Fluffy, Spot and Chomper

 I don't have any pets, and I haven't had any in a very long time. It's not that I don't like animals, and I truly wouldn't mind caring for a small dog or fish or something, someday. If you ask me, I would probably dog-sit for your fur babies. But actually, at this stage of my life, I'm having a hard enough taking care of me, myself and I. Presently, the three of us are struggling. 

In childhood I had, if I remember correctly, maybe one cat and one dog (at different times), and I can't even recall their names. As an adult, our family had only one cat (we found out we were all allergic to felines) and three long-lived, fairly well behaved, large dogs. Normal, I thought.

Well, maybe not so much. I have a friend who is crazy about bats. I don't know if she has any pet bats, but she often posts pictures of them, on Facebook. And, then I have another friend, who just adopted two tiny bulldog puppies. Two. And, I am so glad she got them. Judging by the photos she has posted on the Net, I was worried that she would become the mother of an orangutan!!

But the pet owner, of all times, is yet another friend, whom I have known from childhood. He has had, over his lifetime, an owl, goats, ducks, cats, dogs, dozens of fish, a turtle or two and, believe it or not, an alligator. That's an abbreviated list. I'm not going to list all of the pets his children had, but I do recall that his sister had a pony and his father had a pet monkey!.

Having a furry or scaley pet, is a necessity for some folks. I will appreciate and honor anyone's pet choices. I'd love to have a chance to meet all of them.......at your place.

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All powerful God. Thank you for giving us people and animals to love and care for. Teach us to appreciate all of your creations.