Excepting Lorien, my kids loooooove animals. Wyatt asks frequently "Can we have a dog?" Clare jumps out of her skin with joy when she sees a cat, dog, bird or squirrel cross her path. Both Wyatt and Clare are never shy around animals, walking up to any four-legged creature to say "Hi!", pat it and if possible, give it some loves. I am more on Lorien's level when it comes to the other inhabitants of the planet. Lorien freezes in her tracks and starts to cry if a dog comes into view. To calm her down once I told her that she was very brave around dogs. When I was a kid, if I saw a dog I would climb up on top of some one's head to get away. (True stuff, ask my brothers, sisters and friends whose necks I nearly snapped in my dog-induced freak-outs). I know a lot of people who derive deep satisfaction from a special relationship with their pets. And I am happy for them, really I think its great. I, however, have never had the desire to befriend any creature other than humans (and even those can be pretty unpleasant at times). While these days those standing around me are fairly safe from the possibility of me jumping up on their shoulders and clawing my way up to their head if a dog comes around, I am no where near trotting off to the pet store to pick out the next brown-eyed, furry member of our family. Sorry kids!
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I'm with you Cassie. Luckily my kids share my distaste for pets. You should see the fear in their eyes when they come face to face with Uncle Jared's greyhound!
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