Originally posted by slick

"Would you risk your life and run across the path of an oncoming car to save your cat's life?" Without hesitation I said "Absolutely!"
Without hesitation!

One evening we were walking the dogs, and our neighbor's have a small grey dog that they never have on a leash...she just runs around in the yard. As we were wlaking by, she ran into the street to come visit our dogs. A car came speeding down the street. Her mom started screaming for her to come, and she just stood in the middle. I stood in the middle of the road
1. because she was so small the driver could easily not see her 2. because I would rather be hit then witness an animal being hit.
This wasn't my pet, just a dog that I know by name only. I can't say I valued her life more then my own, but certainly not any less.

My dogs are may babies and there isn't anything I wouldn't do for them. That is the difference imo between pet parents, pet lovers, true pet people, and people who merely have pets.