We have owned cats or dogs ever since I was a toddler. The first pet ever was a gray and white, sweetheart of a cat named Noelle who I fell in love with. She was extremely docile, friendly, and eventually turned into my shadow. Even from a young age, I learned to respect her space and not to be too rough with her. Eventually we got a second cat from my Aunt, named Holly. She was an orange one and admittedly wasn’t always as friendly as Noelle was, but eventually, we bonded just the way Noelle and I did. And due to my previous experience with Noelle at a young age, a little feisty one like Holly wasn’t too bad and eventually she did warm up to me. Fast forward to High school after Holly and Noelle sadly passed away, we ended up getting another cat (a small, gray and black striped one named Mia) and even our first dog (a German shepherd, Rottweiler, Chow mix named Naomi) and both of them were little angels. Mia was extremely affectionate and cuddly. She would come into my room every night and slide under the covers with me as if she was a spouse. Naomi we raised from a small puppy so she basically grew up with me and I even taught her several tricks that become second nature to her. Despite her mixed breed, Naomi was not the biggest dog and definitely was not aggressive in any way, she truly was a man’s best friend. She always knew when I was upset too because she would sense it when I was on the verge of tears and would come over to lick me right away. I still miss both of them today. And then fast forward to modern days, and I have two cats (Hope & Faith) and a little Pomeranian (Victoria) and they are my everything. My mother, my sister in law, and even my wife have stated that Victoria is like a second wife to me 😂 Now Victoria is not the most behaved dog because she was a rescue and was never properly trained as a puppy, but once she warms up to you, she is an absolute sweetheart. The cats on the other hand are a totally different story. They immediately bonded to me since we got them as small kittens just the way Victoria did when we brought her home. For several years, I also worked at a dog daycare in our town, starting with the day shift, where you stay in the pens and interact with the pooches throughout the day. And then eventually I did the night shift for several years where you walk them at night, sleep overnight at the place, then feed them breakfast in the morning. I guess you can say that I’ve always had this positive energy or aura about me that attracts cats and dogs and immediately gets on their good side.