I love dogs is an understatement. Every time I see a dog there are weird noises like "aawh cutschie cooo doooggie" coming out of my mouth. This started when I was about 5 years and I am 25 now and my husband can verify that I still do it. We had a lot of dogs growing up because in South Africa pretty much everyone has big gardens. At one time, we had 5 chihuahuas, 2 dackels, 2 boxers. Now I live in Germany and we have some sort of shepard mix. She is laying in between my legs as I am typing this. I think it is important to see a dog as a dog and not a human. They have other needs than us.That doesnt mean I will not cuddle!!! I also love cats, birds... the list goes on.