Hi Larry, if your a animal lover your a friend of mine! I like most animals better than most people, because they are always happy to see you and happy to please you. And, of course there great teachers showing us how to just live in the moment and teaching us unconditional love! I travel with a Red Standard Poodle named "Daisy" (If you watch a TV Show called Duck Dynasty are Poodles Grandfather "Cooper" was on there hunting with Ci) and we also travel with a Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot named "Chicken" who talks too much! Happy Trails, John