The Friday Five

1. What's your favorite animal? Meerkats because of the way they stand...
   
2. What pets have you had in your lifetime? Lots o' cats hung around the house when I was a kid.. I brought them inside and dressed them in doll clothes. I'm surprised they let me. Then there was Cindy - the collie who ate bees and let me sit on her when I was very little and ride her like a horse, Benji - a pekingese who I took to see some pigs once and he was fascinated, Barney - a cocker spaniel and his son - Charlie, Shazam - a siamese cat who tapped me once very gently on the cheek while I was walking past (she was sitting on a bookshelf), Bear - a big, black ferocious with strangers and a pussy cat with me chow, assorted fish and a couple of cockatiels (who gave me a very nasty bird-carried infectious pneumonia called Psittacosis), Spud - a tortoiseshell cat with a white belly who looked like a baked potato while lying on her back, and her kittens - Oscar - a big orange tomcat with a teeny tiny meow, and Samantha - the amazingly long tailed cat that is currently keeping my Dad company on the sofa
   
3. Is there any specific pet that you've wanted but never had? Why? Alpacas. Why? They're incredibly expensive and I need a bigger front yard.
   
4. Are you allergic to any animals? Don't think so. I hold my breath in the bird section of the pet stores now, tho.
   
5. Do you have any 'pet' pet peeves? Cats bringing dead animals into the house. Samantha brought a live SNAKE into the house once.