Unforunatly, My parents say one dog, one lizard, and (they are trying to make it temporary) one dwarf rabbit is just right. People always say things like "Wow, you sure do love and know a lot about animals, I bet you have a zoo at home!" I just have to shamefully tell them my parents won't allow it. They say is we could afford it, (The boarding around here is pretty expensive) a horse would be the perfect pet because it lives somewhere that can stay dirty, and you don't have the noise and clutter of another animal at home. Like a "Part time pet" to them. I would like to have about 6 dogs, 2 horses, a few rats, a chinchilla, etc. I am so enveous of the people who bring home animals and their parents just say, "My kids have a whole bunch of animals, they take care of them pretty well!" My parents would KILL me if I brought home an animal w/o them knowing.