What neat stories!! I've loved animals as long as I can remember, and my sisters and I begged and begged for a pet. We did this for the longest time, so finally mom and dag broke down and got us a hamster. Dynamite was a teddy-bear hamster and our very first pet. When I was in 2nd grade, my dream of having a family dog came true...and when I came home one day after school...I walked in the door and saw my mom sitting on the floor with the prettiest dog I had ever seen!! Misty was an american eskimo mix, and she lived to be 15 years old. She passed to the rainbow bridge right before my wedding
I brought home our first cat a couple of years after we had gotten Misty...and every cat since then I have brought home! LOL LOL
So, I guess you could say I grew up with animals I'm really looking forward to that time I can bring a dog into my home...but since I work so much and have a long commute...I'll have to wait. Our kitties keep us quite busy as it is! LOL LOL One thing is for sure....there will always be furbabies in my home!