Oreo, age 3
Lab/Beagle Mix
Kirby Drive

Hello. My name is Oreo. I … I think I just swallowed a bone. Cunculnk! Ah. So much better. My name is Oreo, and I’m very well trained, I would say. I never run out of the gate or eat my brother’s food. Please wait one more time. My brother Choco is eating …

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Cricket, age 2
Yorkshire Terrier
Sugar Hill Drive

I weigh 3½ pounds. I might be small, but everybody who knows me says I have a lot of something called spunk. I live with my parents, but I have a BFF who is also a Yorkie. Because I like humans so much my mom says that I would be good as …

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Socks, age 6
Cat
Inwood Park Court

I am Socks the tuxedo cat. I am the king. My Bichon brother, Mr. Darcy, thinks he is the center of Mommy’s universe, but I know better. I adopted Mommy first. As a kitten, I lived on the street, but I saw Mommy and decided I would let her take care of me. It …

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Maggie & Winston, age 6 & 4
French Bulldogs
S. Post Oak Ln.

My name is Maggie.  I’m the bigger one in the photo and also older than “my shadow,” Winston. French Bulldogs are known as philosophers in a clown suit because we like to sit and stare at people, and people think that is funny. We also like to …

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Minnie Pearl, age 11
Miniature Schnauzer
Marsha Lane

My name is Minnie Pearl Gould, and I am the one on the right side of the photo. Last summer, we were in Aspen, and my Dad spotted a photo of another miniature schnauzer in the newspaper. My family decided to go visit the doggie at the shelter, and they brought him …

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It’s no secret that Buzz readers have some pretty amazing pets as seen in our Neighborhood Tails column each month. Now though December 31 you can cast your vote for the 2011 Tanglewood/River Oaks Buzz Pet of the Year. Voting deadline is noon, December 31, 2011. The winner will be announced January 1, 2012 on our website and will receive …

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Buddy, age 1; Layla, age 9 mos.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Fulham Court

People spend a fortune on therapy and anti-depressants when all they really need is a few days with a pair like us. We love one thing above all – people. And people just can’t resist us. On our walks, complete strangers bend down to have their noses …

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Chloe, age 1
Pug
San Felipe St.

Because I am a pug, my eyes are so big that they make up about 46 percent of my weight. My favorite food treats are Flossies, and I don’t like anyone interrupting me when it’s time to eat. I love chasing the kitty cats around the house and hanging with my big brother, …

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Move over, Shirley. A new duo is in town – Laverne and Billie. Billie Stafford, a retired hairdresser referred to as “Momma Chicken” by those who know her, is proud of all her chicks. (By “chicks,” we don’t mean kids, but actual chickens.) However, she admits, one chicken, Laverne, is her favorite.

Besides the physical similarities between human and fowl …

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Outsiders might think it strange, a lanky, young man with a blond crewcut walking down the sidewalk with a giant turkey at the end of a leash. But for residents of this upscale Memorial neighborhood, local “bird whisperer” Zach Marnitz is a familiar sight.

Big birds, little birds. Exotic birds, backyard birds. Yellow birds or blue birds. They’re all unique …

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Belle, age 3 years
Toy Fox Terrier
Chevy Chase Dr.

When I am not walking with my family and friend Taco the Chihuahua, or swimming in our pool with my family, I most enjoy being at our country home on Lake Travis. I absolutely adore swimming and will retrieve toys that are thrown in the pool for as long as someone …

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People say that over time, spouses begin to resemble one another. Perhaps we naturally gravitate towards those who look like us. Or maybe we influence each other so profoundly that the effect can be seen.

But how do you explain it when owners look like their pets? Read on for some insights from these residents and their furry friends.

Jamie …

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Buffett, age 2 1/2 years
French Bulldog
River Oaks Boulevard

You may have seen me walking down River Oaks Boulevard with my brothers, Diego and Winston. I have assumed the alpha role in the family. Some silly people say I have a Napoleonic complex and believe I’m a Great Dane. I have to walk in the front of the pack, …

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Desi, age 3 months
Westie
Augusta Drive

Hi, my name is Desi.  I’m named after I Love Lucy, my Mom’s favorite TV show that she watched when she was a little girl.

I was born in the country but moved to the big city of Houston at a very early age. My transition from the country life to city life …

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Cayenne, age 2
Ruby King Charles spaniel
Fountain View Drive

I had a “ruff” beginning to life. When I got my first puppy shots – ouch – I had a reaction that disrupted my immune system and caused major joint problems. I had to be carried outside to do my doggie business, and I had to be fed by hand …

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