I wouldn't do it. I think a person should be able to choose a pet themselves - one that "speaks" to them personally. That said, my Trevor came to me in a strange way. He was bought by my son's friend "as a gift" for his grandmom whose cat had just died. She didn't want him (imagine that!) because she said she was not ready to have another cat at that time. My son, who was with his friend at the time, decided that rather than return Trevor to the pet shop, he'd bring him home to me (at that time I was a strict 'dog only' person! ) It was the best thing he could have done, for me as well as Trevor, but I think this was probably an exception.