"I love dogs. And kitties. And llamas. Actually all animals."
From the time that I was born until I was about 8 years old my family had a valley bulldog. He was kind of mean looking, but honestly acted more like a cat. He just liked to lay in the sun. I feel deep down in the heart of my brain that he is the reason for my love and lack of fear, of animals.
Animals play a really special part in my life. I personally believe that animals have an innate ability to recognize when someone needs them. When I'm sick, I swear that animals zoom towards me. Not so much cats, although my cat does tend to nap with me when I'm sick.
But dogs, goats, sheep, and other larger mammals always seem to gravitate towards me.
I don't have my own pet now due to living in university housing, so I shamelessly mooch off other people's furry children. Mostly dogs.
I have a couple that I visit regularly, and it's kind of embarrassing but their pups won't leave my side while I'm there. I don't even feed them treats or anything. They just never leave me, and I love it.
I find animals bring a sense of calm, contentness into me. I relax and smile and pet. It slows me down and makes me feel so much better. It's just like that scene from 50/50 when the main character gets a greyhound named Skeletor.
My top picks for dogs that I want:
Grey hound
Great Dane
