I'm one of those people who has taken to heart the old saying "love me, love my dog." With that in mind, I knew that my partner and I were destined to be together when upon our first meeting, I called my place to leave a message on the answering machine for the dogs because I had been out later than usually was. If not turning and running away from the crazy dog person isn't love, I don't know what is ; )

It's funny the way that dogs and cats for that matter creep into our lives, I can't imagine our little family without the pitter patter of little feet (which isn't always so quiet when the cats decide to run marathons around the apartment at 3am), scooping the litter box before bed, or watching my partner pick out just the right outfit for Mercury to accommodate his hatred of rain, snow, and cold.

I feel sorry for people who don't share their lives with furry kids, I can only imagine that their lives are far less interesting, and probably a tad bit lonely. Most of our friends are huge animal lovers (regardless of weather or not they personally live with animals) fawning all over our furry family whenever they enter the apartment, Mercury for sure is a huge crowd pleaser situating himself next to friendly visitors, lavishing in their praise and cuddles and simultaneously nuzzling his way into their hearts. The few people we know who aren't especially fond of animals tend to not pay much attention to the kids, and I'm sure think that we're a bit crazy as we talk about their likes and dislikes, and other various aspects of their personalities. But no matter how strange they might find us, I'm sure that I find them even stranger, because I can't imagine what it would be like to walk this world without furry companions at my side.

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