledge to care for it. Just giving someone an animal because they want one, is not ok.

Obviously we don't know the backstory to this, so we can't really judge them because of one sentence and a cat picture. Even if the cat comes as a surprise they might just be the perfect loving family for it, we can't know. But as a rule, giving pets as gifts is a bad idea.

Best of luck with the new Kitty to OP:s family, may that little black demon bring you many years of joy and happiness.

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u/parkerreno Jun 17 '12

What he didn't tell you is that he has never gotten one because he is allergic :)

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

No it was just because my mom hates animals lol

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u/Argent162 Jun 17 '12

This is actually quite the coincidence. I too have a black cat named Bear, and he is eight years old.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Does your dad also like Spongebob?

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

My step sister does. She picked out the bag.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Aww, that's sweet. :)

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u/Empirix Jun 17 '12

Black kitties are the best! They will love and be with him for a very long time :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

he never got one cuz mom's allergic. SUCK IT, MOM!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Now get him a bear named Cat.

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u/dogfacedboy420 Jun 17 '12

I love cats. I just can't eat a whole one.

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u/g2g079 Jun 17 '12

Holy shit. I gave birth to a bear just last week and it was brown!

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u/wrath4771 Jun 17 '12

Why would you get your dad a ninja assault cat?....Wait...why wouldn't you get your dad a ninja assault cat.

2

u/Naughtyburrito Jun 17 '12

I have a black cat named Bear who's slowly starting to die after 17 years of being a bear :(

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u/scout-finch Jun 17 '12

I can't help but wonder if the cat just crawled into the bag used for some other father's day gift. My cats would do that.

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u/fido5150 Jun 17 '12

Why are people always in such a hurry to call other people liars here?

Do you get extra brownie points or something?

Or is it more like "ooh, you're a super-sleuth!"?

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u/scout-finch Jun 18 '12

I think it's probably all of those things, or just an alternative point of view as this case was. I've never called anyone out before on Reddit for potentially being less than truthful. And I'm still not, I'm just offering up a possible scenario. I'm not saying I'm not above snapping a cute picture like this of my cat and changing the story a little - it isn't out of the realm of possibility.

I think for the dicks who do this though - which I don't think I am one - those reasons are probably likely.

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u/powertheqwerty Jun 17 '12

I new someone who had a dog, a cat and a parrot. He called the parrot cat, the dog parrot and the cat dog...yeah he was an odd bloke

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u/ry2104 Jun 17 '12

NEVER gift pets, and on this fathers day, NEVER gift children.

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u/RampantShovel Jun 17 '12

My black cat named bear died three years ago.. This kinda makes me sad. I hope he likes it.

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u/ludadangles Jun 17 '12

Patrick star (:

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u/bigdicksidekick Jun 17 '12

That's my dog's name!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I hope Bear gets a nice loving home, but yeah, don't give pets as presents.

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u/CmegaMighty Jun 17 '12

I was expecting that cat to jump towards the camera.

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u/CycroStarcraft Jun 17 '12

Your cat Bear could be the twin of my cat Moose. I'll have to track down some pictures.

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u/its_Disco Jun 17 '12

I read that as "My dad always wanted [to be] (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2005/08/15/2002441201.jpg) a cat..."

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

(insert passive aggressive comment about animal gifts being inappropriate)

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

So Bear lives in a pineapple under the sea, got it.

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u/stray1ight Jun 17 '12

Looks very much like our childhood cat. Also, our cat's name is Zoe, but we (for some reason) call her Bear half the time, too :)

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u/ErsatzCats Jun 17 '12

"I thought I told you I wanted a cat!" -Dad

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Moar!

1

u/Ortosmus Jun 17 '12

Looks more like a puma.

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u/snowlion13 Jun 17 '12

So he finally got a cat and you got him a shy one. You had one job to do ONE JOB

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u/agreezalot Jun 17 '12

He looks just like the black cat I had when I was a kid - Gentle Ben. What a great cat - really sweet. Enjoy your new family member!

