When I was very young, I had taken care of multiple dogs for my family members, and helped train a couple of them as well. In my own home, first came fish. Then, I owned 3 birds over the span of 7-8 years. At the present time, I own one dog - a Shih-Tzu / Poodle mix named Leonidas. On top of that, I personally have always felt connected to nature, and animals in general. I get along well with all animals that I come across, and they seem attracted to me by instinct. They and I have mutual instinct in that!