My husband and I both chose to have Furkids instead of the human kind, therefore THEY are my kids... My Dad used to say the same to me about being TOO CLOSE, however, I reminded him I was close to him too, so should it matter if you live and love to be around "Furry" people or "Human" people? If more people would treat their pets the way they treat their "human" famliy or friends it would more than likely be a much better world.