My dad didn't have any dogs or cats but he did have a few pet rats. His father also had a pet rabbit and I think he let it in the house because it was litterbox trained.

I heard stories that my mom was constantly bringing home stray cats and maybe even a few dogs. I don't think that her mom and dad liked this very much though. I do remember my grandmother telling my mom that she couldn't believe that we would allow our cat to eat off of plates that we would use.

I know that my Uncle,which is my mom's brother, has a dog so he's also an animal lover. My dad loves cats now but he and my mom don't have any animals at the moment because they travel quite a bit.

Both of my SIL's are very allergic to cats so they'll never have any. One of my SIL's is also allergic to dogs so it doesn't look good for allowing my neice or nephew to have any furry animals.

My brother and his family,who live in San Diego,finally have a dog. They also have a snake and few frogs. His son is a huge animal lover and he wanted to go visit a dairy for his birthday so he could see the cows. He did get his wish.

I've always loved animals and I was lucky that we always had some kind of animal when I was growing up. As most of you know,cats are my favorite. I know that in my family, I'm known as the crazy cat lady but I don't care.