My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn't always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As long as I can remember, I've always had pets. Something about the connection you share with this entirely different species just blows my mind.
I grew up with a menagerie of dogs, cats, gerbils - not to mention three younger siblings.
My mother saved hundreds of animals in her life. Wherever she encountered and injured or needy or abandoned animal, she brought it home.
I have pets, but they're the really ordinary sort - yellow Labrador, tabby cat, white rabbit, a few goldfish - that kind of stuff. Nothing very... extravagant or unusual or exotic, but I find, in terms of inspiration, Mother Nature is just it.
For myself, I've kind of always been interested in pets because they're not human.
I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.
I find solace in animals. I have got a stray dog at home called Candy. I picked it up while I was waiting at the airport one day. I always wanted to have a 'macho' dog but got this sweet little thing instead.
I stuff animals I find; I do roadkill. They're strangely fun to have. They're like easy-to-control pets.
I've never been around pets. I didn't have pets as a child.
The first pet I remember was a cat called Baby. She would sleep with me, and I could call her from anywhere, and she would come running.