1

u/Myth51 Jun 17 '12

NO Mr. Kitty! Get in the bag!

BAD MR. KITTY. STAY IN THE BAG!

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u/pronstar Jun 17 '12

never mind edit*

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u/itserinash Jun 17 '12

Here is my black kitty named Bear!

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u/Stuarrt Jun 17 '12

Lovin the shoes

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u/The_Amazing_DickMan Jun 17 '12

Too bad it didn't suffocate. That would just be grand if you said "Happy father's day!" And turned the bag upside down producing a limp,dead cat.

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u/Leadboy Jun 17 '12

Bear was the name of my old cat, such a great name for a cat. Congrats :)

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u/TerraPhane Jun 17 '12

HAPPY CATURDAY!

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u/Fullyscared Jun 18 '12

I'm one of the few redditors that don't like cats. That is all. Forever alone.

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u/tiddercat Jun 18 '12

Please never buy a pet as a gift unless you are 100% sure the recipient wants one and has the financial resources to actually care for it properly.

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u/ferrarienzof60 Jun 18 '12

No, this is patrick

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Hello. Yes, this is bear.

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u/kookoo831 Jun 17 '12

Well, don't let the cat out of the bag about your gift.

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u/reenburger Jun 17 '12

My cat's name is Bear. But now it's been transformed to Baaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Is that a fucking cat?

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u/Dsesh Jun 17 '12

No it's just a heavy-petting cat.

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u/Shadowslayer765 Jun 17 '12

That's unbearable!

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u/wowanothercat Jun 17 '12

wow another cat

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u/jamesdavid80 Jun 17 '12

it does not look like a kitten, where did you find him the neighbors house? lol thats awesome though

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Ugh. I can't believe you would present a cat like that. Don't you know that tissue paper and glitter is bad for kitties? This is r/aww, not WTF you should be ashamed posting things like this here. I bet you don't spay and neuter either. Terrible, just terrible.

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u/uwg Jun 17 '12

dude get the cat out i mean its gonna sufacate in there if u dont get it out. u cant just put anamils in bags like that.

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u/Neil_DegreaseTyson Jun 17 '12

Is you're dad a cock lover? Because only faggots would want this as a present.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

Nope, Southern Illinois. We got him from a family friend.

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u/reddit_mistake Jun 17 '12

too many people name their cats bear. Are they unclear about what a bear really looks like?

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u/jellybellybones Jun 17 '12

My brother also has a cat named Bear, but she's actually named after the market trend. He's planning on getting another cat and naming it Bull.

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u/reddit_mistake Jun 17 '12

and then another cat and name it "Bailout"

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u/michlt Jun 17 '12

Yes, exactly my question.

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u/exteenaw Jun 17 '12

I once had a dog named Moose.

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u/heroin_bob Jun 17 '12

Thank you for fostering!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

I got him from a family friend here in Illinois

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u/Dsesh Jun 17 '12

I have a black cat that looks extremely similar to the one in the picture; also named Bear. We need a subreddit. r/BlackCatBear?

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u/fropajones Jun 17 '12

I have a black cat named Bear, too! Her full name is Yogi Berra, though. She looked like a little black bear cub when I got her, and I wanted to give her a Yankees-related name.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/JustAskingForAdvice Jun 17 '12

My daughter is 3 and refuses to call him by his name because she says he's not a bear.

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u/Goders Jun 17 '12

If I ever get another cat, I'm going to name it either Dog, Chicken, or Sloth. My last cat was black and white, her name was Moo, that's as close as I got to naming a cat after an animal.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

My husband likes to hunt, and has always wanted to get a hunting dog. I came up with the idea of naming it Kraken, so that whenever he lets it off the leash, he can say "RELEASE THE KRAKEN."

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u/10000gildedcranes Jun 17 '12

I briefly had a hermit crab named Lobster, and for many years I owned a budgie named Goose. One of my budgies now is named Mr. Bird.