Loving your pet....

She's actually a girl and that was her name the shelter gave her before I adopted her so I didn't want to change it. She is an orange tabby with blue green eyes; she's stunning! We also have an amazing connection. I love her beyond words!!!!!

I did that with my friends dog once, I was on acid at the time though.

Thanks for the videos. I will check them out!! :)

I love watching the "dog reunited with person" videos, like when a soldier returns home after a long deployment or a student comes home from college. Very sweet.

And it sounds like you simply never had a pet and connected to it.

I am married and we don't have any children.

My wife and I have a hound/ rottweiler mix and his name is Abel. Our kids are grown and moved out. Abel helps us with the "empty nest" He's a good dog and we love him dearly.

I 100% agree with you Otter. Relationships with humans are very complicated. Relationships with your pets is all about love and nothing else.

Well said, Otter.

I don't animals have more value than humans. However, I had a boxer that was intuitive, conscientious, and exceedingly friendly (not anthropomorphizing, seriously*) which elevated his humanity value above many people I have met. His death felt like losing a son.

*He would adjust his play style to accommodate his blind dog friend and even stop her from running into things. He would gravitate to people who were sad or going through something and sit with them without being called. He had a huge vocabulary and never needed a leash. With new people he would slowly establish touching behavior before leaning his head on their shoulder or testing a lap. etc etc etc.

I've had dogs and cats my whole life but when my current dogs tenure is up, I'm sticking with cats. They are more wonderfuller!! ;)