Captain Ned wrote:I've always had cats. I grew up with cats from infancy through university and beyond. I never had a dog until we bought the house. As long as I live in this house I will have cats (old house, stone foundation, dirt cellar, rodent Studio 54, do the math), but no matter where I live in the future I will never again not have a dog.
I'm allergic to cats, and we were not "dog people" either until about 10 years ago, when our oldest daughter (who had moved back home after finishing college) talked us into letting her get a puppy because "it'll only be temporary, I'll be getting my own place and moving out in a few months". Well, when the daughter and dog moved out (she didn't move far, mind you... just 20 minutes up the road to the next town over) my wife was a basket case.
That was when we adopted Dezi (a Shiba Inu rescue, whom I've posted about previously).
After we lost Dezi a year and a half ago, we adopted Latte (mutt, best guess is Corgi + Red Heeler). I guess you could say we're committed dog people now too.