Oh yes, always surrounded by pets.

When I was a baby, my parents had:

1 dog (mutt) Pascha
1 cat (orange tabby) Kat
1 tame owl Uil
1 parrot Henry
1 magpie (no name)

Later on after these animals passed away, we had
2 boxers as well as twice puppies Astrid & Lindsey
2 dogs (mutts) Boomer & Wiskey
2 cats Daffy & Kleine
turtles
birds
fishes
sheep Vladimir & Igor
goats Louis & Alphons (still alive)
chickens
geese
hamster Hammie & Al

We didn't live on a farm, so you can imagine our backyard...