My great love is my Shelties.(Miniature Collies.)
I had two sheltie mixes. Litter mates, and my children before I had children. I got them in 1989 and lost one in 96. The other, Zachie, I lost in December 2000. Zachie was "my" dog. He was the best dog ever. Smart and very sweet.I taught him tricks and my kids adored him. For right now, I am petless. I'm just not ready to make another emotional investment in an animal. Plus, it's nice not brush dog hair off of my clothing.
I have always been around animals.
Dogs, cats. Though, no cats anymore. I am allergic. My husband is a cat lover. He found this poor abandoned kitten in our yard years ago. I liked the cat because it was friendly like a dog. So, I agreed to give it a trial run. About a month into having the cat, I'm in bed barely able to breathe. So, either it was the cat, or me. The cat did find a new home.
Growing up, I have had several horses, cows, pigs, goats, chickens. I lived on a horse ranch for a while and am well versed in shoveling horse crap.
So, yeah, I'm a animal lover.
Andee