[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

It's had the opposite effect on me -- our house had lots of animals growing up - but I can't stand ANY animals (except the goldfish) in the house anymore. We have two outside dogs and a couple of barn cats. I know, I know, I sound like an old grump, but in some of my relatives the love of animals has gone to the extreme, and I don't want to end up covered in pet hair.

Gee, I sound awfully mean -- I'm really not - I will stop and feed animals that are hungry and people have dumped out -- I just don't bring them home anymore.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

It's your choice whether to have pets in the house or not, obviously. But your post is unclear -- do you not have them in the house simply because they make a mess, or is it because you are allergic to them and/or have an asthmatic response to them?