Friday Five
1. Do you have any pets? If so, how many, and what are their names?
We have two cats - Jelli, a 4-year-old shorthaired white cat with black markings who's partially blind, and Mac, an 11-month-old longhaired tuxedo cat who's got the attention span of a stunned haddock.
2. What was your very first pet? Do you remember its name?
We had a Springer Spaniel named Suzi till I was 13. They'd gotten her as a puppy about a year or two before I was born, and she never had any problems adjusting to me being there.
3. Is there an animal you would never have as a pet?
Well, now we won't have dogs because of Nick's phobia, but in general I think gerbils or hamsters. They're too small and bitey for me to be able to deal with properly, I think. Plus, my friend Kerry had a few and she kept telling me tales of how they kept eating each other.
4. What common pet have you always wanted but never had? Why not?
A guinea pig. Kerry had a pair once and they were just so cute and soft and squeaky that I fell in love with them. Unfortunately we couldn't have one because of the cats, and because I've never seen anywhere that sells them.
5. What wild animal (extinct or not) would you own if you didn't have to worry about its adjustment or the cost of captivity?
A tiger.