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« Reply #25 on: May 13, 2012, 05:30:51 pm » |
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I have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. I think they wouldn't seem out of place in Victorian times. The older of the two looks and acts like an elderly eccentric British aristocrat (he has a big heart though). I like to imagine the other one is his less uptight transatlantic cousin or niece. They are my best friends.
Do yours snore too? Ours seems to sleep 20 hours a day... and so do our other animals come to think of it   The younger one snores very loudly (much more loudly than one would expect from a dog of her size). |
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« Reply #26 on: May 13, 2012, 10:42:31 pm » |
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How about those fish in the port window in the submarine door?
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« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2012, 05:46:57 am » |
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I will stick with my cats, though I would really love to have a dog, think ferrets are awesome and wish I had the skills to tame a hawk. http://www.flickr.com/photos/urband_dame/4391043637/#in/photostream/They are adults now and quite pampered with lovely glossy fur ( Thanks to their expensive cat food). The one on the left is Wade, the one on the right is Penny. |
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« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2012, 03:28:04 pm » |
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As for me i will stick with my Wolf-hound big, huge & hairy as hell but so loveable. I just love the rough N reddy for any thing look they have. She sure looks the part in my 1956 open top Land Rover too  |
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« Reply #29 on: May 16, 2012, 04:45:09 pm » |
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Jack Daws would be decent  . I'm somewhat partial to the Magpie though. But the're all family with the corvids. Supprised nobodies mentioned large beetles or octopi. |
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« Reply #30 on: May 16, 2012, 09:00:50 pm » |
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I present to all the mascots of the Birdnest Littens ... A tiny cat; catcher and consumer of mice, rats and small dogs. A must on an airship. You may only catch glimpses of her, but you will certainly find a mouseless tail or two.  Mr. Mustoffoles ... Comforter and medium sized dog (although he's actually a cat). Also useful for as a substitute for wool. Great for the children and ladies in need of comfort on an airship.  Our other cat, Abstract, can not bothered with the musings of humans.  |
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« Reply #31 on: May 16, 2012, 11:50:37 pm » |
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*cuddles to the pussycats*
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« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2012, 12:27:48 pm » |
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For all of you ferret lovers:  One of my two ferrets, on the top of the world . |
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« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2012, 05:14:30 pm » |
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For all of you ferret lovers: One of my two ferrets, on the top of the world . hehe nice photo |
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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre
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« Reply #34 on: May 17, 2012, 05:51:23 pm » |
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For all of you ferret lovers: One of my two ferrets, on the top of the world . hehe nice photo Seconded! A lovely Ferret companion indeed. |
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Atterton
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« Reply #35 on: April 15, 2013, 01:22:20 am » |
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I would nominate the Inca Tern, just for being one of few animals to sport a handlebar moustache.  |
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arkaya
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« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2013, 10:56:42 pm » |
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I would also vote a cats, what about my cat Pocky, she is an excellent insect hunter and lap warmer!  The Inca Tern is a very lucky bird. |
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« Reply #37 on: May 07, 2013, 10:06:59 pm » |
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These wonderful Steampunk Animals should be in a book. With their photographs. Though I think the Birdnest cats might be disqualified as extraterrestrial -- those eyes --? The Inca Tern certainly has the look, if perhaps not the character. Wolfhounds are definitely Steampunk, and smelly, scrappy terriers, and bulldogs, and there are so many that would be perfect in a book.
I vote for my parrot Rupert. He is wicked, a beautiful shade of green, and can make the whistle and explosion of a dropping bomb from an airship.
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« Reply #38 on: May 16, 2013, 05:18:06 am » |
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I've often thought that falconry and airships would mix well. Keeping a falcon to hunt birds (or whatever other suitably-sized airborne creatures inhabit your world) could be a source of fresh meat on long voyages.
You could also train a bird of prey to spot other airships or kraken, a raptor's vision would be a lot better than any optics available at the time. (I remember reading somewhere that pigeons have been used in searchplanes when people are lost at sea since they're better than humans at spotting small things floating in the ocean, and could be trained to peck a button to signal when they saw something.)
Falconry gear (both what the bird wears and what the falconer wears) also has steamy potential.
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« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2013, 03:31:42 pm » |
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Only pet I have right now is a fluffy feline named Isabella or Izzy for short. Playful as can be but also a complete coward
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akumabito
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« Reply #40 on: May 17, 2013, 11:34:09 pm » |
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Alexis Voltaire
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« Reply #41 on: May 18, 2013, 03:13:22 am » |
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Planet of the apes would be substantially cooler if all the apes were wearing Victorian clothing. |
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Essex Bounty
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« Reply #42 on: May 19, 2013, 06:29:20 pm » |
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I daresay, in Steampunk worlds, the perfect animals depends on one's station in life.
Surely, the nobility would do well with spaniels, lap dogs, sight hounds and other hunting dogs and imported Asian cats, while the other classes would do well with spirited terriers, scruffy and otherwise, sheep-herding dogs, rat-hunting cats, ferrets and birds.
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