Audrey, it does make the heart soar when pets show their affection. Doesn't it? I had two pet rabbits for many years for the kids. I don't know that they had any kind of pedigree but they were really big. There names were Amos and Andy. We finally gave them away when we moved to a different house. They generated a lot of fertilizer for the garden that I had. I don't know that they ever got relaxed when being touched by a human.

Our cat Casey Mae had an eventful encounter with Andy. She decided to check out the cage one day while I was cleaning it. It so happened that Andy was in the cage. The next thing I knew Casey was flying through the air as Andy had taken his back legs and booted her out of the cage. Casey was definitely a curious cat and it got her into many comical situations.

All the pets over the years have indeed generated some great memories.